Was I surprised this morning when the doctor came in and said, “You’re doing well.  Why don’t we send you home?”  He didn’t get much argument from me. 

My IV had been in for the maximum time and was starting to swell.  A couple of hours later and I’d of had a new IV.  Ah, another of those small blessings that aren’t so small when it is being done on you.

We got home about noon and I catnapped some and worked some on the computer.  My, my how much we take for granted.  What a great thing to be able to walk across the room without having a hose in your nose or tied to an IV. 

This has been a tough thing for little Cooper.  Popaw hasn’t looked all that good lately when Cooper has seen me.  You could kind of see the relief on his little face this afternoon when I looked somewhat normal to him.  A “knuckles bump” from a two year-old goes a long way to heal a grandpa.

Had some folks over this evening for a while and that really helped.  People who believe in you is a great thing. 

These last couple of weeks have given me a much clearer picture on some things.  It is a strange picture because I see eternity far more clearly.  You’d think looking off in the distance would make you too heavenly minded to be any earthly good.  But that isn’t the case at all. 

Maybe I can illustrate it for you.  I once heard that a church whose mission outreach shines the farthest is the one that shines the brightest at home.  I think that is a great picture of Daybreak.  Our mission effort shines across the world through the missionaries we support.  But the vast majority of our mission work is right here in Central Kentucky.

Somehow that I what I see happening in my life.  As I get a much clearer picture that for me to live is Christ and to die is gain, that affects all of my life.   As I see eternity more clearly, I see today in a whole new light.  Seeing what will be the final chapter someday for every one of us makes me want to write better chapters in all of my life now. 

      The question is where do I begin?  Hum, Lord.  Maybe with You?