This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine...
Let it shine, let it shine, let it SHINE...
I am finally home and beginning to settle in.... slowly. I have trouble getting around and am still healing. I endured three surgeries, not including the initial opening of my infected wound, in a period of three weeks. The last was not quite a week ago, so I still have about another week until I expect to function much at all. I am no longer medicated to the hilt, but am still sufficiently narcotic-ized such that I have no business driving or doing anything that requires thought. Today I attempted to answer some questions about the office software and couldn't figure out how to click on the icon. It was eye-opening. And then I drove directly home, going about 15 miles per hour (through a town with no stop lights, so big whoop-dee-do).
It is very nice to be home with the kids and with Derek. We have been getting settled back in together and will hopefully soon be able to unpack all the boxes that are piled up around us. Yes, we had just moved our stuff out of storage the day before I went into the hospital; and no, I hadn't lifted any of the boxes. Derek did quite a bit of unpacking and organizing during the days when he was here working and not in Ann Arbor with me, but there is still a lot to do and I am not in a huge hurry to tackle it. My new pace is quiet and slow - something I expect to adopt permanently, but more on that later. For now, I have quite a bit that I am ready and eager to share, and so I hope you will all stay posted.
We have all along encouraged you to come here for the latest of what we have been ready to share, when we were ready to share it. We also encouraged you to pass this address on to others too, and we still hope you will continue to do so! This page is always the best (and only) place to come and read what comes from our hearts, being assured that you are getting accurate information, sans embellishment. Yet sadly, during this sensitive time, we have not been immune to the venomous sting of gossip. We will not allow the memories of our beautiful daughters to be affected by the needs of some to have a good story to tell, and so I will not write or speak one more word on this matter. To the majority of you who have used this page for good, and not for evil, we thank you and hope you will continue to keep in touch!
"Talk" to you tomorrow....
4 comments:
Hi Steffanie..
Glad to read you're home. Thank you for opening your hearts. I'm very proud of you....
:o)
Monica
Stef,
You don't really know me but I am a long time friend of Nora's.. Thank you for sharing your story and please know that lots of prayers from NC have been with you and your family these last few months.
Angie
It's good to hear that you are officially home. I look forward to listening and watching the latest journey God is leading your family on.
I praise God that you, Derek, and the kids know our Savior so personally and intimately, and that you understand that for followers of Christ, it is not goodbye forever... just for now.
I pray that He strengthens you and your family at this time when unfortunately so many people just don't know how to react, and often react in ways that can be hurtful and plain stupid. Praise God for grace and forgiveness, so that we don't have to be in bondage to such things!
I wish the grief journey was easier, but we know in this fallen world there are many trials and tribulations. Thankfully you have the One that can hold tight to each of you through it all, and use this... yes, even this painful loss... to glorify Him.
Thank you for your honesty, for your open hearts, and for allowing God to use you in profound ways to touch others' lives.
Steffanie,
You don't know us at all. I googled blogs in the Upper Peninsula since we were new to the area and thought there would be families that would shed some light on the people and places of this wonderful part of the country. We live in an area that is proof that there is a God, simply amazing.
Then I realized that this Dr is just around the corner from me and I got hooked on your life and how you take on what is thrown at you with such style and grace; what a testimony you have been to all of us.
And as much as I have the "need" to know what is on your mind, I too, have experienced the stress of small town gossip, and know that your decision is a good one.
When (and if) summer arrives, I will be here to read, pray, and delight in your wisdom.
May The Lord Jesus be with you, heal you, and keep you and your family safe.
Psalms 3:5-6
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