Abby update - January 14

We were able to wrap up this week with one more "in-person" thank you to a another group that reached out to us following Abby's accident. We were happy to be able to join Cypress Creek Church this morning for a wonderful worship service. Cypress Creek as a congregation supported the repair project on our home, so we were glad for the chance to worship together with them. Pastor Rob's message was that we can trust God, and once again Abby (and we) said "Amen..."

You all have provided so much to us through this period of our lives. I can honestly say that we have learned to trust God to give us what we need, and many times those things came tangibly or intangibly through you, our friends. Sometimes what we needed was a card or word of encouragement, sometimes what we needed was a hug, sometimes what we needed was a meal and fellowship, sometimes what we needed was a laugh, sometimes what we needed was help with our animals or our home, sometimes what we needed was a break for Frank, sometimes we needed something practical like a pen or postage stamps,..., and those things were always there.

Many of you also have been so generous with monetary gifts, and we appreciate your heart. We have been fortunate to find that our insurance coverage is actually very good, and we have not yet encountered staggering medical bills. In the short term, your giving has helped us to pay co-pays, pay for our rooms at Ronald McDonald House, buy some therapeutic equipment and supplies, sign up for riding therapy, etc. In the long run it is possible that we will need to provide some type of ongoing therapy or assistance for Abby that insurance will not cover, so we have set aside many of the gifts in a special fund. If we need it for Abby, it will be there, but if we don't, then we hope to find some way in which to reach out to others with the surplus. We'll let Abby help us decide how to do that--perhaps supporting therapy or assistance animals in some way, as they have been such an important part of her recovery. Thank you for your generosity--we just want you to know that we respect your intentions and hope to honor them in our decisions.

And we pray that God will give us your eyes of generosity as we see needs in the future...thank you.
Abby & family