Kathy,
Praying with and for you.
    I hope you will go, because you will regret it afterwards if you don't. 
We'll believe thatthe Lord will provide the funds.
Praying that you will cheer him up by your presence.  Actually, I'm praying 
you will get there on time.
God bless.
Vinny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:36 AM
Subject: please pray for my Dad


> Hi Guys,
> Well, my dad had hip replacement surgery over a week ago, but he hasn't 
> been doing very well.  He was moved to a nursing home last Friday.  This 
> morning, my brother called Greg to let him know that my Dad's heart 
> stopped for a bit this morning and he has been taken back to the hospital, 
> but I don't even know which one!  It's one of those times when I could 
> kick Greg for not being more curious.
> I don't exactly know what to ask for in prayer.  My dad used to be a tough 
> farmer and woodsmen.  He worked for more than twenty years building tug 
> boats for the government.  If something needed to be done, my Dad would 
> jump for the chance to serve and do it.  He did a lot of heroic stuff 
> during W.W.II also and, in short, he has been really frustrated with his 
> physical decline over the past few years.  He's truly just running down. 
> His kidneys have been slowly failing for a while.  He has been on 
> medication for, the Lord only knows what all.  For a guy who used to lift 
> 300 pounds, to be content with a short walk out to the mailbox, has been a 
> tough pill to swallow.  I'm sure that he would be much happier in heaven. 
> The hard thing is that, first of all, I may not get a chance to say 
> goodbye because we are so far apart, and secondly, my Mom has made caring 
> for Dad  her universe.  This is going to be very hard on her.  Perhaps my 
> prayers are these, peace for our family, especially for Mom, if she truly 
> has to say goodbye to the love of her life, and wisdom for us, meaning 
> Greg and myself, as we consider whether we should pull the kids out of 
> school and head west, or stay put and wait to hear more definitively, what 
> is going on.  It's hard to know that the rest of the family is gathering, 
> but that we are too far away.  I know, I will gather with them in spirit, 
> but that is hard to accept.
> Kathy