Refreshing

Root Beer float...Now that is refreshing. I came in yesterday and went straight to Health South with a huge root beer float for dad. (I know better than to show up without a treat!!) So dad finished off his dinner and began to enjoy his float. We were getting him fixed up for the night and we were about to head out. In the midst of getting his bedside table equipped with all of dad's necessities, his favorite nurse (a.k.a his little flower)proceeded to knock the large root beer float off the table and onto Dad and his bed....It was hilarious!! I have not laughed that hard in a while!!! So Dad is just laying there in the float, shaking his head and telling us "I have been trying to tell ya'll..She is goofy!" After recuperating from laughing so hard we were crying, Mom presses the nurse button and says, "We had an accident in the bed and need someone to come change the sheets." So Dad begins to shake his head again and say, "Oh great, We had an accident....Now the whole place thinks I had an accident in my bed." The laughter began again!! It felt great to laugh like that....that was also refreshing.

But what was even more refreshing was having a great visit with my dad . He was joking around and he was my dad. Thank you for praying this past week for his mood/personality. Because the most refreshing of all, was the answer to prayer. It is truly humbling and amazing that in the midst of this nightmare, God is providing. He is showing us that he listens to us and He loves us more than we can fathom. God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Thank you Lord for loving us.