This past weekend was a bit awkward for us. It started Thursday afternoon with a call from my oldest son that we were now the proud grandparents of a new baby boy - Trystan Paul --- 8lbs 2.25oz, 20" long.
Not only was that news great, but it came with a phone call! That means we talked instead of exchanging emails which is how we have conversed for almost a year. Therefore, the blessings were doubled.
Then came the news that the baby was suffering some breathing problems and they had to put him in ICU. Being over a thousand miles away, when you would prefer to be "out in the hall" during all of this, proved challenging for my wife and I. Yet, our son proved more than capable of dealing with the facts and managing the situation for he and his wife, Autumn.
As parents and grandparents, our job was to pray and his job was to do what Dad's do, step up to the situation and handle it. Something he did quite well.
As of Sunday, the crisis had passed and baby Trystan Paul was doing well and able to go home with Mom and Dad. Naturally, this brought a relief to our hearts. In addition, it meant that for three days my son and I talked at least once, sometimes twice a day. That in itself was a blessing we could not have measured.
I am thankful for our new grandson, there is no doubt about it. So please don't misunderstand when I say, I am thankful for this "crisis" that opened a door of communication that both of us were hesitant to open on our own.
Did God cause this situation with Trystan? I do not know the answer to that. What I do know is that He is using it ways no one would have known.
It is odd how "situations" bring blessings unexpected. Sometimes you just shrug your shoulders and say the only thing you can...
Thank you Father!
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