We left my father in the hands of friends so we could take a night off of putting Dad to bed. Today dad had a good day!:) He played black jack, sipped out of a cup, sat on the edge of a bed (with serious help) but he had a good day!
When we were there with him; he was not as 'complainy' as he usually is!:) He was holding his head up in bed really well tonight...so I took a picture of it!!! Here's Dad eating some pureed chicken and mashed potatoes, and for dessert pudding!...
So yes, today I finally got to see my dad eat!:) He was fed by his nurse in bed because he was a good boy today and was in his wheel chair a lot of the day, so he got to go to bed early! His wheel chair doubles as a seat for visitors...so here's his brother chilln out in it:
Here is a picture of Dad's 'trolley' that he takes a shower in...its interesting...he put up a HUGE fight last night for a shower...and even today he said that he's not taking one tomorrow...but he will...like it or not...the nurses don't like smelly patients...
Pray for Mom and I tomorrow, and Dad, as we will not be able to go up and see him at all. He will have visitors from church at night; but this will be the first time he has had neither Mom or I go up to see him. Pray for mom too...she's been at his bedside everyday since this began a while ago; and I'm sure she will miss seeing him.
Also pray for the plans and construction that will be taking place at our house the next couple weeks. Our house right now is not able to handle Dad and his wheel chair, hospital bed, etc. So doorways and ramps need to be widened and built before he can come home.
Thank you so much for you cards!! Dad really likes to look at them when we bring them to the hospital!!
To those of you who are visiting Dad, please be prepared to 'say' something...he told us today, after we explained to him we would not be there tomorrow, that he will have to come up with something to talk about...Please feel free to talk about your life with Dad. He doesn't always want to talk about his situation, so talk about things in your life, ask him for advice in different situations and such...He likes that. Ask him questions about how long too cook meat...or anything about food...it will get his mind off his 'life' now
Well it has been a long day...off to bed...Good night:)
Also...a confession has to be made...yes I am sick...and yes I went to see dad....and yes...now he has a cold:( So pray for his cold to get better quickly...and that this will not slow down any progress being made; or develop into something a lot worse:(
2 comments:
The progress is wonderful! So thankful to hear about it. I hope you both have a good day of recuperating and that his church visitors will give him strength and hope--just like you two do. Thank you for the updates. I check this every day to keep up on you all.
Love,
Julie
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceding and eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are etenal. 2 Cor. 4:16-18. This was my word from God today about what I'm suppose to be focusing on. It's so hard when I'm inundated with the world's point of view about what I should consider to be important. But When I read your latest entry, once again I am humbled into prayer for those who belong to God. Though Mr. Steve's body is perishing (as all of our bodies are) His inward man is being renewed day by day. His (and yours) affliction is working for you a far more eternal weight of Glory! Rev. 19:7-9 to rejoice and be glad besause the marriage supper of the Lamb (Jesus)is come and His wife has made herself ready for the fine linen which is righteousness of the saints. God be with you as you submit yourselves to him in this time of affliction that his grace may abound towards you that you may have all sufficiency in all things to abound to every good work. May you be drawn closer and deeper in this time and experience the power of his ressurrection in yourselves-as you submit yourselves to him in this. Jesus submitted in the garden, Peter submitted in jail, the macedonia church submitted first to God in their affliction..... God is going to be glorified and victorious through you all in this!
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