Mom's Doing Great!

Great news! Mom's surgery went great. We were at the hospital at 10am. The nurses did all their jobs (temp., blood pressure, putting the IV in, etc.) and then froze her eye. I was with her the whole time until they took her to the operating room. The doctor came at 11:30 and did some more prep work. He also informed her that she wouldn't be put to sleep. I'm glad she didn't know that beforehand. She was worried enough. The operation started at 11:45, was done at 12:30, and we were in the car at 12:50. Amazing. They put a plastic lens behind her eye. Unfortunately, Mom spent the rest of the day feeling sick to her stomach. She doesn't take drugs well. So, she slept and I didn't have much to do except wake her up to put eye drops in her eyes. She'll have to do that for 4 more weeks. Plus wear a sheild at night. Very cute!
Tuesday she was feeling much better and she could see remarkably well already. We were at the doctor's at 7:45am for a checkup and everything was looking great. I came home in the afternoon to see the kids and Marten and cook them supper but Mom wanted me to be with her for one more night so I headed back to town. She had a great day today so I came home feeling confident that she would be OK. I'll go in on Friday morning and take her to another doctor's appointment. Thanks for your prayers. They were answered!

On a different topic, tonight was Nicolle's end-of-the-year band concert. It was excellent! Mrs. Andrew does a terrific job with them. Very impressive.
And now I wait... for Marten to come home from planting. I haven't spent any time with him since Saturday. Hopefully, he won't be too late. :)

Love to all, Karen

Prayers for Mom

Hi everyone! I have no exciting news like some of you. I just wanted to update my blog.
I also would covet your prayers for my mother. She has to have eye surgery on Monday and she is very nervous and upset. She is so confused about the whole thing (things easily confuse her nowadays). They've changed the date of the operation 3 times. First, she was staying overnight, now she's not. She doesn't know if she'll be put to sleep or be awake for the operation. She has to take 3 different eye drops 4 times a day and she can't remember that. I've made her a calendar with the medicine names and the times she has to take them.
Usually Mom doesn't show emotion about anything but she was crying on Sunday. It was really hard for me to see. She wants to cancel the operation but we won't let her. It'll be over soon, I tell her, and everything will be back to normal.
I'm going to stay overnight at her apartment on Sunday and Monday so I won't be able to check all your blogs out. I'll update when I get home.
Thanks for your prayers.
Love, Karen

To all the Moms out there:

This is the card that I made for my Mom for Mother's Day. I wanted to share the sentiment with you. I hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating this wonderful thing we call motherhood. :D

God Gave To Me A Child

Author: James B. Singleton

God gave to me a child - and then I knew

The precious gift of life, the beating heart,

The little hand that clings in childish trust,

The shining eyes that are so much a part

Of every moment in a parent's day;

A language that no words could ever say.

God gave to me a child - and then I knew

The joy of love fulfilled, the quiet peace

Of home and fireside where, with strife denied,

The heart can calmly rest in love's release,

Can gain strength in knowing angels stand

Around little ones with guarding hand.

God gave to me a child - and then I knew

The parenthood of God, the eternal care

Of He who keeps the night watch and never sleeps

Who, when His children need Him, is always there.

I sought His kingdom for so long a while,

And then I found it in my little baby's smile.

Before I Was a Mom

Author: Unknown

Before I was a Mom - I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night. Before I was a Mom - I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests. Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom - I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom- I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment of the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

Happy Mother's Day!