The Night Before Surgery

One year ago today marks the night before we took Peter in for (what would be) open-heart surgery. I remember clearly that my parents came over and we all ate dinner together and then they took Alana home with them because we had to leave so early in the morning. After they left, Tom and I spread a blanket out on the floor and laid Peter on it with some toys. We put in praise & worship music and just laid there with him on the floor, listening to the music and watching Peter. It was one of the sweetest times of worship in my life. Believe it or not, we were unafraid. Another example of sufficient grace for the moment.

I thought for sure that we wouldn't be able to sleep that night, but we did. We even put Peter in the bassinet in our room. We kept the praise music on throughout the night. That night was a time of supernatural strength. We were calm, confident, and covered.

On another note, the nurse just called with the date for Peter's next tests - two weeks from today (Tuesday, March 9th). He will have a chest X-ray, and be sedated for a lung profusion study and echocardiogram. I would really appreciate your prayers for this day, I dread it. Here are our prayer requests:

1. For us as we deal with Peter. He can have no food or drink that morning, so I'm sure he will be miserable and fussy.
2. For Peter during the tests. Like back in August, the tests themselves are not that bad, but he will have to be sedated and that is always a concern.
3. For the results. Specifically, that the artery will have grown significantly and not have narrowed AT ALL. Also, that the flow (blood flow to the lungs) will be the same or even better. In short, that Peter will need no further intervention to keep that artery open.

I'll update again tomorrow about the surgery day last year.