sweet thursday

I really like Thursdays. It is the day I go to speech therapy with Sid. We get to see Christine..(the therapist) who has become such a huge part of our lives. She is one of the fabulous blessings as a result of the stroke. Sid has been seeing her twice a week since November 2007. He started out not knowing the names of body parts like arms, nose, mouth...not knowing where they were on his body. not being able to count to 10. Not being able to say his own name, let alone mine. Not being able to say the alphabet...so much in the communication department that we took for granted. There is so much involved in just saying a sentence...so much of it requires soo much effort on his part now. But what a testament to the power and grace of a loving God. Sid can count to 100, say his alphabet, say his own name and all his family members names as well. He knows where his nose is and everything else. He rode his motorcycle to a nearby town about 40 miles in the mountains twice this week. What a blessing.Thursday is also bible study night. Here I get to fellowship with some fantastic women who have taught me so much on what it means to be a part of a body. To let others carry the burden for me. To be obedient and how that is not a drag or a chore, but a wonderful way to live. I love them so much and have missed them these last few weeks. So I am off to enjoy the rest of my Thursday....bye

home sweet home

home from cali..What a trip! We got to see Zen for the first time in 4 years. it was soo wonderful. I had really come to accept that we would never see her again. God is good. I should have posted yesterday, but I was just too tired from driving. Charyl did a couple hours, and I did the rest. It is a very long way from Disneyland to home. The new granddaughters are delightful an so much fun. It makes me miss my Gramma. She had to be the coolest grown-up in my childhood. I so want to be like her. I think I am a little. got irritated at work. I knew it would be alot of catching up, I didn't realize that noone was going to do any of my work while I was gone.YIKES...I even cried a little bit, then I find myself feeling guilty for not being grateful. grateful for the job, the trip that didn't seem possible a little over a year ago, grateful for my family, for seeing Zen, for Jimmy, that takes such good care of our puppies and home while we are gone. Thank you Lord for the continuous blessing you give us. I will share more later on the trip. If I had been able to post while I was on vaca, it would have been kind of cool, but I will just have to try to wing it with the highlights..more to come