I appreciate your prayers!!!

On Mar 21, 2009, I wrote to my church:

Hello my dear friends -

These last 2 weeks, it was so great to be able to see all of you again and feel connected again on a face to face level. I hope to be able to be part of LOV on Sunday more in the future, now that i'm driving and a little less dependent - even if it means coming in on Sat. and sleeping on Holsclaws' futon... :)

* Thank you for praising God with me for continuing recovery. It's really slow, but at least I'm much more mobile now, and seeing my toes gain some necessary movement and strength.

* Please ask God with me -
- to speak to us at my main Dr.'s appointment this Monday. This is probably when they have to lay down whether I need to have a fused, immovable ankle, or whether there is hope for a less drastic treatment.

- to guide us at my 2nd opinion at a major western suburb Ortho clinic, Fri. 3/27. The foot/ankle specialist looks very experienced and promising. I'm really excited to hear from someone else. We're coming in with lots of questions, plus hopes to be able to walk normally and live a reasonably active life.

- to move mightily in my Insurance situation. They have covered me for SO much and have spent a lot of money on me. Still, it looks like there is $14,000 that they've assigned to me to pay just from the 6 surgeries from my main surgeon, and there's more coming in. We are appealing this, but we need WISDOM and good counsel to know how to do what is important and to not end up in a financial quandry.

* Please pray against fear. It's easy to have thoughts that "I may never walk again," or that the limits will be unbearable because I'm growing weary of life on crutches and not being able to work and do so many things. I also face fear about the mounting claims, since so much insurance stuff is simply unknown to us. But we know that after we do all that we can do humanly speaking, we have a sovereign God who is working for our good and for His purposes in us. I need to keep my mind stayed on this, not on the easily frightening unknown.

Thank you for standing beside me in many encouraging ways, big and small, through this. I have been blessed by so many of you. Hope to see you again soon - -

Todd