September 24

Beautiful Friday!  No humidity to deal with, wind blowing a nice refreshing breeze outside, clouds in the sky!  Rain in the forecast! Yeah!  This week has sure flown by!  I am so thankful. Just thinking about it makes me grateful to be at the end.

Today the SERVICE MASTER boys come back to take the pergo flooring out of the great room. I am so excited to see what shape the wood flooring is in underneath.  We are thinking that it would be great to just have it refinished if it is doable. We will then be able to set up house again on unfinished whatever we find, until after my transplant.  The kitchen will be completed by this time next week. I’m thinking that it will be great to have my kitchen back.  You seriously have no idea how much time you spend there until its all torn up!

19 days left until transplant.  I am so excited. I can’t believe that it is finally within reach.  I know that the days will fly by. I am so thankful for my donor.  Just the thought of her being willing to donate a kidney to help restore my worn out body is unbelievable.  I just  cannot even begin to explain the overwhelming feeling that it gives me.  The gift of life,  help me Lord to never take it for granted again. 

Braedon is doing so well in school.  He is reading and loving it.  He is so proud.  Everywhere we go he reads all the words he sees.  It is so cute to watch him swell with pride when he reads something new!  He is so tall and handsome.  He has a awesome sense of humor, loves to sing, he’s a great people person, I am proud can you tell? LOL

Tom is doing well in his job.  He loves it and is constantly challenged to expand his knowledge.  He will be able to take time off over my transplant, but he will work when he can.  They are good about letting him work on his computer even at home or hospital, so that is nice.  God has blessed us so much.

I will try to post regularly through the events all beginning to unfold.  After all, Tom bought me my own laptop so I have no excuse not to.  Unless of coarse it makes me sea sick to look at the screen!  Please keep us in your prayers.  We walk forward into the unknown completely trusting God for His will to be done.  We rest in His peace knowing that all things will work in His time.

Bethany