Nelson highlights the phrase “loss of control” as he views the events around him. He also refers to an emergency during which he ended up in the ER again, with severe breathing troubles. (Right)

After it was all over and he was stabilized, the staff told us they had thought he wouldn’t make it this time. And yet, he rallied once again…enough to enjoy receiving more visitors back at the apartment.

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July 15, 2022

We’re four at our Rochester apartment, now with Astrid. Mom swapped out with her after she arrived. Mom went back to Michigan, and the Michigan gang has sort of shunned them [all who’ve been with Nelson], because no one wants to get Covid.

It seems like the Michigan get-together has taken on a different feel than anyone thought it would. It’s a lesson in loss of control. The Ark [in Kentucky] was seen, but not by all. Pictures were taken, but not with everyone in at the same time. Mom was honored because everyone made an effort.

Meanwhile, people came to see me in case I didn’t last much longer, but it seems at the moment that I might be around for a while. I’m thankful for that. Thank you Lord for my being able to see Hans, Klaus, and Lars [brothers], and everyone else who came up here. Thank you for carrying me through this time, even though I was pretty close to the edge a time or two there.

Thank you that Astrid is here with us and for the chance to get to know her better. Thank you for working all things together for good to your purposes, no matter what the path looks like.

Thank you for Annso’s willing spirit and how she wants the best for our little family. Thank you that we are trying for a 7 pm bedtime for Will, starting tonight. I pray that it would be a good pick and that Will would adapt to it easier than the one we have going at the moment. We want to do what works best for him and for us.

I pray for good use of time and decisiveness to make the right moves at the right time. Like probably all parents, we want to be good ones and do things right.

Having our Bible reading coming right out the book of Job every morning is ironic as we sit here at this little apartment having people come see us one by one. It’s really quite fun, actually.

How can these things “just happen” for any other reason than that God set it up that way?

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“The Lord is God. There is no other besides him.” (Deuteronomy 4:35)