Balmy 35 degrees

It must be spring! Sharon our home health nurse said it was 35 outside! We'd better get out the shorts and BBQ! We've had such a run of cold weather this will be a nice change of pace.

Tony, Sarah and Dad went to Anchorage today. They went to the commissary while Sarah had her lesson. Then stopped at Applebees for lunch and at a friends house for a visit. I think getting out was good for dad.

Hospice is coming on Thursday. We like our Home Health nurse so much I hate to change, but we'll listen to what Ruth has to say..see if what she's selling is what is in mom's best interest.

Mom is sleeping well. She wakes up when I come into the room. I'm concerned she can't communicate clearly about her pain needs. But when she wants water she can say "I want some water"....so I guess I'm just being paranoid. I don't want to think she would suffer because I wasn't able to understand what she was asking for. Mom told Sharon she was glad to see her today and hoped that she would be cleared up next week when she returns. I think the mental confusion is frustrating for mom, although she doesn't show it.

Teach me your ways, Oh Lord! Find me faithful to the end, never wavering in my trust in you and your ability to carry me through....oh a song.... hmm weird words in some places, but I like the tune and the Carry us through part.... He is definitely Carrying me Through!

Carry Us Through
I took a train
Headed home
Where the colors stream
And my thoughts they go
I was looking Lord
For the Wind to blow
Come carry us through
Sometimes there's doubts
When the dogs they bark
And you're just not sure
What is in the dark
I start to cry
But then the wind goes by
To carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through
Looking for the wind to blow
To carry us through
When we think that it's over
Baby we find new things to be afraid of
We can pray till we're older
And believe that there is hope
Even in the night
There is hope
We grab existence
By our defeats
And somehow laugh
When we are weak
We're being made strong
From underneath
Carry us through
Carry us through
Take off of your shoulders
The burdens that you carry of your own regret
Someone else needs holding
And it's very hard to smile when you are all stuck inside yourself
So we close our eyes
And we see the Light
There are so many
To hold on tight
Don't be afraid
To pray just like a child
Lord carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through
I been praying
Lord I'm so overdue
Lord carry us through, carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through
But Lord come on where are You
You come carry us through, carry us through
Carry us through, carry us through