Presence/Presents

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!