A good day for others might be a job promotion, raise, visit from an old friend, or just...no problems to deal with, at work or home.
Yesterday, Ben had a good day. For him that means he was able to put on sweats, brush his teeth, open a door and sat on a chair for 5 minutes!!! Oh yeah baby, FIVE!! Good?...well GREAT I'd say...let me tell you...this kid forged mountains yesterday!
What seems oddly enough like an everyday-don't-even-think-about task has literally become an obstacle for Ben. He was unable to sleep the other night because his couldn't lie down on his bed. Someone else had touched it. He stood all night and went without sleep. He was very pale and exhausted yesterday when we visited him. It was all I could do to prevent myself from scooping him up and taking him home.
The other night after a second dose of the anti-psycotic medication...Ben looked at us in fear, tears rolling down his pale cheek...and burst out "something's wrong, something's really wrong in my head." I have to say, I kind of got worried about a drug interaction but the symptoms decreased and he was much calmer (though anxious and exhausted) yesterday.
I flew home this a.m. for a brief 30 hours or so to welcome Grandma and arrange the home for her to take care of Aly. I am flying back to Honolulu Friday evening to relieve Ed so he can return to Kauai and preach on Sunday.
Baby steps and small mercies.
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Yeah for the mountains! The steps have to start somewhere. Praying that you may feel encouraged and refreshed by God's mercies and faithfulness.
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