15 More Years

  3 years ago, in the peak of his cancer battle, my dad felt like the Lord gave him a verse about allowing him 15 more years.  He read it in his quiet time, and could never find it again, but it encouraged him and give him fight when he needed it.

  The other day dad said to me, I wonder why He changed his mind????

  OH my word, break my heart.

  I said, Daddy you can still believe for 12 more years!  We need our faith to be STRONGER than what our eyes can see! (some great advice from some awesome friends)

​  I think life can be a little discouraging when your two main things you love are taken from you - your ability to move and your ability to speak and joke as you are accustomed.

 I hate seeing my daddy like this, and was praying and praying for a Word from the Lord, not only for him, but for ME too.  This is the most discouraging situation!  And no answers.  So I needed SOMETHING, a nugget to hold on to the the Lord was with us.

  And He ALWAYS answers!!!  What a blessing!!!!!

  Our awesome prayer warrior friends, Pastor Jesse and Edith, often call with a word from the Lord for us. I love when He speaks through them to me!!!  

  This time, the Lord woke Edith up in the middle of the night with a message for me to give to dad.......

  These 2 verses! The very ones he had read years before....

 WOAH.

  She also said if my dad wants to go home, that its ok for him to want that too.  Paradise awaits him.  I asked daddy if he wanted to fight for life anymore and he said he wasn't sure.  

   I know that whether Jesus heals my daddy here on earth, or heals him by taking him to Heaven, that we can rejoice that there is life and hope and healing for us all. 

​  Here and on the other side....

Hugs, T

Update: 3 days after I made this post, dad stopped wanting to get out of his bed and sit in the chair.  Hospice is saying 3 to 7 days.  I almost didn't post this, but somehow, somewhere, this all fits into the story and I need it to be here to read later.  xoxo