Specialist Visit

I went to see the fertility specialist, Dr. Wilson, yesterday morning. She was great! She spent an hour with John and I, asked a lot of questions, reviewed all my medical history and records, and did a sonogram and examination. She ordered a few more basic fertility tests for me that I will be having done in the next few weeks. She does think that I'm going to have to have surgery though. These tests will allow her to have a better idea about what is going on with my body before that takes place.
The nurse also called back after my blood work and told me I'm a little anemic, so I'll be taking some over the counter stuff to try to improve that situation. They want me to come back in a few weeks for more blood work to see if it's better.
Please continue to pray for John and I as we work through this situation. We really want to have children, and we're ready to do whatever it takes- but we really want to be led by God's wisdom in all things. Keep praying that the doctor will have wisdom, that we will have wisdom, and for healing in my body.

2nd Opinion

I got my second opinion today. Dr. Casad was great- really personable and helpful. She recommended that I go see a fertility specialist before we make any more decisions. So I have an appointment with Dr. Wilson on September 24th.
I am really pleased that she recommended we do this, instead of just going ahead with the surgery. Please continue to pray for us as we see another doctor, getting another opinion. Pray that we will have good advice, wisdom, and HEALING!

Catching up on August...

SCHOOL
We've been back to school for over a month now! We've completed Session 1 where we studied Sociolinguistics. It was a great class with lots of group and team work involved. Our class for Session 2 extends through Session 3 as well. It's called Second Language and Culture Acquistion. In this class, we are learning very practical skills about how to learn a language and how to teach someone to teach you their language. We are also reading and discussing great articles on culture acquistion. We have the opportunity to practice these skills while we are studying MANDARIN! We were a little nervous at first, but it's going well. We really enjoy our language tutor. Wish us luck! And don't forget to pray for our skills in tonal languages to increase!

SURGERY

It's possible that Elizabeth (Renee) will have to have another surgery coming up soon. Please keep us in your prayers as we get a second opinion and make decisions in the upcoming weeks. If you want to know more about it, just get in touch with us.

FUN

We had a great time entertaining John's brother and his wife (Brian and Jennifer) and their daughter (Allison) for a week in August. Our friend Jake was also able to come at the same time for a few days. We all packed into the mobile home and had a blast! Laura, John's sister, and her son, Alex, came up from Houston. They stayed with John's mom, Karen. And of course Sara, John's other sister who lives near us in Dallas, was there too. We played games, cooked meals, and just enjoyed being together. Because Brian's in the Air Force, we don't always get to see those Roetteles as much as we'd like. We are so thankful God gave us all that time together!

Here's cute Allison!

The whole gang!

We also a had few days visit from our good friends the Zechiels. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives.

The Zechiels and the Roetteles