The Journey Continues:When it Rains if Pours

Just a quick update to let those following Richard's story know that he seems to be gaining strength most weeks.  This last week was not quite as easy though.  He is down to 20 mg one day and 10 mg the next day on the steroids and I think that he is still adjusting.  Starting Wednesday he will go to 10 mg a day. He did seem more tired than normal and quite cranky at times.  I don't even think he realizes that though.

One day last week he had a fight with a tree limb and lost.  He is so stubborn and will not ask for help.  He tried to get a broken limb down out of the tree and in the process fell twice.  He was banged up, cut, bruised and very sore.

We are having some major plumbing problems.  We have had to have our system roter rooted out twice since July and it had been done in March also but now it needs something again.  Richard says that it is probably a busted or cracked pipe under our bathroom.

Richard has been mumbling and grumbling all weekend.  He is worried how we can get this done and feeling helpless that he can't do some of the work.  He is a licensed plumber but he can't get in that dirt because if he comes upon a certain kind of fungus, it could kill him. The doctors have said it would be almost 100% fatal.

Please pray that Richard will realize his limitations and learn to ask for help!  Also that we will figure out and get fixed our plumbing problems.

Proverbs 3:5-6

New International Version (NIV)

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
⁶ in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.^[a]