THE WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Guys,

I know I promised a few blogs this week, but I ended up going to Elba for a few days. Hopefully after my visit with the man on Tuesday I'll be back to rehab and back on my way. Excuses, excuses, excuses, I know.

Anyway here's one of the blogs:

Most of you all know our preacher at the Methodist church in Elba, Rev. Stanley Carter and his wife Mrs. Nancy. Well for those of you that don't I need to tell you a little about them. I guess as soon as a couple of hours after my accident he sent an email/prayer request telling about it and that my leg was broken pretty bad. I found all of this when I was going through the many cards and other things I got while I was a resident at South. Over the next few days he helped get the word out that it was a little worse than they first thought and I might need a few more prayers.

Mom later told me that they both were there (at the least) weekly and he always came back for a prayer with me. I have a lump in my throat as I type this. As I woke up and figured out what was going on, I always had notes, cards, or words of inspiration from them. They also kept me up-to-date on news from Elba and the church. On a few days that things weren't going well, whenever Mom talked to them, if they were driving they would pull over and say a quick prayer. It is touching when you hear a story like that so you can imagine what it feels like when the story is about you.

I would guess they made somewhere around 40 trips to Montgomery during my 119 days in the hospital. That involved more than a few hours and dollars while gas was pushing 4 bucks a gallon. Although I will never be able to thank them enough, I do hope this blog let's them know what they mean to our family. I really do not know how this would have turned out with out their support. Thank you both so much.

Neil