Christmas Eve!! Inconceivable!! Time flies when you're getting older!
Such a significant event! The humblest of beginnings, the Saviour came to earth as a helpless baby, leaving untold wealth and incomprehensible glory behind, to live and die among fallen mankind, to offer hope and an eternal future to all, including those who would not be satisfied until he was put to death. All He would go through was no surprise to Him; it was planned in eternity past by an inconceivably loving God. Yet Jesus still made the choice; He did it on purpose. All that we might have the gift of eternal life. How amazing! Joy to the world! The Lord is come!
Monday in San Antonio was relatively easy. My checkup went mostly good, although Dr. Mita pointed out that I had lost three pounds in the past two weeks and six pounds since October. It's likely that the weight loss is a result of my not eating as much as I used to, even though Helen is working hard at it to push the calories in. It is difficult to finish a meal when it doesn't taste good.
It wasn't until the ride home that I started feeling badly. By the time we made it, my throat was very sore and I could barely talk. It didn't take long to decide that going to work the next day was out. My research nurse was afraid that it might be the dreaded H1N1 flu. I was able to get in to see Dr. Long at home on Tuesday. He said that because the testing for H1N1 is so unreliable, he wanted to treat it as if it were H1N1. So I have been taking Tamiflu and staying either in bed or in the recliner. It's hard to feel sorry for myself when I know how much God has blessed me, allowing me to see another Christmas and be "healthy." I feel worse for Helen (and the girls), for everything they are going through because of me. Yet as we celebrate another Christmas, we recognize how blessed we are. All we have to do is open our eyes to see God's incredible mercy and care in our lives.
Helen and I want to wish each of you a wonderful Christmas. So many of you have blessed our lives in the past year in countless ways. Your support means so much to us.
Love and Merry Christmas,
Kenny and Helen
7 comments:
I hope you are beginning to recover from the flu Kenny. We are praying for you daily.
From our house to yours we wish you every Blessing this Christmas time.
Love, Jeanette and Hector
are you saying Helen doesn't make tasty food anymore. We know that is not true.
Love to you and Merry Christmas
Our love goes out to you two as you brave yet another obsticle in your journey but you two always inspire us instead of the other way around. you are amazing!!We pray for healing and strenght to get through this. God is amazing in his love
Bud and Beth
Praying for you continually. I hope you are feeling better as the new year approaches. Love, Tracy
Hi Kenny & Helen,
I am sorry that you are still not over whatever is going on with you. That makes it hard, especially at Christmas time.
I hope the flu (or whatever it is) will "decide to leave" soon.
Loving & praying,
Virginia & Lloyd
kenny and helen, we are so very blessed to each experience another Christmas, and another year. i'm especially thankful for God allowing you to still be here with us. you are a blessing to me each and every day. i hope you both know how much i love you and i pray for you both.
bedi
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