Christmas Dinner

Yes, we had Christmas dinner yesterday which is definite indication that Mom is feeling fairly well since she was in the kitchen getting the turkey, mac n' cheese, and dressing ready. We also had mashed potatoes, peas, and rolls. Gotta love those leftovers! No strawberry pretzel salad, but we'll have that next weekend since it's Dave's favorite, and he'll be going over with me then.

I'm happy to report that Mom is up to 1000 on her breathing tool, and the numbers from her blood tests dropped significantly since her chemo treatment (which is a good thing)!

On Sat. night, we rented "Fireproof" from Redbox...it's a must-see so go rent it if you haven't seen it yet! Mom and Dad really enjoyed it as I knew they would.

Today, we listened to Pastor Danny Tice's sermon on TV (Bay Shore Community Church) which has become the routine on Sunday mornings. The sermon series is entitled "Heavyweights", and today he was talking about the burden we have for the loved ones in our life. Pastor Danny was referring to Moses in the Bible and how Moses's mom had to release him to the Lord and trust God to take care of him. If his mom had kept him, he probably wouldn't have been taken in by Pharoah's daughter and would have been killed by Pharoah who had decreed that all baby boys must be killed. Only after Moses's mom let him go was God able to carry out His plan and protect Moses from Pharoah's decree through special favor with Pharoah's daughter. What hit home for me was the message that we have to let go, and let God....

Also, today we started to listen to past sermons from my parents' church, Mariner's Bethel. Mom and Dad have been soooooo blessed by their friends at Mariner's and Pastor Al. Before the surgery, Pastor Al came to visit Mom at home, and he came up to Hopkins after her surgery as well. Once she was home, he came again. At every visit, Pastor Al sang, and at the hospital, all the patients and nurses in 4B were able to hear Pastor Al as well since the door to Mom's room was open. The nurses out at the desk said to Dad, "wow, Mr. Wingate, you have a beautiful voice!" Dad was honest and admitted that his was not the voice they'd heard! :-)

Lastly, Mom hit 100.....that is 100 cards...and they're still coming...WOW!!!! What a blessing to receive so much love and support and know that so many people care about you!