Happy 1st BDay Emalee, Happy Thanksgiving and Prayers

So, I'm just a couple weeks late posting a happy birthday to Emalee. She actually turned 1 year old on November 9th. The day after her birthday Jacob came down with the flu and had a 100-104 fever for 6 whole days! So, I didn't have time to post anything and be a productive mommy at the same time. If that wasn't enough, David got the flu the following week and then Emalee got it. As of today we've recovered! I've decided that I need a clone and I'd get much more done!
Emalee's party was great! We gave her a traditional Korean Tol party with a bit of an American flare mixed in. After all, she is still a Korean citizen! We had a lot of fruit, bright colors and a five layer birthday cake! Korean sesame cookies, cucumber kimchi and Bulgogi were also served. She got lots of presents and enjoyed having her family come over to celebrate her special day with her. Everyone came except for Aunt Heidi and Uncle Jeff due to work schedules and Aunt Kara and Uncle Corey because Aunt Kara decided to get the stomach flu and go to the hospital instead! : ) We're so grateful that we had another day to celebrate our beautiful little princess. Three years ago we felt the Lord probing our hearts and we're so glad that we listened to Him. We have 3 wonderful gifts from God and we're just so humbled to be their parents!
Speaking of being grateful...Thanksgiving has come and gone, but we had a great day. We celebrated at our house this year and had my parents and my sister Heidi's family as our guests. It's always nice to be with family and I'm glad we had such a great day.
The next day was BLACK FRIDAY!!! I went to Walmart at 4:50 a.m. to get some great buys and totally succeeded! It went so well that I pulled back in my driveway at 5:39a.m. with everything that I planned on getting! Now that's what I call shopping!
Today my sister-in-law, Kara, will be having surgery to remove some cancer that's blocking her right lung. She could really use our prayers. I love her dearly and my heart just breaks that she is having to go through this situation. Please pray for her husband, Corey, too as he walks this road with her.
Lord God, I come to You knowing that You are fullly aware of what is happening in Kara's life. Thank you for allowing Your people to call on You with all our troubles, praises and triumphs. I praise You because You are a god that communicates with Your followers! No other god does that! You alone are the Lord Most High! I come to you now asking that You would wrap your loving arms around Corey and Kara today as they once again face this horrible disease of cancer. God, I know that you can heal and I humbly ask that You would do so. You've already done so many miracles in Kara's life and I thank You for that. Lord, I also know that sometimes my ways aren't Your ways. So, if that's the case would You give Corey, Kara and the rest of our family the strength to face this battle together? We know that our strength is only found in You! God, thank You for Kara's beautiful, fun, and bubbly spirit. Help her to rest in You today as You give her the "peace that passes all understanding."
In Jesus' Name, Amen!