My father has been home for two weeks from the hospital. Life has been extremely painful and hard. Since my father has been home we have had our whole live upturned. But, somehow God has shown beauty amongst pain. Amongst all the chaos that has been encircling us we got all our flooring ripped out and replaced with wood floors, which has left the whole house a WRECK. Still, with the new flooring it makes it easier on dad in his wheel chair. The flooring getting redone provided us with the chance to finally get the first floor painted. Though having dad home makes things a lot more difficult, its worth the pain and difficulty. My father is still alive and is doing SO well for being on a ventilator, praise GOD. He teaches us a new lesson each and everyday. He is beginning his fourth year of ALS. Most people with his type of ALS die with 2-3 years of being diagnosed.
I cannot imagine my life without this important, godly, influential, and compassionate man. And maybe that's because we may not have to loose him. Doctors recently made a groundbreaking discovery. They have found the cause for ALS! Treatment can now be found. See? There will always be beauty amongst pain which I am so thankful for.
"Beauty From Pain"
The lights go out all around me
One last candle to keep out the night
And then the darkness surrounds me
I know I'm alive but I feel like I've died
And all that's left is to accept that it's over
My dreams ran like sand through the fists that I made
I try to keep warm but I just grow colder
I feel like I'm slipping away
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
My whole world is the pain inside me
The best I can do is just get through the day
When life before is only a memory
I'll wonder why God lets me walk through this place
And though I can't understand why this happened
I know that I will when I look back someday
And see how you've brought beauty from ashes
And made me as gold purified through these flames
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
Here I am at the end of me (at the end of me)
Tryin' to hold to what I can't see (to what I can't see)
I forgot how to hope
This night's been so long
I cling to Your promise
There will be a dawn
After all this has passed, I still will remain
After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain
Though it won't be today, someday I'll hope again
And there'll be beauty from pain
You will bring beauty from my pain
