Keeping up with the Williams Family

YES!  We went to Oklahoma to see Pam’s parents over the New Year holiday.  We had a really good time and were able to sleep a lot and relax.  We  feel like we were able to recover from the exhausting few weeks leading up to the holidays.  Payton had some pain while we were gone but between medication and physical therapy exercises we were able to keep the pain low.  One day she jogged half a mile around the area where Pam’s parents live!  That was quite an improvement and really was encouraging for Payton.  Now she is starting to feel like she is getting back on track!  She is wanting to walk, jog or run several times a week so it looks like she is well on her way as long as that pain stays away.  The worry was that the epidural may not have been in long enough to provide lasting pain relief but at this point we believe the doctor will consider the week long treatment a success.  She needs to go about 2 more weeks without pain or with very little pain for it to be successful and be in the clear and not have to go back to the hospital. 

As I relected on the past year on New Year’s Eve I was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the difficulties we went through this year.  This past year was not a year I would ever care to repeat!  We are asking God to allow us this next year to be a year of recovery, rest, renewal and revival in our family. 

Tim was asked by UPS to join them as a permanent employee.  So, as of January 2nd the 60-day countdown toward new health insurance began.  Our health insurance costs and medical bills have caused us a lot of heart ache so we are encouraged that the UPS insurance will provide us some financial relief.  Especially since effective Jan. 1st our current health coverage went up so much that there is no possible way we could make it work.  In fact, the entire plan may fold simply because it is not affordable for most of the pastors on it.  We are praying fervently that this job will work well with the church job and Tim will be able to work his schedule where he gets enough sleep and is able to function despite the wierd hours. 

Thank you all for your continued prayers and support.  There are so many of you that have helped us beyond anything imagineable.  Without you we would not have made it these last few weeks.  Batesville First Nazarene  - you all are a wonderful family and without your support we would not have had Christmas that we did or the security for the next few weeks.  Thank you for your selfless giving and sacrificing your own budgets in an effort to ease ours!  We could never thank you enough!  Also thank you to our own College and Carreer Sunday School Class and Paula K. and Ann N.  You helped to make our Christmas a fun one for all of us.  Coming home from the hospital to a clean house and clean sheets on the beds was an awesome Christmas gift!  Thanks for helping us finish our shopping and then wrapping all of our gifts for us and then adding some gifts of your own….amazing.  We were touched by your generosity.  You will all be blessed for the blessings you have been to us!

Here’s to a happy new year and a great and pain free 2008!