Wednesday October 26, 2005

Wednesday October 26, 2005 Zack woke up at 8:00 this morning because we forgot to set the alarm. We had to rush to get everyone fed and out the door in time for school so by the time Zack and I were on the road he was very concerned about being late. He told me again he needed to get his drivers license so that he would never have to be late. I have to remind myself that even though we may have this conversation every day about his driving, he doesn’t necessarily remember it. I know that Zack had Physical therapy, speech therapy and vision therapy today but his notes were difficult to understand (and of course he couldn’t explain it). I thought about calling Leslie (primary therapist) for an update but remembered that we have a team meeting tomorrow with his entire therapist. They will review his progress so far and give us some timelines. I don’t know if they will discuss when they expect him to be able to return to school but if you ask Zack he will tell you next week. On the way home Zack tells me he hasn’t kissed a girl in a long time. I told him it hasn’t been much more than 4 months ago and he said, “Mom that’s a really long time”. I puckered up but he told me that wasn’t the kind of kiss he wanted, not from his Mom. He was in a really good mood and had me laughing out loud several times. I told him he use to sing and dance all the time at Frasier Rehab and he said that he danced for them at school (he means Frasier East). He said he dances good and then wanted to know what I thought of his dancing. I told him he was a great dancer and also a good singer but I hadn’t heard him in a long time. He then proceeded to sing Amazing Grace and Better is One Day. He put his own funky style into it and again I was laughing. He told me he was tired and wanted to take a nap but he was also hungry. He decided he had to have a snack before his nap but as he finished his Pop Tart the doorbell rang. Andrew, Tiffany, Brittany and Kara came to play pool so he forgot all about his nap. We had to eat a quick dinner of left-overs before we were out the door heading for church. I needed to check Kyle into her class so I asked Dylan if he would make sure that Zack got to where he was going. Zack was offended so I asked him if he knew his home phone number (you need it to check into high school worship). He spouted it off and glared at me. He said he knew where to go and didn’t want Dylan following him around. I watched him walk in the door and realized that most people there knew him and if that wasn’t a safe place then I might as well lock him up. I checked Kyle into her class and was heading down to the atrium to find a quiet corner to work on my laptop when I ran into old friends from high school (well we are not that old). They asked how I had been and I realized that they had not heard about Zack. I found myself filling them in on his accident and recovery for the next hour and never opened my laptop. I wonder how many conversations I have a day that involve Zack. Scott said the same thing yesterday. He asked if I found myself talking about him all the time. It just seems like we have nothing more important to say than how God is healing Zack. There are so many reasons we can see why this accident happened and I am sure many more reasons we have yet to uncover. It would be a disservice to God not to tell everyone we meet of His mighty power and never ending grace. Thanks to everyone who continue to post stories of how Zack’s tragedy has touched someone they know. It enables us to feel the ripple effect through teenagers, parents, churches and strangers of answered prayers by an awesome God. God has promised “in all things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37). Please pray for patience on Zack’s part to return to school and getting his drivers license. Pray that the vision therapy will make a drastic difference in his reading skills. Continue praying for complete recovery for God’s Glory.