Plenty to do

We are always reminded there is plenty to do.  I firmly believe our age has something to do with this also.  We are so grateful Margie is feeling better, getting stronger, sleeping better and her shoulder therapy is going well.  Today she is working on food items to take to a friend who needs them We are happy we can get out more now and visit.  This is at least one ministry we can get involved in on a limited schedule.  Thanks for praying.  

Reading

Margie reads our journals and letters written to our parents from Brazil, to get seed thought ideas for more stories.  That's what she was doing yesterday - plus several other things.  She has done this many times before.  We cannot find the journals for our 10 or more years spent in northeast Brazil, so are relying on letters we sent to our parents when we served there.  They are FULL of ideas so are just as good as the journals.  Margie had another good night.  We are so glad about this.  And her days are good also.  She faithfully does her home exercises for the arm and goes twice weekly for P.T. at a place here in Ferndale. Thanks for helping us through prayer.

Visit to Rehab Center

Yesterday we revisited the Rehab Center where Margie received  physical therapy after the should replacement surgery in May.  It was nice seeing the therapists, secretaries and all who were kind to Margie while there.  We also visited the Admissions Director and a Social Worker who were so good in coordinating Joy's care while there.  We appreciate them all. We visited two who are in the facility before going home.  Lillian Lancaster from our church is there for physical therapy.  Margie had another good night for which we are thankful.  And we always thank you for your prayer support. 

Searching

I am still searching for several of our journals from which I hope to get more "seed thoughts" for stories I am writing about our 25 years in Brazil. I put them in my dad's storage unit years ago and now I have to find them.  While doing this I also gathered several tapes of my sermons preached while pastor at First Baptist in Ferndale.  A friend wants to listen to them so I am digitizing them for easier storage and cataloging. This along with editing the stories Margie has already proof read for me, gives us plenty of things to do.  Thankfully Margie had a good night.  Thanks for praying.   

Plans

Health permitting, we want to do more visiting this week.  Some are  laid up with illness, others just not able to get out anymore.  We want to minister to them if possible.  I also want to find the rests of our journals so we can conclude the chapters of our upcoming book on our years in Brazil.  Margie had a good night.  The day is beautiful and we are ready to tackle the obligations of today.  Margie will be having more P.T. today also.  Thank you so much for praying.

Beautiful weather

What great days we are having.  I nourish our Joy Poulson living memorial rose bush (pictured on our web page) and we are amazed at how many buds and blooms are on it each day.  I wrote 5 more stories for our book yesterday and Margie proofed them.  We are pleased to be able to pray with folks who are hurting. We can't do ,much but we know how important prayer is.  And we ALWAYS thank you for praying for us day by day.  We trust, Lord willing, to be able to attend church today.  What a joy that is.We both had good nights of sleep.  That is a blessing.

Visits

As Margie improves, gains strength and is feeling better, we like to get out and visit folks who cannot attend church.  Yesterday we did this and enjoyed our time very much.  It is not much but it is a small start to being able to serve.  I took Margie to the hair dresser because she is unable to maneuver her arms for this process.  I continue writing for our future book and now have about 138 different stories complete.  I need to write quite a few more but must first find our journals in storage which job my memory for the different stories I write.  Thanks again for praying.