Lisa on Rich's Recovery
Journal 6/19/05We moved out of our first home of our own yesterday and into a home that we are renting. It has been okay emotionally—I already mourned the move before the work had to be done. I am so grateful for Carol. She has been here all week and I would’ve died without her. We brought numerous van loads over here on our own before the “big move” on Saturday. We even had some things unpacked and I had a plan for where things should go. The elders from each ward helped us and they really did a great job. The truck was packed in 2 hours and unpacked in 1 hour. Carol and I went back over to the other house last night to finish the cleaning. We worked until about 12:30 am. I felt good about the condition of the house. We left it better than we found it in many ways. When we finished cleaning last night I relished the feeling of a job well done.I feel badly that today was Father’s Day and we didn’t have a chance to do much for Rich. I helped Parker and Scott make cards for him and Parker gave him some special things he made for Rich at school. We gave him a fancy house key with a flame design on it and we went to Paul and Darlene Harris’ home for dinner which was relaxing and enjoyable.I felt sad that this was our last Sunday in Valencia 3rd Ward. I have gotten to know many of the sisters through my service as a counselor in the Relief Society and have seen some wonderful changes with the sisters. I’m sure we will enjoy our new ward also. Too bad we don’t know how long we will be here.I have faith that the Lord will help us determine what to do next. Hopefully, our next chapter will be one of tremendous growth for Rich as well as a period of physical strength for him. The medications he is taking, although helpful, are also quite hard on him. We hope to find out more about what is happening with his body chemistry and how to approach it more holistically. I love him so much and I want to see him enjoy life more.