Living

Well, we are in limbo right now. When we left the hospital with Dad they said it could be 2-4 weeks. We are starting our third this week. Dad is holding on for now. He has been in a cycle of decline followed by plateau. Right now, he is in a plateau and so Brad and I came home last night to try to spend the week with the girls and return on Friday. We want to have Halloween with our girls. Dad has lost the ability to talk or swallow now, so it will not be much longer. But, for what ever reason, he is still with us. It is bitter sweet. Tonight our house church is coming over to help me get control of my laundry and some other projects I've been wanting to get to this Fall but have not been able to. I am so thankful for our friends at house church. They exemplify what Christian community is supposed to be. I would not be making it through this time without them. If you are not part of a small group, I recommend you become part of one. We have been together for about 4 years living life together as a smaller group of a larger church. We depend on each other and we are not afraid to reach out to each other when needed. You have to be pretty close to a group of people to ask them to come fold your underwear. I love these families!! So, we are in Jonesboro for now. I feel like a jet setter. We will return to Chattanooga on Friday if not before and I will let you all know more at that time. Much love--