Another good day with several highlights and one observation.
I had a chance to jog today. As I said about an earlier run, it sounds better than it is. I’m in a safety harness, so I can’t fall, which I likely would do without it. But I got to run about 2.5 miles, and worked up a real sweat.
Today I saw a neuro-optometrist. My eyes are both fine, but they’re not cooperating with each other right now. I wish they would. When they don’t get along, I get a headache. The good news is, he has a solution. The bad news is, I suspect I’m going to have coke-bottle glasses for a while.
Jason Surber came to visit. A year ago, Jason-who was one of the cardboard testimonies at Easter- had a stroke. I visited Jason at this very rehab center almost a year ago. Today he visited me. He was down for his 1-year checkup, and he brought me the two thing I told him (back when he visited me in the ICU) I was looking forward to: a steak, and a glass of cold water. It’s obvious from the reception he received from the therapists that he’s one of their favorite former patients.
The observation. I’m stepping back into the driver’s seat of my life. This is not a good thing. I’ve enjoyed a very sweet dependence on Christ over the last few weeks. I feel that slipping away a bit. I don’t think it must, and I’m doing my best to stop it. But it’s clear to me, that the challenge of running or regaining my balance is nothing compared to the daily challenged of abiding in Christ with the kind of utter dependence I’ve had over the last few weeks.
Press On,
Mike