Life has been an incredible ride this past week. Brianna turned 18, has had interviews with Cornell, Duke, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth~and the appointments keep coming. She already has a full ride- a FULL Scholarship to Stanford University! On top of that- we found out this week that she has been selected as the Valdectorian at Hardin Valley Academy! (I am putting this in print here- since she told me I can't post it on Facebook till she has time to talk to the girl who is the runner up and make sure that her feelings aren't hurt- but *I* am going to BURST!! I am SO proud of her!)
Saturday was a day of reflection, and remembrance. 20 years ago, we lost a crew, Spirit 03 during Desert Storm. A Spectre gunship went down, losing everyone on board. I realized that even 20 years later...we still miss them. They gave everything they had- for us, for their friends, their brothers in arms, and for their country. On January 30th, at 10:35 EST, we paused and remembered the valor of the crew of Spirit 03. They chose to sacrifice their safety to protect the men engaged in battle below them. They willingly laid down their lives- and we prayed for their families. I was reminded of this verse:
Sunday was an incredible spiritual elevator for me- I got to sing again-which I have missed, and my heart was filled with an indescribable joy. That night I got to do my first solo in ages and then watch/listen to Victoria sing, showing all the progress she is making in college- her voice was soaring- she has come so far, and has such presence and joy as she sings. And then I got to watch the reaction as my baby girl sang her first major solo in Church- Elizabeth sounded beautiful, and chose a song with a needed message. God is going to do so much thru that girl!
Then began a week filled with major progress in Physical Therapy- I am walking with a cane, and although it is amazingly painful, and is aggravating the first hip I had replaced- I am working on my stride and gait and balance. At the same time, we are trying to balance strengthening with stamina...and healing.
I was also blessed that I got to see an old friend after almost 15 years. We were stationed together in FL and NM, but had lost touch during the divorce and reconnected thru Facebook. She came into town for business, and we went out to a WONDERFUL dinner and a great night of catching up! It was such a great thing...a touchstone for me, reminding me of who I used to be. I needed it...more than I could ever say.
Then, my Aunt fell last night and we watch the power of a prayer chain in action- She fell and hit her head- the first report we had was "she is bleeding into her brain and has broken her shoulder and is headed to the ICU in Jackson." We put out the requests and within minutes, had friends (and strangers to them) all over the country praying for her- and the EMT's said that somewhere between Luverne and Jackson, a miracle happened. She needed 8 stitches- they didn't need the ICU, her upper arm was badly broken but everything stayed in place- so both the neurosurgeon and the ortho said they wouldn't be making any money off of her- and she was sent home- a walking miracle, this morning!
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