I am so blessed. I am so incredibly thankful for the family that He has blessed me with. My dear husband is just plain wonderful, and my two daughters are such a joy. I love them very, very much.
Early Wednesday morning, David took me to the hospital. I was scheduled to have surgery in order to remove a large ovarian cyst that just refused to go away. Everything went very smoothly and we rejoice that we were able to get this taken care of before we return to Asia in less than a month! :D
Although it was not the most fun thing to have surgery and go through recovery, what a wonderful time I had at the hospital! He worked it out so that I could have a room all to myself. It was as if He gave me this time to just get away from everything and spend time with Him. As I spent 2 1/2 days at the hospital, I had plenty of time to read His word, talk to Him, think about the near future, and just be quiet before Him. It was absolutely wonderful, and despite dealing with the pain of surgery, also quite relaxing. At home, I can get so caught up in the duties of being a wife and mommy, as well as everything else that is going on. The past couple days, I was able to relax and spend such special time with Him. Of course, it would have been a lot more relaxing to have been in a hotel room somewhere instead of a hospital room, but I am so thankful for that time... I wouldn't trade it!
How special it was to see my husband's beautiful face peeking through the door as he faithfully came to visit me each day. He did such a wonderful job being both mama and papa to the girls while I was gone. I talked to the girls on the phone each morning, and as I heard Aria say in her high-pitched little voice, "mama, I love you", tears welled up in my eyes and I felt so blessed! I rejoiced today when the doctors came into my room and told me that I was doing so well I could go home! How I missed my family! Yet what special memories I have, spending such sweet time with Him in that hospital room.