Reminds me of God, he created everything in 6 days and then rested! Neal felt very good today. He did have to have a blood transfusion because his hemoglobin and platelets were low. Tomorrow is his big day!
Today was not a day of rest for me. This afternoon the nurse asked if I brought an overnight bag because of the snow storm. It wasn’t snowing badly yet so I decided to go back to where I am staying to get some things. Of course when I got on the road the conditions started getting worse. The expressways were backed up with traffic, everyone going home early. I made the 30 minute trip in 2 hours. My hosts suggested I wait until about 6:30 to go back to avoid traffic. So I enjoyed a delicious meal (a nice break from hospital food). The drive back was nerve wracking. The traffic was better but I still went at a crawl because the conditions were bad. My windshield kept icing up so had to pull over a couple times to clear the wipers, which was probably dangerous to do but I couldn’t see. Lakeshore Drive was a white out. I had a hard time seeing where I was going. Got stuck in a snow drift because snow was blowing across the road. After rocking the car back and forth I finally spun around into a better lane of traffic. Fortuntely no cars were coming. Which was also a bad thing because it was difficult to see where the road was with no cars in front of me. I was so scared. My car started to drift over to the side again but this time it was my exit! Thank you Lord! It’s by the grace of God that I made it back to the hospital safely! So, I get to stay the night in Neal’s room on a cot. The nurse said they were calling it an internal disaster because of being short staffed. The ones who were here are still here!
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:11 He definetly guarded my ways today:)
Resting in the shelter of His arms,
Trish
Praying for you both. Will stop by Thursday if possible.
Steve and Dawn
Nothing stops my mom! Raising 5 kids makes driving through that snow storm a breeze!
Lake Shore Drive was then closed 5 minutes after you drove it. Very thankful for God’s overseeing protection in everything.
Thank you, thank you, thank you LORD!! We prayed for your safety last night. We didn’t know about your trip, but conditions were bad here in Madison as well. Everything is closed here today. I’m so glad you could stay at the hospital and that you didn’t have to miss today with Neal.
February 2, 2011
This is a very important and exiting day. It’s like another birth-day. Life-giving stem cells will go into your body today. We continue to pray that they will be a successful, healing solution.
Love,
Joan and David
We continue to pray for you and Neal!
God is good. Thanks for your prayers.
AMEN!!!! What more can one say? You two are. without a doubt, being held in the arms of the Lord! He continues to show His love for the Smith family. We pray that his love follows you thru until the end of this journey! Boy Trish, what a testament of his love was displayed to YOU yesterday! So happy you are safe and sound.
Mar