When Josh and I made the decision to stay home this summer instead of going on a family vacation and to the Southern Baptist Convention in Texas, we figured that we were going to have a quiet, low-key summer at home and maybe even get ahead on some things financially. We could not have been more wrong! First, we went through the closing down of my salon and all the transitions that went along with that. Then, we were approached about hosting a foreign exchange student from Spain for a month, and Alberto came to stay with us at the end of June. During that time, I went through extensive physical therapy to attempt to heal a torn rotator cuff. It bought me a little more time so that I don't have to have surgery yet, but with my daily work load it's not likely that the tear will heal on it's own. Now, we have the added excitement of Bethany's injury keeping us busy. The past month has been filled with one crazy trial after another. Even though we still cannot go on a vacation, we have decided to take a week off in August as a family to just be together and do some day trips before the kids go back to school. We're all looking forward to getting some rest and praying that Bethany can eat by then.
We all appreciate that so many of you are lifting Bethy up in your prayers. She has another appointment with the surgeon this Thursday and we are hoping for good news. It hasn't even been a full week yet since her accident, and Bethany is starting to get very aggravated. Up until today, she has been handling everything in stride and keeping a positive attitude. I think missing church today and knowing that she's going to have to miss VBS this week has gotten her into a funk. She all of a sudden got argumentative and antsy this afternoon and is getting frustrated that she can't eat food with us. The hardest part of all of this is helping her remember that even though she feels fine, she has to follow doctor's orders so that she has a chance of keeping her teeth. We won't know for several more weeks if the teeth are still alive or not. Her sunday school class sent home a gift for her, and that cheered her up so much! It's been very sweet to see so many people sending her cards and fun things to do to keep her occupied.
I'm also grateful that Josh's mom was able to come again this morning to sit with Bethy for an hour so that I could still teach my Sunday School class. Teaching on the books of Job and Ecclesiastes right now has been a gift from God. Josh and I both have friends who have also been going through a lot of trials and changes in their lives, and having the constant reminder that God is in it all has been a great blessing to all of us. Nothing happens without God's allowing it to, and even though we may never get to know the "why's", we can trust in His sovereignty because He is God. We can also enjoy His blessings every day even though there are trials all around us.
I'm looking forward to posting good news after our appointment on Thursday! Keep praying!
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