Where I've Been

So, have you ever had something happen in your life that suddenly makes nothing else in the world matter?  All the normal little day-to-day time wasters (checking facebook, reading a novel, flipping through People Magazine...) seem so completely unimportant that I just haven't even hardly been on the computer for the last 10 days. 

My family has been dealing with a major health crises that has brought the world to a halt around us.  My Dad has been in the hospital since Wednesday March 21, has had an embolism, a 9 hour back surgery, and just last night an emergency surgery to remove bleeding in his spine that was causing acute paralysis in his lower body - we have another surgery on the horizon and then once he rehabs from all of this we have a pretty severe cancer diagnosis to deal with. 

The incredible outpouring of love, support and prayer from friends and family far and near has been incredible.  I knew my Dad was a popular guy, but he literally has thousands of people praying for him.  It's all been completely overwhelming, scary, sad, heartbreaking, and yet we have moments full of hope.  Needless to say, I haven't been on the blog at all and may not be until my life gets a little more back to normal.  I've been spending hours every single day at the hospital (which is 45 minutes away) with my Dad.

Your prayers for my Dad and our family would mean so much to me at this time.