No more crutches!!!

Woohoo! I am finally off the crutches! Only took 3 months but I am off of them. Of course I still have the brace that runs from my ankle all the way up but I now have both hands free! Now I can do all my stuff again! All my cleaning....laundry........cooking.........YIKES! Where did those crutches go!?!

I have a new physical therapist. He is the best! He makes me walk everyday (he, of course, rides his bicycle). He encourages me every step of the way and extends the walk every chance he gets. He is tough but loving. His strategy to get me to walk farther is a very cute smile and the words...."Awww, Mom, you can do it. It's not THAT much farther" Did I mention he is 5 years old and very hard to say no too?

Update on my pastor: His kidneys are improving and they are back to just a liver transplant. He did have a transfusion yesterday as he had several small tears in his esophagus that had to be stitched up. He should go on the transplant list today. He is very weak but still in good spirits. This is all due to Crohn's disease causing sirhosis of the liver. Thank you for your prayers.

Prayers

I don't know how many people read this but this is to ask for prayer. Our pastor has been admitted to the hospital in liver failure and now his kidneys are involved and he has an infection. He is on an IV and antibiotics. He has a shunt to relieve the fluid build up and is scheduled for a battery of tests tomorrow. I believe this is in preparation of putting him on the transplant list. This man is not only my pastor but a very good friend and more like a big brother than just a friend. Please pray for answers, for the doctors wisdom in treatment and his and his wife's strength in this time of trial.

Thank you

What Kids Say

On Sunday, my 7yo amazed his children's director. When asked about Palm Sunday he said"That's the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and every threw their coats and palm branches down in front of him and cheered for him" Wow! I was amazed too. Then, just about the time I am telling all my neighbors about my wonderful son, he hops on his bike, rides across the yard, "tooting" the whole way, jumps off his bike and yells at his brother "Wow! That fart lasted through the whole yard!"

My 5yo was telling jokes the other day. You know, the ones that really only a 5yo gets. No one in the car was listening or laughing when he says "Tough crowd, is anybody alive out there?"

9yo in church on Communion Sunday. We are sitting in the pew right after a prayer when she realizes it is Communion Sunday. She looks at me and says out loud. "Cool! We get to eat today!"

Kids are Krazy!