Confessions of a CF Husband

It has been awhile since my last post because I have been sick, but this needs to be told.

Through the blog about Noah Steven, I came to "know" Nate, Tricia, and Gwyneth Rose. There was a link for Nate's website called "Confessions of a CF Husband" and so I started to read it and was sucked into the story immediately.

I am not about to tell you all the details, you HAVE to go read the blog because Nate's attention to detail and the background to the story is very important. So go here and read about them. But I will tell you a bit about Nate, Tricia and Gwyneth Rose.

Tricia and Nate met in the Outer Banks of North Carolina at church where his father is a pastor. It took a time of pursuing but eventually Nate and Tricia got married. Tricia has a disease called Cystic Fibrosis. It is a life threatening and life shortening lung disease. Nate knew (to the best of his ability) what he was getting into. Tricia needed constant care and constant treatments.

Tricia eventually became sick enough where she needed a double lung transplant. So last fall they were preparing to go to Duke University Hospital for her physical therapy and preparations to be activated and listed on the transplant list. Right before they were to leave Tricia discovered she was pregnant. This could be very dangerous to her health, and it soon was. Tricia became very ill and the baby was born at 24 weeks gestation.

At present time, Tricia is doing well, but has overcome a lot of obstacles. Gwyneth Rose is now almost 9 weeks old and is getting stronger and stronger, but still has a ways to go. Tricia has finally gotten back to her status as of last fall and is re-activated and re-listed for a double lung transplant. Now it is just a matter of waiting. And praying.

Believe me though, while this story may seem amazing from what I just wrote, it is so much more amazing from the words that Nate uses and his perspective as husband and father. He uses videos and pictures to captivate and engage your heart. And while he and his family are in this trying time, he also tells of other families and people who need prayer.

But most of all, Nate is not wanting this to be about them. He wants this story to get out for the Glory of God. He wants God to get all the praise and accolade. Nate and his parents and Tricia's parents and siblings and other family and friends have been so faithful and trusting in God through this situation and trusting God to do His will and that He will come through. And He has. Time and Time again.

This story has not only made me fall in love with a family that I don't know and gotten me to pray for this family so much more than I ever expected, but I have found myself questioning how much I trust God. I have migraines and sure they are debilitating at times, but I haven't trusted Him with my health or with the migraines. But I am starting to. God has provided me with a job, but it's not what I want to be doing. I have had to ask myself if I trust God to provide for that. I am working my way there.

God has used this story to show His faithfulness in harder times than I have ever experienced and said "Look how My Children here trust me and do not doubt and pray and continue on, but you of little faith..." And it has opened my eyes to my relationship with Him. And this is exactly what Nate and Tricia want.

This story is being "heard" and read around the world. When you go to Nate's website, you can see a map of the world, and There are dots on the map representing people from that location that are reading the blog. There are people that are in Australia, Japan, India, China, Africa, all over. Please, read this story. See what God is doing for them. Pray for Nate and Tricia and Gwyneth Rose. See what God is doing in your life. Ask yourself how much you are trusting God.