Cramming for Finals

I know that I have neglected this site badly.
I have been preparing my talk for this Saturday.
I have to give my 45-60 minute "Magnificat".
How do you take a life time of God's unconditional love and goodness, mercy, faitfulness and salvation and encapsulate it into an hour? EEEKKKKK......

Paul has been riding a roller coaster with his headaches. He seems almost loupy at times and that is when we know the headache is more severe. Other days, he has been really active and wanting to challenge himself a little more. Welcome to a brain injury.
He is really looking forward to his eye doctor appointment on Monday. He wants to get his eye fixed really quickly. I know that psychologically, it will help him a lot. He needs to see something getting fixed so that he can be renewed in hope. His prayer has changed to "You know how much I want these headaches to go away, Lord. Please take them away soon." I think it is because we seem 'stalled in the water'. I am watching for the oar that God will send me. In His time. As always.

My hope and prayer is that I can get back to writing on the blog more often, as I draw so much strength from it. All the sharing that has gone on in this blog has been what 'FLOATS MY BOAT'.

I have had to delve back into the memories of last year at this time and it has been very painful for me. I thought I was doing pretty good and then as I was preparing my talk, so many of the emotions flooded over me. I have had some difficult days in this past week. As I drive, I am also so reminded of all those days we drove back and forth from Gwinnett Medical - the trees are looking the same and the weather.......A huge visual aid that has taken me back. The up side is that it has also put me in touch with all the serenity I felt back then, with the very real sense that God was holding me in His arms as he let us walk along side Jesus at Calvary for awhile.

So much spiritual growth that has happened in this past year. So much more ahead.
And I say, Praise be to God.
Love,
Jon and Rebecca