This past week Jim has been stating that he wanted to attend church services on Sunday. My response was "well see". Well, today is Sunday, my apprehension was on "high alert" while making our breakfast,etc., but I reluctantly said "let's go" for church service.
The reason for my reluctance was not wanting to worship with our church family, but was the idea of all the hugs and handshakes that we would be receiving since we haven't been at church since mid-September the week before Jim's transplant!
Silly me, God takes care of all aspects of our lives, and why did I think He would not have this under control. We got to services and before we entered the doorway, a friend and leader at church came out to lead us in and he already shared with those greeting and meeting, that hand shaking and hugs were limited to only me. My reluctance turned into thankfulness and it was so great to be there!
Our family (Megan, Lindsay, Jackson and Matt) were all there in the back row with two seats for us when we got there. We wanted to sit in the last row to keep Jim out of public way so to speak ( it is only 3 1/2 weeks since his transplant and this morning was the first day he even tried a pair of button-type docker pants, much less being in a car for a 30 minute drive and having to sit in a chair for an hour with his legs not propped up)! Jim was doing great. We decided to have Jim "leave for the restroom" when the children were dismissed for Faith Launch and everyone in the auditorium would be meeting and greeting. Before the time for this we to occur, our pastor, Frank, got up and made some wonderful remarks about Jim being here and how it is early for him to be in a large group, so during the meeting and greeting period, smile at Jim, chat with him, but give Tina a "hit" LOL (he didn't say a hug), handshake, etc. God worked through our church family for us to be there today and for me to have no worries and truly be able to worship with our church family. What a great day.
Our afternoon was spent with Jim resting, a nice long walk and some time of organizing as well as enjoying the warmth of the sunshine and the changing of the seasons. What a great day indeed.
I am so thankful for how our church responded to Jim's strong desire to be at services and how, once again, all things fell right into place.
As you can see, Jim continues to improve and he is doing remarkably well. Keep the prayers coming.
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
~Tina
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