Two Wednesdays ago Mataya went in for surgery...it wasn't a huge procedure or anything risky, she was only getting tubes put in her ears. I was so tired of the many ear infections she had gotten by the age of 6 months that I was ready for any type of relief, and it was a really good exercise in making me give my daughter to back to God. So that morning we knew we couldn't feed her pa:st 3:00 am and the surgery was at 7:30 am, needless to say I was very nervous that she would be a basket case by the time the surgery would begin.
Usually when Mataya sees me in the morning she is very insistent that she needs to eat right then, so when she woke up at 5:30 am, I was was super nervous; however, we decided to just load her in the car since we needed to be at the hospital at 6:30 am and drive around town for awhile. I thought she would fall asleep or cry, but she just layed awake quietly in the van while we drove around. When we got to the hospital I was ready for a huge meltdown, but God was with us and she did awesome. She was awake until the time right before the nurse took her from us and she stayed asleep while we transferred her to the nurse. God is SO GOOD! I was so thankful that she wasn't screaming and crying when they took her from us.
We headed to the waiting room and began praying that God would be there in the surgery room with her, and after about 15 minutes they came and got us! It was so quick and fast, and even though she was super crabby the rest of the day, we were so relieved to have the surgery done. Another blessing was that my amazing sister-in-law Grace brought us an awesome dinner (even though she is pregnant, has an infant, and is super busy!). It was so tasty that Micah ate practically the whole thing! He told me that I needed to blog about the recipe, so I decided to once again give tribute to my awesome sister:
Quinoa Meatloaf (So easy!!!)
2 lbs ground turkey
1 cu. quinoa (2 cu. water)
1 Onion
1 Green pepper
2 eggs
Salt & Pepper
-Saute the green pepper and onion. Boil the quinoa for 3-4 minutes then let it sit with the lid for about 10-15 minutes. Mix all the ingredients then put whatever kind of sauce you like on top of the meatloaf in a bread pan. My sauce usually includes about 1 cu. ketchup and 1/2 cu brown sugar or something like that. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours or until done in the middle. Eat and enjoy!
Thank the Lord that Mataya is doing soooo much better, and she has been basically sleeping through the night since the surgery. God is Good!
No comments:
Post a Comment