Hey friends! It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a post because…life. I had a lumpectomy on Friday to remove a mass that wasn’t showing up on mammogram, ultrasound or MRI. My surgeon and I could feel it but she couldn’t say either way what it was without imaging or putting eyes on it. Surgery was scheduled pretty quickly. Like, I got a call from the scheduler last Tuesday asking if I could be there in 3 days for surgery, fast. My surgeon is in Charleston at MUSC and she is amazing as well as the surgical staff at MUSC. Highly recommend if you are ever in the area and need surgery… We decided to reserve a room at a hotel in Mt Pleasant and were able to go to a nice dinner Thursday night. I’m so grateful we stayed the night of surgery because driving 2 hours home wouldn’t have been fun. My surgeon feels confident it is scar tissue from a previous surgery but sent it out for pathology to be 100% sure. I will find out those results in a few weeks. I’m feeling pretty good and look forward to getting back to life.

I am not sure if it was from reading the Bible everyday for the past few weeks, praying and the prayers from family and friends or all of the above but I was so calm and relaxed even up to the moment the anesthesia kicked in. Not just relaxed but honestly ok with whatever the outcome I would face waking up. I 100% had and have confidence God is right there with me no matter what comes because He has already walked ahead and knows how it turns out. It’s like when a friend takes you to a place they have already visited but walks right next to you showing you the way. What a relief it is that God already knows which direction to take even if there are a few detours. He already has the route mapped out.

If you would have told me 2 1/2 years ago that I would type those words, I would have laughed because ya girl was constantly asking God for the easy way out, the easy path. “ Hey God, it’s me again! Hey I’m just checking in to see how long I’m going to be on this road? I’m getting a little tired and could really use a break from driving, thanks!”Except He kept me on that winding road learning how to fix a flat tire on my own. He even let me sit in a few potholes for longer than I cared to stay until I could see not only the best exit to take but until I could see the compass and realize it was always pointing North. That life will always have sharp turns and broken traffic lights but as long as I know how to read the map, I can always be home. What a friend we have in Jesus, He’s the best road trip buddy to have.