this fathers day, is different than most. I know I (Haley) said i would do an update when i had time. well, i have had time, but just not the words.
Last monday, the 11th, i was in wilmington with my mom and dad. i woke up and went and sat on the back porch with dad, like we do most mornings when cory and i were in town. We were talking about life, about cory, about marines, and army stuff, bike stuff, life stuff, the AT and hiking it again, Jesus and chruch, ect...i love talks with my dad..he is pretty wise for and old man. :)
a little bit later, mom comes out and joins in on the convo we were having.
The doctors had changed dads meds a few weeks ago, and he was having a hard time adjusting to them, he had been acting a little stranger than normal. :) but for real, he was moving slower, and just seemed pretty stoned most of the time. so mom called his dr. and they told him to check his blood pressure. We all hopped in the car and drove down to where Jared (my brother) works and got him to check it for dad, it was 70. and he couldn't get a bottom number, so he and dad thought that something was just wrong so they checked it again and it was the same...NOT GOOD! so...jared put him on oxygen, and that only got it up to 90...still no bottom number. sooo jared said that we could drive him to the ER or he would call the paramedics to come...so... a few mins later, the paramedics come...they do an EKG on dad, and well, Dad was having a heart attack right there! SOOO NOT GOOD! so in the ambulance they go, Jared, the paramedics, (who happen to be friends of jareds) and dad. mom and i hop in the car and follow them. I call cory, and tell him whats going on, He starts praying, mom asks me to call a lady that is one of my best friends, and ask her to pray, she prays with us on the phone, and i texted a few other people. (if you know me at all, you know how much i love my dad.) my thought was this is not okay, i cant loose my dad, he has to meet my children..(NO WE AREN'T PREGNANT. ( : ) other thoughts came to mind, but i couldnt focus on them...
We get to the hospital. Jared meets us at the ER, and feels us in, by the time the ambulance got to independence, (a road in wilimington)they did another EKG and dads heart was fine. the more mom and i thought about it, the more the timing of people praying and the time they got to Independence, He stopped having a heart attack...and that means... THE LORD HEALED HIM, AND STOPPED HIS HEART ATTACK!!!!
We we got to the ER with Jared, they had dad in the Cath Lab, and were doing a heart cath on him. We still wernt sure what was going on, we thought he wold have to have open heart surgery or something..they doctor comes out tells us that dad is fine. and they are keeping him over night... the only thing they could see was 50% blockage. if we had been a few hours late...my dad would be dead.
The Lord IS real. He DOES answer prayers! I am still speechless at what happened. I still tear up talking/thinking about what happened. The Lord really does keep His promises. and He really is Love. So much in my heart has change. my view of the Lord has changed. i am over the petty stuff we thinking and say, and get upset about. I am over "blaming" the Lord for things. i am over only wanting Him when we need something. i am over only wanting him for what He can do for us. If He stopped doing things for me. i would still want to know Him. I would stil want to know the depths of His heart, and His love.
The Lord kept my dad alive. that is the best thing ever. i am not ready to lose him, i will never be ready to lose him. He has done so much for my family, things that most people dont get, and dont care to get. my dad is one of the best men i know, along with my husband and my brother. I would want to know my dad even if he wasnt my dad. So this fathers day...i am blessed and so thankful to have my dad.
Thank you so much for all those who prayed, thank you for all those who prayed and didnt know what was going on, thank you to all those who have been there for us. your prays changed things, your prayers helped save my dad. and for that i am so thankful, words cannot tell you how my heart towards feels towards you all. THANK YOU.
dad, i love you. i am so thankful for all that you have done for me, and the rest of us, i am thankful for your love and your wisdom. thank you for a wonderful childhood. for always loving unconditionally. for teaching us, and for loving us. thank you for time over seas, and all that you did, thank you for saving lives, and for providing us. Thank you for all you do. I am glad you are home for good, and that you are alive. :) Thanks for being awesome! i love you.
