Fall...literally

Well the reason for my absence to this blog site has been due to a small but painful condition, called a hernia. I got it late August, early Sept. I was not paying attention to some of the things I was doing, and I was lifting heavy things and playing with James, (ie. throwing him up in the air), and doing some wood working, etc... And then I started having a pain in my right side. Nothing big at first, just some discomfort, but in a few days it was really hurting. Went to the doctor to have it fixed, and I had to wait for two weeks. I went to Rockford to see a dr. there and it was the same story, two weeks. So I waited in pain, I preached in pain, and then the week I was supposed to have surgery I got sick. I had a fever of 101.5 [ there was a rumor at the high school that i had a fever of 105, I think i'd be dead]. Anyways, my surgery got pushed back to last friday. It went alright I guess. I was hoping it wasn't as painful as it turned out to be. And the wierd part is that the incision is painful, but my HIP, oh... my hip really hurts. It feels like someone is tearing my hip off when I move it just right... But all the pain as subsided in recent days, I'm able to do things now, like stand up straight, walk, move, things I couldn't do before. We'll see how I do preaching on Sunday. So that's where I've been. So I haven't been to volleyball much until yesterday, and we had a home game, which we WON!!! It was great to beat a team that had beaten us so much in the past few years. We're definitely not where I want us to be, but we're getting there. The season will probably be over before we reach our full potential, but it was a good win.
On the home front, Rachel is eager to have me back to full strength. I haven't been able to help out with James too much because I can't lift him, and even putting on his pants this morning hurt becuase he squirmed too much, and it hurts for me to twist and move quickly. That's life.
I hope you all are well.
May God bless you, and watch over you. I know He has me and my family.

Peace