After Christmas

So here we are. The day after Christmas. Ours was the best we can remember. It was way more simple than ever before, but I am convinced that simple is the best! We relaxed all day just our small family and Daniel's parents. We ate waaayyy too much and slept and played and ate some more.... it was wonderful.

As we were winding down last night from the festivities we were realizing that our next hurdle is surgery. That realization was a bit overwhelming. We have always had that in our projected future, but it has always had several other hurdles in front of it to make it that much less of a reality. Now, it's next and that seems to be sinking in more each day.

In fact the next few weeks are nothing but major work. We have another day at UCLA on Monday the 29th for an MRI, blood test and then chest x-ray to make sure my heart is healthy for surgery... which it is, just preliminary. Then a full week of school with the boys so that the following week we can take off. 

Of course the next week is busy with getting ready for surgery and the actual surgery itself. Daniel has all that week off and the next as well. After the week of the 5th-9th we will have about 3 weeks to pack up our entire house and move!!!!!!!!!!! 

We have a lot of things that need to fall into place before we can move. Moving in the winter to a place that gets a lot of snow is insane, to move there and not have a place to live or a job in this economy is unbelievable.... thankfully the Lord miracles and we have received the instructions to "put our feet in the water".... the Lord ministered to us thru the story of the Children of Israel as they crossed the Jordan river, the priests put their feet on the banks of the river and that is when the water stopped and they crossed on dry land. 

Please pray : 1- that we would have peace (especially the boys) in the next few weeks. 2- that we would receive provision, job, home, finances for moving. 3- that surgery would go smoothly, specifically for Dr. Bergschneider and Dr. Wang, the two surgeons. 4- that we would make the transition quickly and easily and 5- that I would recover faster than expected.

Thank you all. We are so excited for a new phase in our lives!! 

New life is always good.