Ouchies

Well, I guess we made it one whole year before John had his first farm injury requiring a doctor's care. His hand got smashed between a heavy piece of  metal farm equipment and a cement wall today. He had a gash requiring stitches on his right index finger and that same finger is also broken. He's right handed so it's also his guitar strumming hand. (I guess Luke won't be having any lessons for awhile.) The urgent care doc wants John to follow up with an ortho doc on Monday. The middle finger is also injured and swollen, but I don't think he notices that one as much when the other finger is throbbing. Please pray for him. He's in pain, but hates meds so he won't take anything for the pain.

We are quite the couple right now. I sustained an injury to my left rotator cuff about two weeks ago that I am still healing from. I am left handed, so both John and I injured our dominant sides. Thankfully it's not torn, but my tendons are inflamed. My entourage and I have been going to physical therapy three times a week and just chilling around the house so I can take pain meds. I just returned to Zumba instructing on Wednesday, but I am doing it one armed. That was a little painful and also a bit tricky, but thankfully I am feeling much better than I was at first. I wasn't able to even stir food without pain last week. It's a good thing John mowed the yard the other day, because between his injury and mine it may be awhile before that happens again! (I can't handle the zero turn handle bars on the mower right now.) It's also a bummer that neither one of us is in great shape to help the boys practice their baseball catching, as baseball just started up and Micah and Nathanael are both playing this season. I am thankful that John just finished the last of the garden expansion work last night, so at least that won't fall behind.

We'd appreciate your prayers!!