Update Sunday (10.19.14) 11:30pm All it will take is just one moment and you can say goodbye to how we had it planned -Avett Brothers Live and Die Everything did change in a single moment. The entire future that Shelly and I were planning and worked very deliberately to achieve was gone. My usual worries became trivial, replaced with life and death worries. And yet, now that we are climbing out we can begin to see our old plans resurface. Whats changed now is us. We are different and now those original plans just do not fit any more. In turn, God has blessed us with the ability to take on whatever challenges we now face. Work? School? Life? They will all come in time, and we are not rushing them. This weekend was a gift from God. The beautiful fall weather, the companionship of my wife while we enjoyed our time together. The weekend started off just right with a night out with friends. Shelly and I handled our own and went undefeated on the cornhole boards. Saturday morning was spent cuddled up in OUR bed. Shelly, Rylan, and myself just enjoying a lazy Saturday morning, thanks be to God. Both of those moments were very different dreams of mine, but I vividly remember thinking of those simple things during some of my darkest hours. I remember wishing for just one more game with friends. I would of traded anything at that moment to go back to the weekend before when we were there playing. Then in the next moment I was holding Rylan alone. We were cuddled up in a hospital bed. I was praying to God to bring Shelly back to me safely so we could enjoy these moments together. He did. God has been amazingly busy in my life over the past few months. Taking ordinary moments and making the miracles. Taking miracles and putting them on display for others to be inspired by. Now, God is fueling me to continue to tell the story, our story. Shellys voice is forcing her to be patient in telling her side of the story, so until then she has been supporting me in my endeavor. I am extremely excited for the opportunity to speak in church next Sunday. We will be celebrating the dedication of Rylan, and truly the dedication of our whole family as we commit to each other and to God. I am excited to take a moment and talk about this journey. I will share the details of the miracles that took place, but I also look forward to sharing some of the messages God has placed on our hearts. We look forward to sharing this moment with all of our family and friends. We are working on details for a small social time after church. Those details will be shared as soon as I have everything confirmed. Last night I was reminded, in not the best of ways, that I need to do a better job of taking care of me. I dont think my body has completely recovered. I am truthfully concerned with damage that may have occurred from the stress, lack of sleep, and extremely poor diet choices. I think it has had a major impacted on me physically. Last night, while organizing and cleaning the apartment, I got pretty sick. Shelly, Rylan and I were listening to music as we normally do and having a fun time getting our apartment back to a functional situation. Next thing I know I was in the bathroom returning the food I had rented. No clue the cause, just felt horrible. One positive came from it. Shelly let me sleep all night while she handled the late night Rylan duties. This was her first try at it, and she was a rockstar as usual. We decided to be cautious with our Sunday plans after the way Saturday ended. I still dont feel great, just odd. My body is talking to me, and I need to be quiet and listen. That is not one of my strongest traits, I can be a tad stubborn just like Shelly. I need to take some of my own advice right now. I tell Shelly every day, we cant just jump right back into life. Healing takes time. Here comes another lesson in patience. Tomorrow will be a fun Monday. They do exist, just rare. Shelly will be strutting her stuff on stage for the Northeast Foundation Fashion Show. I cannot wait to see how beautiful she is going to look.I am so blessed in so many ways. We are extremely thankful for all of these opportunities. We will continue to look for ways to give back. God has pulled us through this for a reason. We will thank Him all of our days.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 03:59:01 +0000