Everything on earth has its own time and its own season.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 (CEV)
Donald Ray Cutrer
Donald came through the surgery and is doing well. They did not remove his leg, they only did like a 4 inch incision from the top of the knee cap down and removed the necrosis and put in a drain tube with a packing which will be removed several times daily to soak as much infection as possible. The surgeon said that the infection had not gotten to the knee cap bone, but he does not know yet if the infection is amywhere else in the bone. More test scheduled for tomorrow. He is in a lot of pain at this time. I will keep you updated on his condition. Thanks so much for your prayers and please continue to pray for him. He has a long way to go. Thank you so much.
Yours in Christ,
Mary Ann Cutrer
CaringBridge – Callie Cole
Hey,
This is Frances with a little update on Ms. Callie and her progress. We have had a very busy week with rehab everyday, two trips to Jackson for appts., the golf tournament for Callie’s Mission, and her birthday celebration. Everything was a huge success!!
Therapy makes big strides in her strength training. Also, speech is working the vital stem for swallow. She continues to progress with the spelling and reading. She is so ready for a communicative device. We are trying the get her an eval with T.K. Martin in Starkville. Maybe we will know something soon from Dept. of Rehab.
The doctor in Jackson seemed to be impressed with her progress. The MRI showed improvement but you can see the healing without an xray. Just simply look into those eyes and see the spark!!
I can not tell you how much money was raised for Callie’s Mission through the golf tournament, but I can tell you that the hard work and contributions received will send many more hands and feet to spread the gospel. Just think. If Callie had not had the accident, she would only be using her hands and feet. I believe this is a glimpse of our Lord’s big picture and a part of His plan. I have thanked Him for this snapshot; I hope you will do the same.
Callie had a great day with cake and ice cream, fun and fellowship with a few of her friends. She will now say she is 16 but she looks at me with skepticism. Next week she will be 17 years old. How will she handle that? I’m not sure. Perhaps the files labeled 15 yrs. and 16 yrs. will be retrieved next. Who knows?! Until her memory returns, may the Lord hold her close and keep whispering.
Please continue to pray for strength and endurance for her as she strives toward a full recovery.
“Those who trust in the Lord will receive new strength. They will fly as high as eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not grow weak.” Isaiah 40:41
Keep it real.
Love,
Frances
SAFETY
WE ALL WANT to know that we have a safety net…
I don’t mind taking certain risks — I just want to know that, if I fall, there’s a net. When I was a young boy, I lied about my age and got a job as a contruction worker. I was a boilermaker. We built water tanks, housings for nuclear reactors, and other large steel structures. I was terribly afraid of heights, but I was willing to work several hundred feet in the air if there was at least a safety rope. Such is life. We will climb to the greatest heights if we know there is a net waiting below to catch us!
Walking in love is very threatening territory. It is like climbing an extremely high structure. Telling you how I really feel, expressing how your actions are really affecting me, owning my own weaknesses, giving you my heart fully — that is very risky business. The degree of honesty and vulnerability that is required for this kind of relationship is far beyond what most are willing to risk…unless they have a safety net.
This safety net is the degree of trust I have for you. I must know it is safe for me to give you this much of my life before I am willing to take the plunge. On the other hand, most of us expect our mates to blindly leap into our arms. They should know that we love them, and they should just trust us!
Trust, however, is never given; it is earned. The person who gives unearned trust will be hurt repeatedly. Of course, we must always be willing to trust. Agape-love should not look for reasons to withhold trust. But we should trust only to the level that someone has proven trustworthiness. Even God doesn’t ask us to trust beyond the level of love He has proven. Dr. James B. Richards, “The Safety Net,” We Still Kiss, 112-113
“As for God, His way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.”
Posted by Mike Benson
Have a great Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee
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