As I write this today I have
tears wetting the corners of my eyes. Even though laughter echoes through my
home as dainty little feet pitter-patter around and precious sing song voices
call for a fashion show bounce off the walls and into my heart.
Two little munchkins twirl by
in a swish of tulle and lace in their dress-up gowns of blue and pink…
They are
little moments of sunshine on this grey, wet, and rainy day.
But I know as this unfolds
here that my dear sweet sister in Christ is holding her Daddy’s hand.
She along with her mother and
sister are bravely making big, hard, heart wrenching decisions as her Daddy’s
life hangs in the balance.
As the sounds echo in the
hospital room, as she sits, stands, and paces weary from the mental, emotional,
and physical exhaustion.
While she walks the halls of
the hospital with questions fraying the edges of her mind and she stretches her
tired frame from the many days of riding a roller coaster that no one intends
to buy a ticket for. One filled with hospitals moves and surgical procedures,
hopeful moments and scary ones too…
I ask and plead for you to
pray for them. I ask for you to pray for her sweet Father for healing.
If you met him my friends, I am sure you would
adore him too.
My poor words cannot do
justice to his quiet, friendly, and easy going nature. A nature which takes
great joy in discovering the items others have tossed out, and deemed worthless.
He would then work tenaciously to restore these objects, giving them renewed purpose
and life again.
A beautiful reflection of how
our Heavenly Father works in our lives daily.
And so as I hear the voices of
her sweet girls playing with mine filter like rays of sunlight through my home…
I ask that you would hold her, her sweet Daddy,
and their family in your prayers as the sounds of hushed voices, machines, and
beeps echo in their ears.
Today as my mom put it,
“God is all powerful. If God
wants him now we cannot stand in His way...”
We will be praying.
God will let us know whether
it is time for him to go home to his beautiful place in heaven or whether her sweet Daddy is
to bless us with his presence by remaining here for some time to come.
Please pray my friends.
Will you join me?
James 5:13-15a
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone
happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call
the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name
of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise them up.
Phillipians 4:6-7
Do not
be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace
of God, which transcends all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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