Great Days

We have had several great days recently. On Saturday morning, lots of our friends from Sunday School hosted a Sip and See shower for Amelia and me and two other friends who have new babies; Jill has Macey who is 5 days younger than Mia while Diane has Christen who is 2 months younger than Mia. Our girls are all second children, so we didn't want to have a big shower, but this was a great way for our friends to come together and celebrate these sweet new babies. Everyone was so generous in giving baby essentials like diapers, wipes, burp cloths and books. I am so thankful for our friends!

While I was at the Sip and See, Ryan and Lily stayed home but several friends came over. Brian brought Parker, Doug brought Vivian and Chris brought Payton. They had a great time playing on the playground together. Then, they brought the inflatable jumpy out and the kids had a blast. Even better, our neighbor, Ryan, was driving by with his son, Maddox, so they stopped and played for awhile too. Lily has been telling me about playing with her friends in the jumpy for several days now; she had so much fun!

Saturday evening we went to our friend, Sonja's, surprise 30th birthday party. Sonja's husband, Chad, had finished off their basement so it's a great playroom for their three kids and their friends. They had a movie playing on the big screen tv and tons of great toys to play with. Lily had a lot of fun playing with all the "new" toys. Ryan and I had a great time hanging out with our friends. Saturday was a wonderful friend-filled day!

Sunday was a great day too. We started out by going to church which we always love. When we got home, both girls took long naps at the same time, so Ryan and I were able to take naps too. Sunday afternoon naps are one of our favorite things to do, so we were excited to get one in; that doesn't happen enough these days!

We received miraculous news on Monday. For about a year, I have had a small knot on my right shoulder. About a month ago, it suddenly started growing to where it was about the size of a golf ball in a matter of days. It was extremely painful and flat-out annoying, but it also concerned me. I went to see our general practitioner who thought it was a fluid-filled cyst and referred me to a general surgeon to have it drained. That surgeon didn't think it was fluid-filled, and he ordered for me to go have an MRI to have a better look. The results of that MRI were inconclusive on what it was, so he referred me to an oncology surgeon at Emory Hospital. It's location is right above the major artery that runs from your neck to your hand, so he wanted someone who specialized in that area to look at it. At my visit with that specialized surgeon, he said he wasn't sure what it was; however, he thought it was benign. He wanted me to have it drained and tested to be sure. I went back yesterday to have it drained, but the mass is completely gone; there is no knot on my shoulder, I cannot feel it and two doctors examined me but could not find it. All I know is my family and a lot of my friends have been praying about this situation, and as suddenly as it came, it went away. I think this is nothing short of a miracle, and I am very grateful to those who prayed for me. Our God is great and amazing!