One Month

It's been exactly one month since Madilyn had her surgery.

She still has some recovering to do.

But for the most part she is doing great!

She still can't stand or walk for long periods of time.

She still needs her pillow for comfort.

Her right shoulder continues to bother her,

but we truly are grateful for how well she has healed.

The body is an amazing miracle!

Her incision looks so good!

(as far as incisions go)

The doctor told me it would be really thin.

I just couldn't imagine how that would be.

But it truly is!

It's super long, but it is straight and thin.

Soon we will start applying some topical stuff

to it to help it hopefully disappear!

The summer has been rather hard and boring for her.

I feel bad.

We are still up at the cabin, but she is still limited on what she can do.

There's only about a month left of summer.

bummer.

We'll just have to chalk this summer up to a good old lesson

of being patient while going through trials.

Doesn't that sound like so much fun?!!!

Oh well. Life is good.

I know this will be something we will always look back on

and reflect on.

Some things I am so thankful for that has happened during this summer with Madi...

Spending so much time with her.

We've always been really close, but this has brought us even closer.

Being able to help her, pray for her, take care of her, serve her.

It's been an incredible blessing for me.

I probably drove her nuts though! ha!

But for me, It's a time I will always cherish.

Not watching her be in pain. absolutely not that.

But for the time I had with her.

For me learning to rely more on my Savior and feeling his deep and incredible love

for me, Madi and my family.

Being so grateful for the simple things like

Madi sitting up again, seeing her walk again, seeing her smile again, watching her

want to eat again, seeing her get dressed by herself again.

ya know... things I really took for granted.

I love her so much.

She is an amazing and strong young woman.

I am truly blessed.