Wake Up and Listen

Today started a little earlier than normal for me.  As I awakened I could see Hu deep in sleep and hear him breathing.  What a refreshing sound.  The confirmation that the Lord allowed us both to see another day made me grateful for the gift of life.

As the day passed the devil worked hard to take away that special joy the Lord had given me early this morning.  Everyday frustrations were beginning to wear me down until I realized that the Lord has power over those feelings and I needed to trust Him to work through them.

Yesterday while the PT therapist was here Hu did some exercises and then took him for a walk.  She was exuberant when they returned and he had made the goal that she had set for him to walk for 20 minutes without stopping.  Some times I tend to forget the details of the heart wrenching days we went through while the Lord was performing the miracle that we experienced in Hu's life.  But thankfully now it is times like these that remind us that the Lord is continuing to strengthen him each day.

In my Bible reading this week I was reminded of how good God has been to us through David's words:
Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
    and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
    for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.
 Wealth and honor come from you;
    you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
    to exalt and give strength to all.
 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
    and praise your glorious name.
1 Chron. 19:10b - 13