Monday, January 11,2008

Dennis is staying awake more and more throughout the day.  He is feeling better with each new day.  He still has headaches, but not near as bad as they once were.  We went to our family doctor at Beaver on Saturday, and he continues to be encouraged by Den's progress.  Dennis had to do some more lab work, and  we won't have those results for a few more days.  Dr. Lee has written him off work AT LEAST through March 1st (to be reevaluated by the LL doctors in the weeks to come).  Dennis is looking more like himself, but internally the doctor reminded us that he still has much healing to do.  We need to be patient and allow the miracle progress God has been doing to continue.  Thursday, Dennis goes to LLUMC for a Neuro Visual Field...not sure what that is or what it does, but I know it has to do with checking the vision and damage done to his left eye.

Be praying for that please.  We won't get results on that test until January 20th.  Between now and the end of the month, Dennis has appointments with the Neurosurgeon , the OMFS doctor, and the Eye Surgeon--all at LLUMC.  We should have updates soon from those doctors.

Megan started a new semester at Valley College today.  I think it will be good for her to get back to some normalcy in her life.  Please pray for her.  (Doctors tell me I can leave Dennis long enough to take and pick her up each day from the school.  Thank you, Lord for that!)  

Pray for me too!  I have been growing a bit weary lately and have had difficulty focusing on all of the things I need to get done in a day.  I know I need to take care of myself, but  sometimes that is easier said than done.   Taking care of Dennis, Megan, and Ayaka (our Japanese student) can be a full time job in itself), but then you add in the church and keeping things going, schooling Meg, keeping up with medical appointments and insurance, working to do what the D.A.'s office has requested of us, and the list goes on and on and on.  In trying to stay on top of things, I seem to have ended up on the bottom of things in the last few days!  I am clinging to the promises of "Trusting in the Lord with all of my heart..and He will direct my paths," but as you can probably all relate...we all have our moments of weakness and discouragement.  I have fallen into that over the last couple of days, but continuing to press on and believing God will continue to meet me where I am and carry me in my tough moments.  I seem to have been casting the same cares God's way over and over again waiting for God to take them from me.  I  am beginning to pray about these cares in a different way tonight.  "Lord, am I missing something here?  Is there something I am not getting?  Not learning?  I so desire to learn from these trials and difficult times, but ever so quickly please!"  I so don't want to stay where I am at tonight, and I am trusting God to bring me through in his timing and in his way.  For me, there is no other way!  As difficult as it can be and as much as I wish to move on to higher ground...I will continue to wait and cling to the Lord to sustain, grow, and deliver me!  "God's ways are not my ways and His thoughts are not my thoughts," and  "I will (continue to) rejoice in the Lord always!"   Pray I find that peace and joy in the midst of moving  forward one step at a time.   

Please be praying for us on Wednesday evening.  Our church will be starting up our Kidz Club again (after taking the last four weeks off).  Dennis and I believe it is so important to get back to the kids and continue to shine forth the love of Jesus to them, but I am REALLY trusting the Lord and taking this faith walk.  With Dennis still healing, it will be difficult, but not impossible  ("for all things are possible"), to run Kidz Club.  I am believing God to give me strength and direction and to sustain all of us.  "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few."  Pray that God continues to raise up people with hearts to reach this ripened harvest. I know God will be faithful, and I am anxious to see Him work.  Your prayers will definitely help to this end!

Be looking up, for the time is near....Don't waste a moment!

In Christ,  

Mendy