Thursday, November 3, 2011

We did it!

We really did!  We drove to MT and back this past week.  My brother is quite ill and lives in MT.  We live in Oregon.  So my dear husband did all the driving and we made the trip. 

God went before us with weather and road conditions.  He was with us every step of the way and we actually had NO close calls!  Amazing for a long trip like this.  Just about 1,000 miles each way. 

Our dear family stepped up and cared for our dogs for us.  We stayed in motels and then 4 nights with my brother and his wife.  His heart is failing him.  They will go to Salt Lake City on Nov. 15th for another evaluation for either a heart transplant or another procedure to install "hard ware" that will assist his heart.  There is the chance that they can do "nothing" more for him.

We had a wonderful visit.  I rested up the week before the trip and slept quite a bit while there. 

They have satellite TV so I could watch HGTV and just relax when my brother was resting. 

We did do some sight seeing.  One day we went to a museum and saw the Pulitzer Prize photos.  It was a real eye opener.  Another day we visited another museum and here is the link: bairfamilymuseum.org/    It was an incredible place to visit and we loved it!  We didn't have to drive so I rested in the car each way. 

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We arrived home about 4 PM today.  It was totally worth the effort.  I can crash later:)  I wanted to see my brother so badly.  I love his wife very much too. 

It was an incredible trip.

If  you are the praying type, please pray for them.  They have some hard choices ahead.

Hope you had a great day today!

Blessings,
Elaine

7 comments:

  1. Wonderful wonderful, Elaine. I am so very very happy for you! I am sure your brother was grateful too. I will put him in my prayers. And for your recovery from the trip too.
    We lived in Montana when Joel first started his ministry and we loved it there. Malta and then NE Montana near Plentywood in a small town called Medicine Lake. Take care...

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  2. Thanks Renee. We did have a great time. It is beautiful there.

    Doing ok so far. Hoping the crash stays away:)

    Blessings,
    Elaine

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  3. I'm glad you were able to make the trip. It sounds like life is a real struggle for you. My heart goes out to you. My husband had CFS and Fibromyalgia for many years, it was very wearing on our lives, I have a pretty good idea of what life is like for you and it breaks my heart to hear of it. There is so much suffering in this world, your hope is for the next one, is all I can say. Do everything that you can to be sure not to miss what God has prepared for those who love Him and watch for His coming. It will be a great day and there will be no more sorrow or PAIN over there.
    I have a sister who lives in Corvallis, OR., they pastor a church there. Do you live anywhere near there?
    I pray this is a good day for you.
    Love and prayers, Cindy

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  4. Wow what an excursion! So glad for you, and I am sure your visit brought such happiness to your brother and his family. Sometimes all we can give is the most important thing in the world; our time and our personal presence, and I'm happy for you that it all worked out for you to go.

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  5. Cindy, thanks so much for the kind words. We are about 2 hours from Corvallis. What church to they pastor there?

    Blessings to you,
    Elaine

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  6. Donna,
    It was a huge blessing to get to go see them. I am so glad we did it! We paid a price (not $) but it was one of those times that it was worth the cost!

    Blessings to you,
    Elaine

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  7. How wonderful that you got to go see him. I will have he and his wife in my prayers. Glad you had a safe trip. laurie

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