What weather we’re having here in Uddevalla! We usually have nice weather in the middle of October. Twice we’ve been in a time of waiting, and this same week in 1980 and 1985, Johanna and Josefina came into the world. As far as I can remember, there have always been nice, sunny fall days this week, and the same is true this year.
The joy over the fact that the whole family survived the fire becomes even greater on birthdays. It comes like an intoxicating joy, an appreciation of life, which we don’t take for granted any longer, but the feeling about life becomes so great that the heart beats an extra beat, in a praise song of thanksgiving.
”Thank you for the life you give. It gets bigger, and more and more!”
We were at Sahlgrenska last Wednesday, to see the hand surgeon. The doctor checked Håkan’s hands. The splints he wears at night will be bent some more in order to stretch out Håkan’s fingers even more. In about a year, they will operate on his right hand and it will get new skin on the palm, with the help of skin from another part of Håkan’s body.
We explained that Håkan had his mobile in his left hand when he came out of the house, whereupon the doctor said that the mobile had saved the palm of Håkan’s left hand. That was a new thought for me anyway.
The doctor also said that Håkan didn’t have the typical burn injuries around his mouth, chin and neck. “There must have been an angel present there,” he said. I was just filled with even more thankfulness that Håkan looks like himself around his mouth. Thank the Lord for angels who protect!
Today and yesterday we’ve been out on walks together. Håkan walks by himself, without any help, other than that he put his arm around me, but that was more out of love. However, he shouldn’t go out by himself yet.
This evening we went and looked at the short term housing where Håkan will stay when I go to Kenya. It was a really nice room at Österängen, just down the street from our house on Sigelhultsvägen. That’ll be nice and close.
Tomorrow morning, the home health workers will come to bathe Håkan and change his bandages. It’s nice that all such things are working. There are a lot of extra things to do anyway.
Today we sat and ate beef and pork sausage with mashed turnips, just the two of us. When did we eat that the last time? Yes, it was very good. We commented, ”Why do we eat this so seldom?” A little humour...we haven’t eaten together for all these months, of course…but, more of that, in other words!
Now Håkan is sound asleep, breathing deeply, but it’s like sweet music to my ears. It is, afterall, just a miracle that he’s lying there in the bed. We are so grateful and happy to be alive! Thank the Lord!
”Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”
God bless you!
Hugs,
Gunilla
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