August 13

We can go home today if the skin bridge looks good.  I am more than ready to go home. 

I have be praying constantly that this wound will heal, but this morning as I was reading the Book of Mormon I came to the realization that whatever happens to me or my leg is the Lord's will and I am at His disposal.  I was reading Helaman 5 and when I came to verse 12 it hit me; whatever happens to me does not matter because my foundation is the Savior, Jesus the Christ.  Whatever storms, whirlwinds, or trials I experience they matter not as long as I am build on the rock of Jesus Christ.  I know that the Lord has walked these past days with me.  Strength through the atonement has been with me. Visitors were inspired to come just when I needed the diversion.  Scott bringing the hymns was simply listening to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Periods of absolutely no pain were blessing sent from Heaven.  This whirlwind sent by Satan will not get me, because I know on whose foundation I am placed.  When I read this scripture and shared my thoughts with Scott, he cried.  We are so grateful.  It seems lately that when I am reading, I am always at a place so relevant to my needs.  Each day since I have been in the hospital I have started at the beginning of Helaman 5 but not been able to continue to read UNTIL today when I was ready to hear it.  Another blessing from heaven.

Another tender mercy came when I read the rest of the chapter. I came to the story of Lehi and Nephi in prison when the cloud of darkness came over the people.  I wondered why we do not use this story as a repentance story.  We all have our cloud of darkness because we all sin.  We just have to cry unto the Lord which will lead to repentance.  I have decided this is my new best story in the Book of Mormon.

My eyes are better this morning.  My guess is that one or two of the antibiotics I am no longer taking--I am down to just four--was causing the problem.  It is sooooo nice to be able to read.

The wound looked good, so we were released.  We were home by 1:30p.m.  Sister D. was here cleaning.  We were just in time to pay her.  I took a nap which was the best rest I have had for over a week.  Scott went alone to Institute to teach Doctrine and Covenants.  It was well after 8:00 p.m. before he got home.

I have learned from Sister Davis that call every day to ask how things are going is a good thing.  She has talked to Scott everyday, and to me today.  She told me that she wanted to do something meaningful and ended the conversation with "If you ever think, "I wish....." or "I would like....." please call me and I will fulfil that wish.  Just as we were ending the conversation I asked if she would loan me here Emma DVDs.  She brought them right down along with North and South another English BBC set of movies.