"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting."
Psalm 118:29
Last night I took the sleeping pill the doctor gave me right before going to be like I was told to do, but I only managed about 6 1/2 hours of sleep. Not good! So finally we got up, ate breakfast and went for a 1 1/2 mile walk. I is so beautiful outside these days. When it's beautiful in Portland, it is fabulous. God's creation really shines here.
Shortly after getting back from the walk, we went and collected Annie and Christian to go to church. The sermon was on the "Parable of the Prodigal Son", but the topic was on the son who was always faithful to his father. That part of the parable is always rather hard to understand. Really.
During church I had noticed that our friend Steve Johnson look rather distracted, so after church I went to his wife to ask how they were doing. She said they were doing fine. Well fine is relevant, as their son seems to have something like MS, and that can't be fine. But as I walked away from Barbara, I decided to go back and ask her to pray for me. She immediately wanted to know the details, which I gave her. She wanted to know who my doctor was (did I mention that Barbara is a nurse, perhaps an ICU nurse). When I said it was Natalie Johnson, whe immediately said if she had my cancer that would be her choice for doctor. Well that was encouraging. Then she said she was so glad that I told her, and that she would most certainly be praying for me. I a soooooo encouraged by people praying for me. The more the better. You can't possibly have too many prayers.
"And all things you ask in prayer,
believing, you will receive."
Matthew:21:22
Instead of stopping at the bakery for coffee after church, we all went home for coffee and a game of cards. We played "10 to 1", which we had taught Christian last night, and low and behold he won. What a turn-around from how he played before. He was justifiably pleased with himself.
Tom was intending to do something with Christian today, but of course none of us had his number to find out what he was really planning on. We all imagine that he changes his phones and number frequently just to keep one step a head of those who might be after him for money.
“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” Sir Walter Scott
So eventually Christian was told he could go to his house to wait for his dad. We then made lunch. I used the last of the hard boiled eggs to made egg salad sarnies. After lunch I think I tried taking a nap, but it wasn't happening. I was having mini panics, imaging all the ways things could go wrong. So I got up and took one of my "calm" pills.
So We all got ready to go and get Annie some sandals. Well at the Lloyd Center they didn't have her size in the pair she wanted, but they did have the size out at Washington Square. Riley wanted to have the pair sent to the Lloyd Center, but that does take a while, something could go wrong, and what if they still don't fit. So off we went to suburbia. It turnout that the pair wasn't right for Annie's wide foot, and she settled on a pair of SAS just like mine, only in white. And Riley had the salesman set another white pair for me, as mine are black. And then Riley tried on a pair of SAS sandals. I've always thought that he should have sandals. Who wants to wear big ol' tennies in hot weather. Not me, I can tell you! He got them, and I think he's really glad he did.
By the time we got home, Corey arrived soon afterwards. She was in a snit, though she recovered somewhat pretty soon. The two girls then went over to Green Gables (Annie and Heidi's house), and Riley and I had the house to ourselves. I reconstructed dinner from the night before, with changes of course, and it was very good. Then we settled into watching the baseball game. I pretty much slept, but I still listen to the game. The team did very well, and they won. Then I took the sleeping pill, and went straight to bed. At least that's what I think I did.
Pretty much I was not too panicked today. I must admit, those "calm" pills do help. They take the edge of the panic, with out doping me up. But it felt nice to go to bed, but I sure wish that my body felt normal, and I could sleep like I used to.
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily bears our burden,
The God Who is our salvation.
God is to us a God of deliverances;
And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.
Psalm 68:19-20
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