2 years ago
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
not fair.
I was at a friend's house this weekend and I was talking to her about the last few months. We were in the kitchen and her kids were sitting on the couch watching a movie...we didn't think they were paying any attention to us. I was getting a bit emotional (seems to happen a lot lately) and all the sudden one of her kids was sitting right next to me and said, "It's not fair." My friend smiled a little and then she said...ever so softly, "sometimes, life's not fair." I could elaborate on the rest of our conversation with her sweet little girl but I'll leave that one just between us. The point really is...life's not fair. We don't always get what we want and things don't always turn out the way we think they should. There's lots of pain. And lots of hurt. And many hardships. BUT...thankfully...we still serve a loving God who promises to walk beside us, comfort us, and give us HOPE.
Ryan's heart procedure didn't go as expected. In fact, it went quite the opposite. As mentioned before, the doctors were hoping to go in and balloon his heart valve delaying surgery for another year or two and possibly qualifying him for an experimental surgery that would allow the doctors to replace his valve without having to do open heart surgery. Unfortunately, they found that the right coronary artery in his heart is 99.9% blocked and they will have to do open heart surgery to replace his valve and perform a bypass. Not the news we were hoping for. This will be Ryan's 4th open heart surgery. It will be in April or May. Not fair.
A lot hasn't seemed fair lately.
And with that, I guess you better get to know Ryan and Kendra so that you can be praying for them in the months ahead. You'll certainly be hearing about them from me :)
I'm pretty sure this is how Ryan felt after hearing the news...
Here is Ryan, my sister, Kendra, and their little boy, Sawyer. Picture Perfect.
While you are praying for Ryan & Kendra...don't forget to keep praying for Jess & Joel and their families.
And now...something that makes me smile. Because sometimes...we just need to smile.
Ryan's heart procedure didn't go as expected. In fact, it went quite the opposite. As mentioned before, the doctors were hoping to go in and balloon his heart valve delaying surgery for another year or two and possibly qualifying him for an experimental surgery that would allow the doctors to replace his valve without having to do open heart surgery. Unfortunately, they found that the right coronary artery in his heart is 99.9% blocked and they will have to do open heart surgery to replace his valve and perform a bypass. Not the news we were hoping for. This will be Ryan's 4th open heart surgery. It will be in April or May. Not fair.
A lot hasn't seemed fair lately.
And with that, I guess you better get to know Ryan and Kendra so that you can be praying for them in the months ahead. You'll certainly be hearing about them from me :)
I'm pretty sure this is how Ryan felt after hearing the news...
Here is Ryan, my sister, Kendra, and their little boy, Sawyer. Picture Perfect.
While you are praying for Ryan & Kendra...don't forget to keep praying for Jess & Joel and their families.
And now...something that makes me smile. Because sometimes...we just need to smile.
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