By God's grace...

*NOW PLAYING:*
Song: This Is Your Time
Artist: Michael W. Smith
Album: This Is Your Time
Quote: "This is your time, this is your chance, live every moment, leave nothing to chance... swim in the sea, drink of the deep, embrace the mystery of all you can be..."
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Wow...... what a week... On Monday morning, I experienced something I never thought I would (and hope I never will again)... my father suffered a heart attack at home and had to be rushed to the hospital. I thank God that he has recovered fully from this traumatic experience and is now at home, back to his old self. It is truly God's blessing that my family is still intact and by His grace that all the various circumstances during the incident worked out for the best. My dad's newfound zeal for life and ministry has also been an inspiriation and after his recovery, he has vowed to allow God to use him more for God's will than his own. The care and prayers from friends and church members has also been extraordinary and I truly believe that their prayers contributed to the practically seamless recovery by my dad. Again, truly God's blessing. It is amazing to think of how short this time on Earth is, and how God can call us to leave this place and enter our eternal home in Heaven at any time. Any number of circumstances can take us or our family away from us. I surely hope that when that day arrives for me, I will be able to look back and see that I have impacted someone in a positive way, helped people, left an impression on people, and allow people to smile and say, "he was a child of God".

On the downside, I've gotta do two reports and two presentations on Tuesday... grrrr. This will be a busy weekend. :P

Switchfoot concert coming up! Hope I can get tickets...