God's Love on Display

Hu has been a motivator in many phases of my life.  One of them has been exercise, and he is very disciplined about it.  Now that we walk at different speeds I usually try to take a walk early in the day and then walk with him at his pace later. 

One day earlier this week I put off my morning walk and finally started late in the afternoon.  Although I was feeling a little sorry for myself, having to walk all alone, as I walked I looked up and realized that there was a lovely sunset.  That was a confirmation to me of God's love for me and reminded me to be thankful to Him for creating this beautiful world for us.  It was also an opportunity to recall His goodness to our family, allowing Hu to progress to this stage of recovery.  What a special gift from the Lord: to witness His handiwork!

In addition to eating a wholesome diet, Hu continues to attend rehab where he exercises for an hour twice a week.  While it is key to his recovery, he gets very tired and has to rest several times during the day.  I told him today, though, I've seem some glimmers of the "real Hu" coming back! 

During the past week I was gone for a few hours, and when I came home, I found that Hu had taken his hand clippers and worked on some of the bushes in the yard "that had been driving him nuts."  We are thankful that he has had times when he had enough strength to do some of the outside work that he used to do so well.  Thank you for your continued prayers for him.  

Urgent!  Please also pray for our brother-in-law Don, who is undergoing emergency bypass surgery within the next few days for three severe blockages.  Health-wise, Don has had a difficult seven months since his wife Barbara (Hu's sister) passed away.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. -- Psa. 19:1