Give Me Your Eyes ... to Walk
My words ... as eloquent as some say they may be ... cannot describe last week's walk. See for yourself.
posted by Matt D. @ 9:15 AM
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GROWINGANDGROWINGANDGROWING
...a growing family, growing up, growing together, growing closer to Christ...
Thursday, December 04, 2008
About Us
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We are growing and growing: Self, MyBeloved, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5. Our life is a
journey of ... fun ... love ... joy ... laughter ... pain ... and controlled chaos!
Email us: growingandgrowing-at-gmail-dot-com
Copyright 2005-2009 (c) All rights reserved.
Blog Thievery
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MyBeloved (wife) says that I stole her blog ... not true ... but you will have to check it out for yourself at:
www.myhusbandstolemyblog.com.
UPDATE: Pastor Ray
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If you are here to find out about Pastor Ray DeVries (our dad), here is the
short version of what
happened on September 20, 2008.
You can also check out the following: Dad's accident,
a note to my wife,
a word from Mom,
how to tell others about Dad,
a closer look at the trauma center,
the response on the internet,
me stealing my wife's blog,
Dad in Jerusalem,
my wife's comfort,
a prayer for Dad,
Dad's transfer to the rehabilitation facility, and
Dad's first weekend at home ... walking!
CONTRIBUTE: SheepDog Recovery Fund
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Our family has received many generous offers for assistance. If you would like to make an online donation to the Pastor Ray Sheepdog
Fund, please click the "Donate" button below. Due to IRS regulations, your donation is not tax-deductible. Thank you for your kindness.
You can also send a donation by a snail-mail. Please make checks payable to:
Pastor Ray Sheepdog Fund
2592 Kanlow Drive
Antioch, TN 37013
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G&G Stuff
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You asked for it. You designed it. You can now buy it. Click below to do a little shopping while at G&G ... proceeds will help buy Mom's morning coffee.
Glossary
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We describe our journeys a little different. Here's a list of NewWords to help:
- 100% = full recovery for Dad, not 50-50%
- BrainCalmJuice = sedation meds
- BurntSand = broken glass
- EggToast = slice of bread, middle cut out, fry egg in hole
- EMT Angel = emergency medical tech
- FamJam = my family
- FlyingBus = airplane
- FunkyPrayerRequest = a request for Dad’s first “movement” … yea, that kind
- LungJunk = pneumonia
- LungRobot = ventilator
- G&G Addict = someone addicted to this site
- GodThruMan = moment, circumstance or miracle when God works through man
- GodThruMom = see above, but through Mom
- GoldenArchesCafe = Does the word “Happy Meal” mean anything?
- InsureYouCo. = insurance company(ies)
- JustRest = just rest
- LeftOvers = the families and friends of trauma victims
- Light = God
- LifeMachines = the contraption of machines in the trauma unit
- LiveOn = the opposite of QuitLife
- MedMilkShakes = liquid nutrition through tube
- MyBeloved = my beautiful wife
- Nos.1-5 = my beautiful kids
- NoHurtJuice = pain meds
- OrangeSpeedRacer = ambulance
- Pink Wires / Blue Wires = read about it HERE
- QuitLife = give up living your passion and desire
- Remnants = the loved ones after death
- Remote Feed 1.0 = my home
- Remote Feed 2.0 = my work
- Self = me
- SheepDog = Dad; Dad’s nickname for himself … not a Shepherd, but a sheepdog, of lost sheep
- StrongPower = the Holy Spirit
- SweetBagWater = nutria-fluids through i.v.
- TheRunts = my little ones = Nos. 1-5
- TheSelect = the BEST intensive rehab facility for Dad
- TraumaChopper = the LifeFlight helicopter
- TraumaCondo = the best little trauma center in the Southeast
- TraumaRounds = medical rounds involving all doctors
- TraumaTeam = the whole team of doctors, nurses, assistants
- ViolentSilence = a terrible accident ... our terrible accident
- WhiteCoats = doctors
- World = you
3 Comments:
Matt and Pastor Ray,
What a joyful video. I am praising the Lord for the ability He has given you to walk again.
Your journey through the violent silence has been a way for all of us to see the birth of a miracle.
My thanks to Self for logging it daily.
God bless,
Prayer Chair
This is awesome:) What a hard worker! I am so proud of you Pastor Ray & know that God is so incredible & loving for all he does in our daily lives. I am very glad to see you doing so well!!
Danielle, OT student from bama
I saw this website today for the first time since the accident. And as I watched the video of Pastor Ray walking around the circle, I sobbed - loudly. I'm sure if anyone else were here, they would think something was terribly wrong instead of incredibly right. I sobbed for so many reasons. I cried for joy at seeing Pastor Ray up and about, for seeing my church family there supporting him....I cried for the words to the perfect song you paired with the video, I cried because I felt guilty for not writing sooner, but, mostly, I cried because I am so overwhelmed by the presence of God. He is here with me as I cry, and I am in awe that He loves me so much. And I am astounded by the depth of His love for me, for you, for Pastor Ray.... By human standards, Pastor Ray shouldn't have even made it to the hospital, but he did. And not only did he make it there, he's made it back out - and now he's even preaching again!! What a testimony to God!! Pastor Ray made it because he believed, because you believed, everyone believed that God would heal him - and that's exactly what He did. I so wish I could've heard the sermon Sunday. Gigi said it was the best she'd ever heard him preach. I bet it was!!
I told my grandmother (Lillie Whyde - I call her Gigi) when he came to Woodbine that there was something about him that I couldn't place....I just knew he was the absolute best thing for our congregation. I just knew. I connected with him. I couldn't really describe it, and I doubt Pastor Ray ever knew he had touched me so much, but he did. I had never taken notes in church before Pastor Ray - and I have pages of notes that I've saved from his sermons. I've even blogged about them and posted his quotes....but I never told him. I don't know why. Praise God that I still have that chance!!
Forgive me for not writing this sooner. I was going to email it, but decided to leave it as a comment so the rest of the world can see how Pastor Ray touches peoples lives.
God is good all the time! And all the time, God is good!!!
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