LIFEsync: Priceless Moments

This is one moment our family never imagined we would experience together. The value I place on such moments at this point in my life is...priceless.

After an extremely busy and hectic start to the week, our family traveled to Central Louisiana to visit family, attend the traditional Family Campmeeting, hear my father in law minister, celebrate July 4th, and check on my father. We had driven most of the day on Wednesday to arrive just in time for the start of the evening service. The Usher escorted us to our seat and we settled in for the usual parade of public officials, that included the Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal.

My attention was arrested with a good friend gesturing for us to follow him backstage to receive a phone call. This type of unusual disruption maginified my suspicions. Our family has been "acquainted with grief" the last few months and I was immediately alarmed. What was going on? Was it Eva? How about Gibson? Is he okay? Dad...what has happened to my father? What news would the phone call bring?

My mother? What? You must be mistaken. My mother is "Superwoman!" She can't...we need her..Dad needs her! She is in severe pain? Don't know the cause? She is on the way to the hospital? Okay, I'm on my way.

At the time of this writing, I am relieved to report that my Mom has made it through the surgery to remove her gallbladder. We have all slept about 8 of the last 72 hours. The balancing act of caring for my father during his cancer battle and for my mother during this gallbladder attack has been challenging. Tony Clark, Jackie Browning, Sandy Dykes, Scotty Grove aka "The Grove Gardener", and Michael Braswell are just a few of the "everyday heroes" that have provided help to my Parents. You are now all official "Hennigan's!" (I'm not sure that is a compliment. Ha. Ha.)

I want to thank everyone who is holding up our family in prayer. We certainly need your prayers like never before. Please continue to lift my mother and father up in your personal and corporate times of prayer.

A "moment" is often undervalued. The picture of my parents sharing that intimate moment before surgery is eternally stored in my soul. It was priceless. I am now driven to creatively produce priceless pictures with my wife and kids.