Surgery day (dad)

THE DAY 03/23/2010

I hate it! I’m sitting in the hospital room with Janice right now and she is in pain; she says greater than she can remember. This is the girl who has birthed three children and gone through open heart surgery. I hate sitting here watching my fun loving, jokester wife, whose laugh has often disturbed crowds, suffer so greatly. Why can’t I do something? Why can’t it be me instead of her? I have a new respect for guys who have had to watch their wives pain for long periods of time, especially knowing it would not end well. Staney Faulkner, you are one of my heroes, and I pray God will show you grace you have never imagined. Janice will get better and that infectious laugh will rock the room again.

The surgery went well and we’re on the healing side now. Once again we have a lot to be thankful for. God is good; all the time; no matter what. I feel badly for those who don’t know that. I was just reading in Mark 5, about Jairus, who came to Jesus because his daughter was mortally sick. As they went to Jairus’ house, some of his friends came and told him that his daughter had died and he shouldn’t trouble the Teacher anymore. Jesus told Jairus not to be afraid, only believe, and that the child was not dead, but sleeping. And the people ridiculed Him. After all, they did know a dead person when they saw one, and this fanatic is way out of line. So, Jesus kicked them all out and told the girl to get up, which, of course she did. I would not want to miss the benefits of the God of Heaven and Earth just because I believe we live in a closed system and that He is not who He says He is and cannot do what He says He’ll do. He has brought us thus far and He’ll take us the distance.

Meanwhile, as I sit here, Janice’s blood pressure is falling and the nurse says she may have to take her off the morphine for awhile. I still hate it! But the Lord has it under control and I guess I’d better quit trying to micro-manage everything He’s doing here.
“… we do not look at the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Cor 4:18

PS Update: All that was written right after the surgery. Since then the pain has become more manageable, the blood pressure stabilized without removing the morphine, and she’s been able to sleep off and on. PTL

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