Hi All,
Just got back from the hospital today, and had my first chance to read through the thread and some of the PMs I received. I want to thank you all very much for your condolences, support, and advice. The past three days were simply awful in so many senses, including one point when my wife passed out from blood loss, collapsed, and stopped breathing for a few seconds. The nurse actually hit the code button, and suddenly the entire hospital was in our room. Guiness doesn't actually list things like this, but I may have set the record for the fastest coherent prayer every prayed. Someday, I might share more, but I'm a little on the exhausted side at this point.
We have been blessed not only by the internet response, but in that we have so many members in our congregation who have been helping us to bear this particular burden. Literally, for the past three days, I didn't once have to worry about our three children. This has been a time of leaning heavily on grace for us. As I shared with someone else in a PM, I have once again had an opportunity to learn what God meant when he said to Paul in the midst of his own time of adversity, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
Thanks again,
SEAGOON