hospital visits

2 days ago, my parents stopped in Indiana to visit on their way to Florida for the winter.  We were thrilled to have them come and visit with us and Gideon.

At about 5 in the morning, I was surprised when my mom asked if I could take them to the ER.  Dad has had a lot of abdominal surgeries and he had herniated through his abdominal wall.  Turns out at the ER we found out that it was a strangulated hernia and need to be operated on.  

So it's been an intense few days.  The surgery went well and he's recovering.  I'm so thankful to The Lord that we were able to be helpful and that dad was close to a world class teaching hospital.  He could have just been somewhere in the middle of nowhere between michigan and florida!

We are relieved and thankful and still praying for good recovery.  They are anticipating a week in the hospital.

The view from dad's window at IU- West

Fall fun with Gideon!

Amy and our friend from Russia (via California) ran a half marathon today.  And afterwards we took in a walk in the park so Tammy could see the beautiful fall leaves.  It was so fun to see her amazement at the beauty of fall colors. 

God didn't have to make us see in color, but He did.  and I love seeing in color - especially in the fall.