Fast and Furious

Can you believe it's already December? I mean hello, where did this year go? Anyways, things around here have been a little bit crazy, to say the least. My dad has been in the hospital for eleven days and counting... he went in for day surgery and low and behold he's still there. I wish I could explain whats going on, but I myself don't really know. He fell several months ago and hurt his knee, I took him in then to get it checked out at the doctor. Then a couple of weeks later my lil' brother, Ira, took him back in to have it looked at again. They kept telling us that it was just bruised and it would only heal with time. Well, after too much time had gone by we had someone else look at it and right away they said he had some kind of bacteria infection and had torn something else.... very undetailed on the whole thing. Anyways, that was three days before Thanksgiving and they scheduled day surgery for the Friday morning after.... well he's still there and since then he has had three surgeries! Somedays the nurses act like its something very threatening other days they act as if things are fine and this sort of thing happens all the time. Not only that but now he has staph infection. They say he needs to be there for another two weeks and then they are moving him to a nursing home for six weeks in order to keep him on the strong meds and I V. I mean come on... what's the deal? We still really don't know, that's the kicker! So I ask for your prayers for my dear dad. I feel he's spent the last fifteen years in a hospital like setting, I know he's strong but goodness. He is in pain, but the morphine, muscle relaxers, hydrocodine, and whatever else are trying to control it or pain managing it. Anyways, he is himself through and through! He's either rubbing the nurses hands or feet or he's asking them if they believe in Jesus. This is his time to continually shine for our Lord and Savior. The fact alone that he's been through so much and still maintains his positive outlook isn't enough for him, he adds to the Kingdom by speaking the Word to everyone he comes in contact with. He is an amazing man! And God has many, many, many treasures stored for him in Heaven.