Family
Encouraging Doctor
This evening I asked my mom how she found God today. She said she was thinking about that earlier. She said she is so grateful for the medical people God has sent her – especially her primary care physician who we saw today. He spent more time than normal with us going through all the […]
Farm Fresh Food
When my sister and her husband bought a house and land a year and a half ago, they had big dreams of gardens, chickens, goats, and bees. The property required quite a bit of fixing up and they first focused on the house during the winter months. Once Spring time came, they started on the […]
Good As I Am
Today a nurse came to the house to get my mom set up for home health care. She asked a barrage of questions and went through my mom’s medical history. As she talked to her, she would say that my mom was lucky that she didn’t have to wear oxygen, or how wonderful it was […]
Home Again, Home Again
Yesterday was my mom’s last day of therapy as she was due for discharge today. We talked with one of the therapists about how far my mom has come and all got teary eyed. To think that when she arrived, she couldn’t even stand by herself and now she was cruising down the hallways with […]
Mom the Evangelist
A couple of days after my mom was admitted to the rehab center, I brought in a statue of Mary – Our Lady of Lourdes – and a small bottle of holy water. Usually before my dad and I leave for the night from visiting, we bless ourselves and say a prayer together. There are […]
Perfectly Timed Call
Yesterday, we got some confusing paperwork from the rehab facility where my mom is recovering. It came late in the afternoon and when my dad went to ask questions about it, the people who could help us had already gone home. According to the paperwork, action needed to be taken before Monday. My dad followed […]
Uplifting Affirmation
Today when I went to visit my mom, I was met in the hall by her CNA of the day. She told me that my mom was doing great. This particular woman was the one who greeted us when we arrived. My mom was in a much different state at that time. The CNA talked […]
Recovery Turning Point
My mom had a fairly quiet long weekend at the rehab center, only having a bit of therapy yesterday. Evidently, the rest did her well. Today everything was back in full force. When I went to visit her this morning, she walked with her walker further than she has before. She was taking good long […]
Serenade
Tonight my dad, a good friend of my mom’s, and I joined my mom for dinner at the rehab facility. A violinist came and played while we ate. My parents knew most of the songs and sang along to a few. When my dad leaned over to my mom and sang to her, it was […]
He’s In The Navy Now
My nephew graduated from high school last year. Since then, he has worked assorted jobs and tried college classes, but hasn’t found anything that he has been overly excited about. Several weeks ago, he started looking into the military. He talked to assorted recruiters, my dad who was in the Air Force, my brother-in-law who […]
Still Finding God 