Trusting that God is Able

Last week was filled with a lot of tears and frustration as I tried to figure out a solution to these cysts. I found out that the local fertility doctor and my gynecologist are not willing to do the more simple, less invasive procedure which is to drain the cysts vaginally. I am pretty adamant about avoiding another laparascopic surgery since I just had that done in December. Surgery carries too many risks, as well as about a 2 week recovery. Getting the cysts drained vaginally will take care of the problem and allow me to safely become pregnant, but it is much less invasive, requires only a local anesthetic, and there is usually no recovery time.

So, after many a phone call with several doctors, as well as an appointment last week with my gynecologist, we have decided we will go back to Michigan to have the same doctor who will be doing the embryo transfer do the procedure to drain my cysts. We will bring the girls with us on a road trip to visit Shaun's family in the Chicago area, and then Shaun and I will take a quick trip to Detroit to get this all taken care of. Our responsibilities at Eagle Lake Camp won't be done until mid-August so we will head to Chicago toward the end of August. We now have a tentative embryo transfer date of October 2nd. Everything is delayed about a month, but we know we need to take care of these cysts to give these embryo babies the best chance at life.

Shaun and I are feeling the strain of all the changes happening in our lives, with a major remodel under way on the home we are sharing with my parents, finishing up our time at Eagle Lake and beginning to go on the hunt for future employment, the medical and financial responsibilities of doing embryo adoption. It can all feel like too much sometimes, but we have reminded ourselves of what Jesus teaches in Matthew 6 about worry and about how He promises to provide for our every need. We do not need to fear or worry about tomorrow. We simply need to walk forward in faith, doing our part to serve God's kingdom faithfully. What a comfort for my soul on the tough days.