Mom's Update
12 hours later and she is home! This is Kendall by the way, reporting on behalf of my mom. She wanted to make sure you all had an appropriate update...not one written while she is still coming off the anesthesia (which I might add is awesome!).
What a day today was, but it was wonderful having everyone there for it.  Dad (Joe), Christian and I took her in at 7:15am to sign papers, then off to her needle marking at Moores.  We then got to ride in a sweet golf cart back over to the hospital for her die injection at radiology for some imagining.  There, Nana, Cameron, and Danielle were able to meet up with us.  This was when the waiting game started and the shifts began.  We each were able to spend some time with her before the procedure in the pre-op room.  The anesthesiologist had to put a block injection into her back...4 times...and she said the last two were terrible! She said she pictured a long BBQ pronged fork poking into her back YIKES!  She's one tough cookie though considering she had about 4 other good pokes along the way before that.  We were able to all come in right before they took her back for a quick prayer.  Such a blessing they allowed us in to do this!
Procedure News
Here comes the GOOD NEWS: Nothing was found in her lymph nodes during the lumpectomy biopsy.  How do you like those fancy words?! So this means the surgery went as planned and no further steps had to be taken.  The tumor was taken out successfully. The surgeon called about 2 hours later to let us know how well she did and how PLEASED she was with the results.  Praise the Lord.
Blessings
Last night my mom was able to swing into church before heading home.  She said when she walked in she felt and overwhelming sense of peace from the Holy Spirit.  It was so welcoming and calming.  What a gift. Today's blessings are for mom's health and a successful surgery!  She is such a strong woman (as we know) inside and out.  To watch her go through all of that today was an act of bravery and courage.  I am beyond blessed to call her mom and have her as an example in my life.  Mary (mother Mary that is) was definitely with her and the operating crew today.  We couldn't be happier with her outcome.  Another blessing for her today was that we didn't take any funny recordings of her after the procedure! HA! We were threatened to not film or torment her because in her words "I am a revengeful person!".  So we just enjoyed the post anesthesia Beth to ourselves :)
Prayers
After waking up my mom said "God is awesome all the time, and all the time God is awesome".  I couldn't agree more with that! As always, prayer warriors keep up those prayers for an easy and smooth recovery.  I ask that you pray for good results from the biopsy, there is still more we need to find out.  These next few weeks are going to be tricky with everyone having to be at work and her home alone.  I pray that she stays positive and can continue to lean on God for his strength.  Thank you to all of you who have her in your prayers.
Love,
Kendall