One Year Ampuversary

Happy One Year Ampuversary!

"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." 

- 1 Peter 5:10

Today is our one year "ampuversary" - the day we celebrate the choice we made for Robert to amputate his left leg below the knee to gain back his life and mobility. The verse you see above was what was our day calendar when the accident occurred. At that time, it was a promise; today, it is our reality - all praise to God! We have our struggles, of course, but we are very blessed. 

So, what is Robert doing now? Well, as of last night, he was installing a faucet in our kitchen... Then, about thirty minutes after that, he got a call that the fence line across the road had a drunk driver run through it, so he went out, in the dark on the side of a busy road, and with the help of others here, fixed about 80 feet of fence using a post digger (seen in that second picture below). 

Following that excitement, he counted heads of cattle and all were there. Then, the guy who ran through it and had run from him earlier returned to argue about his car being towed. It was like Robert was on duty all over again. :) The miracle of this is that all this time Robert was plodding around on muddy, unlevel ground - thanks to a high-tech prosthesis, determination, and a God who heals. We had just bought him new snake boots too - and they even came with a zipper already installed! 

Today, among many, many other random things, he is engineering a quail hunting course (as seen in the third picture below) for our next round of guests scheduled to arrive Friday morning. The question is - what is he (or are we) NOT doing?! Not much...

Two things are for sure for us and for everyone - every day has it challenges, but every day God provides exactly what you need - and THAT is a promise for all who will receive it! When suffering is coupled with faith, we are not victims, but over-comers.

Thanks be to God.