This little girl has been on my heart ever since we got the news that she will undergo a second open heart surgery on February 17th. A second heart surgery at the age of 2. Her parents are dear friends of ours who truly exemplify what it means to hand your children over to God at all times. They are strong, courageous, faithful, true, loving, kind, caring, selfless, amazing to say the least. Her mom shared her heart with us all just recently and I began to weep as I thought about being in her shoes at this very moment.
"So here we are eleven days before surgery and my nerves are a mess. I have moments where I am fine and moments where I worry for Emma's surgery because I know what COULD happen. This surgery is going to be longer than her first, by at least 2 hours, making her surgery 8-9 hours at the minimum. The risks are much greater this time around and there will be much unknown until her surgeon gets inside of her heart and explores around. I wish I knew exactly what was going to happen, but I don't, maybe that is a good thing. I hate all the risks involved. I hate that she has to go on the heart-lung machine again, the thought of her heart being stopped" is a hard one for me....I know she did this two years ago and all was fine, but she is my little girl and the risks are a lot. I hate that she is going to be in pain and there will be very little that I will be able to do to help her. I hate that I will not be able to hold my hurting child for at least 72 hours. I hate that she will have a long recovery where she will not be able to do all the things that she will want to do. I hate that this most likely will not be her last open heart surgery. I LOVE that my God is in control! I LOVE that God's will is perfect! I LOVE that God already knows exactly what is going to happen on February 17, 2011! I LOVE that God loves Emma more than I can even begin to imagine and His will for her is better than I could ever plan for her...even if it is a difficult road He has mapped out for her! My God is great and He is good all the time!!"
Every day I am praying for their family so hard, for little Emma and for her courageous and protective big brother Jeremiah. If you read this, please keep them in your prayers.
We love you Emma Miller!
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You truly shine with the love of Jesus! You are a dear friend and I love you so very much. Thank you for loving on Emma (and the rest of us) and presenting our requests for our daughter before our all loving Savior. Sure wish I got to see you more <3. (Thank you too for spreading the word on Emma)
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