Terese is home and doing very well

I guess I need to get better at having more timely updates. She came home on Saturday, Dec 19th. We have been back to the Dr. 2 times and things are progressing very well. We appreciate the meals that many of you have brought. This has been the most needed time we have ever received meals so thanks so very much.

I have to say one story about Terese.

While Terese was in the hospital, she had to have constant care for a few days and then just the normal care after that. Every nurse loved my wife and it was because she had the light of Christ in her. It was convicting for me because I get mad and cranky when I need a simple shot and Terese is lovely when she gets over 500 stitches. She is pleasant even under difficult circumstances.

My favorite story was on the last day when the final nurse told me to go down and get the car and pull around to the front of the hospital. The nurse was calling for some other person to take Terese out in a wheel chair. As I was going out, I overheard this one lady on a cell phone saying to the person on the other end "Hey, I have to go now. I have to release my most favorite patient ever." I didn't know this lady and she didn't know me. I just smiled at her and got the car. When I pulled the car around, it was the same lady getting Terese. I was very encouraged to hear that about Terese. It was quite amazing for me as her husband to hear this. When you look at a treasure of a wife, this is what I treasure. She is so precious to me. I want to learn to be more pleasant even when times are hard. Maybe that is what God means when He says that Christians are different than the world. I always was taught as a child that we were different because we didn't drink or smoke or swear. I think I had it wrong for so many years. We are different because we can love the unlovable and we can rejoice when times are so difficult.

Thanks for all your prayers,
Bruce