Friday, April 12:" For my friends who are surprised to see me here (what? you're on facebook?!!) I'll give you two reasons...
#1. I have Time. Lots of it. (Hopefully this is not a permanent problem)!!
And #2. I thought it would be a great place to give God glory. After all, I believe that's why God gave me life, so that He would be glorified.
"Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wonderous things. And blessed be his glorious name forever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen." Psalm 72:18,19"
Thursday, April 11: "The Maranatha Bible School Choir was at Brownsville last Sunday so we went to hear them. It was the first church service since the accident, so it was wonderful to worship like that again. One of the congregational songs touched me right away. "Because He lives I can face tomorrow, Because He lives all fear is gone" ... what?really? no fear? what if these fingers are always stiff and clumsy? these hands always numb and tingly? what if these triceps never return from their extended vacation and I can never comb my own hair, vacuum the rug, change the laundry, or pull out the mixer and flour to make bread? what if I never drive a car again?!!
"Because I know Who holds the future,
And life is worth the living, just because He lives!"
I am so thankful that I don't need to fear tomorrow, God IS already there. He has already answered so many prayers, and I know He will continue to hear and answer!"
See, her own words are way better than anything I could write!
It has become a routine for me to go down and visit on Tuesday evenings and take dinner. I confess, I have to give Mrs. Costco and Papa Murphy the credit for a few dinners, but last week Craig made lasagna, his famous garlic bread, and peanut butter pie for them. It was all a hit! That pie was an event in itself!
Hope has been able to take her neck brace off at night for about a month now, and she has started going short bits of time without it during the day. It's a difficult transition, resulting in increased pain. She fervently wants to get rid of it and the discomfort and inconvenience that goes along with it, so it's pretty frustrating to experience so much pain during the process. Keep on praying! She is also slowly regaining a little tricep motion on her right arm, which had been lacking until a few weeks ago.
The family has enjoyed the pleasure of Micah's company this past week, after an unfortunate rabbit hunting incident resulted in him being tossed from the back of a pickup into a field. Diagnosis: a concussion and something complicated about his shoulder and ligaments and tendons or something. (It's all Greek to me!) So pray for him also, as he has an appointment with a specialist Monday to find out what treatment will involve. In the meantime, he's pretty excited to have the opportunity to sit around and recover. (NOT!) But how nice for his mother to have a companion to sit with her as she recovers! By now he's up and about a good deal more than he was those first few days, but the body does hurt after a jolt like that.
Thank you for continuing to remember Hope and her family in your prayers. I am so amazed and appreciative of my friends who don't know Hope, who ask about her and let me know they are still praying for her, as well as those who do know her and faithfully pray. We believe that God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or imagine, according to his power at work within us!
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