Blessed

This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Psalm 118:24

Abraham Lincoln said, the best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time!  Often, I find myself thinking ahead about Mom and Dad and I decided that is absolutely the wrong thing to do.  I want to help them to LIVE every day they are with us and remind myself to turn their future over to our blessed Lord...let go and let God!  It has been easy to get into the pitfall of worrying what will happen to Dad if Mom goes before him, how will Mom's disease progress, etc.  I have been praying about this and I realize that, no matter what happens, God is with us and guiding us! "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." Hebrews 13:5

Mom had much better days Friday and Saturday!  The nausea settled down and she felt like eating a little more and was much perkier!  It seems like each week her pain is more, but the morphine keeps her pretty comfortable and she is resting pretty well.  

Mom nor Dad has much of an appetite and nothing seems to taste very good to them. We cook for them, but it's tough finding things they will eat; things they used to love don't taste good at all.  Truly, they prefer us to go pick up foods to go. They have gotten into a routine of deciding on short-notice what they want to eat, and we go pick it up.  We strive to keep them fed and happy!  

Mom, Dad and I have talked about going to Georgetown to visit Aunt Mary and Aunt Dorene possibly this afternoon.  It all depends on how Mom and Dad are feeling, of course.  I also plan on talking Dad into letting me take him to the Texas History Museum next week.  He gets so bored, but it's hard to get him out of the house.  I know he doesn't want to leave Mom, but wants us to encourage him to get out.  I pray he will go with me, just for a couple of hours.  I think he will really enjoy it, once he gets there!  I will only offer to take him on a day that Mom is having a good day.  I also wouldn't want to leave her otherwise.  We will just have to see what next week brings us! 

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.  Psalm 28:7

Amen!