Granted More Time Together

Well I’ve been keeping a lot undercover the past few weeks. I have been a bit bogged down but I tried very hard not to let it show. I’m mostly a private person and I only share with those that are close to me when something is going wrong in my life.

Just a few short weeks ago about 6 to be exact my husband woke me up about 4 in the morning vomiting (sorry TMI). I thought he must have gotten the stomach flu from someone at the doctor’s office on Monday. He had gone in for some xrays on his leg because he had fallen off a 10 foot ladder. Long story short it wasn’t the flu, it wasn’t the fall, it wasn’t what I cooked and it wasn’t normal at all. He had 2 bowel blocks and had to have a very serious surgery. After a week in the hospital we thought things were looking up but then a drain bag turned black and a second surgery, lots of complications, ICU, at least 4 or 5 doctors later, 4 weeks in the hospital and now we are home. God is so good!

I’m a big believer in nothing happens without a reason, without a reason to teach and learn from things good or bad. This has been a challenge for me to see beyond my sweet husband in his hospital bed as to a reason why this all happened. I have prayed on my knees, prayed while driving all those miles to and from the hospital and prayed pretty much every second I wasn’t talking. I just wanted a little bit more time with him. I didn’t want our 29 years together to be over. He is my soul mate, my night in shinning armor, the boy of my dreams and the love of my life. By no means has our marriage been perfect, we have had to work on it every day but in the end I couldn’t imagine life without him.

I’m blogging about this now to share with my readers what I learned from this all. I learned our friends and family are the best. They all stood by us with loving prayers and always asking what they could do for me. So many visits, calls, text, cards, flowers and hugs. Without my daughter staying with her dad so I could keep things going it all would have fallen a part. My son came up on weekends so I could keep up with my class prep. I’ve learned that more than ever life is so precious and we should live it to the fullest. Everyday is a gift and what you have and where you live isn’t the most important thing it’s who you share your moments with. We went to bed on a Wednesday night and I almost lost him over the next few weeks. Tomorrow might not come, next week is never promised and you may say see you later and it never happen. Grab every moment and live life with passion.

I’m happy that today he is home laying next to me while I blog. It’s good to be home and back to our simple little life that now seems so much bigger than before. I’m excited to see the future with him and have him hold my hand as long as we are granted and blessed one more moment. We are making big plans for next summer it will be our 30th wedding anniversary but at this moment today its one Blue Happy moment at a time. Look around and be sure to enjoy your Blue Happy moment.