It All Began As a Little Spot

Last Sunday as we traveled to Corbin after our time in Louisville Trey told me about a spot on his right knee that was pretty soar.  I felt bad for him to know it was hurting but we both just assumed it would get better.


Monday morning he had developed a limp and a knot began to form on his knee.  Mom made an appointment for him to visit the Dr. Monday afternoon.  They took a culture from his knee and gave him an antibiotic to fight the infection and told him to return on Friday.  Throughout the week his knee continued to bother him.

He remained on the couch with it propped up throughout the week hoping for any sign of improvement.  Friday morning we entered the Dr.'s office ready to hear some good news and find receive a diagnosis.  The Dr. was surprised to see that the swelling had remained and sent us from his office to an Orthopedic practice to further examine his condition.


After a very painful numbing shot the Dr. began to draw a sample from his knee.  We had plans to begin traveling at 6 a.m. this morning to visit Trey's grandparents down south.  As the Dr. talked through the different options for Trey's knee it became quite clear that our plans were about to change.  Instead of putting Trey on another antibiotic that would take days to enter his bloodstream to show progress the Dr. suggested Trey go to the hospital and be placed on an i.v.  This i.v. would be able to go straight into the bloodstream.


HOSPITAL!  This is not something we were expecting in the least.  However, we were ready and willing to make the best decision possible for the situation.  Friday afternoon Trey was checked in to the hospital to begin healing...

We plan to move to Haiti on September 12, two weeks from now.  To say that having a knee injury while visiting family just a few weeks before our big move was not in our plans would be the understatement of the year.  However, there are so many things that we know the Lord is showing us and teaching us during this time that we do not want to miss.


1. Unexpected things happen in the United States and in Haiti.  
2.  It does absolutely no good to worry about the unknown, trust in the Lord and seek wisdom from Him when decisions need to be made.
3.  It is good to sit and be still.  As our minds race and our "to do" list grows we must never begin to look to ourselves for the strength and ability to complete the task.
4.  The Lords timing is perfect, he is NEVER surprised by our situations.
5.  We must continue to make our plans in pencil.


There are so many more things that could be added to this list.  We pray that our hearts continue to be open for teaching opportunities from the areas the Lord places us.


Trey was able to check out of the hospital today at 2:30 pm.  It was absolutely no fun to see the love of my life laying in the hospital for the past 2 1/2 days.  I am so glad he is free of the i.v. so I can now receive some real hugs :)