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Today I had one of those heart stopping moments, and then a second later absolute relief and thankfulness to God for his provisions.
A lot of you know that my mom has been in the hospital for 5 months now with a severe illness. Three of those months were spent in the ICU.
My wife and I have taken on my parents' finances and their accounts since my mom was the one that kept their books... this is just one less thing my dad has to worry about. Well, today my mom's ICU bill came... just take a look at the above bill and you will see what I saw.
Seeing over a half million dollar statement for her care and then seeing my parents responsibility just blew me away. God is so good.
Some of you may not know, but my dad was a motion picture art director in Hollywood for 40 years and to say the insurance the Motion Picture Union provided its members was a good policy... well, that would be the understatement of the century!
My dad was brought to tears when I showed him the bill, but it was not from how much it was, but, rather, he saw how during a time of extreme stress and uncertainty, God is there... and he is so thankful!
I think I will be writing this check tomorrow.
Mcd F4 Phantom serial 38+49 seen preserved at Zehdenick - Tischlerei Dirk Schlopping Collection in March 2016
Electric locomotive 183 38-09 banking a westbound train of coal emptys through Poprad station - 21/09/18
[Absolute nomadism, day 38]
[Beijing Central Station, Beijing, China]
People everywhere. Loud noises. The smell, damnit, the smell. The complete chaos.
I'm smiling. This is not Europe, this is not the States, this is not Japan.
It has nothing to do with the world I know.
This is the biggest adventure of my life. This is absolute nomadism.
The Ultimate Dress-Up
Daughter 1 is a "techie" for her high school theatre group. Costumes are her specialty. She is still learning to use patterns and machines but has filled a vital role as a warm body who is actually there to organize and mend the costumes. Her former teacher told me that she had never had anyone fill those shoes before and that it was a great help. Our girl has always enjoyed hand embroidery and sewing so this is a nice fit for her. The upcoming performance for Our Town at her school requires about 20 long skirts! While the costumers and some helpful moms will be making a few from patterns, her current teacher was able to procure a loan from the local university to help with the bulk of the items. I took her down where we met her teacher and got to visit the inner workings of the university theatre! It was not only wonderful to be back on a college campus again, but doubly fun given our access to the *amazing* costume loft where the university has all of their costumes and accessories. The costumes are sorted by time periods. The items 1900 and forward actually include some vintage pieces. There are boxes and boxes of shoes, hats, wigs, belts, bins of patterns, etc. Every single item is organized methodically. They are "busting at the seams" in terms of storage but manage to keep it all very tidy and easy to navigate. Our visit also included a backstage look at the set as it was being built. They have an entire workroom with saws and welding equipment. The staff members and students were friendly, enthusiastic and are very talented! It was a nice chance for a high school student to get a feel for campus life.
A Birthday backbend with Jess {she's the best btw}!
So. . . today's my birthday. I spent nearly the whole day upside down {no joke!} and I am finally getting pincha mayurasana down!
Yoga at the wall & partner yoga= my fave.
Didn't feel like a birthday today, but it was still a good one. . .
Much love.
02.07.10
i cherish the freedom i have being self-employed
this morning before work i stopped at my friends house
a chat and a tea
then off to work
(there are other days when i feel insecure but i try to remember the days like today then)
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