Yesterday was a trying day.
Tim was visiting friends for lunch and felt faint. His family doctor has instructed him to go immediately to ER if he felt unusual before his surgery. (Today is admittance day.)
So we spent close to 8 hours hanging around the hospital..in the ironically named Rapid Assessment Zone. We do thank God for the staff and care he received and it's quite normal (? lol) for anyone with heart concerns to be kept for 6 hours for observation.
In the last hour or so of our time there, Tim's beautiful sister Kathie, who happens to be a nurse on staff there, and I "accidentally" bumped into one another on the elevator. It made my just having forked out another $12 for parking much more bearable! I hugged her so hard. It was such a relief to see a family member.
I keep thinking about the exact timing of meeting up with Kathie. I believe only God could have orchestrated that moment. If I had been one minute earlier or she had been one minute later, we wouldn't have seen one another. As it was, Kathie took the time before going on shift to come down and comfort Tim.
It was an emotional "present" to have her presence to comfort us.
Tomorrow's treasure is that both Kathie and Tim's brother Paul will be with us (and our daughter Keshia) as surgery happens.
Thank You, Lord, for the present of Presence...for all the love and prayers and support flowing our way and for Your Presence helping us through this Journey into Heartland!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Optimism
Tonight I read a true story about a couple who traveled with their family in China.
While biking with their boys through a small village, they stumbled upon the shop of a 90 year old herbalist. The wife had insomnia and the husband had low energy. The elderly doctor gave them each some tea. The wife thought for sure that it was the same tea but later found it was not. They both began to feel better within a few weeks.
For a long time, she thought it was a powerful placebo...if you believe, it will get better.
Is that a placebo or is that a thing called faith?
A thing called optimism?
A short while later, I read a beautiful children's book my friend Kath gave me last year. It's Max Lucado's story, You Are Special. A village of wooden dolls gave each other stickers all the time. The beautiful and talented dolls got stars. The unusual or deformed or plain dolls got dots. One little fellow was covered in dots...so many that he gave up on himself.
One day he meets a beautiful doll who doesn't have any stickers. He asks her how that can be so. She tells him to go visit Eli, the Wood Carver who created all of them. Eli tells Punchinello that if he only cares about what Eli thinks of him, nothing else will stick to him that others put on him.
Optimism.
Acceptance.
Joy.
To have a Maker who believes in me helps me through the Journey into Heart Land.
While biking with their boys through a small village, they stumbled upon the shop of a 90 year old herbalist. The wife had insomnia and the husband had low energy. The elderly doctor gave them each some tea. The wife thought for sure that it was the same tea but later found it was not. They both began to feel better within a few weeks.
For a long time, she thought it was a powerful placebo...if you believe, it will get better.
Is that a placebo or is that a thing called faith?
A thing called optimism?
A short while later, I read a beautiful children's book my friend Kath gave me last year. It's Max Lucado's story, You Are Special. A village of wooden dolls gave each other stickers all the time. The beautiful and talented dolls got stars. The unusual or deformed or plain dolls got dots. One little fellow was covered in dots...so many that he gave up on himself.
One day he meets a beautiful doll who doesn't have any stickers. He asks her how that can be so. She tells him to go visit Eli, the Wood Carver who created all of them. Eli tells Punchinello that if he only cares about what Eli thinks of him, nothing else will stick to him that others put on him.
Optimism.
Acceptance.
Joy.
To have a Maker who believes in me helps me through the Journey into Heart Land.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Presence
Last night, we enjoyed dinner with Tim's brother and his wife.
Paul and Joy shared some things we could expect post-surgery.
As the lovely evening ended, Paul said he will come over (they live on Vancouver Island) for Tim's surgery day.
Their sister already said she would hold my hand that day and hang out.
I felt a wonderful wave of peace and contentment knowing I will be with Tim's immediate family on that stressful day.
It made me think of Jesus.
God's Presence is comforting.
He is ever present.
He surrounds me with love.
Thank you for bringing Your presence through family, friends and prayer.
Paul and Joy shared some things we could expect post-surgery.
As the lovely evening ended, Paul said he will come over (they live on Vancouver Island) for Tim's surgery day.
Their sister already said she would hold my hand that day and hang out.
I felt a wonderful wave of peace and contentment knowing I will be with Tim's immediate family on that stressful day.
It made me think of Jesus.
God's Presence is comforting.
He is ever present.
He surrounds me with love.
Thank you for bringing Your presence through family, friends and prayer.
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