What a month!

So here we are almost at the end of February already.  So many things have happened and not even sure I can remember most.  One of the hardest has been this past weekend with my dad.

My dad was put into the hospital last Friday due to results from a stress test that the doctors were not happy with.  He was in the hospital from Friday till Tuesday and the happenings of each day were always up in the air.

We were told he had blocked arteries and his two options were stents which are a temporary fix or open heart surgery or a quadruple bipass. 

My sister and I are his only children and my mom and dad have been divorced for 25 years so we are pretty much all he has besides his siblings and mom.

Needless to say, we didnt' get any help or support from his family and so it was just the two of us.  God did what he always promises and he kept us strong and got us through.

The day before the bipass they had new test results which were not good and changed everything.  Before we knew it they were taking my dad in 30 mins to put 2 stents in and would have to go another direction.

His neck arteries are VERY blocked and it would be too dangerous for them to do the bipass because it could cause a stroke.

So now he is home but we are waiting for the next surgery which will be tomorrow sometime and with this past weekend, things could change at any minute so we are taking it one step at a time.

God is still holding us strong and we know he has control.  We know he has had this planned from the beginning and I am trying to focus on that.

It's amazing how he has made our bodies to be strong during these times and when it's over, the weight is lifted and your body is completely drained.  I was soo exhausted on Tuesday from going non stop the last 4 days.  But my dad is still here and I still have my father in heaven.

We did learn that this is genetic so right now I am on the research wagon trying to find ways to keep my family healthy and to keep my body from going down this road.

Learning

So I have been reading a book on the 5 Love Languages of children.  I must say, I am seeing my kids in a different light.  I am seeing my son in a different way and it is answering alot of questions. 

I have learned that his love language is quality time, (which we already knew), and so is mine.  However, his is a very different quality time.  He needs the one on one eye contact type of quality time.  It's going to take time to figure out how to fill his love tank but the light is getting brighter so I think it will become a much easy way of life here soon.

Ashley has the gifts love language.  I am still in the middle of reading this one but so far it fits her to a T.  She loves things!  She loves all the girly stuff but she is very tough at the same time.  So to make her happy, buy her a cookie!  hehe

I am also learning new things about how Brant learns which baffles me.  I can see a mixture of Darren's learning and my learning types.  The hard part is trying to remember that he is a visual learner who wants to know every detail about every little thing!  He is a super smart kids and has a huge heart.  I am hoping I can be the kind of mom he deserves. 

I love my kids very much.  I know God has amazing things planned for them!