One Week Later

Travis is getting around much better; one week after the accident. He is off of his prescription pain medication and no longer uses crutches to walk. He is not graceful, but he is mobile. The emerging problem - boredom. After all of the pusing and pushing and pushing for him to get a job, he took two calls while lying in the hospital from companies asking him for second interviews. He, of course, was not in a position to take advantage of those opportunities. Anybody want to pay Travis to stuff envelopes or something?

Stress management? I pray hard and lean on my church family. They have been wonderful. Between them and the kids' school (Lancaster Christian School), we have been getting streams of cards, calls and visits. I also pray that God will show Travis how Romans 8:28 is alive in his circumstances...

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."

Yesterday, Loretta had outpatient surgery. We thought about rescheduling, but the schedule doesn't get any easier for the rest of the summer. So yesterday was pretty stressful for Mr. Mom and Mr. Nurse. I didn't do much to manage the stress, just bit the bullet and felt sorry for myself. This morning, though, I rode 12.5 miles on the bicycle and got back before the rain started. That helps. One of the pastors called yesterday and wants to bring pizza for lunch today and visit with us. A few families from our church caregroup are providing dinners for the next couple of nights too.