Hand Update

"The splendor of the King clothed in Majesty,

Let all the earth rejoice; let all the earth rejoice...

How great is our God; sing with me how great is our God

And all will see how great, how great is our God!"

I took my doggies (and two kitties who decided to join us) for a walk in the field this afternoon.

Every time I look upon our mountains, I am reminded of the majesty and the awe-inspiring greatness of our Creator.  I am humbled and deeply grateful that a God of such power and authority, greatness and majesty should love me - should deign to take notice of me: to work in my life.

"To God be the glory!

Great things He hath done!"

I had another doctor's visit this past week so it is time for another update.  As the doctor walked into the exam room, the first words out of his mouth were literally, "and here's my miracle patient."  My hand has come and continues to progress further than anyone ever thought possible after my injury.  I am thankful for all of the amazing and skilled doctors, nurses, therapists, and staff and everyone God has used to bring about the healing.  I am grateful that we serve a God of miracles who answers the prayers of God's people.



As for my hand: we are still holding off on scheduling another surgery.  It actually looks like we may be able to avoid the scar removal surgery entirely.  About my damaged tendon: the doctor says that to do surgery on it would require some pretty major reconstruction with no guarantee that the end result will be any better than it is now.  He says there is no harm in waiting to see how things settle in and how things continue to progress; but harm could occur by having the surgery too soon.


So regarding that finger, we are walking a delicate line between too much movement (the joint drooping because the tendon cannot support it which puts stress on the other joints in the finger) and being too stiff.  For now, we are just going to keep watching it and seeing how things go.

So for now, I continue with therapy 2x each week so that my fingers will continue to regain movement and will visit the doctor again in 8 weeks.



It has been a long year; please continue to pray for strength and endurance as well as safety in my travels.  The good news is: now that my fingers are straighter, my night-time splint does not bother me as much so I sleep somewhat better most nights.  The bad news is that because the finger splint does not keep me awake and in pain, but still is painful in the night, I quite frequently end up removing it in my sleep.



It has been rough, but God is good and God has a purpose even when I cannot see it.

"For I know that God makes no mistakes

There's a purpose in every change He makes

That others would see my life and know that God makes no mistakes."

The Sheep Have Returned

Fern and I are very excited and happy!  The sheep have finally come home again 😄  I am not sure if the sheep are happy about it (they probably enjoyed their vacation away from Fern), but I am very happy to have them back again.

[I was going to include a photo, but I cannot figure out how to add one from my tablet...]

This is going to be a short post as I am running short on words today.  Shocking, I know... For me to run short on words whilst typing is an event that seldom occurs.

I therefore will just leave you with another song:

Rejoice the Lord is KING

Your Lord and King adore, 

Rejoice, GIVE THANKS and sing and triumph evermore.

Regardless of what happens, regardless of our circumstances, God is still King and gives us reason to rejoice.  When all seems dark and hope is gone and then again when all is well (and the sheep are returned).