Another Christmas has come and gone. It was a nice Christmas. We spent Christmas eve with friends after church and then had supper with friends on Christmas day. Talked to mom on Christmas day but not dad. He has been very tired from the new medication and sleeping a lot. As far as I know there haven't been any falls for a bit and things are going okay. He sent me a picture of himself last week and he looks like he's been in a bar fight! He walked into a door jam and they (they being mom and dad) think he broke his nose... combine that with the other cuts and bruises from his falls in the hospital and he's a mess. Mom volunteers at the food bank and the weeks preceding Christmas get quite busy. She was there for a few hours one day last week when dad decided to go for a walk and on his way home he fell and scraped himself up - mom has since told him he cannot go for walks without her. There are a lot of hills where they live and it's quite easy for him to lose his balance going down them. It sounds like mom is doing okay and she said it has been okay having him at home because behaviour has changed and he's not so angry but more weepy and scared.
We are going there to visit this week. To be honest I am a bit apprehensive about the trip. I hope dad's doing well so that the kids get some good time with him and have good memories of their Grandpa. We are hoping to take the girls skiing one day so that would be fun.
What to pray for... our upcoming visit. As I was typing I got a text message from my sister-in-law. She said dad isn't doing very well at all right now. Please pray for safe travels, that dad is better and for grace and patience all around (maybe a bit more so for me).
What I'm grateful for... our friends, our church, that my children are healthy and for Jesus' birth.
Thank you for reading. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
