I Used To Live In Cedar Rapids

The devastation in Cedar Rapids is beyond belief. As I drove around town crossing the bridges that just days ago were under water I can't imagine what this town will be like when/if they recover. I have heard of at least three major employers that are reportedly not going to reopen leaving tens of thousands without work. I said last week I can't imagine the long-term economic impact of this flood but it is not going to be pretty. All I can say with just hours left here is praise the Lord we did not suffer as some have. It would have been emotionally incapacitating to loose everything a week before moving.

Now we are leaving tomorrow with whatever we can fit in our 17' truck. If you live here and are not busy at 8:00 am stop by and give us a hand. I will be gone most of the time, my wife has come up with some errand for me to run so I will not feel useless as I can't help load the truck. One of them will be to take the one cat we have not found a home for to the shelter. We do not want to do this but after contacting hundreds of people and not finding any takers we are left with no other choice. If you read this today and would like to keep this incredibly loving feline out of harms way please let me know as soon as possible.

I hope to be back to writing more regularly as we settle into our new home on the campus of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. I am sure my classes will give me plenty to write about so stay tuned.

We're Moving!

Ok, so I have been to physical therapy six times now and they are doing ultra-sound therapy, some kind of electrical therapy, and a bunch of exercises. My hip is really starting to feel better but we had a 20'X8'X8' dumpster delivered to our driveway this morning and we now have ten days to fill it with as much stuff as we can. I really would cherish prayers that I control myself, pace myself and do not overdo it. I could really take a few steps backwards and do not want to do that. I especially could use it next week during the day while I am here alone and apt to think I feel better than I do. I can see the day coming now when we will be moved and class will have started. Praise the Lord my mood is better and I am so very excited.

Seeking Greek Advice

Maybe it's just the excitement of preparing for seminary but I am studying Greek on my own and yesterday I was working on demonstrative pronouns and found myself just plain struggling. If any of you Greek scholars out there could let me know what you think or if there are any tricks my distracted mind might have missed I would greatly appreciate it. I am going to go back to verbs today and probably spend a couple of weeks with those and nouns before I try and tackle the participles before class begins.