Reality

The past two days have been "bottom days" in our home.  Those days that I hope are bottom and we are headed up because they were not good.  The reality of Peter having to be inconvenienced with a brace for a month or more, having to relearn to use his knee and being uncomfortable for an extended time has hit him and he has not taken it very well.  His decision Monday not to wear his brace (something he has to do) lead to our seeing the doctor yesterday instead of Thursday.  Stitches and bandages are gone but now remains a swollen knee in a brace that doesn't want to move easily.  We go for a Physical Therapy (PT) eval tomorrow morning.  The group we are going to are Sports Meds guys and though not covered by our insurance, they are providing a rate that is possible.  They are suppose to be the very experienced especially with teenage athletes.

Peter is not fun to deal with and I am not doing it well at times.  Please pray for him in this. Not sure even exactly how to pray.  He seems to lack motivation and perseverance.  He certainly struggles with acceptance.  Ultimately my desire is for him to recognize God's goodness in this.  I think it is safe to say he is pretty angry right now.  And as always I pray for people to reach out and his ability to receive. And do pray for my attitude. (NOT that I have patience though! We know what that usually means!) I do want to handle his moods well but often my own gets in the way.

This Saturday is mom's 80th birthday - yeah mom!  The following Saturday is Peter's 18th. We have planned a trip to St Simons Island for the long weekend over Peter's birthday. The plan is for Mom, Dad, Peter and myself to go as I have rented a house,  This is mom's trip but due to school break for Peter, it is his birthday weekend.  He has been invited but I confess I am kind of nervous based on his current attitude. I want this to be a fun trip for mom as this is a place she has wanted to go for many years but has never been. I am praying for a peaceful trip ( even if that means Peter stays behind.) My desire is that we can all go and have a pleasant trip.

I am always grateful for your interest, concern, and prayers regarding me and my family.

And yes tomorrow marks what would have been Larry's 52nd birthday.  I have a crazy busy day and won't be able to celebrate it with my folks.  I appreciate your prayers for them as days like this always are just a bit harder.