Almost Coming Home

Today is day 11 in our little adventure here in Winston. Luke is doing much better today. It was rough going on Tuesday night. Here is where we stand as of this morning: the nausea and abdominal pains have stopped, he is eating light foods, the irrigations are ongoing, and last night we had to insert a rectal tube to get the gas and stool out. It looks like we may have to use a rectal tube for a season when we get home and ween Luke off of it until his colon can do the job without outside assistance. This is not what we were hoping for, but his Docs are saying that the rectal tube would be temporary.

Amy and I are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel (not the kind of light someone may see at death, but you get the point). We don’t know when we will be coming home, but it feels like we have made it through the hardest part. Amy and I had a wonderful date last night in the cafeteria of the hospital. Good conversation and impeccable food (I had the Tilapia marinated in a sweet white wine sauce with fresh zucchini). I can’t say enough how amazing hospital food is (hmmmm, I smell sarcasm).

With all of the waiting around and down time we have had in the hospital, I introduced Luke to “Lost”. I know, I am a horrible parent. I should’ve been teaching him the Westminster Shorter Catechism or something spiritual. I’ve still got time to do that with him. When I was nine, my parents took me to see “Alien”. My brother and I held each other in the lobby of the theater in the fetal position. Don’t get me wrong, my parents did an awesome job raising my brother and I, so I guess exposing Luke to a little pop culture shouldn’t mess him up too bad. Plus, as I have been saying for the past 5 years, the Gospel is all over “Lost”.

Speaking of pop culture, here is yet another version of “Friday”, shot just this morning in Luke’s hospital room:

Thanks to Libbie Johnson, I bought a copy of Relevant Magazine, with the Borders gift card she gave me. The Civil Wars are on the cover. I’ve never heard of them until now, but I like them.

Keep praying for us. We really do appreciate all of you and your prayers, emails, texts, visits, etc. God is good and we have felt His goodness through all of you.

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