Journal Entry 4/24 From Kristi

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.” (Psalm 37:23)

I found myself praying this verse as I watched Zachary in some very exciting physical therapy sessions this week. His legs are waking up. Legs that should not be able to move at all with a C5/C6 spinal cord injury. But God continues to do exceedingly more.

For the first time, he was able to stand with leg braces and a walker for support with just a light spotter on the back. It was thrilling. Then the walker was removed and he was given forearm crutches, and again, he was able to stand with good balance. A month ago he was only able to stand for 6 seconds. This week he stood for 3 1/2 minutes.

After a session on the Vibrator to subdue his leg spasms/ toning, he was hooked up to the Therastride Treadmill. There the therapists helped him take step after step, excited to see that as he shifted his weight onto his right side in extension, signaling his right quads, glutes, and hip flexors, the left ankle soon began dorsi-flexing, lifting at the ankle, prepping the right to take a step. The level of the therapists’ excitement in seeing this excited me too and I found myself quietly crying behind my mask with joy and praying, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD - Oh Lord, because of YOUR atoning work, my son is a GOOD man, ORDER him to step, Lord! I KNOW You can do it!! You ARE doing it!”

And then, as if to emphasize His answer, the following day the Lord gave Zachary a new record of steps in the Exkoskelton - 648 steps to be exact with 26% participation.

“I will give you every place where you set your foot.” (Josh. 1:3)

Keep instructing those legs, Lord! Praise God, step by step, You always faithfully lead us.