The Light at Tunnel's End...

That light.  Some days it sure looks to be a long ways off...

Dad is still recovering from his pneumonia/copd/broken heart affliction and it looks like it might be a long, long road.

ICU rooms have been upgraded to regular hospital rooms and finally to a room in rehab.  Each step a labor of heartache and determination.

And in between all the work and therapy and breathing treatments,

a few visitors couldn't but help the healing along...

And he's making progress, truly, he is...

but it is the slow, tedious kind.

Disappointment and Frustration battle Hope

when the body fails to bounce back like it once did...

And the therapists encourage Dad to just take the next step.

To focus on the strength building for today,

and with each day, and each step, 

he gets a little bit stronger...

just take the next step.

The psalmist knew it to be true.

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
                                                              ~Psalm 119:105

In days of old, when darkness cloaked the night, a lantern was used to light the way.  The flickering light only illuminating the path far enough for the next step... and then the next... until you found your way home.  A step at a time.  Never seeing the whole, but safely staying the course within that circle of light.

When Dad's journey began 5 weeks ago, you might remember the sorrow at missing a favored grandson's wedding... 

And in an ironic turn of events, there was another sweetly anticipated wedding this past weekend.  Another favored grandson and his well-loved girl were walking the aisle without Poppy in attendance.

Makes the heart hurt, it does.  But his all-pervasive weakness forestalled any attempts at attending the festivities.  Dad was sore with disappointment.

So.... we entered the digital age and hooked him up on Periscope, live streaming video.  He was beaming as he watched the wedding in real time.  A 16-year old granddaughter was in charge of the video taping and at the end of the wedding, the bridal party all waved their love to Poppy... happiness overload.

That was light enough for this step.  God knew.

When we can find a way to lighten another's sorrow, that is light in the dark.

Ryan and Whitney... they were Poppy's light this weekend...

Love them to pieces, we do!

And just because we love the light they shine...

here are some gorgeous wedding moments from their amazing day...

Sharing the light... a beautiful gift given...

that's Grace enough for this day!