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Tonight, we have an update, a joke, and a thought.

First, the update:

Sheldon seems to be continuing on his path to recovery. There is still no formal diagnosis, and the doctor told Ben today that they still don't really understand what's wrong, or why he's getting better. Ben told the doctor, "Miracle". We're praying for continued improvement, but also protection against the unknown. I feel really bad for Sheldon, because an ICU is not the most dignified place to spend your time, and he's a 13 year old kid. Now that he's awake, it's tough on him. He's poked at all day long by strangers, he's uncomfortable, and he can't really communicate, forcing conversation to be mainly one-sided. If you know Sheldon, you know he'd prefer to talk once in a while...

I know we say thanks a lot on this blog, but to all of you who have sent food, thanks so much. You are amazing cooks, loving Christians, and (I'm sure) peachy dancers.

Second, the joke. Okay, two jokes:

Question: What is the difference between God and an orthopedic surgeon
Answer: God doesn't think he is an orthopedic surgeon.

Doctor: Nurse, how is that little boy doing, the one who swallowed ten quarters?
Nurse: No change yet.

Boy, you give this guy an audience... I'll be here all night!

...and the thought, brought to you by C.S.Lewis.

"The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's "own" or "real" life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life - the life God is sending one day by day: what one calls one's "real life" is a phantom of one's own imagination."