Journal Update 12/13 From Kristi

The physical and occupational therapists love this guy. Today his PT was amazed to see the progress Zac has made since seeing him a week ago. His PT commented that though his injury is being classified as a C6 (the lower of the two vertebrae he broke), he is able to long sit on the bed with trunk control greater than a C6. “It’s because of this...,” I pointed to the wall and read the phrase we had posted. “God has the Final Word.” She smiled.

Zac rolled his wheelchair down the hallway with the OT to demonstrate his ability to move it. His OT was quite impressed. “You are doing things that some only learn halfway through rehab,” he commented.

Although every doctor and nurse, barista and janitor... every person we run into here seems touched with Zac, it seems we are only vaguely aware how people are being affected. It is not ours know; It is God’s story.

Zac has mentioned many times that he seems to be at loss for words right now. “Praise God that your mind feels blank right now, Zac. Praise God that you have no words to say. You are God’s workmanship. Because you are allowing your life to be an empty page, GOD is able to be the One writing this story. This is HIS story, not ours. “

His life is an epistle being written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God. (2 Cor 3:2-3)

Evenings are my favorite when both Rich and I play therapist to Zac. Rich works his upper body muscles. I stretch his lower legs that he can’t feel. Tonight I was scratching his middle left toe as Rich was helping him exercise his arms. He started laughing hard and suddenly flung his arm out, clubbing Rich in the belly accidentally. He said he felt jolts going through his body “like a bunch of lizards gnawing on his toes.” Haha, He is so funny.

In two days we fly to Colorado. Little did I know when I ran out of my house Nov 20, with only my cell phone and someone else’s flip flops, that I would end up in Colorado. What a ride. I’m thankful that God is directing this story.