Thursday, April 14, 2011

Disappointment

Today we got disappointing news.  We are not going to be able to be home for Easter. The doctor cannot see Dave on Friday so his appointment will have to be Monday. After I cried and sulked for a while...I realized there is nothing I can do about it and we still get to go home Monday after the appointment.  The day has continued to get worse though. This afternoon I dropped Dave out in front of MDA for labs as I  have so many times before.  I usually circle the block a couple of times or park out front and wait on him....it usually doesn't take long.  He was feeling really weak today so I called him to make sure he made it up...when he answered he sounded terrible but said he was there.  In a few minutes he called me back and said ...help me. I was down the street a couple of blocks so I flew to the parking deck and ran inside.  Let me just pause right here and tell you that I will never take him anywhere else without getting dressed like I am going in with him.  I had to run in the hospital wearing the shortest shorts I own....you know the kind of shorts you just wear at home or maybe to the pool.  Anyway...back to Dave.  When I got to him he was laid back in the chair and had apparently passed out.  I shouldn't have let him go in by himself.  We got him a wheel chair and they wheeled him to the front to meet me.  He is resting now.  Please pray for his strength to return.  He is discouraged because he feels so weak all the time.  So that is our day so far.  I've been meaning to do a post on what I'm learning.  I'll do that soon....thank you Lord for teaching me what I need to know when I need it.

I have read these verses many times and had them memorized for years, but they had new meaning to me as I read them today.

30  Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40: 30-31

3 comments:

Tamara said...

Oh Lisa, my heart hurts for you and Dave and the kids. Know that y'all are constantly in our thoughts and prayers.I wish there was something else we could do for you guys....we love you and miss you very much!

Praying, praying, praying for strength and healing and peace.

Anonymous said...

Lisa, I amy praying for you and Dave and your children. May God's healing hand touch Dave and renew his health and strength. May He watch over you and the children and give you peace and understanding. God bless each of you.

Doris Hobbs (David Hobbs' Mom)

katerri krebs said...

I am praying for you guys. Thinking about disappointment made me think of hope...which made me think of Emily Dickenson and this, "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all." I am so thankful we have that in Christ.
Psalm 29.
Love you.

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