Prayers for Pat

You never know which way life will take you. You never know what kind of phone call you will receive. And you never know how your life can instantly change. It is amazing to think about how you expect life to go exactly how you expect it to go, yet it never does. 

My dad recently experienced something I had never heard of. It was a essentially a stroke that occurred in his left eye. Due to blood flow to the retina being blocked, his vision was impaired and has not returned. He has gone 2 days without sight in his left eye and its hard to think that it could be permanent. There is no guarantee that he will ever be able to see out of that eye ever again. 

However, despite the medical challenges of his eye healing, we still have hope. We have hope that somehow or someway there will be restoration. Above all else, we are thankful. We are thankful that the blockage did not occur in his brain or important organs. There is an endless amount of situations that could be worse and we can be thankful for that. It is so encouraging to think that God has a purposeful reason for this happening and that He does provide exactly what you need when you need it. 

Please be praying for him if he comes to mind. Pray that God begins to heal him physically and emotionally. His morale is increasing, along with his thankfulness. Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and encouragement.