Monday, February 5, 2007
Out of Commission
The day has finally arrived. I will be heading to the hospital tomorrow to have my spleen, and its gigantic hematoma removed. If you had not already heard, there is a large thing, they think is a hematoma in my spleen. It is about the size of a nerf football. At its widest point it is 11cm x 13cm, and extends from under my lungs to nearly my waist. Things are a bit squashed on the left side of my abdomen. So, as soon as I am once again coherent enough and have internet connection, I will let you know how things turned out. If you are lucky, I will have pictures to post as well.
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Christin,
We are praying for you today. May God be gracious and grant you a speedy recovery.
The Redins
Goodness! I pray that things go well. Thanks for letting us know. God bless you (and your spleen)! :)
Welcome to the blog world!! Great to have you!
Glad to know the surgery went well. Praying for you.
Miss you.
Christi
Praying for you Christin!
Looking forward to having you back!
You know when you walk down the aisle, say “I do,” and kiss your bride, you’re not entirely sure what’s going on. You pray that your emotions haven’t overtaken logic and that God really did indeed for you to marry that person.
Of course throughout the wedding ceremony, people are nodding their heads in affirmation casually commenting on the important things like, “Oh, they’re so in love with each other.”, “Oh, don’t they make the cute couple.”, and “Oh, I don’t like the bridesmaids dresses.” In reality, I think people are really just sizing everyone up. Will this marriage turn out to be another bad statistic?
And when those wedding bells ring and doors fly open, so typically launches away their commitment.
Sitting at Christin’s bedside, I am compelled to say this is where your marriage shows in its true colors. It’s easy for me to love Christin when she looks hot, talks sweet, treats me right, recognizes me for all of the wonderful things I do for her, etc. It’s easy, because she can give back to me. Perhaps it’s a little selfish desire and motivation. Perhaps it’s just the natural give and take of a relationship. Hate to admit it, but I like taking more than giving. Not because I like taking for taking sake, but because it’s easier to lazy.
It’s not easy to love, because love takes work.
So as she lay in her bed, our relationship begins to change. She can’t hug me the way she used to. She can’t talk too long to me either. She can’t read to me. She can’t play with Luke and me, even though we both want her too. She can’t eat at restaurant with me. She can’t “get ready” for me. I just sit here, helplessly observing her recover.
You want to know why Christin and I are going to make it? It’s because by God’s grace our love is a commitment. Whether in the easy to love times or the hard love times, in sickness or in health, we have a commitment. God has built into us Himself. How’s it go? Because He first loved me, so am I able to love. It is His strength veining through our oneness, not ours, that will keep our marriage going. We will go through life together.
So if Christin smells like a hospital person, I’m glad I’m there to smell it. If Christin can’t kiss me the way she used to, she’ll be back. If she can’t stay awake through an entire movie, what else is new? I love her no matter what. There are no qualifiers with my love. I love her. There are no “yeah but…” in my love for her. I love her.
I praise Lord Jesus daily, for I am so thankful for Christin. I’m thankful for our wedding day. I praise God that when we made the commitment of marriage, we really knew that it was by God’s love, not ours.
It’s wonderful being here with Christin, because I love living life with her. You know, even in a sleepy hospital bed, she can still light up a room.
I do pray for a speedy recovery.
Love,
Adam
WOW. That was amazing, what Adam wrote. You married an amazing man, Christin. And thanks, Adam, for taking a chance to share your thoughts -- and honesty -- with all the rest of us, many of whom are strangers to you!
Adam ... seriously. You've got to warn a girl to grab a box of tissue before reading a comment like that.
Thank you for sharing. :o) You two are the real deal!!
Wow. I married well.
Adam, you are more wonderful than I can express. I love you.
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