I find that I’m wimbly-wambly sometimes. I want what I want, and it’s usually well after not getting a “Yes” from God that I find out the reasons he said “No.”
I thought I knew the soul reason for my not attending She Speaks: We’re buying a house and the money that would have been used for travel is being used for down payment.
But it seems that God has another reason too.
We’ve just found out that my father-in-awe will have an unexpected heart bypass at 6 AM on Friday morning. We’re packing now to make the run back up to their house so that we can be there for the surgery and to take care of the kids. I foresee a weekend of cooking and cleaning to help make this time as easy as possible for them all. I think another cooking class or two for The Girl is in perfect order too.
See? If I had been at She Speaks, I either would have had my thoughts divided between the sessions and this surgery (and guilt over not going to be with them) or I would have lost all the money invested because I did decide to stay home. That’s a lose-lose situation by all accounts. So God, in his infinite wisdom, yet again proved why Father knows best.
I know that many of you will be gone, but would you mind saying some prayers for us? Please pray for our safety in travels and also for my father-in-awe to come through the surgery with flying colors. The doctors are giving a survival rate in the high 90’s%, but I’d rather have 100% from the one who made his sweet heart in the first place.
Oh, and would you mind throwing in a prayer of praise on my behalf as well? Today I also received a call from my doctor who told me that it’s official: I don’t have cervical cancer. (I didn’t think I did, but it’s nice to know that modern technology is backing me up.) So WOO HOO! It’s nice to have that off my plate. I’m just really happy that God let me know quickly the answer that prayer.
Thank you so much in advance.
Praying for your father-in-awe (how I love that term.) Please let us know the update.
Love your perspective on how our Father does know best.
Woo Hoo! on the results!! So glad to know you’re ok!!
I;ll be praying. My dad had a quintuple bypass in 89 and swore he never felt better afterwards! it’s all good 🙂
Love you.
Lifting prayers and praises on behalf of your family this weekend.
Praying for you and your Father in law. I am sorry this is happening, but I pray it will be a blessing that they caught things when they did.
((hugs))
You know we’ll miss you, but I’m so glad it worked out the way it did. I’ll be praying for your father-in-law.
Oh, Shalee. I’m so sorry for your father-in-law’s medical troubles, and so glad that you’re healthy. I’ll keep your family in my prayers, of COURSE.
Safe travels.
It’s unreal the way things work out sometimes. Glad to hear your good news. Best wishes for your FIL’s surgery.
I’ll be praying for your FIL and the rest of the family during the next week or so.
Also, glad to hear you are healthy!
Oh I’m so happy and praising God that you are healthy and that your answer came fast. I will pray for your father inawe too, that surgery will go well and he will have a super quick recovery. Travelling mercies to you guys too!
My thoughts and prayers are definitely with you guys!
My Grandpa has had many heart surgeries and he always comes out great. I will be praying though because any surgery is scary when it’s a loved one!
Hang in there and take care of your family!
You know, I don’t think God always lets us see the Big Picture. But it’s always amazing when He does.
Offering up prayers for peace and protection for you and your family this weekend, Shalee. You are right where you’re supposed to be.
Keeping y’all in my prayers, Shalee. Romans 8:28. 🙂
Our prayers are with all of you.
I’m thinking of you all. I hope things go well.
It’s amazing how all this worked out, Shalee. I know if you’d been at She Speaks, you’d have been on the next flight out of there the moment you got this news.
Your father-in-awe is in my prayers. He’s going to feel like a new man when this is over.
(Loved your father’s day post, hope you get a stainless steel trash can someday – I love mine – and good for you for blowing Macy’s off. Yeah. I did a little catching up over here. 🙂
Prayers of healing…and prayers of thanksgiving are being lifted up for you and your father-in-awe!
Shalee – 1st I love that my sister called him your ‘father-in-awe’ since I think you think that anyway 🙂 I have the stainless steel trashcan, with the BB&B coupon so it only cost one arm, and I let my grandkids use it for a drum with wooden spoons so it’s good I didn’t pay two. And every year when I have a checkup and the test comes back, I stop and think, what if it had been the other way. Makes you appreciate everything being okay.
Prayers of thanks for your good report, and for your father-in-awe’s complete recovery.