Prayer Please

I'm sorry I haven't updated before now, not sure where the time is going these days.
Linda, my mother-in-law had hernia surgery Tuesday and seemed to be doing good, was sitting up talking that night.   Wednesday afternoon she became non-responsive and was put in the ICU.  Yesterday as she came around she said it was difficult to see.
Then this morning we got a phone call that sometime during the night she had had a stroke.  So they have her on a respirator to help her breath.  Scott rushed up there and says it's like deja vu of what we went through with Chris this summer. 
I will  keep you updated as I know more of what is going on.

Prayer Requests

As I mentioned on my other blog, Patiently Waiting.  My mother-in-law Linda is having surgery this Tuesday.  A little over a year ago she had surgery for diverticulitis.  Then later they did surgery again to do a reversal of what they had done.  Well she was so busy taking care of her husband (Dave) that she didn't fully recuperate. 
While she is in the hospital and recovering afterwards Dave will be in Hospice.  The Doctors have determined that the cancer is back.   His body isn't strong enough for anymore treatments or surgeries.  So their goal now is just to try and keep him pain-free as possible.

Also please pray for Tami over at Hearts Make Families.  Her and her family are having major financial struggles.  I'm sure there are others but she's the only one I have read that has been honest and brave enough to admit it.

I just have to Praise Him!!!!!

First the praise.  Chris went back to the throat specialist yesterday and his swallowing is at 100%.  The speech therapist told him he could eat anything he wanted to just take it slow with no distractions.
In the two weeks he has been here he has went from 114 to 131 pounds.  The doctor was very impressed.  I can see other changes in Chris, yesterday instead of saying that he was lucky, he said I'm blessed.  Also Monday a friend of his which happens to be a girl was on the phone and apparently she was talking seductively to him.  He told her that he had went to church on Sunday and adultry was a sin and he wasn't doing that anymore.  His language has changed, he slips up once in a while, but it's just so amazing at the work God is doing in his life.  He actually asked to go to church last night.  Our Bible study on Wednesdays has been on prayer, and Bro. Will looked at Chris and told him God isn't finished with you yet.  Your here for a purpose.  The devil tried to destroy you, but God had other plans.  If we had been in a pentecostal church there would probably been some shouting.  :)
Chris is in traffic court this morning he was given 3 tickets.  2 of which are minor (failure to yield right of way, and no seatbelt).  But the third one is a DUI, second offense while on probation.
We're praying God's will to be done, but in my heart I want him here with us.  God has started a work in him and He isn't done.
I will update the outcome later today.

My Mother-in-law Linda is having surgery in a couple of weeks to have a hernia removed .  I will let ya'll know later the exact date.

If at anytime you have a prayer request please leave me a comment or email me and I will add it to my list.   I have seen too many prayers answered to not believe prayer doesn't work.

Update on Linda (MIL)

Linda my MIL  came home from the hospital yesterday.  She's on blood thinner shots twice a day for two weeks, on coumadin for 6 months while it dissolves the clot, and white compression stockings.  She wanted me to tell ya'll how much she appreciates the prayers.  It means so much to us to know there are such caring people out there.  Thank ya'll so much.
Also in case ya'll haven't noticed on my sidebar.  William with prostate cancer had check-up on Monday and has been declared cancer-free.  Surgery only, no treatments needed.
God is so awesome in answering prayers.
I've also added Beth's husband, (Jimbo) he's in India on a mission trip.  Please pray for him and his group for protection while they are there and bring them home safely.

As always if you have a prayer request you need added please let me know.  Also if you would like to be added to the prayer chain you can also let me know.  That way when there's an urgent request I can email all those on that list for immediate prayers.

Urgent Prayer Request

My Mother in law (Linda) called me and said she had went to the doctor for the pain she was having in her legs.  They sent her for an ultrasound on them.  She has now been admitted to the hospital for blood clots in her leg and put on blood thinner.  This is the same one that just came out of the hospital right after Thanksgiving from having reversal surgery for diveriticulitis.  Just got the IV out of her arm last week for the infection she had. 
Also please continue to pray for Dave her husband (my step FIL)  he began radiation last Friday and seems to be taking it okay. 

Also when she first called me asking me to pray for there not to be any blood clots.  I wondered who I could email that would start praying immediately.  I did email a few that I knew would. 
So what I'm trying to say is I would like to start a prayer chain.  If your interested in being on it just leave me a comment or email.  Then when you or anyone has an urgent request email me and I will send it out to those that are on the prayer chain list.

Updates on Linda and Emily

Linda is finally in recovery, everything went well.  Now the road of recovering from being cut open and put back together.

Wonderful news about Emily, my granddaughter.  The cyst hasn't grown so surgery at a year old won't be needed.  He said he didn't need to see her again until she was two years old.  That is such wonderful news. 

I need to add a name to the prayer list also.  One of my husband's co-workers recieved a phone call this morning that his wife didn't show up for work this morning.  He called a neighbor that could get to her before he could and call 911 if necessary.  She has had a severe stroke, possibly paralyzed.

Thanks to all that are joining with me to pray for those on my list.  Ya'll don't know how much it touches my heart to know that there are such caring people out there.  Willing to reach out and pray for complete strangers.   I just pray that if ya'll ever need the prayer I can return the love and thoughtfulness ya'll show me.

Prayers and Praise

My Mother in Law(Linda) has surgery today so please keep her in your prayers.  I'm not positive of the procedure but she had surgery back during the summer for diverticulitis.  And this is I believe is  to re-attach her intestine.  She has such faith she says the Lord hasn't brought her this far to leave her now. 

If you haven't read it lately, our prayers are truly being answered for Debby's son Aaron.  Her testimony will definetly encourage you.

Then we have been praying for Kat.  She had been in severe pain for over a week, taking pain pills every four hours.  Go read her blog another wonderful praise of being pain-free since last Friday.

Please continue to prayer for Tabi and her family.  Even though it has been a couple of weeks since her step-dad passed away.    All of us that has ever lost someone close to us knows that the holidays and special occasions are the worse.

I'm going with Megan  this afternoon to the specialist about Emily's cyst on her neck.  So continue to pray for her that surgery won't be necessary.

Going Home

My Mother-In-Law is going home from the hospital today. The Doctors originally told her it could be up to two weeks in the hospital, but after 6 days shes going home. The second day she was there one of the Doctors just knew it was cancer, and mentioned chemo. But the next day all tests confirmed NO CANCER. It was diverticulitis, no special diets, surgery again in six months and then all will be back to normal. God still answers prayers. I told her that was a heck of a way to get a vacation, and possibly lose a few pounds. I know I would rather be lying on a beach somewhere than in a hospital room.

Prayer request for my Mother-In-Law

We got a phone call this morning about 4:30 that my mother-in-law had been taken to the emergency room in severe pain. At that time she was going into surgery, to clear a blockage in her intestine. Will be a long recovery so please keep her in your prayers. Will update as I know more.

Update: She came through surgery just fine. But it's going to be a long recovery. Possibly 2 weeks in the hospital.