We are not leaving as planned!

Our trip has been postponed and instead of leaving with our dear friends Doug and Leslie this morning on our three month journey south on the intercostals waterway to go see our friends Ron and Kathy Fitzgerald in Port Charlotte Florida. We are staying at the marina.

Since we love the Lord and ask Him for His direction in our lives, we know He has the right to change our plans.  So yesterday on Ron Fitzgerald’s birthday our plans of leaving the dock this morning with Doug and Leslie were changed (postponed).

Rich work up yesterday morning with sharp burning pain in his ankle tendon. He began walking with a limp and said the pain was bad when he tried to walk on it. It seemed to get worse as the morning went on. All of the Shanes Clinic were closed until Monday because of the holiday, so we had to go to the emergency room at UF Shanes. We arrived at one and had to wait until eight to see a doctor.  He gave Rich a pain pill and send him for x-rays. He said nothing was broke in the ankle but it was inflamed. The doctor said perhaps one of the strands of tendon could have broken off. We have to call an orthopedic surgeon on Monday to get an appointment. The nurse put a light brace on his ankle, gave him crutches, and the doctor send us home with a prescription, two turkey sandwiches and two gator aids. We had not eathen anything since breakfast. So now we wait.  We may need to change the means of travel from boat to motor home but we will still go south and see our friends Kathy and Ron in January.

Precious Lord Jesus, thank you for changing our plans. We love and you and are waiting for Your direction. I thank you of your glorious promise in Your Word that says, All things will work out for good to those who love God and are called to His purposes. That is us Lord, we love you and know we are called to be your children so we wait to see the good that will come out of this detour. Please let Rich get the rest he needs and let the tendon heal without him needing surgery, but please do what is best. We love you and thank you for closing this door for now and when you open it again it will be glorious. So now we are going to rest and see what the Orthopedic Specalist has to say.



Be Blessed!