My son

It has been a long time since my last blog. Life has been a bit busy. I just felt the need to talk about my boy, well young man now. Jacob is now 15 1/2. This week has been a tough week. We had a cardiac MRI done the end of last month. This was to determine whether they would do surgery this summer or wait another year. Well, Monday I got the call that they would like to go ahead with surgery this summer. Then on Wednesday we got the call to schedule the surgery. I have to say I have had many different emotions flow through me this week. I am sure I will continue to experience that in the weeks to come. So, Jacob will be having surgery on July 9th. The plan is that they will go in a replace the valve that they put in when he was two. Then with the valve that he was born with (it has been leaky since day one), the plan is to try and repair it and if not they will replace that one too.

This is a whole new ball game for us. He last surgery was 13 years ago. Megan wasn't even born yet. To think we have now 15 1/2 years of memories with him. Megan has only known having Jacob in her life. This is a hard situation. I definitely try to keep positive, but reality is that we do need to think or talk about all of what could be. I think denying that things could change are just being naive. The other thing is that he could end up having a pace maker. All these things that could happen really stink. On the other hand, we are very hopeful that he will feel tons better after this. I am ready to see how much more he can do and keep up with everyone else. I know some of this may sound grim, but know that I am hopeful of the future. I am trusting God completely. God has carried us this far, I don't think He would ever stop. I am so thankful that I do have God to reply on. I am not sure how I could handle all of this without him. He is and will continue to be my Rock. We have always felt that God is going to use all of this for His glory. I can look back and see how God has already used it. I look forward to seeing how He uses it this time around. I am thankful that my parents will be here to be at our side and to help with Megan.

We as a family would appreciate prayers from you all. Just knowing we are covered in prayer definitely will help.

Thank you!!!