You've gotta love every little bit of help you can get...and for Poppy these days, even 'LITTLE hands make light work'!  It is a great blessing to have most of our grandchildren close by!   The hugs, hand-colored pictures, happy thoughts and soulful prayers offered by each one of our young ones are so precious and valuable in our lives!  We feel blessed especially right now, to have our son Pat, daughter-in-law Anna Lisa and their 18 month old daughter Amelia living with us while they house hunt.  Pat and Anna have been amazing help and fun company for Jim and me and Amelia (Millie) has been pure JOY!

Jim continues to be either in bed or in his 'wheel-mobile' and so takes advantage of all these 'small wonders' about him (and we will add one more in the next couple of weeks)!  His general condition as of this date is that he cannot use his arms or legs (the right hand still can maneuver his wheelchair, however) and his diaphragm is still being assisted during most of the day by the sip and puff air pressurization machine.  At night he sleeps quite well with a bi-pap machine which has two pressure setting for inhale and exhale.  This hasn't been a big adjustment since he's slept with a c-pap machine for over two years now!  We take wheel-mobile walks when the weather permits and go on 'van' outings usually daily to get out of the house.  He also really enjoys short visits from friends and family as often as time permits.

Recently, Jim and I have been listening to a book on tape by Toni Sorenson called 'The Master'.  It's a tale of Christs life told by a young man who is 'fictionally' adopted into Joseph and Mary's family and is at Jesus' side through his ministry.  We just finished the chapter where Christ calms the raging sea.  His constant reminder throughout the book - to his apostles and all whom he comes in contact with is 'FEAR NOT'! 

The other morning as we were doing our 'routine' to get us and up and going, Jim said he had the song 'Master The Tempest Is Raging' going on in his head.  Whoa....two souls but with one brain!  It was, at that exact moment, spinning around in my head too!  Now I've never been a big fan of 'routine'!  I like my life mixed up with all sorts of people, places and events!  But as we were doing our morning rituals (song sill humming in my wee brain), I thought... yes, I liked 'this' routine.  I like knowing we are doing all that we can right now....not running and trying to move mountains.  We're working together and being like real 'partners' and it feels...well, right!  Just like the words...'Peace be still' at the songs end, our 'routine' has become a peaceful comfort.   Another 'small wonder' in this journey!

So 'fear not', all who visit here and have a 'wonder'-ful and 'peaceful' Thanksgiving!