Be Thou Humble

There is a hymn that has been playing on repeat in my mind this past week. The song Be Thou Humble starts with the line "Be thou humble in thy weakness, and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand and give thee answer to thy prayers." Sometimes, it seems like God isn't answering...or isn't answering fast enough. With Dad's health, sometimes it feels that way, but we need to remember to be humble so we can see HOW Heavenly Father is leading us, cause He is. 

With that said, the bronchitis is still here and being a real booger. This can TOTALLY seem like God Himself is prolonging this trial to teach us a lesson or something...but really, this illness is just a part of mortality. Our physical bodies get sick, and Dad's is no exception. The miracle here, which shows what a thoughtful, kind and loving Father in Heaven we have, is evident in the many miracles He is orchestrating in spite of Dad's bronchitis.

TO NAME A FEW:

-Dad STILL doesn't have pneumonia. 

-no lasting CO2 effects despite having low blood oxygen levels for like a month.

-even with Dad's intense coughing, he has been able to get all of his meals and meds in.

-the rest of us haven't gotten sick in any way. We have been able to focus on and care for Dad 100%.

-although discouraged, Dad isn't giving up! He is still doing his lego kits like a boss. (oh and if anyone has any old lego kits (with directions) that you aren't using, send them our way!)

-though it is sporadic and isn't much, Mom has gotten the rest necessary to keep caring for Dad each day. We know God is magnifying the little rest she does get so she can function.

-Dad and Mom find reasons to laugh and smile each day. Like that one time Mom was looking all over the house for something and Dad was sitting in his recliner laughing his head off cause she had walked past it like ten times. 

-Even though he has been in the ER more this summer than ever before, Dad has never been admitted to the hospital in the year and a half he has been home.

It would be so easy to look past these things, but we have to remember to be humble enough to see the still, small blessings just as we learned to do when Dad was in the hospital. We saw Dad's hand squeeze-something so small-as the greatest victory and miracle. The divine signature was there, we just had to put on the right lenses to see it. The same goes for right now, and that is what we are trying to do. AS we have done this, we can see the multiple blessings that our Heavenly Father is pouring out upon us.

Love,

The Baers

Some of the amazing lego creations Dad has done

His current project