Mom’s surgery

I’m sure this will affect quite a few things in the coming weeks and months so I’m reporting now my mom had a hysterectomy today.  I’m not really sure what to expect.  They don’t really go over this type of thing in s-e-x ed in middle school.  From my understanding of it, we may see some emotional effects–as if she didn’t already have enough.  Am I clueless on this process??  I know her physical recoup is less than 2 weeks so that is good news.

Dad called me this morning on the way back from taking the kids to school and said everything had gone fine.  We are headed up there when I’m done working to see her.

This morning I was ironing Emma’s skirt before school and I remembered Mom’s surgery.  The girls were in the kitchen with me so I grabbed their hands and said, let’s pray real quick for Grandma’s surgery.  I said a quick two sentence prayer for Mom and the doctors and Emma says with a smirk/giggle, “We don’t pray now, we pray at night.” I corrected and said, “No, you can pray anytime.  God likes it when you pray.”  Made me think twice about what I’ve taught her about prayer.  The last thing I want it to be is a task on her to-do list at night.

I do know her Sunday School class prays every week and several times she has told us she  asked for prayer when one of us was sick or when Scott was going out of town so I know she understands it.  I just hope I can relay the verse:

Ephesians 6:18 Pray at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all Christians everywhere.