Prayer for my Dad

Well the kids and I made it safe and sound to Indiana. Now we know we were here for more than painting but in God's kindness he brought us to Indiana so we could be here for our family. You see, Saturday Feb. 10th, my father was unloading some furniture into their new home off of a flat bed trailor that was backed up to the front porch, when he lost his footing and took a hard fall onto his back, hitting the back of his head on the house on his way down. He went unconsious and my brother in law called 911. I got down on the ground and began praying for him. After the ambulance got there dad came to. He answered all the questions correctly they asked him and so they thought he would be okay. Dad declined the ambulance and my brother in law took him in his truck to the ER. We all followed behind and called family on the way. We were in our ER for 3 1/2 hours before they even did a CT. Right after the CT the doctor came in and said dad had a bleed and it was pretty bad and had to rushed to Fort Wayne, IN to Luthran Hospital to have immediate brain surgery. We all took off for the hospital and on the way mom and I were in my van and caught up with the ambulance because it was sitting along side of the road. They pulled over to work on Dad. He had stopped breathing. We sat there for 15 minutes praying for God to heal him! They intabated him and got him back and then went onto the hospital. When we arrive to the hospital the surgeon took us back and told us that Dad would probably not make it through surgery that the bleed was on both sides of his brain and since Dad was on Plavix, a blood thinner for his heart, that he wasn't sure if he could even stop the bleeding. He said if he did stop the bleeding that dad would most likely start bleeding again. And he said if he made it through surgery he could be brain dead, or paralyzed. Well, Dad made it through the surgery and he is NOT brain dead and he is NOT paralyzed! God has answered our prayers! Dad had been responding to us by moving his toes and squeezing our hands but he has not opened his eyes at all. Yesterday we got report from the doctor that Dad isn't doing as well has he had hoped and that the swelling on Dad's brain wasn't getting smaller. There is a cluster of blood that shows up on the CT from his surgery. He had so much bleeding that they couldn't help but leave it in there. He said it isn't putting pressure right now on his brain but if the swelling didn't start to go down they may have to go back into surgery and take out that cluster of blood. The medicine they are giving him to take the swelling down is making his blood thicker so they also said if his blood gets too thick, they will have to go back into surgery. The lung doctor came in and said Dad's lungs are doing great and there is no sign of infection there. So that was good news. Also his kidney's are doing good and his urine output is good.
Today we sit and wait for each visitation time to go back and pray for him. We know God is able to heal him and he can walk out of this place. We trust God and we know this accident didn't take him by surprise and that it was planned since the begininng of time. We don't always understand God's plan but we trust him! We know all things happen to bring glory to our Savior so we know God's will, will be done and He will be glorified through this!
If you are reading this and you do not serve Christ, I ask you to search your heart. God loves you so much. He wants you to turn from your sin and cling to Him. We have so much comfort knowing that Dad not only believes in Christ but he has a relationship with him. You see it isn't just about saying you belief in God but it is living for him, every day with your whole heart. I thank God that my Dad knows Jesus and if it is God's will that Dad loses his life here on earth, I kow that he gains an eternity in Heaven with Christ. Do you know where you would spend eternity if you were to die today? It isn't by chance that you are reading this blog, God is calling out to you. What will your response be?
I will try to post updates as we recieve them. I love you all and thank God for you. We never know what each day will hold. We cannot take our lives for granted. Tell the people in your life how much you love them daily! I am so thankful I told my dad I loved him that morning. I thank God for that!