People ask how Pierson is doing and we get to say "Great". If you were to see him running around with other kids, or even by himself you would never know that anything ever happened. He has started wanting to race me again. No, I’m still not letting him win every race. I’ve heard several people say "He’s a miracle boy." Wgat's funny is I never had really thought of it that way. But he is! Even though he didn’t have the worst of the worst heart defects he did have a heart defect that would have killed him and now it’s gone and he’s thriving. So yes, he’s a miracle and to not acknowledge that would be to not give God credit where it’s due!
P’s blood pressure was great this week. Had a little scare on Wednesday and when we went to the doctor it was fine. I think the high BP reading may have been user error on my part. Sigh. It’s probably in everyone’s best interest for me to hang up my stethoscope and blood pressure cuff for a while and leave it to the pros. So, we’re praising God for a healthy blood pressure reading --- and for Dr. Adam’s office. Please pray that lowering his blood pressure medicine will continue to go well.
This heart journey we’re on has absolutely been a trial. Probably the hardest we’ve ever endured. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think P would be in ICU, or have heart surgery. Never did I think we would see defective pieces of his heart in a specimen jar moments after they were removed from his body. Everyone is going to have trials in this life and guess what? They’re going to suck. There. I said it. Suck. Stink just didn’t seem strong enough. Whether it’s a life threatening illness or injury of your child, losing your husband in a car accident right after you have a baby (that actually happened to my best friend), losing a job, a dream falling through, financial troubles, personal illness or injury… whatever: we’re all going to be there. It’s not a question of if but when. God sure has held on to us, tightly and closely. He loves us. He loves you too. One thing we know for sure, and we are seeing actively lived out in our lives right now is how much closer you get to the Lord through these trials. One thing we never asked through this is: why? Please understand this is not to boast at all – we are so weak but we had SO many people praying for us – and that had to be what it was. We surely didn’t pick up Matt Chandler’s attitude of "why not me". God just held so tightly to us that we had peace that this is where He wanted us to be… even though it is not AT ALL where we wanted to be. Oh, how He loves us.
One of our goals will be to make sure Pierson knows to live his life in constant praise – even in the hardest of times. God has so much planned for this little guy. I’m looking forward now more than ever to watching the Lord’s plan unfold for his life. Look at his story already! "Pierson Don" means "Strong Leader of Men". We pray God uses him to lead others to and for the Lord his whole life. God may have begun this work in him now as a young child. If so, praise God for that.
In other news, Jeff and I went on a quasi-date tonight to his cousin’s 30th birthday party. It was 80’s themed at the bowling alley and it was fantastic. We all got dressed up like people from the 80’s and looked delightfully ridiculous. Pierson I think was pumped to get some serious grandparent time while we were gone. We are thankful for grandparents who live near by. Here are some pics from this momentous occasion. Proof that life goes on after heart surgery. Our God is soooooo good.
John 1: 2-4 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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| My view of our angel from the front seat. Yeah, he's feeling better! |
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| In all our 80's glory! |
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