Well, another early morning it was. Not as early as Bethlehem Market day, but
still a rather first-thing-in-the-morning day.
Why? Not anything so glamorous as
preparing for hundreds of people to come through the facilities searching for
the right Christmas gift for Johnny and Tammy and Freddy and Sue. I just had to meet the Bug Guy for our
regular pest removal treatment. And he
was going to be at the church at 8 a.m.
Oh, and Bug Guy Steve is never late.
In fact, of all the times I have met him for these early appointments,
he has been in the parking lot waiting for me every single time. And this one was no different.
The treatment really doesn’t take that that
long, so Steve was soon on his way to deprive some carefree termite of his
breakfast. Meanwhile, Chris and I began
the daunting task of tearing down decorations and vacuuming the retreat center
after the big market weekend. Not that
we could come remotely close to finishing.
The bunks still have to be returned to their rightful places in the
building, and with my neck disc acting up Chris will absolutely not let me have
any part of that. We did undecorate and
box up six Christmas trees. We had to go
to WalMart later in the day to get some plastic crates to put the ornaments in,
though. Chris did some heavy-duty
vacuuming, so the empty bunk room is ready to receive its missing pieces. Maybe Sunday after church we can conscript
some strong arms …
After a quick lunch I went to the hospital
to see Ed. He was fully awake and
talking and insisting that he was doing his best not to be too ornery. He still had the heart pump installed,
though, and that was quite uncomfortable.
That, by the way, was removed late yesterday afternoon. Now they wait to see how he does with heart
function and bleeding control. But we
are all breathing just a little easier.
He did tell me the story of his day
Saturday from his point of view. It was
nothing short of amazing. I’ll admit I
did jot down some notes, but it is his story.
Maybe he’ll OK me retelling it later …
John 1:14 says, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one
and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Father, thank you again for touching Ed and
returning him to us for a little longer.
Give him a clearer vision of your purpose for his life. Give him and Lauren supernatural patience
and your peace that passes all understanding.
Amen.
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