Last night

I got to see beautiful jackie...

to whisper in her ear...
to stand beside her and thank God for his miraculous hand again...
to tell her that Caleb was anxious to swap stories...

She looks good considering!
Thank you friends and family for being so willing to pray! God is good!
I'm coming home this morning... please pray for a quick recovery so that mom and dad can settle back in at home!

final update of the day

matt and amy got to speak with the surgeon just after they sewed her up. He said that this was a very difficult surgery... saying alot for a man who has done 8,000 surgeries in his career. After everything was completed he said, "he watched her heart become happy!" I watched the relief on their faces and the tears began to fall. Thank you Jesus!

With urgent prayer, comes urgent praise... this is the passage that i used to praise the Lord with caleb and i echo it again with Jackie....

"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them, he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and power, you have [saved the life of sweet jackie]"

Daniel 2:21-23


mandy

6:30 Update

the surgery is OVER... over 10 hours later! Jacqueline's heart is beating own its own and the doctor said that she is tolerating it well. He also said that it was a very long and difficult procedure. They are going to leave the. insision open for the next two hours to monitor bleeding. We are praying that they get to see Jackie by 8:30 or 9:00.

Mom and dad are getting pretty emotional... they are exhuasted.

4:30 Update

they are half way through the surgical part of the procedure.

2:00 Update

the surgeon is in the middle of it all. he has patched the septal defect and cut the artery that has narrowed. he still needs to reconnect the artery, cut and reconnect the pulmonary and aorta arteries, and patch one other hole in her heart. We are looking at going well into the evening before it is all said and done.

12:30 update

they just got their second update. for the past two hours the surgeon has been checking out the heart and seeing what needs to be done. they are moving slow and cautious... praise God. she has just been put on the bypass machine and they have been told that it will be a very lengthy procedure. if you want to see any pics of this beautiful baby or get more specific details on the surgery go to carepages.com and visit jacquelinescarepage in the search box.

10:00

baby jackie is doing great... they have just opened her up and should be putting her on the bypass machine shortly. matt and amy seem to be doing great. they are sleep deprived, but in good spirits. amy says that jackie is a fighter... she has already shown signs of being feisty.

keep praying!