Day 6 Update (part 1)

I was very encouraged today! I went in to see Andy after lunch and as we walked in he was moving from a chair to the bed on his own strength. Although it really exhausted him, it was great progress to see.

When he saw Stepahanie and I, he asked how we liked Portland and Seattle, and asked about what interesting things we had seen! We were so excited to see him remembering things like that!

We told him that one of his coworkers mentioned on the blog that Andy (a traffic engineer) will probably get an award for stopping traffic in front TransGuide on 410, and Andy laughed REALLY hard!! He was very coherant and conversing extremely well- although it is important to note that he is still visibly tired and talking a little slower than normal (which is to be expected according to the nurse).

If we are to expect 2 steps forward and 1 step back in this process, it sure felt like a 2 steps forward moment to see him so coherent for a while. Join us in our hopeful patience, as we take each day at a time, understanding that some moments (like today) will be better than others.

Andy's nurse today is a believer and we talked about some great stuff. It was encouraging to see God in such details. His nurse was taking very good care of him and told us that he looked great. He also re-enforced that the healing process for head injuries is a cycle of coherence, sleeping and then awaking to a state of confusion.

Philip asked Andy how he was doing, and Andy said, "Maybe more people would pray for me if I was orange and white." ( for those of you outside of Texas, Andrew is a Texas A&M Aggie and their rival Texas Longhorns wear orange and white... LOL!!)

Please lift Carol up in your prayers. Pray for her strength and peace, a discerning spirit for her to hear the Lord and see the good things He is doing in this recovery, and pray against the schemes of the Enemy- designed to instill fear, anxiety, hopeleness and dispair in her heart.

Thank you all...

-- Posted From Taylor's iPhone