November 2, 2008

Hi Friends,
We are still in Bonaire and Joe is enjoying himself even tho he is sleeping til noon and lays on the couch all afternoon. He still likes being here and looking at the ocean. We go out to eat every other night just to get out and he can manage to sit up for a few hours and then he is really tired. The last two mornings I went diving on a boat dive before he got up and it was nice but not the same without him along taking pictures of everything he sees. We went down to the regular Friday evening Rum Punch party last night here at the resort and many staff and friends came to say helloand wish him well. It was hard for me to watch but good for him to see how many friends he has here. We did get up and dance to Ring Ting Ting, his favorite song by Moogie but only for a few minutes. It seemed like we were in slow motion but that is what we have done every Friday in Bonaire when we are here for the last twelve years.
Joe still has no pain but is very weak. The Pastor and two friends came over this afternoon and prayed with him.
We will leave here on Friday and have a long day home. I probably won’t write again til we get home unless something changes. Internet down here means carrying the computer about two blocks and working with dial up so it is fairly frustrating.
The wedding plans seem to be going along well. Many in the family are helping. It will probably get very busy when we get home but that is OK. The lack of stress here really helps us to recharge. God blesses us each day with his grace and the sunshine doesn’t hurt either. Haven’t gotten Joe on the beach yet but that isn’t important right now. Love to you all and God bless. Thanks for all your calls. Mary Anne P.S. I wrote this last night and copied it this morning but we had a wonderful surprise. Our friends Henk and Wilma who own the unit below us left a few days before we got here. When they read the blog they decided to fly back from Holland and see Joe while we were still here., You can't imagine our surprise when they walked in this morning. God is good - all the time. Joe couldn't believe they came just to see him. That's it for now.