House work

For some time, Margie has been breaking into the normal chores around the house.  I urge her to be very careful  and pace herself.  She does the washing, drying and folding now which is a huge help.  She even did part of the bathroom cleaning,especially the part where she would not have to bend over. After her eye surgery the doctor told her to be careful about that. I finished the two bathrooms, plus the kitchen floor and also ironed.  That chore is still too hard for Margie after her long illness. Margie had a good night and this always makes us rejoice. Yesterday we even had a short visit from our daughter in law, Gina and granddaughter, Monique.  That was special.

Day by Day

56 years ago this song was sung at our wedding at First Baptist church of Ferndale, Wa, located 1.5 miles from our house where I write this. the lyrics of this hymn are special to us.  It may be hard to believe but I have a journal of our 56 years years together.  I enjoy writing in it each day. We have so much to thank the Lord for, given Margie's serious illness these past months.  We sincerely thank each of you who are praying.  It means so much to us.

The gift of sight

Yesterday the doctor removed the bandage that covered Margie's cataract surgery.  What a blessing when she was asked to read the letters and she could.  Thank you Lord.  We are in the phase of putting drops several times a day in the operated eye.  Margie cannot do this alone so this is where I come in gladly to help. Thank you for your faithful prayers for Margie.  She and I appreciate it so very much.

Answered prayer

Margie had cataract surgery yesterday and all went well. Of course we will know today when she goes to have the bandage removed and the eye checked.  We are confident Dr. Kaiser will give a good report. Margie spent a quiet restful day at home yesterday and will do the same today.  We see the doctor at 1:05 at his office in Bellingham, WA.   We will tell you tomorrow his evaluation of the operated left eye.  Thanks so much for praying.

This is the day

We leave in about an hour for Bellingham, WA (7 miles away) for an 8:45 AM check in and preparation for 10:00 AM cataract surgery.  Dr. Kaiser does 3 each Tuesday.  Margie had her right eye operated on over 3 months ago and today is the left eye.  We commit her, the surgeon and the anesthesiologist unto the Lord for HIS direction. We deeply appreciate those who are praying. We will inform you in tomorrow's blog how things went today.

Cataract surgery August 17

Please pray for Margie's surgery tomorrow.  We are to be at the surgery center at 8:45 for a 10 AM surgery. We have requested the same anesthesiologist for her surgery.  He was very good and we are happy he will be there. Margie slept well last night.  We are putting drops in her eyes 5 times a day.  I will continue with the Shepherds work today. Tomorrow I will be more involved with the surgery process so want to get more done today.  By faith, I have purchased our tickets for our trip to Wisconsin (Shepherds) the end of the year.  Also we secured a rental car and a park and fly motel in the Seattle area. So we are pretty well set for that event.

The joy of Church attendance

When Margie's physical condition deteriorated many months ago, we were not able to attend church at all. I could not leave her by herself so we both stayed home. For 5 months we only left the house for medical reasons.  Granted there are several very wonderful programs we could view and listen to and we thoroughly enjoyed them.  But nothing can take the place of participation in ones own church service.  Here in Ferndale, WA there is not a cloud in the sky today. The temperature will probably be around 90 degrees.  Our evaporative coolers keep us very comfortable and besides a small amount of electricity to run them, they only require WATER.   We put gallons of water in them each day.  The hotter it gets, the more thirsty they get.   But it is worth it all. Please remember we are in the countdown now for Margie's cataract surgery at 10 AM Tuesday morning.  We thank you for praying for this.