Last summer, Jillian had heart surgery to repair her aortic valve. There were so many reasons to be thankful during that situation. And we will always remember how God answered our prayers and gave us the strength we needed to make it through a challenging time. (Blessing #397) I truly felt the Body of Christ come around me at a time when I was having a hard time finding peace leading up to her surgery. (#398) We're also grateful that she was able to go home on day 4. (#399)
Today, Jillian and I saw her cardiologist for another checkup. It was a blessing that the doc flew into Hastings today, so we didn't have to travel quite so far. (#400) She got a great report, by the way and doesn't need to go back for 15 months. (#401) Oh, and Jillian was thankful she only had to miss a couple hours of school (#402).
She loves school, and can't understand why most of the boys in her class don't like it. Today, she recognized one little boy who was clearly faking a cough in attempt to go home early from school. It didn't work.
There's another kind of heart needing repaired. It's ours. We've all suffered a broken heart as some point, thanks to the fallen world we live in. It's gonna happen. More than once. We all have pains and sorrows from our past that are affecting us today. The good news is that Jesus came to heal the broken hearted. (Luke 4:18) He brings healing and freedom. (#403)
He heals the broken hearted, and binds up their wounds. Psalms 147:3
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