Ok, so it's Saturday morning and I'm just chilling watching dad snooze while HGTV is playing in the background. These last few days have been a whirlwind for mom and myself. The doctor decided while he was putting the second stent in that he would go ahead and do the third. He said it was going a lot better than planned so he went ahead and did both. Mom and I were both relieved. He actually gave me the before and after pictures of the heart, which I thought was a little odd, but I gladly took them a placed them gently in my murse. So to clarify, dad had three total stents done and seems to be doing fine at the moment. If all goes well he may get to go home late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning.
We hear a lot about the peace of God, or having a peace that surpasses all understanding. I'm not sure that I had ever experienced that first hand before Wednesday morning around 3:00AM. When I saw my dad sitting in his chair obviously hurting and pale, I began to pray that God would take control of the situation and that what ever happened would be for His glory. There was about an hour period there where I wasn't sure what the outcome was going to look like. It was scary. I remember getting in my car to follow the ambulance and it just seemed like everything was going to be ok. You may say I under reacted but I honestly believed that he was going to be fine. As I sat at dinner tonight it really hit me that I hadn't worried but one time over the past 36 hours. Today after they transferred him to RMC his blood pressure wasn't stable and I begin over analyzing things. God took care of it.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
This was it, this is what happened! It's mind boggling even as I type this very blog. I got to experience a peace that didn't make sense. A peace that wasn't logical. Often when I pray, I pray that God would allow unbelievers to understand the Gospel and that they would get to enjoy the peace that only God can offer. I think I need to add to that prayer that the believer would also get to experience that same peace. The only way to explain it and it often sounds corny is that it was a "God thing."
I'm beginning to doze off so I'm going to wrap this up with a huge thank you to friends and family for all of the visits and prayers. Especially a few of you that have spent countless hours here with me and mom. God has a reason for all of this and God is not finished with my dad. To God be the glory for his healing and recovery. Please continue to pray for his recovery and for his up and coming diet/exercise change.
Andrew
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