Houston: Day 2

9:00 am (CST): Gigi is in surgery. We are trusting that God's hands are doing the surgery, He is just using the doctors. She has the best physician ever working on her. (Thank you Carol Bruntz for that word of encouragement)

10:30 am (CST): Gigi is out of surgery. It wasn't successful; however, there's a next game plan. Basically what's going to happen next is they are going to do the same procedure but in a modified way to fit her body & liver. Apparently the best surgeon for this type of surgery is "coincidentally" in the same hospital at the same time in another surgery right now. As soon as he's done he will go back in and try the modified surgery on her. (The whole "best surgeon" info came from the hospital administration so that's encouraging)
We haven't given up hope. The surgery this morning wasn't what we hoped but it was necessary to help the next procedure. God is working. I said coincidentally in quotes because there's no way this is a coincidence. We are here for a reason. God just rocks. Period. Keep the prayers coming because they are working!

11:30 pm (CST): There isn't much to update tonight but I thought I'd share about our day. For the family today was actually a bit of a break from all the craziness from the last few days. Obviously, the reason for all of us getting together is unfortunate but its nice for all of us to be together nonetheless. We haven't all been together since Jennifer's wedding this past June and even that was a short trip. We spent the afternoon relaxing and having some free time. For dinner we were treated to an amazing meal at Benihana's by Kenta's parents. (Kenta is Nicole's husband- Nicole is my sister-in-law) We all left a few pounds heavier but our stomachs were very happy. After that we had some time to do a Phillips activity that hasn't been done as a whole in years- we went bowling! One of my college roommates got us some free passes to a very nice alley that ended up being just down the road from Benihana's. It was nice to have some fun and get in a little friendly competition. Going bowling is actually one of Gigi's favorite things to do as a family and has been a new tradition that the Phillips family does on Mother's Day. Once we tell her we had some time to get a little game in she will be so happy...and maybe a little jealous.
So, overall, today was really good. If you've ever gone through a situation like ours that's so full of so many different emotions then you understand that its nice to get a break for a while and just be able to enjoy your loved ones. Also, just as everything else has been, God is working to make us all be able to have a good time together and have peace about our situation. We know, and now have seen, that He is in this every step of the way. Because of this trust in Him it is easy to rest in knowing that Gigi is being taken care of and that she would want us to be enjoying each other and be having some fun. 
As for tomorrow, we're hoping the follow up surgery from today's will happen at some point. We aren't sure of what time but I'll post it on here as soon as I know something.

**On a side note: there have been some issues with people trying to deposit money into the account that was set up for the family. The name of the account is under Robert Wesley Phillips or Nicole Matsuda. That may help clear up some issues.
*Also, I had asked for prayer for Jonathan today and him trying to get his school work done. He was able to get some help from his professors today and his new boss also contacted him to put him at ease and answered some questions about starting the new job next week. Both of these things have been a big relief for him. Thank you for those prayers.