Dangerous

          We've lived here since 1970 and have had few close neighbors – we were generally surrounded by open fields.  We certainly have not had many children. Trick or Treaters have never visited.

          But in recent years the fields across the street, on a hill, have been replaced with new homes squeezed into the open lots.  This has changed our neighborhood.  Because of the hill and the distance we have not gotten to know most of our new neighbors.  But it is easy to watch them from our living room.

          This has caused us some discomfort as we've watched their children who appear to be of middle school age.  They tear around on their bikes without helmets.  They speed down the driveways and onto the busy street while cars speed by,  much faster than the posted speed limit.  Close calls are common.  The hills are probably fun, but dangerous. No serious accidents have happened – at least not yet,  Hopefully - never.

          And when they are done racing they just drop their bikes on their lawn and leave them there.

          Now, should we do something?  Probably not. We don't know the parents and it isn't our business.  They aren't doing anything on or to our property.  So right now we just watch and pray.

Modern Medicne

       As we get older, our medical care becomes much more important to us.  So, it becomes a concern when it becomes more expensive and less helpful.  What do you as a senior do?

          I am dealing with ten physical concerns – some more important than others. Some have kept me homebound and discouraged. Medical care has already cost us thousands this year with few answers and little help.

          Recently my eye problems returned and despite several surgeries I have had trouble reading.  I wanted to see my specialist once again and the only way I could be seen quickly was to travel to Hershey.  He had no openings locally.  So, we drove there on a Friday afternoon to be examined.  I'm not sure if he really found anything but he had some long medical terms to share with me – no real explanations.  He suggested a procedure which would cost several hundred dollars - not covered by insurance.

          He also recommended several items off his shelf – also not covered by insurance.  Then he told me the girls in the office would explain their use when I checked out.  They didn't but they gave me a bag of items and a bill for another $108 for them.  They said I should read the instructions on the meds and they rushed me out.  Now it was 15 minutes past closing time on a Friday afternoon.  They all wanted to leave for the weekend – and they did.  No explanations.

          When I got home to do my own study, I realized that there were meds missing.  After a search I found out that two were called into CVS – at Parkesburg – not even close to Lancaster.  How did that happen? Carelessness!  Fortunately, CVS had it transferred for us.  I still don't how to use all these meds and my eyes are not any better.  But my wallet is empty.

          One of my other specialists cancelled my appointment and the first date open for a replacement was December 26.  I won't be too surprised if he eventually changes that as well.

          I was waiting for a med called in by my gastro doc.  I was told it was cancelled because it wasn't covered by my insurance.  But I had to ask where it was.  When I said I needed it ,des pite the cost, CVS reordered it – for $208.  Just another bump in the road to medical care.

          Since Covid, several of our specialists have suddenly retired.  Our longtime dentist shocked us with a letter announcing his closing of his practice.  Then this week it happened again. This time it was our eye practice that has closed and we have appointments scheduled with them in December.  More changes ahead!

          Well, enough complaining for today.   There is much more that I could say but it won't do any good.   But maybe I wouldn't mind if I were getting any help.  But I'm not.

         But, one way or another, I know the Great Physician is in charge and will take care of me as He has for 83 years.  He knows, He cares, He provides and someday He will give me a new and healed body without cost or pills or tests or appointments or physicians.  No more pain, isolation, or depression.  What a great day that will be.

 

Some Random Thoughts

Here are some thoughts to consider on a sunny afternoon:

 

February is the border between winter and spring.  (Terri Guillemets)

 

The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within.  (William C. Bryant

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.  (William Arthur Ward)

Some stranger somewhere remembers you because you were kind to them when none else was. (Terri Simber)

 

A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied 10 minutes later.  (George Patton)

 

 

Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. (Percy Ross)

 

It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen. (Oliver Wendell Holmes)

 

Be kind to unkind people - They need it the most. (Aldo Leopold)

 

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.  (Edward Langley)
The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television.  What happens is that the family "gets together" alone.  (Ashley Montagu)

 

Always borrow money from a pessimist.  They don't expect to get it back.  (Unknown source)

 

You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.  (William Hudson)

 

Not to decide is to decide.  (Harvey Cox)

 

Work is the greatest thing in the world – so we should always save some for tomorrow.  (Don Herold)

 

An executive is one who never puts off until tomorrow what he can get someone else to do today. (Unknown source)

 

He who neglects to drink of the spring of experience is apt to die of thirst in the desert of ignorance.  (Ling Po)

 

A person who has had a bull by the tail once has learned sixty or seventy times as much as the person who hasn't (Mark Twain)

 

If you are unhappy in your career choice after giving it a fair shake, quit.  Leave it and look for an opportunity that will make you happy.  No matter how well a job pays, if it is drudgery, it isn't worth it.  (Ed Koch)

 

I love acting.  It is so much more real than life.  (Oscar Levant) 

 

Always listen to the experts.  They'll tell you what can't be done and why.  Then do it.  (Robert Heinlein)

 

Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.  (Helen Gurley Brown)

 

Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end. (Igor Stravinsky)

 

Remember always that all of us, you and I especially, are descended from immigrants.  (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

 

The time to prepare a roof is when the sun is shining.  (John F. Kennedy)

 

Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.  (Daniel Auber)

 

There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper.  (John Ruskin)

 

My friends have made the story of my life.  In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my deprivation. (Helen Keller)

 

Sometimes the news is in the noise and sometimes the news is in the silence.  (Thomas Friedman)

 

A preposition is something you never end a sentence with. (Jill Etherington)

 

A pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to write with.  (Marty Feldman)

  

If fans don't want to come to the ballpark, no one's going to stop them.  (Yogi Berra)

 

 

 

 

A Beautiful Drive

          It was a beautiful day for a drive.  Fall was just beginning and we hadn't been able to take a longer ride for several months.  Dianne had knee replacement surgery and wasn't able to drive since July and I have had to stop driving because of various physical challenges.  It has been very hard to be confined to our home for many months.

          But I had a medical appointment and had to see a doctor in Hershey.  Now that is only about an hour from home but it was a great excuse to go for a ride.

          The leaves had not yet started to change but the fields of corn were harvested.  Pumpkins and mums were everywhere. The air was cool.  It was beautiful.  We have so much to be thankful for.  Unfortunately, the medical visit was expensive and a waste of time.

          But as we drove, I couldn't help but think of the poor people in Florida who were at the moment being devastated with winds, floods and tornados.  Many were losing everything.  Some were losing their lives.  My heart aches for them.

          And at the same time folks around the world were in dangerous places due to wars and terrorism.  What is happening in Ukraine and Israel is horrendous.  I am beginning to think that the only hope of avoiding World War III and seeing peace might be the rapture.  And I am ready for that.  At least that would also give us relief from the terrible election news and ads that fill our lives.  But I guess that is another topic for another day.

          I have become more thankful for what I have.  God has been so good to us.  Each day I need to pray for others who have these desperate needs and thank God for His goodness to me.  Thank you Lord.

Help, Help!

           Have you ever needed help for a particular need and you received the following response from your friends – nothing?  Or more likely – "I'm praying for you."

          During the past two months we have had some needs. Dianne had knee replacement surgery and since I am not driving now, we found ourselves isolated without any transportation for needed appointments.  But with the help of two of our assistant pastors, an elder and family members, we were able to schedule 14 trips.  While this was a tremendous help, I only had to cancel two doctor appointments.

          We were also able to get help planting flowers twice and another neighbor helped us get our newspaper every morning.  Several family members helped by bringing us our mail when they were in our neighborhood. Meals came from Meals on Wheels.

          But what I really missed was the fellowship of friends, especially those from church.  However, I did have some when our pastors provided transportation for us.  That was really appreciated.  And our family did visit and call regularly.  Two women from church also called and a group from church wrote regularly.  That was appreciated.  There is nothing like visits from friends when you are isolated at home.

          The biggest surprise came when our oldest son took an early retirement from the bank.  He discovered several things that needed to be done at our house.  First, he found several shelves of outdated cans of food that were in our basement which we hadn't been able to access for months.  He got rid of all of them for us.  Then he cleaned out our basement freezer which we also had not been able to use for months.  Threw out those old items.  Then he located cans of old paint which he took out to the landflll for us.

         But he wasn't done yet.  He had a dumpster delivered to our house and he and his brothers and our grandson spent hours cleaning out old materials from our garage and basement.  A whole dumpster was filled and there is enough left for another load.  When my wife is well enough to do steps again, they will take her down to continue this work.  Unfortunately, I doubt that I will ever be well enough again to join them, but much has been accomplished – unexpectedly.

          But, as I've been saying, God has been good to us.  And despite our problems, He is still taking care of us and providing what we need, when we need it.  He responds to our pleas for help in His time!

Some Updates

          As some of you know, the last few months have been a challenge for us.  Dianne had knee replacement surgery which left us with no driver and me as her caretaker.  This meant that we had to find a driver for everything and it meant that numerous things around the house just didn't get done.  But the Lord provided the help that we needed often just when we needed it.
          But now I want to give some updates for those who have prayed.
          First, Dianne is doing much better.  She is in rehab and learning to use her cane.  She is still not sleeping in bed, but she IS DRIVING!  PTL!  That is a major step for us.
          Last week a dermatologist took a growth off her cheek and sent it to be examined.  PTL we just got a report that it is not cancer.  What a relief!
          But some challenges remain.  Because it hasn't been used, our second car is in our driveway with a dead battery.  That is a challenge to get repaired when you have just one driver.

          I still have not gotten any help or relief from my physical problems and I have some new ones to deal with.  I have appointments with two of my specialists in October but I don't have much hope that they will help this time.  I am praying that the Great Physician will step in and provide the help that I really need.  Living this way has been very hard.

          And finally, some sad news.  For the past year a kind neighbor has been bringing our newspaper to our front door each morning.  The delivery lady will only throw it to the end of our drive and that leaves us with a long walk.  And that is hard when neither of us have been able to walk.  We have really appreciated his service – in rain, cold, ice or snow.  But yesterday we received an e-mail from his wife telling us that his dementia is worse.  He is no longer able to drive and he must wear a tracker for his wife to take care of him.  This is so sad.  Please join us in praying for this kind neighbor.

          God has been so good to us and we thank and praise Him for that.  Thank you, too, to those of you who have been praying for us.  We love you!

A Sad Fall Season

          Fall – my favorite season of the year.  Cooler temperatures, beautiful colors, mums, football and baseball play-offs.  Wonderful time of the year - but not this time.

          This year it has been ruined by a very nasty election.  We have candidates who don't deserve to win who are tearing each other apart with an abundance of nasty ads.  And the ads are everywhere.  You can't even watch a sporting event without political ads during every break.  It is disgusting!

          Now if anyone really wanted to fix it – which they don't, here is what I would suggest. Put a limit on each ad – how about 8 total anywhere for each ad before it must be retired, or junked.   Each time it is shown anywhere it goes against the limit.

          I am also bothered by the ads themselves.  I am amazed by the number of mothers and grandmothers who protest that their daughters will have their freedoms taken away when Harris wins. What they are saying is that they want their daughters to have the legal right to kill their grandchildren through abortion.  It is hard to hear people push for that opportunity.

          I am also sad to hear current politicians claim they are going to fix the economy when they are elected.  I would like to ask them why they didn't do that during the past four plus years when they were in office.  Why should we trust them now?

          Well, there is much more I could say, but it wouldn't do any good.

         Instead, I rest upon the knowledge that the Lord knows all about it and that is good enough for me.  But unless He does a major miracle in November, I am praying for the rapture.

No Higher Calling

Sometimes there are special choruses or hymns that are too important to limit just to my hymn blog.   This chorus is one of those.  So this week I will share it in both.  This blog will be in my hymn blog this weekend.

            There are a few choruses that continue to come back to my mind at various times when either I have a perplexing need or I am burdened for a friend who is facing a challenging situation.  There are times like this that I am reminded of my need to fall at the feet of Jesus and seek His face.
            These times also remind me of the honor that is mine to do this.  I am reminded of His glory and mercy and my need to worship Him.

            "No Higher Calling" is a powerful and inspiring song often sung by Promise Keepers that touches the hearts of many with its profound lyrics and captivating melody. This song holds a deep meaning that resonates with listeners, reminding them of their purpose and calling in life.

            The opening lines, "Down at Your feet, oh Lord, is the most high place," set the tone for the entire song. It humbly acknowledges that God is the highest authority and that surrendering to Him is the way to find our true purpose. It emphasizes the importance of putting our trust in Him and seeking His guidance in all aspects of our lives.  
          As the song progresses, it speaks of the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross, reminding us of His unconditional love and the redemption that is available to all who choose to follow Him. It encourages us to embrace this love and dedicate our lives to His service, proclaiming that "there is no higher calling, no greater honor than to bow and kneel before Your throne."
            While the specific inspiration or story behind the song is not readily available, the essence of the song aligns with the core teachings of Christianity. The lyrics reflect the biblical truth that God deserves our highest praise and worship. It is likely that the song was birthed out of a desire to express adoration and surrender to God in a profound and meaningful way.   
          Psalm 95:6 (NKJV): "Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker."  Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV): "Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
            

Down at Your feet, Oh Lord, 

is the most high place; 

in Your presence, Lord, I seek Your face, 

I seek your face. 

There is no higher calling, 

no greater honor 

than to bow and kneel 

before Your throne. 

I'm amazed at Your glory, 

embraced by Your mercy, 

Oh Lord, I live to worship You. 

You can listen to it here.       BOW

Tech Support

Tech support has been needed since the very beginning. Enjoy these reminders of yesteryear, back when people had their first personal computers.

+++A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
The tech asked her if she was "running it under Windows."
The woman then responded, "No, my desk is next to the door.  But that is a good point.  The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his is working fine."

+++ Tech Support: "How much free space do you have on your hard drive?"
Customer: "Well, my wife likes to get up there on that Internet, and she downloaded ten hours of free space. Is that enough?"

+++ Overheard in a computer shop:
Customer: "I'd like a mouse mat, please."
Salesperson: "Certainly sir, we've got a large variety."
Customer: "But will they be compatible with my computer?"

+++ Customer: "Can you copy the Internet for me on this diskette?"

+++ Customer: "So that'll get me connected to the Internet, right?"
Tech Support: "Yeah."
Customer: "And that's the latest version of the Internet, right?"
Tech Support: "Uhh...uh...uh...yeah."

+++ Customer: "My computer crashed!"
Tech Support: "It crashed?"
Customer: "Yeah, it won't let me play my game."
Tech Support: "Alright, hit Control-Alt-Delete to reboot."
Customer: "No, it didn't crash -- it crashed."
Tech Support: "Huh?"
Customer: "I crashed my game.  That's what I said before.  Now it doesn't work."
Turned out, the user was playing Lunar Lander and crashed his spaceship.
Tech Support: "Click on 'File,' then 'New Game.'"
Customer: [pause] "Wow!  How'd you learn how to do that?"

To Give Or Not To Give?

"Looking Back" is a feature in which I choose a previous blog which I have written, rewrite it and share it once again.  This one was first posted in 2013.   

         On Sunday, following morning worship, we made our traditional trip to Wendy's for lunch.  As we entered the store, I noticed a rather heavy, black young lady sitting by herself at one of the front tables.  I assumed that she was waiting for somebody to come and eat with her.  
          When we received our order, we passed by her on the way to our table and, while she glanced at us, we really didn't think more about it at the time.  Then I discovered that the clerk had given me the wrong drink, which was the third straight order she had messed up.  So, I went back to the counter to get the correct drink.  

         On the way back to my table the young lady quietly asked me if I could buy her something to eat.  She was so quiet that I had to ask her to repeat her question.  Now I am not in the habit of giving things to folks who are begging and so I replied as I normally do, with a no.  

         When I returned to my table, we noticed that every once in awhile she glanced back at us.  And she also didn't stop and ask anybody else who passed by.  We couldn't help but wonder why we would be the only ones that she asked.  Then the thought struck me that we were wearing our Awana uniforms that morning.  Because Awana starts this week, all the Awana leaders were asked to wear their uniforms that day. 
          Now we have often met former clubbers who have recognized us. Even just last week we had a clerk, a former clubber, who recognized our association with Awana because of our shopping bags.  So now I am wondering if she was a former clubber who recognized us or if she just recognized our uniforms.  Or, maybe the Lord just put us there to help her out. 

         The change from our meal was $3.00 so I began to feel the urge to at least give her that.  She could certainly choose a couple items off their value menu for that amount.  After some hesitation, I went to her and gave her the money and she thanked me.  
          Then we watched to see what she would do with it.  Twice she went up to order, but both times she went to the wrong end of the counter.  It looked like she didn't know what to do.  Then she finally realized that she had to get in the line and she did that.  But every time she neared the front, she let somebody behind her go ahead.  We didn't know if she couldn't figure out what she could get for $3 or if she could even read.  I realize now that I should have just gone and purchased something for her.  
          We were actually done with our meal when she finally made a purchase - a large waffle ice cream cone.  Then she left and the last we saw of her she was walking across the parking lot.

         Was she in need?  I really don't know.  However, I have recently read accounts of the many homeless, including teens, in the Lancaster area and I have never done anything for them. It is so sad. Did I do it because she might have recognized us or Awana?  I'm really not sure.  But what difference should that have made?  If we are Christians then our actions should identify us, not our clothing.   
         Should I have handled things differently or better?  Probably, but it is always easy to be a "Monday morning quarterback".  However, the scripture from Hebrews 13:1,2 (The Message) has been going through my mind.  "Be ready with a meal or a bed when it's needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it!" 

          Now, was she an angel?  I really doubt it.  But today I am glad that I at least gave her something, even if it was just an ice cream cone.

Seminar

A group of women were at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with their husbands. The women were asked, "How many of you love your husband?" All the women raised their hands.

Then they were asked, "When was the last time you told your husband you loved him?" Some women answered today, a few yesterday, and some couldn't remember. The women were then told to take out their cell phones and text their husband: "I love you, sweetheart."

Next the women were instructed to exchange phones with another woman and read aloud the text message they received in response to their message.

Below are hilarious 12 replies. If you have been married for quite a while, you understand that these replies are a sign of true love... Who else would reply in such a succinct and honest way?

1. Who is this?

2. Eh, mother of my children, are you sick or what?

3. Yeah, and I love you too. What's wrong?

4. What now? Did you wreck the car again?

5. I don't understand what you mean?

6. What did you do now?

8. Don't beat about the bush, just tell me how much you need?

9. Am I dreaming?

10. If you don't tell me who this message is actually for, someone will die.

11. I thought we agreed you wouldn't drink during the day.

12. Your mother is coming to stay with us, isn't she?

Kinda tugs at the heart, doesn't it?!

Growing Old

  "If you want to know how old a woman is, ask her sister-in-law."  (Eva Gabor)

 

"Old age comes at a bad time." (Ed Sullivan)

 

"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened."  (Stevie Wonder)

 

"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm.  Once you are aboard, there is nothing you can do about it."  (Golda Meir)

 

"The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.  (Mark Twain)

 

"I'm at that age where my back goes out more than I do."  (Phyllis Diller)

 

"Nice to be here?  At my age, it's nice to be anywhere."  (George Burns)

 

"First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up; then, you forget to pull your zipper down."  (Rob Reiner)

 

"You spend 90 percent of your adult life hoping for a long rest and the last 10 percent trying to convince the Lord that you're actually not THAT tired."  (Princess Grace) 

 

"Old people shouldn't eat Health foods.  They need all the preservatives they can get."  (Bob Hope)

 

"At my age, flowers scare me."  (George Burns)

 

"It's like you trade the virility of the body for the agility of the spirit."  (Ed Sullivan)

 

"The years between 55 and 75 are the hardest.  You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down."  (T.S Elliot)

 

 "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us… at age 40, we don't care what they think of us… at age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all."  (Ann Landers) 

 

"When I was young, I was called a rugged individualist.  When I was in my fifties, I was considered eccentric.  Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then, and I'm labeled senile."  (Milton Berle) 

 

"The important thing to remember is that I'm probably going to forget."  (Martin Scorsese)

 

"We don't grow older, we grow riper."  (Pablo Picasso)

 

"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone."  (Andy Rooney)

 

"The older I get, the better I used to be."  (Lee Trevino)

 

"I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me — they're cramming for their final exam."  (George Carlin) 

 

"Everything seems to slow down with age, except the time it takes cake and ice cream to reach your hips."  (Elizabeth Taylor)

 

"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old."  (Mark Twain)

 

"You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks."  (Dennis Quaid)

 

"There's one advantage to being 102, there's no peer pressure."  (Adam & Eve)

 

"There are three stages in man's Life: he believes in Santa Claus, he does not believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus."  (Leon Phillips)

 

"Looking fifty is great — if you're sixty."  (Joan Rivers)

 

"Time may be a great Healer, but it's a lousy Beautician."   (Zsa Zsa Gabor)

More prayers to be answered

          And the story continues.  My wife had her surgery and all appeared to go well.  But she developed pain in her lower back which is worse than her pain from her new knee.

          Unfortunately, the medical group at the rehab didn't know what was causing the pain or how to treat it.  Their only recommendation was to go to a doctor who had worked on her back years previously.  But it would take several months to get an appointment with him and then we would need to travel about 40 miles to be seen.  That was not a realistic option when she was in so much pain.  Pain pills and a medical rub helped some.

          Then on Wednesday a committee reviewed her situation.  Their decision was because her physical therapy was going so well, they could only keep her until Monday.  The back pain would not qualify for a longer stay.  We were told this an hour after we had been told  by the doctor that they could extend her stay for the rest of the week.  Because of Medicare's rules they had to reverse what we were told.

          In addition, without asking us, they moved her meeting with her surgeon from Tuesday back to Monday.  We had already made plans for my transportation to the doctor visit. Those plans now had to be scrapped and we did not have an alternate plan.

          So, we bargained and argued with the doctor and staff.  And once again we joined several of our friends in praying for a reversal.  And yesterday it was finally granted.

          So, the current plan is to take Dianne to see her surgeon on Monday.  Then she will return to rehab and be "kicked out" on Wednesday.  Then we pray that I can take care of her at home and that somehow her pain goes away.

          Impossible?  Yes, for me, but not for God!

God Still Answers - In His time

          It has been a challenging week and God has been very busy.  He has once again taken care of many challenges for us.
          This was the week that Dianne was scheduled for knee replacement surgery.  Because of her heart problems she had many heart hoops to get through.  PTL, she was able to get through all of them and surgery went off as scheduled.
          However the operating rooms ran into computer problems and her surgery was delayed over two hours while they changed her operating room.  But the change was made and eventually the surgery went on and was successful.

          Then we were concerned about how I would make out at the hospital, getting around while using a wheelchair.  Then two of my sons stepped up and stayed with me both days.  They were a great help in so many ways.  I thank the Lord for them and His continued answers to our prayers.

          But there was another major obstacle.  It was obvious that I needed help to care for her and it seemed to be against current Medicare rules.  We seemed io be out of ideas.  They were getting ready to release her to my care at home.  Then suddenly they found a great location with an opening and Medicare's approval.  And within a few hours she was transported to the Lancaster Rehabilitation Center where she can be cared for up to 10 or 15 days if needed.  That was a genuine answer to prayer.

         Now she is having some nasty reactions to the drugs she is being given for pain.  That is probably expected but God knows all about it.  One by one He is answering our prayers.  I still have some transportation problems buy I know that in His time He will deal with those.  In fact while writing this, my need for the next two days has been resolved. God is so good – all the time!

          Thank you for your prayers – they still work.It has been a challenging week and God has been very busy.  He has once again taken care of many challenges for us.