This week has been full of so
many ups and downs, and it’s been hard to sort through all my thoughts. One of
these days I’ll look back at my journals to see if any of the words I’ve put to
paper have even made sense. I sure am grateful for those journals, and
for God’s sustaining grace, and for Ryan. Here’s a closer look at the week:
We stopped to see my Dad last
Sunday after church. He was a little more alert than he had been the day
before, and while he wasn’t able to come up with my name, he did want to hold
my hand the whole time I was there.
We had a setback on Monday. ☹ They
discovered a new infection in Dad, so we had to take him back to the hospital.
He was diagnosed with double pneumonia and had to be readmitted. Ryan was so
sweet…took Dad to the ER, stayed with him until I could get there, and then
prayed over me all the way home. (Overwhelm set in as I left the hospital, and
I needed a prayer boost!)
Tuesday was another long day, trying
to balance work and tending to my parents, but we had some sweet friends from
church who delivered some homemade zucchini bread to us as a love-gift. It
meant so much to us!
My sister flew in on Wednesday
to help out with Mom and Dad, and I was so thankful for a beautiful day to
drive to pick her up at the airport! Dad as able to return to Swiss Village
after his second hospitalization. It was good to have him back. He was quite
the storyteller that first day back!
This “semester,” I am teaching a
Bible study on the book of Nehemiah, and I am just absolutely loving the chance
to share this with ladies from our church. I actually teach the same session
twice each week, and this week we did my favorite chapter in the whole book! Loved
getting to share it with both groups – and to learn what they are enjoying from
it too.
Ryan and I celebrated
Valentine’s Day a day early with a special dinner out. I’ll tell you more about
it this week, but let me just tell you today that it was a sweet blessing to be
able to sneak away for a couple of hours and get a dinner date. Super thankful
for my sister holding down the fort so we could go!
Yesterday actually was
Valentine’s Day, and Ryan and celebrated by serving together at church,
enjoying small group with our friends – and spending a decent amount of time
with my parents. They were cute little hand-holding kissers every single time
they got together. It was sweet to watch.
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