We got back two weeks ago and hit the ground running… between work, wedding preparations and just life here in Baton Rouge I haven’t had a chance to sit down and get my thoughts together to write a post, I apologize.

Needless to say leaving home was not easy. We woke up that morning and I laid in bed with my dad as he shared some wisdom. Lauren sat next to me and dad just shared some advice with us. I wish everyone could sit with my dad and hear the stories he has. He’s been through so much and I love his life-giving advice.

“Don’t raise your voice at Lauren, control your emotions”

“Never hit your kids out of anger, always for discipline”

“Work hard”

“Don’t miss church”

He holds my mom’s hand and says. “I love you”.

He looks at me and says, “always love your mom”… says it again “always love your mom”…

We sit for a while and then its time to start packing. I ask him if he wants to take a bath, he declines. I had bathed him several times that week, an experience that made us both cry and laugh. The first time he had tears in his eyes and said “look at how skinny I am”, but after the third time he was more comfortable and was instructing me, “get the bottom of my feet, they feel dirty”… hahaha I loved it.

We laughed when I said, “I remember you telling us when we were little, ‘Don’t forget me bathing you, when you get older it’ll be backwards and you’ll take care of me’”… how prophetic!

We sat around and spent some quality time together, we prayed over my mom and dad and then it was time to head out to the airport. I grabbed my luggage and headed out. I’ll never forget the face he made as I turned the corner. I peaked back at him as I left and words just can’t describe the look on his face… it still breaks my heart when I think about it.

Yesterday it hit me… 2 weeks from today my family is scheduled to arrive at Baton Rouge Metro Airport. So many things run across my mind… Will my dad be able travel? What if he can’t? What is the doctor saying? I wonder how he’s feeling right this second. Has he eaten anything? Is he reading his scriptures? Has he walked around any? How are his spirits today? It was easier when I was home. Everything was in front of me.

I just want him to be healthy, to walk around, eat right, get better, and for God to answer his prayer…”I want to work until I’m 70 and live to be 80″.

In Jesus’ name I believe that he’s healed, that in a few months his life will be a testimony to all the people that he has influence on in Honduras. In Jesus’ name I believe that he has strength today, that his spirits are lifted high. In Jesus’ name he gets rest today. In Jesus’ name my mom is encouraged today. In Jesus’ name that tumor is gone. In Jesus’ name. In Jesus’ name. In Jesus’ name I know that he’ll be here in 2 weeks.