Hi Everyone! Thank you, thank you for the huge outpouring of love and support that we have received!! We have not felt alone in this at all and really appreciate hearing from so many friends from all over the world! I know that many of our dear friends from Bellingham and overseas are reading the blog to stay updated on Mike’s status and I want you all to know that we love you!
There has actually been much joy in the midst of this exhausting trial. It has made me so grateful in a new way for how I have chosen to invest my time and live my life!! How very glad I am that I have an intimate and trusting relationship with God! I can honestly tell you that there really is a “peace that passes understanding.” The calm and peace I had during the first hard days of Mike’s stroke was amazing. I am so glad that we’ve done the hard hard work to build a respectful and honoring marriage. Our bond is strong and we now admire and love one another in deeper ways. Our boys have been wonderful and I’m so proud of them and so glad that we have made family a priority over the years.
And, I’ve said for years that I have the best friends in the world, and the past 11 days has only confirmed it.
So, know that we are doing well even though our lives have been flipped upside down for a while. ha. (Mike needs to be careful about his sermon topics from now on!) We love you all and those that know me well won’t be surprised to have me say, “Get your relationship with God right and strong! And, be kind and patient with those you love because you never know what a day may bring.”
Mike is making progress every day. He is working hard to be a good patient. His headaches have been better today and even though he has been really miserable much of the time he hasn’t complained.
Much love from us both,
Sheri