June 5th

Today was our first day of "boot camp" as they call it. Eric was up working from 8-3:30 with an hour off for lunch. He was exhausted. They had him working on speech to regain some of the harder words. They had him in the gym working on balance and stretching muscles on the left side. They also had him in his room working on his muscles in his right arm. It was really fun to watch all the stuff they do. All the rehab coaches are very nice and positive. I was afraid that it would be painful like the day before. It did help that the nurse kept him filled with Loritab all day, too.

God is still God. Even when things look dark and never ending, God is still God. There has been so many miracles out of this situation. Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Roy drove out here the first week. Uncle Roy needed to go home but Aunt Sylvia needed to stay here. Her friend found out and someone gave Aunt Sylvia her frequent flyer miles to get home. Eric and I needed to re-do the bathroom and were saving up for it. That day that Eric went in, he put a hole in the wall and some of the tile started falling off. Some friends found out and got some money together and totally redid the bathroom for us. The place they bought the supplies at, gave them a discount because of our situation. God is still God. Even though we have not seen the big miracle yet-which is Eric walking out of the hospital-God is God. The list goes on and on. I know it is not easy to have faith. Sometimes it is just a decision you have to make and then walk that way every day. Before you know it trusting God is a well made path that isn't so hard anymore.