on the road again. . .

Well, sort of.

Shawn is home now, and back on the road again. . .as much as he can be, that is! (Which really isn't much!)

Kelsey's Dad moved a big 'ol recliner into their house for them, which has been a great help. Unfortunately, Shawn has to spend a lot more time in it than he'd like. His first week home he joked about having a "babysitter" with him all the time. When Kelsey was working, there was always someone close by to help him. This week, however, he's trying to reinstate a little independence, assuring us all he's big enough to be on his own.

Believe it or not, he has actually been putting in a few hours at work!

We laughed the other day when Kelsey told us that this experience is preparing her for parenthood! She's been setting her alarm to get up and check on him and make sure he's up on his medicine. Plus, by the time she gets him down the stairs, into the car, and make sur

e she has his medicine and water packed, she has to plan an extra 30 minutes to get anywhere on time! One thing is for sure, Kelsey has been incredible through out all of this! Our family is amazed by her goodness and strength- we are so glad Shawn's got her! And he is the first to brag about his top-notch nurse!

Shawn really has been a great patient, and both Dr. visits last week went really well. Both the trauma doc and his orthopedic surgeon felt like everything was moving along great, which was of course super news! Shawn has continued to be pretty emphatic about using as little pain medications as possible, and is, amazingly enough, pretty much surviving on a few Tylenol a day. We all laugh about the continued arrival of new bruises- which keep showing up at different places in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors! But, like everything else in he's dealing with, according to Shawn, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!"

We continue to be amazed at his strength and determination throughout this whole ordeal. The other night our family was gathered together. In time, the conversation turned toward the accident and all the miracles that occurred. Kelsey commented, "This must be why miracles don't happen very often, it takes so much coordination to make one happen!" We are completely humbled by the many, many miracles that continue to surface regarding the accident.

Shawn's mom was telling us how many people keep suggesting to her that Shawn must have something very special to accomplish during this life here on Earth. But, she went on to say that she and a friend were discussing this very thing when her friend told her, "You know, maybe the only thing he is supposed to do is to live each day of his life the very best he can every day he is here."

Isn't that true for all of us? It's amazing how something like this makes us sit back and look at how we are spending our days. When it's all said and done, it may not be the "fireworks" of it all that really matter. You know, the big and important things we all seem to think we should be accomplishing.

Maybe it's the little things. And maybe the part that really matters is that we do those little things the very best that we can, every day that we are here.

Heavenly Father, thanks for the reminder.