@ the Hospital

I spent a few hours at the Childrens hospital with a couple of friends from Church. Their daughter Annika was having surgery on her leg today. As I spent some time with them, I was reminded how blessed I am. Erik and Virginia were understandably concerned for their daughter, yet we enjoyed each others company. Erik bought me lunch and we had a priceless conversation. I also got to talk with Virginia's mom. Momma Rodriguez has always shown me a tremendous amount of love... however, There is a huge language barrier, yet she understood when I mentioned that 12 of her 12 children serve Jesus.... what a blessed woman.... man, I have 3 kids and my biggest prayer is that all three know Jesus... she has 12! With tears in her eyes and her face pointed to heaven she told me how she prayed for her wayward sons... her sons and their families are now serving Christ. I am blessed to be exposed to such works of God. As a pastor, one of the perks is being able to have exclusive access in peoples lives...weddings, funerals, baptisms, dedications, and simply sharing moments in hospital waiting rooms... there was no better place for me to be today.