Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Liam's Eye Surgery

"Peace I leave with you;
My peace I give to you."
Jesus

Today marks the day of Liam's successful eye surgery! We praise God that everything went so well; thank you so much for praying. We felt a tremendous peace - so much so, that the nurse even commented on it! That is the Lord's doing, and we praise Him. He heard the prayers of our dear friends and family. Our sincere appreciation to each of you for your thoughtfulness, prayers, cards, and emails letting us know you were remembering Liam. You upheld us - thank you so much. We could feel the power of prayer at work.

A special thanks to my parents for caring for Elianna and Elijah while we were away, and to Ben's parents & family for the meals and amazing support. Much love to you all!


Here is little Liam, at the Children's Hospital waiting to see the doctor.
We arrived around 6:15 AM


He looks pretty proud of his stylish little hospital pjs!
All ready for surgery.


Out of surgery - a hungry and sleepy boy!
The last feeding Liam could have was at 2:30 AM. He didn't eat or drink again until after the surgery at 9:30 AM - what a trooper!



A very tired boy after all was said and done. The 4 hour ride home went smooth - Liam slept most of the way. We are amazed at the outcome and are thankful Liam is recovering here at home!

Love this boy.

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.."
II Cor. 1:3-4

13 comments:

Kristen said...

I have tears of joy for little Liam! You and your family were definately in our prayers. We are so happy that everything went smoothly. The outcome looks fantastic. I hope you all get some rest after a busy few days.
Love,
Kristen, Kevin & Lauren

Melanie said...

Me too..tears of joy! He is such a sweet thing! Oh, I love him so much! So SO happy to hear this great report. We were thinking of you all so much yesterday. Love you!

♥ Craig & Jessica ♥ said...

Me too! WE are SO glad and thankful that all went so well!

Anonymous said...

We were so blessed and rejoicing with you at Liam's outcome. GOD IS SO GOOD! He is such a sweet boy! God Bless,

The Christiansen's

Josiah and Abi Wissmann said...

Oh! Praise the Lord! Was thinking of him, and praying for him often! So happy for you all, and rejoicing in His faithfulness!!!

The Sisters said...

I'm so glad it all went well and that you were given peace! Praise the Lord!!! I was praying for you yesterday!
~Eliza

Jordan and Marianne said...

So glad everything went well. We've been thinking about you and praying for you all week! The outcome is indeed amazing!

Guntzel Girls said...

Yay! Thank You, Lord! We are rejoicing with you all!

~the Guntzels~

Delchi, Krista, Sabria, Ariana and Ivan said...

Liam is just the sweetest little guy! So brave! Praising the Lord with you all on the great news!
Love you guys!

Rebecca said...

Oh, Mindy!!! We are so happy everything turned out well :)

LS said...

Yay! I was surprised that he didn't even have bandages on his eyes afterwards. Praise the Lord for His peacea and presence with you in this! What a cute guy! I think he's bigger than Justus now!

Becky said...

I also have tears...my little boy is not much younger than your Liam, and the picture of him waking up hungry and woozy from surgery made my mama's heart palpitate a bit! Bravo to you both, strong and courageous parents that you are, for clinging to the Lord and claiming His peace. I'm so thankful that Liam did so well!

Sara said...

I came across your blog and could hardly stop reading!! I'm so glad the surgery went good for your little boy! May God bless your little family!!