Today I am totally exhausted. I have been running around since 7am.
6:00 am- kiss my husband goodbye & wish him luck as he leaves to play in a WPT circuit event in Atlantic City.
6:20 am- time to wake little Kardan up for school
7 am- mom and I make sure dad has his medicine
7:25am- get ready to walk out the door to drop little Kardan off to school while kailynn-james cries and holds on vigorously to my leg. I just didn't have the energy today to get her dressed to ride with me to drop her big brother off.
7:40 am- little Kardan begins to cry again as I drop him off. I think it may have a lot to do with the new changes in his life. My parents now stay with us, so he doesn't seem to want to "miss" anything. He says he's crying because he "loves us and doesn't want us to leave him"
8:00am- headed to Safeway to pick up over the counter medicine for my dad but the road is blocked off.
8:10am- go home instead to get Kailynn-James dressed so that she can ride with me back to the store.
8:20 am- I walk in my fathers room to find him on the telephone speaking on Shawn Cook's prayer line, overjoyed with tears flowing down his cocoa/caramel colored cheeks as he gives his testimony of being able to stand on monday.
8:30am- pick up some groceries and medicine
9:30 am- drop off medicine and food & head back out to fax a permit application for a client. Also pick up some office supplies so that I can re-organize my office sometime soon!
10:30 am- Head over to target to pick up pajama pants for my dad. The pants that he has have gotten a little loose on him. Also pick up a few more items for my office.
11:00 am- Receive a call from my fathers physical therapist telling me she'd be over around 12 or 12:30 this afternoon. I tell her how my father has been looking forward to her visit.
11:45am- I pull back up just in time for his therapy!
Today was another amazing day of Therapy. HE TOOK FOUR S T E P S forward and FOUR STEPS back..... NOT BABY STEPS... WARRIOR STEPS (as elbie put it!) She (his therapist) brings a MILLION smiles to his face. Under normal circumstances I think my mom may have been a little jealous about how she makes his eyes light up, but SHE makes my moms eyes light up when she walks in as well. Today she told my dad how much God loves him.
first she began with leg pumps and other exercises my father is familiar with.
and then she got right into getting him OUT of the bed.
& sitting
breathing in and out
time to stand UP
"hold your head up high" she tells him.
as usual, you can find kailynn-james RIGHT in his room watching it all.
look at that smile.
now it's time to walk.
we are so proud.
she places her hand on his shoulder and tells him how proud she is. He says he's ready to do it again and she laughs. "oh no, not yet, I know my limits!"
That's it for me for now, I have GOT to get some work done.
4 comments:
Tawny I am sitting here crying like a baby! I am so happy for your dad and for your family. This is what it's all about. Thanks so much for sharing!
what- my tears. they don't do this EVERYtime i come to this site now... *sigh*
just what i need to remind me DAILY that life is about PROGRESSING THROUGH BREATHING. = just BE.
such a simple concept that we all forgot but are learning from the king warrior himself: "mr. J MUCK" LOL that sounds like a boxers name!! yaaaas!!!
This story is going to move pretty surely and steadily from here. It should remind us all that God loves us and that where there is FAITH GOD MOVES.... Fear and worry and doubt are paralyzers that keep us out of the WILL OF GOD. Faith Is ACTING ON WHAT YOU BELIEVE! James is healed because He believes that He is healed but believing is NOT enough. He has to try to walk to move to DO SOMETHING. WE do the NATURAL and GOD does the Spiritual and when we are bold enough to believe EVEN WHEN WE CANNOT SEE... THATS FAITH!
Doubting Thomas in the bible (John 20) says I will not believe that Jesus has raised from the dead unless I put my hand in his side and I touch the scars on His hand. He needed evidence. Jesus shows up and says... " Hey Tommy (paraphrasing) it's really me. Thrust your hand in my side; see look at my hands." Tommy goes MY LORD AND MY GOD! Jesus says yeah yeah now you wanna believe but BLESSED ARE THOSE THAT HAVE NOT SEEN YET THEY BELIEVE! I dont have to see any other evidence. James however will be evidence enough that our GOD is GOD and He hastens to perform His Word. ONLY BELIEVE! and if you BELIEVE DO SOMETHING! I am so excited for the fullness here. For this sickness is NOT unto death but for the Glory of GOD!
"Wow!" ..... God is AMAZING! .... Nuff said.
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