My Dad (aka: Paw Paw)

I'm typing this minutes before we head out the door to go to Baylor Hospital in Dallas. My Dad, or Paw Paw as he's most known these days, will be undergoing open heart surgery tomorrow morning at 7:15. The heart surgeon will be replacing his aortic and mitral valve. There is a slight possibility that he will be able to repair the mitral valve. The surgery is supposed to last 4-6 hours, and he should be in the hospital 7-10 days. The Baylor Plaza Hotel, located in the hospital, will be mine & Georgia's home-away-from-home for the next week! Packing for a week with a baby is for the birds! WOW! I didn't realize how much I would need and I'm sure I'm forgetting something.  

I've posted some pictures, some that are a few years old, but they just show how loved he is! Georgia Claire already loves Paw Paw...

This is Mary Katherine when she was a baby...around Christmas time...she is now FOUR! This is one of my all-time favorites!
And here he is with Luke, studying one of Dad's many insect collections...I just love this picture because of Luke's face in the magnifying glass!

A hot summer day at the farm with Gabe when he was little...

Look at the LOVE on Dad's face AND Will's face...happy to be together!

One of the MANY tractor rides with Paw Paw during Christmas tree season with Will, Gabe, Mary Katherine, and Luke (before Caroline & Georgia Claire!)...

AND sweet Caroline, giving Paw Paw a kiss! This was taken the night Dad first told us he would be having surgery...If you are reading this I want to ask you to pray for our Dad. He's our family's rock and we have never gone through anything like this before. It's hard seeing your Dad in a situation like this, but we know he will feel so much better when it's all over...he still says he can't believe he's having this done, he doesn't feel sick! Also, please remember my mom. She's been through a lot this year already, with the death of her dad, my PaPaw, back in March and now this major surgery of Dad's. It is very scary and we are all very anxious, but we are finding rest in our Heavenly Father. I Peter 5:7 says, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."  We KNOW that he is in the hands of THE GREAT physician, as well as great physicians at Baylor.