Days ahead….

This past week we met with some of Lane’s team and had a really good discussion on what’s next in Lane’s rehab journey. They said they know we don’t want to be at Hope forever, and we whole heartedly agreed. Lane has taken on every day of therapy here (as he did at Mary Free Bed) with diligence and perseverance, as he will in outpatient therapy when he is discharged from Hope.  What is not in our hands though is the recovery time that he will need or how far he will physically progress. How do we rest, and find peace or direction in tomorrow or 10 years from now, then, you may ask? Christ. Nothing else. You see, this is the perspective that we have learned is pivotal in times of joy, brokenness, and fear as we’ve walked this road. It should be a perspective every one of us holds regardless of the circumstance.

At the team meeting they told us they are planning on an April discharge date for Lane. We are SO thrilled to be taking this next step, but we have many decisions and planning ahead. Michigan’s No Fault auto insurance has been an incredible HUGE blessing ever since the day the accident took place, but we need your prayer it will continue to be as we look into housing, a lift vehicle etc (which we’ve heard can a bit more of a process). And if you have the chance to ever talk to your legislator or speak up about the recent Michigan no fault auto hype, please do. Good or bad, it will most likely effect Lane and I the rest of our lives. We never ever would have thought the difference it can make financially in someone who’s been in an (severe) auto accident’s life before our accident happened. If you don’t know about it, google it.

As Lane has been at Hope they’ve done an excellent job of preparing us for life ahead with his physical disabilities now. Not only with incredible adaptive equipment, but emotionally by having us meet 1on 1 with people who have lived life just as fully and beautifully from a chair. We don’t know what lies ahead or how far Lane will progress. We DO know that Lane will daily press on in therapy and we trust our God who has our best [His best] in mind.

We appreciate your continued prayer as we daily continue to learn and desire to grow. Whether its how to take on life as we take the next steps outside Hope inpatient rehab, or in marriage, or most importantly in our relationships with Christ. Thank you for role you’ve played on this journey. Whether you’ve stood beside us in prayer, encouraged us via notes or visits, assisted us financially, or simply held our hands or walked with us in the darkest nights. We need you to please continue, however long we are on this road.

Gratefully standing beside my hero as we fix our eyes on Christ,

E