"Courage is not just one of the cardinal virtues, but as C.S. Lewis observed: 'Courage is...the form of every virtue at the testing point...Pilate was merciful till it became risky. King Herod was sorrowful at the request to behead John the Baptist but wanted to please them which sat with him at meat.'" (Matt. 14:9)
-Elder Lynn G. Robbins
James built me a fire before leaving for the valley. He is one of my heroes.
I did my gospel study, some cleaning, and bill paying and two blog posts, December 13th and 14th. The blog posts took almost two hours because of the pictures I downloaded. I called the infusion center at the arthritis center to see if I could keep my 1:30 appointment today. I left a message saying I needed to know by 9:30 because I would be coming almost 200 miles to get there. No one ever called me back. Another day of pain.
After taking a shower and getting ready to go somewhere I decided to go into the post office in Vernon to return the duplicate Madden game I got Max for Christmas. I left the house at 11:38 in a bit of a hurry because the post office closes at noon for an hour. When I got to the intersection of the Vernon road I pressed on my brakes and began sliding. I know to let up on the brake but somehow the message did not get from my brain to my foot and I just kept pushing on my brake. I began sliding on the ice still on the road and continued sliding until I hit the embankment on the opposite side of the Vernon Rd. It's a good thing no one was coming or there would have been a collision. I revved up my engine and got out of the ditch and considered myself lucky as I headed towards town. I soon noticed that my car was making a terrible noise. I stopped at the church and saw that I had a flat tire on the front driver's side. I immediately called James.
James was eating lunch at Jersey Mike's but he said he would call Chuck Crane for me. Chuck was at the church within 15 minutes.
Chuck Crane is another one of my heroes. He proceeds to get the spare out from under my car and changes my tire even though he has a bad back and a bad knee.
Not necessarily Chuck's best side but nonetheless the position of a real hero at work. I am so grateful for good friends and neighbors!
Today was a gorgeous sun shiny day with the high around 46 degrees. I had planned on going to Show Low to get a salad after going to the post office but went straight home and had a hot dog with pork & beans instead. I watched a couple of Hallmark movies, did some more cleaning and paying bills, and took a call from the arthritis center. I have an infusion appointment and an appointment with Tiffany on Friday starting at 8:30.
I am in so much pain that I take six methotrexates instead of four.
James exchanged James Hayden's boot that we got him for Christmas for size 10 1/2's. I think he needed a reason to go to Bass Pro Shop to spend his Christmas gift cards.
