New Bible Verse ~ Sunday, July 15th

New Bible verse posted as of Sunday, July 15th. Have a great week!

Psalm 99:9 (NIV)

Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.  

God Bless!
T Denise Clary

My Summer Blog Series - "A 'Lion' of a Time"

"SUMMERTIME SERIES"

A 'Lion' of a Time

The past week was pretty much uneventful with the exception of the family and I attending the Broadway musical stage play, "The Lion King." What a spectacular production! This would mark my third time seeing the musical (I never seem to get tired of it!). Although my 3 year old knows the movie version almost verbatim (and I blogged about it back in Oct/2011 at this  LINK), it was the first time she had seen the stage play. What a thrill it was to see her excitement as she watched all the characters come to life on stage!

Here are some pics...

We are about to enter the theater to see the stage play, "The Lion King."
As you can see on my 3 yr old's face (admiring the poster, lol), she is super excited!

Waiting for the play to start...I snapped a quick photo!
I almost got in trouble for taking a picture inside the theater.

"Say Cheese!"

An old friend of ours (who was also the photographer at our wedding) that we ran into at the play.

My little Chloe (the 3 yr old) really enjoyed the stage play...so much so that she wanted to go up and say "Hi" to the characters on stage. Of course we had to convince her she was NOT allowed to do that. But my daughter was more than satisfied with YELLING out the words, "Hi LION KING!" to the actors during the play, coupled with singing the songs right along with them. LOL! Gotta love a child's innocent enthusiasm!! :-)

God Bless!

T Denise Clary

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.  

Matthew 5:8 (ESV)

New Bible Verse ~ Sunday, July 8th

New Bible verse posted as of Sunday, July 8th. Have a great week!

2 Peter 3:9 (ESV)

The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.  

God Bless!
T Denise Clary

My Summer Blog Series - "My Child's Need of Repair"

"SUMMERTIME SERIES"

My Child's Need of Repair

It's not as if our summer wasn't busy enough, but nothing can slow you down more than having a child with a medical need! My 3 year old, Chloe, was born with an umbilical hernia. Not too uncommon as I too was born with one. I have read that about 10% of children are born with umbilical hernias and about 90% of them heal on their own by the time the child reaches the age of 3 or 4 (as did mine). Chloe's pediatrician had advised us early on that if Chloe's hernia didn't heal itself by the time she reached 3 years old, he would recommend a surgical consult for an Umbilical Hernia Repair.

Well Chloe turned 3 years old this year and as predicted, her pediatrician advised us to get a surgical consult because her hernia had not repaired itself. Although I was a little apprehensive about consulting with a surgeon (and the thought of my young child having to undergo surgery), we already knew it was something we had to do, especially for the long term benefits if nothing else.

Chloe's outpatient surgery was yesterday and I am happy to report that she came through it like a champ! She is still in recovery mode, but she is resting fine at home. Thanks to those good ole meds that were prescribed, she slept most of the day yesterday. She is doing a lot better today than yesterday. I asked her if she remembered some aspects of the ordeal, but she doesn't remember any of it. I am thankful to Dr. Bloss, her surgeon, and the rest of the medical staff for doing a great job on her surgery and making Chloe feel at ease with the whole process. And of course, I am forever thankful to our Lord and Savior for giving me peace to know that everything would turn out fine. Thank you Lord!

Here are some pics...

Chloe and her daddy in the "play' area of the waiting room at the surgical center.

Chloe with one of her nurses before her procedure.

Chloe with her surgeon, Dr. Bloss.

The toy squirrel the surgical center staff gave Chloe before her procedure.
She still opted for "Puppy" that she had brought, lol.

Chloe moments before they walked her back to prep her for surgery.  :-(

Resting at home, Chloe and "Puppy" after the surgery.
She was still in a zombie-like state...

She slept most of the day with her puppy by her side.

Today Chloe was well enough to venture outside in the backyard and eat leftover watermelon from our 4th of July party. What a trooper!

What a difference a day makes...and meds! :-)

Smiling again! :-)

There is nothing more precious and heartwarming than seeing your child smile, especially after undergoing a medical procedure. Chloe's smile had disappeared for awhile after the surgery and I missed seeing it. Now it's back and mommy is happy again...and smiling! :-)

God Bless!

T Denise Clary

My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever.

Psalm 73:26 (NLT)