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"Godstop"

ranchwife

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Good morning!!! Got a little something to let you all in on...hope ya got the time! I have been attending weekly bible study classes that a friend of mine talked me into....classes by Beth Moore...nondenominational and aimed at Christian women!! I "lost" a majority of my faith when I was a teen and have been struggling since....this class has helped, but I still felt a twinge of doubt in my heart! Well, one of the things we are supposed to write in our weekly study guides is a daily "Godstop"....a moment in time when we are reminded about the miracles of God....whether it be a newborn calf, the warmth of sunshine on our face or something "BIG"!!!
Well, my friends...I had that "something BIG" happen to me on Friday!!

I was at work at the hospital and we were having a really, really busy day!! We had several patients on the floor (admits), 3 waiting for our emergency rooms (only have 2 rooms) and only 2 nurses working (me and my buddy, Linda)! Well, the hubby came by "just to say 'hi'"....but, folks, he simply did not look "right"....then he asked me to check his blood pressure! Now, normally his blood pressure is something to be envied by most mortals.....usually 110/60!! Today, his blood pressure was 150/105!!! The he rubbed his chest and said "I just kind of hurt!"....YEP...my heart stopped! I looked through the window to the nurses station at our PA on duty and she hollered to clear the trauma room and get Jesse in there...."NOW!!"........now, mind ya....jesse's family has a history of strokes, Jesse is now 40 and neither of us weigh what we did when we met 12 years ago! Plus, being a rancher is probably one of the most stressful jobs there is!!! anyway, we got him into the trauma room when my buddy, Linda, came in and said "Kris....maybe you should go check our other emergency patients and let me handle this one"...it was then that I realized how absolutely TERRIFIED I was...my hands were shaking and I could hardly breathe! I let Linda take over and I left the room to say a quick prayer...or two! Over the next several hours, we did EKG's to check for the electrical activity of the heart, lots and lots of lab work and constantly checked his blood pressure! The only thing that brought down his blood pressure was nitroglycerin under the tongue! That only worked for a few minutes and then his blood pressure would go back up! We kept him in the hospital with us for several hours and repeated all the tests! Our kids came in after school and the youngest one simply refused to leave his daddy! Fortunately, all the tests came back negative for heart damage, but his blood pressure and very, very low pulse rate still has the docs stumped!! Normally, with high blood pressure, they could put you on a "beta blocker" to bring it down....however, Jesse's resting heart rate was 48-52 beats a minute....a beta blocker would have killed him! Becky, our PA, has a call in to the cardiologist in Bozeman today and we should hear when he can see the hubby...gonna end up going through alot of tests, but with his family history I simply cannot take the chance of there being something serious that we are missing!

Anyway, my "Godstop" came that night after we were home! Jesse was "whupped" from the day and could not keep his eyes open another minute....as I lay there beside him, it suddenly dawned on me that he was "BREATHING"!! SIMPLY BREATHING!! something that I had come so close to not hearing again!!! I had to leave bed and sit in the frontroom by the fireplace and sob!!! It all hit me at once how close I had come to losing him!! I went from bedroom to bedroom (mind you, at 2 in the morning) and just looked at my kids and wondered how I would have told them their daddy was gone......God gave me my miracle that day!! He showed me he is truly there!! He gave me another chance with my husband!! Nope....did not get a wink of sleep that night...just lay there all night and listened to him BREATHE.....and thanked God for each breath!!

So.....what about YOU??? Have you had your "Godstop"???? :wink: :wink:
 

Shelly

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ranchwife, I hope all turns out all right for Jesse, and for you and the kids. I'll be thinking of you all. You're like family here.

As for "Godstops", probably have had a few, but not worth mentioning now after reading your story. God be with you, friend of mine.
 

Jinglebob

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Great!

Hope you get this all figured out.

Mine was getting to be around and enjoying a beautiful grandson, yesterday, as he ran and played and made an old mans day! Just watching him eat and struggle to get a foirk to work, was a blast. I laughed and laughed.

We have got to stop and smell the roses and even the manure and thank the good Lord for putting us where he did. I do it every day.

Tell cowboy up we are praying for him and to just let it all go and quit worrying. It's hard but when you finally realize that your not in control and just accept that the Lord is, it gets a lot easier.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Hey, maybe his heart was racing cuz' he was around a good lookin' woman. Whats your nurse friend look like, anyway? :wink: :lol:

Probably, TWO good lookin' wimmen. :D
 

Mrs.Greg

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I'm sure happy to hear it worked out OK for you guys. :)
Over the years I've had a number of Godstop moments,but always the ones that hit you the hardest is when your partner or children are involved.Truly,I almost have panic attacks thinking of ever losing Greg.
 

Faster horses

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ranchwife, that brought tears to my eyes and an ache to my heart for
you. I'll pray everything turns out well for Jesse, as I'm sure it will.
Amazing how we take things for granted, then we get a God Stop
that brings us back to appreciating what we have.

I never let Mr. FH drive away without telling him I love him. We
just don't know what is in store for us each day.

Thanks for sharing your story with us. It certainly touched my
heart this morning.

Please keep us posted, and keep your chin up. Every day with
our loved ones is a gift.
 

ranchwife

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FH----about the saying "I love you" before leaving......the hardest part of that night was knowing that I had left for work that morning in a "testy and ornery" mood....he had fallen asleep in his recliner that night while watching t.v. and when I left for work, I was "growly" and did not tell him that I loved him! Came too close to not being able to say those words again!!! Lesson learned!!!!!!!!!!
 

ranchwife

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JB---reading your posting reminded me of a Godstop I had just yesterday.....amazing how we see these things and do not realize what a miracle they are until later!!! anyway, my 19 year old and his girlfriend were here for the weekend while he and a few buddies went hunting the mountains for elk (got NOTHING, but.... :roll: )......this young lady approached me, shyly, and asked if she could talk to me!! She then took out pictures of the ultrasound of the grandchild that God will bless me with in April!! Mixed feeling? Yep!! They are young and unmarried, but this child reminded me that God wants the world to go on!!
 

Mrs.Greg

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ranchwife said:
JB---reading your posting reminded me of a Godstop I had just yesterday.....amazing how we see these things and do not realize what a miracle they are until later!!! anyway, my 19 year old and his girlfriend were here for the weekend while he and a few buddies went hunting the mountains for elk (got NOTHING, but.... :roll: )......this young lady approached me, shyly, and asked if she could talk to me!! She then took out pictures of the ultrasound of the grandchild that God will bless me with in April!! Mixed feeling? Yep!! They are young and unmarried, but this child reminded me that God wants the world to go on!!
Wow ranchwife you had an emotional weekend.Our son was young and unmarried to but it works out. From one gramma to another,its the BEST...CONGRATULATIONS Gramma :)
 
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ranchwife said:
JB---reading your posting reminded me of a Godstop I had just yesterday.....amazing how we see these things and do not realize what a miracle they are until later!!! anyway, my 19 year old and his girlfriend were here for the weekend while he and a few buddies went hunting the mountains for elk (got NOTHING, but.... :roll: )......this young lady approached me, shyly, and asked if she could talk to me!! She then took out pictures of the ultrasound of the grandchild that God will bless me with in April!! Mixed feeling? Yep!! They are young and unmarried, but this child reminded me that God wants the world to go on!!

CONGRATULATIONS GRANDMA :D :D :D Don't worry- been a lot of us that been there- done that... I almost bounced from the ceiling to the basement when I found out the oldest was 19 and pregnant (and I thought her boyfriend was worthless- which she finally wised up to too) -- but I ended up with 2 of the greatest grandkids you could ever want....

And wait til that first one learns how to say "Gamma"- will melt your heart... And when your a Grandma you got an excuse to have grey hair :wink: :lol:
 

katrina

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I think as our faith grows stronger with Christ we have more Godstops...
Maybe life becomes more clearer........
My best friend has had several surgeries on her neck and she needed to get a dye test on her neck. I went with her and after the test she was suppost to stay flat for 12 hours... So we got a motel room and I ran down some supper for us and anyway on one of my trips I locked the keys in the suburban... I checked all the doors to see if they were locked. I checked the back door...... waaalaaa it was opened, so I crawled to front and got my keys and though wow does that back door not lock when I lock the suburban up?? So I relocked the suberban and checked the back door...... It was locked...... Now tell me that Christ isn't watching out for us.........
 

Faster horses

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I'm a firm believer that you have kids to have grandkids!!!
(and I'm sad I only have one...but he's better than nothing by
a darn sight!!!!!!!!)

Congratulations ranchwife. You have been blessed very much, I
would say.

Just go with the flow. Keeps the doors open and your heart light!
 

Been There

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When you lose a spouse you think of all the things you should of said, the things you should have done and that you could have maybe had a better life and relationship when you were together if you had tried harder to make it happen.
I guarantee that you will wish you had said "I love you" much more than you did.
 

OldDog/NewTricks

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She was Sick - - I promised her we would marry before her death!
The Doctors said “That will give her something to Live For”!

I could not find the words to say “Its Time”!

Earth, Wind And Fire – Sing It Best!
I Always Thought I See Your Face Again!

Fear of Fears but Life Goes On – and You Find you Live For Two!
 
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Anonymous

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An old fellow that had been married about 70 years long ago told me, shortly after his wifes death, that the secret to a long and successful marriage was to never go to bed mad, no matter how big a fight you'd had during the day, and to tell her "you loved her" every night- because you never knew when you might not again have the chance to do that.....

I have followed his advice for the past 30+ years.....
 

Red Robin

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Nice story Ranchwife, thanks for sharing that with the rest of us. I can read your emotions in the story. Glad your husband is doing ok and congratulations on the coming grandbaby.
 

Soapweed

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Ranchwife, your story really helps us all to keep our priorities straight. We are praying for you folks, and hope that Cowboy Up has a speedy recovery. Keep the faith.
 

nr

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What a weekend and stories you've shared. A good reminder to all of us to keep our eyes peeled for God's workings in our lives. What is the saying? Our faith grows the fastest through difficulties.
 

Hanta Yo

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Ranchwife,

I'm sooooo glad Jesse stopped in to "visit", I think someone "guided" him to go there. I hope you find out what is wrong.

Last Tues night (around 9:10 pm), coming home from Roundup (MCG had a band concert), about a mile before the turnoff to our town, we saw an SUV sitting at a terrible angle in the middle of the road, and we wouldn't have seen it if the truck/trailer on the opposite side of the road didn't have his headlights on, (he almost crashed into it because there were no lights on the SUV), we stopped and the SUV was a mangled mess, had to have rolled at least several times. Not getting into details, sw ran up to see what he could do, and she was a friend/neighbor. MCG is good friends with her daughter. If she wasn't wearing a seatbelt she would have been dead. As it is, she has many surgeries to go through because of the nature of the accident, the seatbelt caused some other problems, but it saved her life. Thank God she had her seatbelts on. This is making me think about going back to attending church on a regular basis. We also had some friends up from CA to help us brand, they are mostly good friends of sw's, he is now a pastor at a church in CA, had a wonderful time with them. I think the good Lord is telling us something and I think we need to listen...
 
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