Life Lessons

I woke up this morning and I opened up my Purpose Driven Life book to the chapter for today. It was chapter 25 and it dealt with pain and suffering. Rather appropriate considering the situation with my dad. I took the book with me to the hospital and read the chapter out loud to my mom while we were waiting for dad to return from his swallow - test. Cheryl read the chapter to dad and she said several people would come in to check his vitals and listen to her read. God will be glorified even in the midst of pain and suffering.

This was not a good day for my dad. It was a good thing we were all there today because I think there were some things that were missed and we ran into miscommunication which caused a lot of confusion. The family is learning so much about hearts, strokes, health care, communication, politeness, firmness, friendship, kindness, humbleness, love, forgiveness, stress, panic, loss, sorrow, confusion, grace and peace. I really think all of those things were experienced in a single second the moment we arrived in the ER. I didn't think a brain could handle all of those things at once, but God did a wonderful job creating a brain that could process, analyze, disregard, and imprint all of the data that streams into it. He is amazing.

Pray that my dad is not in pain and that the doctors can help him be comfortable. Pray that he regains the use of his left side. Pray that he can swallow. Pray that we all hold up and can be strong for him. You are all dear friends and family and I appreciate all that you have done. I will continue to update as I can.