Prayer Request

I am about 11 weeks pregnant with our little Sprout.  Last Friday night (the 9th), I experienced the worst pain that I've ever had.  I've been successfully living with hormonally- induced gallstones for a while now-- probably longer than I know.  However, this past week was much different.  The pain was so unbearable and overwhelming that I ended up in the ER Saturday morning.  The attack lasted 5 full days and scared me beyond belief. 

In the past week, I've had an ultrasound showing some very large stones which indicated that my gallbladder must be removed immediately.  I'm 11 weeks pregnant.  In case you forgot.   Apparently, this is the ONLY safe time to have this surgery during pregnancy.  However, that only offers me mild consolation.  On Thursday Sept 22, I'll have the surgery performed at 10am.  In the meantime, I'm on a slight bedrest in hopes of preventing any stone passage.  I'm confident in my doctors and very confident in my God.  I know this will be over soon and make this pregnancy easier for me, Jason, and Lucy.  I'm just asking for prayers while our family recovers.  This is why we chose to share our news earlier than planned.  We need your prayers and thoughts this week and next, more than ever.  Thanks for remembering us!

Welcome, Sprout!

Once upon a time, I thought I'd never have the privilege and joy of being a mommy.  If you had told me that my fairy tale was coming, I would have thought you were crazy.  But, I would have been wrong.  Not only am I the blessed mommy of a beautiful angel baby (our Poppy) and our perfect sweetheart (Lucy), I get to be a mommy again!  We are thrilled to announce that little Sprout Colliver will be joining our family sometime this Spring (late March/ early April).  We could not have planned our life any better than our Faithful God did- I'm forever grateful for the blessing of my sweet family.