Where He Leads Me I Will Follow: Tim's Recovery and Prayers about What's Next

Tim has been trying his hand at making knives.

In this picture he is doing a method of patina which

decorates the blade with a design which causes a protective

oxidation that also prohibits bad rust.

Tim finally finished the last day of his work conditioning yesterday. He has been lifting heavy boxes, carrying 80 lb beams, walking on treadmill, riding an exercise bike, using a stair stepper, riding an arm bike, lifting weights, carrying 5 gallon buckets around the room, pushing and pulling a loaded sled around, going up and down a step-ladder, shoveling fake snow, stretching, working on balance apparatuses, stretching and undergoing manual joint manipulation. Oh, and he said he had to operate a remote (LOL!)

The kids joined a group from our church at some friends' house

for making valentines in February.

His ankle doctor has released him back to work by increments. In about 5 weeks he will be able to work full time. Right now he is supposed to work 4 hours a day, then in another week, he'd be allowed to work 6 hours a week. Finally two weeks after that, he could work full time (8 hour days). Unfortunately, the director of the camp he worked at is gone on sabbatical and won't be back for another 2 weeks. Another person is doing Tim's job in the interim of his leave (since last August). We don't really know if he will have a job now or if this other person will be better suited to the job and replace him permanently. The boss has been forbidden to talk to Tim about anything work related due to his worker's comp restrictions. This has been very awkward for us and them. Tim hasn't talked to him about what the future holds for us for months.

This possum was sitting on a log near the driveway to Camp

Menno Haven in February. He just sat there and stared and let

us take picture. Sorry for the blurriness. It was taken on my

phone with a zoom.

This muskrat decided to walk along the sidewalk in Sterling

right in front of my car when I started home from work on a

weekend day at Ready Care. I wasn't sure what this oversized

rodent was when I first saw it!

We've been wondering what God has for us next, of course. Will it be here? We do want to stay in the area. We've looked at houses around us, but can't make an offer unless we know for sure we have to move. We've seen some houses we liked be sold out from under us. We've considered moving to Plow Creek again. That is an intentional Christian community not far from here where we lived in the early 2000s. That community is in limbo now. They are considering closing their doors, but that hasn't been decided for sure. There is still a core group of people who are interested in reviving/reinventing it, and we are considering being a part of that. Lots of things to pray about!