A work in progress

God's pretty clever. The design of the human body is amazing. It's ability to recover from trauma, both intentional and unintentional, could only be created by Someone of supernatural creativity. My dad had veins removed from his left leg and reattached to provide a clear, alternate route for four blocked arteries on Monday and it looks like he'll be released from the hospital on Saturday. The body also knows that pain is the path to healing. Rehabilitation hurts - coughing well to clear the lungs, measuring consistently your breath, walking when every part of your body screams with pain. Yet, those steps heal the body. Our bodies are actually capable of more than I realize. Just a quick update: 1. Dad's surgery was a success! He's doing exactly what the doctors wanted on a faster timetable than originally planned. He's fighting the pain and doing his exercises. 2. I'm getting old. I attended a concert recently with Jars of Clay, Audio Unplugged, Thousand Fo...

There is much to write, but there is very little time to sleep. Not that I'll ever have a long post on this blog, whether I'm tired or not. Just know that this one will be short. I love my family and it's sad when one is hurting. My dad has not been feeling well for a while, so he went to the doctor last Thursday. The doctor referred him to a cardiologist on Friday. The cardiologist set an appointment for a heart catherization on Tuesday. The cardiologist and cardio/thoracic surgeon decided on a quadruple bypass surgery set for next Monday. Everything looks really good. He's strong and the doctors don't forsee any complications. I'm SO grateful that a doctors appointment, not a crisis or emergency, found the problem. And I'm SO grateful that the Lord is in control. But it's still scary. I told you this would be short! :)