black bean soup...
Emma and I have been busy. Oven-filled aromas of roasting produce, pots simmering with garlic laced goodness. It has been a soup factory here in anticipation of two weeks{ish} of a liquid diet.
Determined we are to dine on healthful, savory food. Emma may only be able to drink, and she can surely delight in flavorful options that satisfy her tastebuds and fuel her body. It has been such fun to fill our freezer together with good, wholesome food.
This afternoon we procured a refrigerator filled with:
and
Honestly, I think I might prefer a liquid diet for two weeks!
Emma has her American Girl doll outfitted for a hospital stay, with accompanying crutches, arm brace and leg braces, bandaids, jammies and even slippers! These items will be a bit more poignantly appropriate for our April and May surgeries, however we packed them now, too!
We have a little play doctor kit, and it is all tucked away, stethoscope and all. Emma will be ready to host any visitors in doctorly style. :) Prepare yourselves!
Her pink blanket from JennJenn and KTG is freshly laundered and awaiting snuggles along with her beloved "Baby be Blessed doll" from Christine.
My dearest mom arrives on Sunday. She will stay with us through the week. We are so very blessed by her willingness to come yet again this year to uphold us. I am so looking forward to time together once Emma and I are back home from hospital on Wednesday. I miss her very much. And I expect a week very much at home, snuggling and tending, loving and tenderly nursing little Emma.
She is scared about her palate, and doesn't completely understand what is going to happen. That in and of itself lends fear to the equation. I see her trusting us, and I fervently pray she is able to continue to trust us and lean on us even in post-surgery pain.
She is so very dear.
The last weeks have been just amazing. She is so amazing. We pray God uses each and every encounter and moment in the week to come to continue His good work in our midst. He does all things well.
Please pray for Emma, if the Lord brings her to mind. For her sake we ask for your prayers on her behalf in all that is to come on Monday and beyond.
"He tends his flock like a shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart."
- Isaiah 40:11a
1 comment:
Sweetest Emmacakes,
The Lord your God is mighty...and he will never leave you or forsake you. With your dear parents by your side and with God guiding every nurse and doctor, I know you will be in good hands and on your way to recovering (and drinking) very well! How sweet the Lord is to surround you with your loving family to tend to your every need and uphold you all the way through it all! We love you and only wish we could be there to hug and kiss you. Know we are praying for you from afar and loving you, too!
The Achterkirchs
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