update

Hello friends! Thanks for checking in on my blog. I flew up to NJ today to spend a few days with my Mom & Dad. It's so great to see them face to face. I cannot even begin to tell you. Thank you Anne, Shannon & Alison for devoting so much time to my boys and loving on them so well while I'm up here. You'll never know the eternal blessing you're allowing me. One-on-one time with my parents cannot be described any other way than "priceless". My Dad is doing fairly well. Confusion still plagues him. But if we take our time with things, it helps. My Mom noticed this morning htat his right leg was swollen and she got a nurse over here immediately. It turns out he has a second blood clot in his leg, now that makes it one in each leg. They are starting him on blood thinners again. We are in the process of planning a trip up to the lake so my Dad can see his favorite place one last time. It brings him so much joy. I hope we can give him this experience like a gift. You know the saying "you can't take it with you", well most things you can't, but I do believe you can take what's in your soul, and that's your relationships and what's in your heart that you love. My Dad loves the Adirondack Mountains and has for decades. I would love to see his eyes light up as he looks out from the cabin at what he loves to call the "vistas". He cracks me up! I just got finished reading to him and now he's asleep. Pray for my Mom and my sister. They are full time care-takers and it is quite a lot. They are two very strong women who need supernatural support. Remember them if you will. They mean the world to me.