Cale's Confirmation

Cale was confirmed at Memorial Lutheran Church in Ames on May 6, 2012.  I am always proud of him, but I was beyond proud that day.  Every time I looked at him during church that morning I got a lump in my throat and I would have to bite my lip.  Seemed like just the day before I was holding him at the baptismal fount at the church in Eldora!  He just looked so handsome and grown up!

 His confirmation class:  Pastor Dave and Pastor Mark....Justin,

Andy and Tanner....Ross, Emily and Cale

 All of the Jensen's and the Honold's.  (minus Maddie)

 Me and My Guys! 

They clean up pretty well! 

Keith and I with Cale and his Godparents

Kurt and Teri

Back at the house: Cale with the banner that his Grandma Jensen made especially

for him for his baptism in 1997.  (He just looks so handsome!) 

There is a man at church that volunteers to take pictures for confirmation,and got some really good shots from the balcony.  This is probably my favorite pictures from that day.  It is actually one of my favorite pictures...ever.  It is just so serene,and I just thinks that it says so many things. 

My heart is full every time I see this!

God Bless You,

Cale August Jensen

"Therefore, submit yourself to God.

Resist the devil and he will flee from you."

James 4:7

Trevor+Football+Lamp=TROUBLE!!

But seriously....we have 3 boys!

We should just be thankful that

we hadn't lost any lamps before this!

Some more of the story....

Todd had his surgery on Thursday.  He was suppose to be at the hospital at 9:00 that morning, but his time kept getting pushed back.  He was impatient, nervous and hungry by the time he went into the O.R. at 2:00.  I got texts from my cousin, Julie, and he was out of surgery at 4:30 and back to his room around 6.  They felt like the surgery went well, but he was tired.  They walked him in the halls a couple of times and he went to bed.  A good day to have behind him! 

Friday morning I got a call from Julie, and she said that although they had him resting comfortably, he was feeling pretty crappy.  She said that he essentially felt like he had a really, really bad case of the flu and a headache.  She said that they thought that was a good sign because it indicated that without that tumor, the source of the cortisol was gone so his hormone level had dropped.  He had "crashed."  The surgeon came in and said that Todd looked just liked someone that had been cured of Cushing's Disease.  Music to everyone's ears!!

Once they got his blood work back that day, they could give him some meds to regulate that level until his own body could regulate it on it's own.  This is a process, and it will take some time.  The surgery wasn't an instant cure.  The ideal level of the cortisol is 7-10. His had been running around 20.  Friday morning it was at 1.  They were surprised that it had dropped so low.  I was told it is not dangerous to have it that low, but it would just make him feel so crappy.  About 45 minutes after they gave him some meds he felt better.

So...the healing begins!  He got to come home Friday night.  We are so thankful that he is own the road to feeling like his old self again! We know that this is a process and a journey that will take some time, but it is such a great feeling to know that we are on the way! 

God is Good.  All the Time.