Let Us Not Become Weary

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9

I (Jennifer) am feeling a bit weary, so I am holding onto this verse and thanking God for His strength. As Lori posted earlier, we have been earnestly praying for breakthrough for Dad today for his breathing and to be able to cough up the mucus in his lungs/throat. He is receiving antibiotics and the surgeon said there is a "little bit" of pneumonia. Mom just called me from the hospital to say that Dad is being moved from his regular room back to an intermediate care room (8831) so that they can use the b-pap machine again that forces oxygen into his lung. However, she did also say that Dad is pretty upbeat and is joking with his caregivers.

I am feeling a bit like the man who tries to roll the rock up the hill and it keeps rolling back down. Please pray with us that God will reach out His mighty hand and push that rock all the way over the mountain so we can see His harvest on the other side! I know that God is our strength and our protector and that He has my dad (and all of us) in the palm of His hand. Thank you for standing with us in prayer!

Mom and I (Lori) are sitting at the hospital in Dad's new room. We are also weary and pretty much basketcases! The tears are really close and have been occasionally spilling despite using all we have to hold them back. Dad is in a better mood than we are!

Jen's picture of rolling a humongous rock up a hill (so I may have added the "
humongous" part!) is a really great picture of how we are all feeling. Mom and I were just saying that it feels like we are starting over. It makes me think of the Israelites who kept "circling" the same mountain. God finally said to them,

"You've stayed long enough at this mountain. On your way now. Get moving." Deut. 1:6 (Message Bible)

We hope that we are only in this room temporarily. We are getting tired of "circling" this mountain. We are waiting for the time when the Lord says "on your way now"!