Leaving Cleveland

After a second night of sleep post-op, we all woke up this morning refreshed and decided to slowly pack and get ready to leave for home if we felt like it.

It was a nice slow pace this morning and I listened to worship music as I cleaned and packed our little apartment at the Ronald McDonald House. Praise and worship has so much more meaning after being with families all hoping and praying for miracles. I read the journal in our room this morning - the one parents sign before leaving - and on almost every page people wrote about the steadfast love of God and His mercy toward the sick children. It’s so true. We’ve witnessed all of it. So I wrote,”God is the author of all of our stories; may our stories end with Praise and Honor for our Holy God who has given us Hope all along the way.” Our stories are really about Him.

We left Cleveland feeling grateful for the hospitality and excellent quality medical care of The Cleveland Clinic. Qavah is asleep and probably going to sleep most of the way home. Watching her sleeping so peacefully makes for a quiet trip as we watch the flat Ohio farmland give way to the mountains of West Virginia. 

We have been so grateful for all the prayers and notes of encouragement this past week from all of you. We have felt strengthened many times knowing we were not alone. As we will probably be home this evening in time for Paul to start mowing, we look forward to seeing many of you soon as we resume our regularly scheduled activities. 💐