August 27th

Another good day at rehab. Matt was able to walk all the way to the end of the hallway from his room which is about 100 feet give or take a few feet. That was the goal to reach by the end of the week. Now that he has done that, he is going to work on technique. He told me the other day that he felt a little like Frankenstein when he walks, because he feels like his feet are heavy. I told him that at least he was up and walking and that it would get easier and better the more he did it. I was listening to the radio and a song came on this morning and the words spoke to me, I am not even sure what song it was, but there was a little girl talking at the end of it and she said the following words:

"The Lord is the everlasting God,The creator of all the Earth,He never grows weak or weary,No one can measure the depths of His understanding,He gives power to the weak, and strength to the powerless,Even youth will become weak and tired,And young men will fall in exhaustion,But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength,They will soar high on wings like eagles,They will run and not grow weary,They will walk and not faint"

I just looked it up and it is a song by Lincoln Brewster, called Everlasting God. The little child speaking at the end is what captured my attention. All I could think about was Matt and how even though he is tired, he keeps working and is able to push himself through the therapy. This is the strength that comes from God. We pray nightly for God to bless him with His strength. I am amazed at how strong he has been through this whole ordeal. I was talking to Matt on the phone today during my lunch time and one of my co-workers overheard our conversation and she asked me who was in the hospital. I told her my husband and she asked me why I was always smiling and happy if my husband was in thehospital? I was happy to be able to share with her what God had done and was doing with Matt. She was blessed by his story and said that she could now see why I was smiling. I just love sharing Matt's story with whoever will listen and I love being able to give God all the glory for what he has done. Thank you all for praying for Matt and being a part of the miracle and part of the story that I love to share. Please continue to pray for strength and that his eyes will continue to heal. You all are so special and so awesome. Thank you for standing in the gap for Matt and I while we have been down this difficult road.