God's grace has been sufficient over the past day. He has been especially good to us.

Julie went in for surgery around 8:00 yesterday a.m., and was through at around 3:00 p.m. The surgeons met with me after surgery and said that they got all the tumor. Her left auditory nerve was cut, so she won't hear with her left ear. The left balance nerve was also cut, so she will be real dizzy for a few of days. They think her facial nerve was left intact, so she can still smile, wrinkle her nose, taste, blink, etc. That was our biggest concern. Praise the Lord!

At 5:00 p.m. today (Friday) she was moved from the ICU surgery recuperation station to a regular hospital room where she will stay for a few more days. Her next challenges will be to eat (just Jello at first), and to get out of bed so that she can begin walking.

Thanks for your love and prayers,