God is so good!

Today was a great day! Mind you I was excepting a not so great day. We had our 6 month check up with Jacob's cardiologist. We saw a new doctor today as well. If you have been reading my blog you know that I was a bit anxious about the appointment and yet still at peace. Now, let me go back just a bit. Jacob has had 2 heart surgeries and we were told on his last one that we would have to have surgery again by about age 13. Well, Jacob is turning 13 in December. We were ready to hear that is was time for surgery. I was at a point that I was tired of waiting to see if it is time and was just ready to get it over with. Yet, at the same time I wasn't really ready. So, this is how the appointment went. They ran all the test, from EKG to Echo cardiogram and of course 3 different doctors listening to him. (Having students come and listen has been very popular theme with Jacob). After the tests were all done and the doctor came in to chat with us. Can I just tell you he blew us away. Jacob is doing great. He doesn't want to have surgery until he is about 15 or 16. Wow, didn't except that.

So, here are some details of what the doctor told us. These are things we have never heard before. This doctor is so calm, confident, nonchalant, and very easy to talk to. He informed us that Jacob's next surgery will probably be through a catheter. Ben & I mouths dropped open. Mind you his last 2 surgery were open heart, meaning cutting open his chest and chest bone. Okay, so Ben & I were like "What did you just say?" So, he explains that in the next year or so we will have a procedure that will do this. In England they are already doing this procedure. What is so great is not only will he not be opened up(which there are high risks in that), but that this limits his time in the hospital. He said he would probably only stay overnight. That is just amazing me. He also was so informative on everything having to do with Jacob's heart. I am still sitting here in just awe of it all. I just keep thinking "God is so good!" He continues to blow me away. I ask myself why are so surprised, God is capable of it all. It is just so wonderful to see Him at work right here and now with something that is so big to us. I was chatting to my mom earlier and talking about Jacob. She made the comment, "Isn't is so amazing that God keeps placing you all exactly where you need to be for Jacob." She says this because God placed us exactly in the right place for Jacob's surgeries. Let me share that story quickly. When I was 5 months pregnant with Jacob we(Ben & I) had a huge choice to make. Ben was in the military at that time and we had to move to a different base. Now mind you at 5 months the baby is developing all the major organs (yeah, his heart developing at this time). Okay, well we had about 15 minutes to choice whether be sent to Albuquerque, NM or not. So, we decided okay lets go for it. Well, that was the best place for Jacob to be for his surgery. Wow huh? God does know exactly what we need all the time. It is so nice to be reminded of this often. We doubt with so many things. We need to stop doubting and just look to Christ for EVERYTHING! I know I need Christ in every step I take.

Yes, GOD IS SOOOOOOO GOOD! Don't ever forget it!