i thought since i barely made it with the september post that i should try to get the october one in, well, in october...
so where do i begin...the decision to move to my parents has been an easy one and a hard one. At my age, giving up the white picket fence american dream may seem crazy, and stressful but i know the choice is the right one. My mom came home a day and a half after being at the nursing home, i cried the whole way home after leaving here there knowing that it just wasn't what was best for her. she is relieved. i am too.
dad's foot continues to improve and his physical therapy is going well. there have been some other issues as far as crazy talking and some periods of disorientation that we're not sure is just old age or a side effect of blood sugar being not quite under control...
i've done several things i've never thought i would have to, visited a funeral home to get all the info on their gravesites, right next to grandma and grandpa...done a budget for my parents and started to sell most of my possessions to make room in their home...
i have planned in my head the remodel that i hope will one day happen...we'll see, for now it's the endless battle of packing all the stuff still upstairs and take part to goodwill, the rest to Abbie's for the eventual yard sale.
God has provided even down to the boxes needed for packing and daily i do enjoy a great quiet time with Him, it's my only sanity really...He has promised that all will be taken care of and I trust Him fully, although it's still so hard for me to not try and figure it all out and plan how it will work...God has covered the initial hospital bill of $118,000 and all we owe is $1024 - Praise God, and I know He will continue. Homeowner's insurance has been reviewed and lowered, taxes are going down, the Discover bill is paid and all is provided each and every day.
As I prayed last night God continued to remind me that He will work it all out...I'm just ready for ther house to be sold or rented in GA...
so where do i begin...the decision to move to my parents has been an easy one and a hard one. At my age, giving up the white picket fence american dream may seem crazy, and stressful but i know the choice is the right one. My mom came home a day and a half after being at the nursing home, i cried the whole way home after leaving here there knowing that it just wasn't what was best for her. she is relieved. i am too.
dad's foot continues to improve and his physical therapy is going well. there have been some other issues as far as crazy talking and some periods of disorientation that we're not sure is just old age or a side effect of blood sugar being not quite under control...
i've done several things i've never thought i would have to, visited a funeral home to get all the info on their gravesites, right next to grandma and grandpa...done a budget for my parents and started to sell most of my possessions to make room in their home...
i have planned in my head the remodel that i hope will one day happen...we'll see, for now it's the endless battle of packing all the stuff still upstairs and take part to goodwill, the rest to Abbie's for the eventual yard sale.
God has provided even down to the boxes needed for packing and daily i do enjoy a great quiet time with Him, it's my only sanity really...He has promised that all will be taken care of and I trust Him fully, although it's still so hard for me to not try and figure it all out and plan how it will work...God has covered the initial hospital bill of $118,000 and all we owe is $1024 - Praise God, and I know He will continue. Homeowner's insurance has been reviewed and lowered, taxes are going down, the Discover bill is paid and all is provided each and every day.
As I prayed last night God continued to remind me that He will work it all out...I'm just ready for ther house to be sold or rented in GA...
and though i feel small and insignificant, I know if "I honor my parents it will go well with me" now if the patience part of me will just kick in that would be great...
I love you Lord, thank you for all you have done and all you are continuing to do...
