Positive things happening now....

Ronald's surgery went well yesterday. They are back at the motel.  He had a good night's sleep, is eating well and feeling fine.   

The polyps were removed and the doctor gave him a good report.    

We got encouraging news this week from our tests and check ups too

Ron's kidney cysts seem unimportant and no treatment is recommended.  His heart echogram was good and she said it was better than any she had seen for a person his age.   Although my foot feels completely well, she insisted I wear the boot two more weeks and then have another X-ray to be sure it has healed and is strong.  Our daughter, Leigh Ann, had a doctor visit today and she seems to be doing well.   Tatum, our granddaughter, has had recent blood tests due to aches and pain.  The blood work indicates she may have an autoimmune disease.  She will know more when she sees her rheumatologist again.  We are praying there will be answers for an easily treatable condition.   

Ron and I took the cognitive quiz testing our insurance company requires once a year.   The stylus didn't work part of the time.   This is our story and we are sticking with it!    It really did not work well and caused us to miss a few.

Our work is going fine in all locations.    Sagar, our worker in Nepal, is back working and feeling better now.   He is beginning to send us new reports for the girls. Our work should return to a routine now following holidays and illnesses behind us.

Yesterday was the beginning of Chinese New Year celebrations that continue for almost two weeks.  We don't have work going on in China now but we remember being in Beijing one year for Chinese New Year.    Fireworks were beautiful the first two nights but after that, we wanted to sleep and by the end of the celebration, we hoped we never saw fireworks again.    

We are looking for a good spring soon.   We have another cold Canadian front coming here this weekend to chill us for a few days but we are having warmer days this week.

Wishing everyone good health and a wonderful spring and summer.    Thank you for keeping in touch and remembering all of us in your prayers.

February outlook

We are looking forward to a good February.    My foot feels like it is 99% healed.   I will see what the X-ray tomorrow reveals.  Even wearing the boot, I've been getting back to normal activities this week.

Ronald is likely to have his colon polyps removed on 2/18 or 2/19 by a Christian doctor in Jonesboro, AR who is willing to do the surgery for him.   We are eager for him to have a successful surgery and return to normal health before the end of this month.

Our weather is improving but slowly with temperatures milder but still cool.   We can expect some warm days in February but no really warm Florida weather for another month.   Although they heat the outdoor pool during the winter months, it is still too cold to get out of the pool.   

Sagar, our worker in Nepal, is returning to India this weekend for a check up.   We are praying there are no signs of pneumonia and he will receive a good report.

The condo management worker came to see our bathroom situation yesterday.   She took pictures so the drywall company will know what work they have to do to return our bathroom to normal.  She found a bow in the wall that remains so they may remove it before doing the reconstruction.  We hope this work will be done soon so we can get it back in order again.   It has been torn up for a month now.

I have no other news to report but wanted to let my followers know of Ronald's upcoming surgery so you can pray for him.

May God bless everyone with moderate weather and good health.

Groundhog says 6 more weeks of winter!

I am sure most people in the U.S. are eagerly awaiting springtime.   The cold wind and freezing temperatures reached middle Florida this past weekend.   I didn't see any here, but iguanas are falling to the ground and dying in this weather.  Farmers sprayed water over the blueberry and strawberry farms to protect the crops.   We have another cold week with next Sunday being down to freezing temperatures again.   

One weatherman's post says our warmer temperatures will return about the middle of February.  We have sympathy for the many people suffering without power due to ice and snow storms in many cities of the U.S.

The past three weeks have been a challenge for us personally.   While we could relax that our girls in Asia are doing well and safe with house parents, our personal lives have not been easy.   

While I still work from the couch with my fractured foot propped up in a "boot," our condo life has been busy.   Ron continued to prepare meals and keep the kitchen clean while workers were in and out tearing up our bathroom.   Because the leak was a sewage pipe, they returned and torn out our ceiling, another wall in the bathroom and the closet wall behind the toilet.    They (supposedly) wiped pipes and treated all areas to kill any bacteria.   They ran large fans/air purifiers that were too loud to sleep with, so we unplugged them at night.   They roared like a train coming through and pulled a lot of electricity.  Our electric bill increased and the next one will also reflect an increase from the continued fans and heat because of the cold weather.    

The contents of the closet had to be removed and piled on the bed but since they finished the demolishing of the well, we temporarily have things back in the closet.   We cannot move anything back permanently into the bath or closet until they return with workers to replace the drywall.   No one has any idea when that will be so we continue to live in a mess until that is completed.   When they install drywall and ceiling but we have to do the painting ourselves.    

I will go for an X-ray of my foot on Friday.   Although it is much better, there is still soreness where the bone was fractured.   I expect to have to wear the boot for an additional two weeks (a full 6 weeks).   It is not painful and I am able to get around and help with the cooking but not the cleaning just yet.  Walking with the boot, I don't feel very stable and I can not move around very well.   I will have to be careful once I am out of the boot to allow the foot to strengthen again.

Ronald and Gigi are on their way to the U.S.   They will arrive in Atlanta on 2/3 about 12:30 p.m.   After a few days' rest, he will be searching to find a doctor to remove the polyps in his colon.   That has not been worked out yet.    We are praying they have a safe trip and his health issues will be resolved soon.

We hope February will be a more uplifting and easier month than January for our family.   We are all looking toward having stronger and better health with the arrival of spring.

The instability of our country and the entire world is enough to concern us all.  But, remember that God is still in charge over the universe and He can do everything.    He cares for us and no matter what struggles we have in life, God is with us and He cares.   Just knowing that heaven awaits us, makes us winners!    

May God bless all of you with a great New Year.