Have you ever had one of those days, months, or even years where everything seems to go wrong? Nothing goes right. You seem to be challenged every day and you are at a loss. What should you do next? Well.. the past six months have been just that for me. We have had a very trying year. It started on Mother's Day when my mom had an accident and that came with months of recovery. Then approximately a month ago, my sweet step-daddy had a heart attack and scared us all to death. After us thanking God for letting him stay with us, he was taken to surgery and the problem was fixed. Then...this week, my sweet daddy was brought to the hospital on Thursday and was admitted for heart problems. it is just too much some days!As I sit here typing, I am sitting at the hospital in Salem, OR with my sister and dad as we wait for him to have open heart surgery tomorrow morning. We have talked to the cardiologist, and the cardiac surgeon and they have been very straight forward about the risk of complications during surgery. They have explained what will happen, and they have told us how long to expect the surgery to take. They have prepared us as much as they can. Now...we enjoy our "slumber party" in the hospital room, and spend time with dad. Tomorrow morning, they will come get him about 7:30am (9:30am CST) and we will wait and pray. They have told us that surgery will take 4 1/2 - 6 hours without complications, and they have also told us that they expect complications. So... we will pray without ceasing.
In Isaiah 41:10i it says, "Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." This is the verse that I will I will remember. And,,, if you could please say a prayer for my sweet daddy, his doctors, Lisa and I, and our sweet kids who are struggling with being 2,000 miles away - it would be greatly appreciated.
