Papa's Visit

Last week was an unexpected chain of events. Rob spent all day in the ER with Papa the day after his arrival. Then I spent the following day with him while he underwent surgery. He was discharged the following day and spent the remainder of the week convelescing with us. Through these unexpected events came several blessings:

• We were able to be there for and with Papa during some hard times where he otherwise would have been without family were he back home.
• We learned from the surgeon and other docs about the severity of Papa's condition and were able to share it with him in person instead of from a distance.
• Papa was able to make it to at least 1 football game and see his grandson score his first touchdown of the season (thank you Lord).
• We were able to have a family "talk" where Papa charged the boys about lessons learned from his vast realm of experiences and where he was able to pass on vast wisdom and encouragement to our family and we were able to pray together and for him!

We thank the Lord for the time we had with him this past week. We pray for more opportunities in the future, but are so thankful for the one we just had!