God bless,
Dana
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21 years ago, today, I lost my dad to cancer. I've written a blog post about my mom, but I don't think I've ever written one about my dad. I thought this might be a good day to finally do that. I was only 13 when my dad died, so I don't have a whole lot of personal memories of him, I mostly have facts and stories that I've heard. The few personal memories that I do have are of a wonderful, loving father. My dad's name was Brent Alan, and I altered his middle name to Alyn for Bella's middle name to make it more girly. I remember that he always used to smell like freshly cut grass and sweat in the summer. I still cherish that smell, and often sniff my husband all over when he finishes cutting the grass. I think I was 9 or 10 when my mom graduated from nursing school, and she went right into working nights. So, between her needing to study, and then sleep in the daytime, I remember hanging out with my dad a lot, because he played the organ at church, taught piano lessons, and tuned pianos, so his schedule was pretty flexible. We used to play a lot of board games, especially Monopoly. He always kicked my butt at it until the cancer reached his brain. We also used to watch German opera while snuggling in the recliner. My favorite was Das Rhinegold, probably because it had mermaids and gold. ;-) In addition to those memories, I also know that he often played the piano for different theater productions, like A Christmas Carol (I was Tiny Tim), Once Upon A Mattress (the Princess and the Pea story - I have that one on VHS), and others. He loved being outside, working on the yard, and our yard always looked like a park. On to the prayer request. *Deep breath* So, last cycle, my Napro dr had me start taking a progesterone supplement. I hadn't been holding out much hope for this cycle, since I thought our timing had been less than ideal, but last night, as I was tucking Emma in, a bout of nausea hit me like a freight train. It was so bad, I had to go downstairs and eat some crackers before I could sleep. Today, it's been off and on, but just as bad. This is how my pregnancy with Michael started, but I'm trying not to get too excited or scared yet. However, if I am pregnant, I'm on much better supplements now for my body, and a baby aspirin, so this one would have a much better chance than Michael did (I found out about my MTHFR the same day I had my blood drawn that would inform me of my miscarriage 2 days later, so it was already too late for him, I just didn't know it yet). Please pray for me to have peace with whatever will happen in the next couple of weeks, and that if I am pregnant, that God will let us keep this one. Thanks!
God bless, Dana
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