David's Surgery Eve

I would like to say this is how excited David is about having surgery tomorrow! It's actually a picture from a few months back--before the basketball accident. Last Wednesday, the 8th grade basketball team played the parents. David's knee did not quite cooperate as he blocked an inbound pass. Let's just say he did really look good until the fall.

We went to the ER. That is a story in and of itself. We chose to take David's truck...his big truck...you know the one I have driven 3-4 times in the 3 years we have owned it...the one I simply cannot drive! Now imagine me driving it (scared for David) with him in pain in the backseat through the narrow roads leading to our hospital. I'm trying to decide if seeing David hurt or driving him to the ER was more scary. We finally made it home at 3:00am.

The diagnosis was a detached patellar tendon. The surgeon will drill 4 holes in his kneecap and thread the tendon back through. I explain this well the 2nd time around...that's right we've already been through this 9 years ago with his other knee. That time it was an accident on a kids scooter just before Christmas. We were in the process of having a custom home built and enjoying apt. life on the 2nd floor of the building. Now that was interesting. We are thankful David does not have to climb stairs this time. Brent is not so thrilled about giving up his room, but he would do anything for his dad.

Oh, to top the day off...Victoria threw up as I walked to her class at church today. We think it might have been nerves as she is so worried about David. She didn't want us to leave him at home alone for even a short time.

Please keep David in your prayers as he recovers. This is a tough surgery to recover from, but David is one tough guy!

Who is it between for you?

From Mother Theresa:

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;

forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

be kind anyway.

If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies;

succeed anyway.

If you are honest people may cheat you;

be honest anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;

be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the end, it is between you and God;

it was never between you and them anyway.

Wow...why is this so hard for us to see when we argue with others or feel others have caused us wrong? I am going to let this be my New Years resolution...to remember who it's really between.

Thanks to MckMama for reminding us of this great writing today.