Moving Forward and Good News!

Good news doesn't always happen. Good news actually seems to be the unnatural. But today, I get to tell you some good news. :)

Today marks the beginning of the 5th week that Dad has been in the hospital. It seems that time has flown by, because when mom and I were talking about it last night it seemed impossible that it has been that long, and yet the other side says- it's only been 4 weeks?

On this journey we've been told many things: "He's in really rough shape, it will be a miracle if he pulls out of this", "Because of everything he has wrong, we're not sure he's going to make it", "We can't get the bleeding to stop, if we can't get it to stop with this next procedure, we are pretty sure he won't make it", and "Because of the extent of the damage to his kidneys, it looks like he will be on dialysis for the rest of his life"

I bring these up because last night I was recapping them with dad, I was trying to help him see how God has been walking through this fire pit with him. What I found humorous was that everyone of these quotes was wrong.

It was a miracle, he did pull out of it, the bleeding stopped, and he no longer needs dialysis. They took the port out earlier this week. And they moved him to rehab yesterday. Yep, rehab. Dad is no longer in the hospital. :)

It's funny- all the doctors told us the worst. God proved them all wrong, and in the process kept reminding us WHO really is in charge!

Dad is at a nursing home rehab facility in Holland (for you locals- Hartland on 32nd). Granted it's not the one we were praying for, but there are positives. 1. Dad's roommate is, I believe, a Christian, he plays Cribbage, and he's a talker, it'll be good for dad to have someone to talk to. 2. It's closer to mom, so her seeing him isn't so hard. 3. They will push for him to recover, I hope, and it will allow him to come home sooner.

Anyway, the journey has been long, the lessons have been hard... but our God has been amazing, His grace sufficient and our hearts have been turned to Him. I can only pray that we cling to this lesson and our God from this point forward too.

Specific requests:
1. Please pray that Dad understands the need to PUSH forward and WORK HARD at recovery, and that he DOES it.
2. Pray that dad reaches out with understanding that God is chasing him. Recovery is impossible without God.
3. We as a family are praying for 3 things within dad- A. That he is restored to better health than he was before the hospital. B. That his mind is restored to clear functioning without the confusion/depression he's been fighting for over a year. C. That his heart is turned back into the heart of Jesus. For a long time dad has ignored his walk- I pray that my daddy remembers his DADDY and turns to him.
4. That recovery takes no longer than 3 weeks so that Medicaid will cover it all and not come after the disability money.
5. That we as a family will continue to find healing in the Master's Hand.

Thank you so much for praying, I can say with absolute conviction that it's because of your prayers that God intervened. I know that you played a part in everything that has happened so far. I pray that you are blessed for it.

The blessings are abundant so that I can say with assurance...

I am blessed and broken,
Megan