May 26, 2017

Looking back

            It seems I am almost up to date with what we have gone through but there are a couple of things I do want to say to complete the looking back part.

1.      I tried to put things in order but as I read over I realize that I was not successful in doing that.  While I apologize for any confusion it is an expression of what we have gone through.

2.      I wish I could express my gratitude and my appreciation to all of my family but especially Bonnie and Becca.  Not just for their excellent work as caregivers but also for the pain this is causing them.  They have had to watch my suffering and my decline.  I pray daily for them in all they face.

3.      Finally, it has been harder than I thought to leave the pastoral ministry behind.  I had hoped I would get a bounce up after not working but that didn’t happen.  But I do appreciate the concern and support we have experienced from First United Methodist Church and Asbury United Methodist Church.  First is letting us stay in their parsonage and Asbury offered us theirs to move into temporarily.  God’s people are such a blessing.

Thursday May 25

            The day began with hurting eyes and pain.  The usual routine is that the morning is better and after lunch it quickly gets worse until I wait for 9PM to go to bed.  But today because of the Lumbar Puncture and not getting to sleep until late it started off bad and went to worse.  If I sit up for long I still get a headache and my back hurts where they took the spinal fluid out.

            My Bible reading completed the Old Testament and I have already read Matthew.  I still spend time in prayer throughout the day and that is a great time. 

            Bonnie, Becca and I spent some time together watching Cranford.  We have been spending a lot of time in the world of Jane Austen and others like her.  It has been a time to spend together after supper and we have really enjoyed it.

            We see God’s blessings each day.