Greetings from Austin Street

Blessed Sunday to you all. Bruce is well. Geni and I went to the rehab hospital and had Sunday lunch with Bruce. And if you are a FB reader you saw that Geni took silly pictures of her and Bruce. They are goofy. We were served communion by a member of the Eucharistic ministry team from Advent. It was really nice to have communion as a family. Geni had a tough time in worship today when it came time for communion as she walked up to receive without her family today. So pray for her when you pray for our family. Bruce is doing well, but we see the powerful need for the intensive therapy that the brain injury hospital can provide. He has come so far, but needs specialized therapies that meet his unique needs. The case manager asked us if anyone had told us about how unique his stroke is? I almost popped off and said, “Have you met my husband?” If anyone is going to have a unique stroke it will he Bruce Chrystie.

Tomorrow will be a busy, busy day. Family training, ambulance ride to Plaza Medical in Fort Worth for a CT scan, Bruce will be evaluated by the staff from the specialty hospital and Geni and I will tour the hospital. Then I plan to breathe.

We are going to rehab our bedroom and bathroom to make safer space for when Bruce comes home

whenever that is? I really miss him.

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”

Romans 8: 16

I am continually blessed with Holy Scripture that blesses and assures me that God is working in the midst of all of this. The assurance is that God has placed Himself in the middle of all of this directing and guiding each step of this journey. John 10 tells us that God has come to earth in the form of Jesus so that we may have life and have it more abundantly. The primary reason Jesus came was to assure us of eternal life. But, Jesus also came so that we can live abundantly today and in the days to come. Abundance does not mean money, or fancy houses, clothes or cars. Abundance means we remember who we are and who’s we are. We are God’s beloved children and we belong to God as our Creator and sustainer. Right now this family needs a sustainer. We are on this journey with God and the choices we make will have a powerful impact on Bruce’s future and the future of our family. The assurance we have is that God will continue being our guide tomorrow just as God was there guiding our clients when this injury happened, the quickness of the ambulance, the care flight and the professional swiftness he was taken to surgery to attempt to remove the blood clot. God was present and guided those people, managing their time and perfecting their skills and God will continue this as our Guide until the journey is complete. God is good and love wins.

Take joy in the journey remembering that hope does not disappoint. Wear comfortable shoes, give thanks with a grateful heart, let us cast our cares upon the LORD because He cares for us and get some sleep. God is up all night anyway so there is no need for both of us to be awake. Love you all, Bruce and Gaylene