Better Than Anyone Expected…
First of all, thank you all so much for your kind comments and prayers. It means so much to us, and is so sweet of you all.
We were very surprised by the doctor’s words when he came out to tell us how the surgery went this morning: There was no tumor, and the ovaries were perfectly healthy! What had appeared as a tumor was the appendix. They said the appendix was as hard as a rock. It had shown up on the ultrasound as a solid mass next to the ovary. So, the doctor left the ovaries and removed the appendix. This was about the best news we could have heard — better than any of us expected! No tumor, no cancer, just an appendix removal! Mom is perfectly healthy. Praise God!
After the surgery, mom was very upbeat. [smile] We are now all celebrating, so grateful to the Lord for his undeserved goodness. Now we are all at home eating chicken noodle soup (along with mom).
Grateful For…
-The wonderful Christian doctor who performed the surgery.
-That even if we would have found out that mom had cancer, we are well cared by our Heavenly Father and it still would have all been okay (1 Peter 1).
-We had some very good talks with people we met in the waiting room and nurses! This made the morning extra special.
-We are grateful to friends who joined us at the hospital this morning — especially Deb and Nickie Biegler who have been battling cancer in their own family. Please pray for Nickie’s dad, Todd. They found out he had cancer last August. It has been a long difficult journey for their family. Please join us in lifting them to the Lord in prayer.
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning and Thy faithfulness every night” (Psalm 92:1-2).
March 1st, 2012 at 8:59 pm
SO thankful!!! Thanks for sharing this. We are rejoicing with you!!! And we will be in prayer for Todd Biegler. I love it how, even tho’ we may not know the person in need of prayer, we can pray for one another. What an awesome God we serve!! Blessings, Miranda
March 1st, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Praise God! I’m so glad, and I’ll be praying for the others as well.
Praying for a quick recovery from the surgery!
In Christ,
Sarah B
March 1st, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Wow! Amazing! That’s neat! I was just thinking of you and praying for you when I decided to get on the computer and there was your post! Praise God! Hope your mom has a speedy recovery. God bless! Rebecca from Missouri
March 1st, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Oh praise the LORD! wWhat an answer to prayer. May the name of our precious savior be.praised.
Haley
March 1st, 2012 at 9:43 pm
What great news! God has blessed your family. I’m so happy for you!! And thankful your mom is well and able to continue supporting your ministry and serving your family and church.
Lisa
March 1st, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Praise GOD! He is so great! I am so happy for your family. Oh Grace, I am so pleased. What a testament of His mercy and strength!
March 1st, 2012 at 10:32 pm
That is wonderful news! I will be praying for your mom as she continues to recover. We experienced something very similar in our family last July – We found out that our mom had a huge tumor on her ovary, and the blood tests came back positive for ovarian cancer. After surgery, the 11lb. mass was tested again, and, praise the Lord, it was not cancerous at all!
I am so happy to hear such a wonderful, and surprising update on your Mom! Thank you for reminding us to pray for the Bieglers too – we serve a powerful and loving God and He will do what is the very best! 
Karen F
March 1st, 2012 at 10:33 pm
Rejoicing!
Hugs and continued prayers,
~Karissa
March 1st, 2012 at 11:03 pm
Praise God! Glad to hear it.
March 2nd, 2012 at 12:23 am
Praise God!!! That is awseome:-)
Kelsey
March 2nd, 2012 at 10:00 am
Praise the Lord!
So glad to hear it!
March 2nd, 2012 at 10:05 am
So glad to get that news! Yes, no matter what, He always IS faithful:)
March 2nd, 2012 at 10:20 am
Praise the Lord! So glad to hear this!
Thanks for letting us know.
March 2nd, 2012 at 10:40 am
Praise the Lord! We were praying for your family and are grateful to hear the good news.
March 2nd, 2012 at 11:08 am
WoW! Praise the Lord! What exciting news!
March 2nd, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Praise the Lord! He is so good! Also, thank you for the reminder to continue prayer for the Bieglers!
March 2nd, 2012 at 4:05 pm
I’m so glad to hear that!
March 2nd, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Awesome! The mercy of the LORD never ceases, and great is His faithfulness. Praise the Lord!
March 3rd, 2012 at 10:56 am
That is SO terrific!
Praise the Lord!
March 3rd, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Praise the Lord!
March 3rd, 2012 at 3:29 pm
The Lord goes above and beyond what we ever expect! So thankful your mom is OK. Praying for continued healing.
March 3rd, 2012 at 9:49 pm
I am glad she is doing alright!
March 5th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Praise the Lord!!!
March 7th, 2012 at 11:58 am
I am so glad to hear the great report. The Lord truly blesses those who serve Him faithfully,keep up the good work.
March 15th, 2012 at 2:46 pm
I’m so thankful everything is fine!! Praise the Lord!! And may God continue to bless your family!!
March 25th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
ok, I’m late, but so relieved for all of you.
Hugs!