I'm leaving here with mixed feelings. I miss my husband, my son, my Church, and all my friends. But I don't want to leave my Grandma. I want to stay here and take care of her. In reality, I can't. It pains me to leave her knowing that I might never see her again. But I have to go home and take care of my family now. They need me too.
Today is Grandma's 96th birthday. Yesterday we spent most of the day making Ukranian perogies, which, if you're a Hudyma, you'll understand that they are by far the best thing ever created. They are pieces of dough, with a variety of yummy items inside, whether it's mashed potatoes, prunes, sauerkraut, sausage, or other ingredients. You boil them, then toss with a mixture of oil and dill, sometimes bacon too. We serve them with sour cream and salt & pepper. We eat them warm, cold, for dinner or breakfast. There's nothing like it. And unless you grew up with them, you'll never understand how heavenly they are for our family. They are very time-consuming to make, so they are usually made only for special occasions or certain holidays.
Anyway, we brought Grandma 2 each of potato, prune, sauerkraut, and sausage yesterday. We put candles in them, and put them on her lap. She said, "Oh .... you brought me cupcakes?" We told her to look closer. Then she realized what they were, and you could see how excited she was. She said they tasted awesome and was really appreciative that we brought her some. She polished those off and said we needed to bring her some tomorrow (which is today).
As for today's update, you'd swear she was a new woman. Must've been the perogies. She was sitting up in a chair and looked great. She was even reading a magazine today. She desperately wants to go home, as she so sick of being there. You know when she starts complaining that she's feeling a ton better.
Oh, I almost forgot, her chest x-ray results show that there is fluid around her heart. We're thinking it's from her congestive heart failure, which she was diagnosed with about 6 or 7 years ago. There's nothing that can be done about this, so we're enjoying all the time we have with her.
Today we had a great time listening to Grandma tell us stories from when she was younger. It was a great time. We also took some pictures:
Grandma and me 
Grandma and Aunt Jeannette
Grandma and Aunt Mary
Grandma, Aunt Jeannette, and Aunt Mary
Aunt Jeannette and I visited the Assembly of God church today. It was wonderful - we sang a few songs that we normally sing at Bethany CRC, so that was good for me to hear. We also took Communion. I'm glad we were able to take part in this together.
So ... what have I learned about myself from this trip?
1. I make a better gopher hunter than a deer hunter. Or a fox hunter.
2. If I were to die, what in the world would Jon do with all my clutter in the house? Such as all the crafting supplies I haven't used in well over year. With Grandma on her "deathbed" this week, it really had me thinking. Time to pare down.
3. I really want to get involved in Ministry Opportunities, even more than what I'm doing now. Being at Church is what makes me the happiest. Where God wants me, I'm not so sure. Go to school for something Ministry-related, perhaps?? I'll have to keep praying about that one.
So this concludes my hunting trip. It definitely turned out different than what I had imagined. I had prayed prior to this trip that I would grow closer to God during this time. I didn't know that praying for Him to save my Grandma was what He had in store for me. But I'm very glad that I made it out here. Thank you again to everybody who took the time to pray for Grandma's healing.
Ok, Michigan ... here I come!
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