I want to give an update on my dad, for those of you who know him. As you may already know, he took a fall and broken hip back in November. He was in rehab for three weeks after his surgery. Physically he is doing well. He also has dementia which was and is a concern for us. As much as he enjoyed being in Flordia, we, his children, felt he needed to be close to one of us. I wish we could have moved him by us, but being military, and knowing we will be moving this summer, it just wasnt the best thing to do. We have moved him to Liberty Estates, in Peoria,IL. He is 3 miles away from Tim and Kristie which is such a blessing. This whole move has most definitely been orchestrated by God up to all the little details and his reaction when we brought him to his new place. Greg Weniger and his family went down to Florida last Monday, packed up dads stuff and moved him out and drove the moving truck and dads vehicles up to us in TN. Mike Shellman, Megan Marilee Shellman and I drove the moving truck and one of his vehicles over to Peoria this past Saturday where Timothy Arno Weniger had a ministry team from his church waiting for us as soon as we arrived and unloaded the truck in record time on Saturday night. Much of dads material possessions would not fit in his new apartment so thanks to Tim and Kristie for keeping some of his belongings at their house. Dad has been at Tim and Kristies for the past two weeks and so we kept the whole moving his stuff in a secret from him. We worked very hard to get everything unpacked, put away and up on the walls, getting all ready to bring him over and show him. We were very nervous, not knowing how he would react when we were to bring him over, as he was even talking about wanting to go back to Florida. It was so special to see his reaction when we brought him in last evening. He loved it and of course was happy to be back with his bird, Buttercup. Today we were able to take him down for his first meal there and he sat with some really nice men who will watch out for dad. It has been such a blessing to see God work this all out and things to fall into place. We are praying for an easy adjustment for him as he is in this new place in his life. We have also come to realize how important family is and you pull together in times like these. Im so thankful for my two brothers and their families and for everything that has been accomplished. Still praying for wisdom for the days ahead. If any of you would like dads address, please message me and Ill be happy to send it to you.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:54:58 +0000