August 2021 Brief Update

When you read a novel, sometimes 6 months passes in a single paragraph, because there isn’t much to say. But the plot development and character arcs ruminating in that 6 months will become evident as the story progresses. 

I haven’t posted here in 6 months, but my journey quietly goes on one day at a time. Surgeries have become a less frequent occurrence, bending most of my my fingers has become easier, and slowly I look up and realize I’ve gone several days or now weeks without pain medication as my body heals.

Jacob’s hand is still in constant pain as his next surgery keeps getting delayed, forcing him to live with the web-spaces between his fingers constantly ripping open. But he presses on like a champ.

I try to keep myself busy… working in the garden outside, riding my bike, accomplishing projects, a little bit of babysitting, reading books, painting, marking up my new Bible, etc. We watch some TV or the news most days.

Other than God Himself, our greatest solace in this time is that we have each other. Perhaps one day I will share our love story. My husband is so loving and affectionate and we take care of each other. It is truly wonderful to have such a best friend, ally, and lover.

We’re blessed with friends and family too. We have Bible Study each week, we live near Jacob’s family, and we have periodic visits with my family.

We are still praying for a restoration of my womb, but in the meanwhile we are beginning to pursue surrogacy. We are working with a fertility clinic to begin the first steps of the process. I’ll share more about that later.

I’m going to try and post here on the blog more often. I never did figure out how to get the email notification option set up properly, but I’m trying to find someone to help me with that. I’ll mention it if it starts working. 

And to conclude this short post, here is an image from my Bible. This is one of my favorite psalms. 

Uriel always loved. Always remembered.