Cortney again... I moved boxes for Grams this morning. Then we all went to one of Spencer's friends b-day party. All the parents and kids came, all ages, the adults conversed and let the kids play on a water slide. We were there for three hours, Holly had to rest most of the time but she was up and out of the house. Then we went to Imagine Schools family picnic, there must have been 500+ people and kids. We ate again and met the 1st grade teachers.

Holly has been experiencing weird side effects from having surgery. She has some memory loss, short term, forgets the train of thought during a conversation. Also she is overwhelmed in a large group situation, also driving a car. It is sort of interesting to think about: we all drive cars and listen to the radio, talk to the passengers, talk on the cell phone, read signs, all while sort of effortlessly driving a straight line and not having a wreck. Holly is amazed what having so many brain thoughts at once does to her, she gets overwhelmed. Think about a large picnic, you carry on a coversation with a group while you eat, all while scoping the crowd, watching the kids, etc. It was overwhelming. It was ok at first but as she tired it became worse. I assume this is one of those have to do it alittle more each day before you can progress things. Like going to the gym, no pain no gain, this is no push it no progress tomorrow. Weird side effects I never thought about before surgery, we understand these are common and usually go away.

Well Holly promised you faithful bloggers that she would give her profound statement, she did a few days ago, it was God is Great!!! Then she promised you she would start to share her experiences with you from her perspective. Trust me it will be worth checking back to read. Hopefully this little blog will jumpstart her fingers to start telling it from the patient view. Wait to hear the rolling into brain surgery wide awake story, wow.

Today I thought about how much God has blessed my life. The list is endless, I quietly started to list the blessings and I realized it was crazy to try to list them all. All I know is having a wife who has had brain surgery and all we have been through has changed me. I always have had faith, it is one of my spiritual gifts, from the beginning of all of this aneurysm worry God has covered us with his love I have know that everything was going to be fine. All these hurdles were nothing for God, he was there to carry us over them. He orchestrated such a perfect plan for everything, he even covered the tiny details. He is so great.

I look back at all the ways people have blessed us through this. I am not sure how to thank everyone. We have had over 50 meals cooked and delivered to our house by people from church, MOPS, and friends. We have had 20+ people step up to care for our children for periods of time. There has been over 6300 visitors to this blog, Holly has been on prayer chains and lists in countless churches, many of you all have prayed for us each day, and if you were not praying you were thinking about us. Wow. This is what being a Christian is all about, thank you all so much. You have truly loved us through this trauma in our lives and we have emerged healed, humbled, and stronger in our faith. Thank you and God Bless you all!!!