Feeling Blessed

We made it to Dallas today.  Brings back lots of fun memories of when we lived here!  But mostly we are just thankful that God gave us safe travels, and we are ready to get this surgery over with and behind us and get back to Tupelo.

We have felt so much love and support this past week from so many friends and family members and can never thank all of you all enough. Like I have said before, there is no way that we could get through this without all of your prayers!  God has already shown us so much of His faithfulness throughout this journey, and we know that He will carry Field and our family throughout this week and give us strength, comfort, and peace during the challenging days ahead.

For anyone who comes across this blog who may be going through the same diagnosis and surgery with their child or loved one, there is a great organization that offers care and support to families of children with craniosynostosis. It is called Cranio Carebears.  It was started by two moms whose babies had craniosynostosis.  You can go to their site and register for a care package to be sent the week before your child's surgery.  I was so touched when I received this in the mail last week. The box was packed full with so many useful items for the hospital for baby and for mommy (snacks, candy, toiletries, footed pjs, hat blanket, and socks for Field, etc) but my favorite was a prayer chain made of ribbon from other children and families who have gone through this and a note that explained to hang this on Field's hospital bed after surgery.

We have received so many other extremely thoughtful gifts, notes, calls, messages, and words of encouragement this week and we want to thank each one of you from the bottom of our hearts. We are truly blessed with such wonderful and caring family and friends and thank God for all of you in our lives.

Tomorrow is a full day of pre-ops, so praying that Field sleeps peacefully tonight in the hotel and that we all wake up rested and recharged with strength and courage ready to face the week ahead. 

Field and daddy at Mi Cocina (one of our favorite tex-mex spots when we lived here) tonight!!!