San Francisco Trip # 2

What we are here for!

 

 

The flight to San Francisco was good, Todd enjoyed taking
pictures of the area he grew up….as we flew over the mountain ranges he could tell you right where we were. He amazing that way.

 

 

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< Lovelock Nevada

This trip to Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto California was another hard one; we had a lot of things to do, places to be and people to talk to. And God in His infinite wisdom always put someone in our path to witness to everywhere we went.  Sharing what God has and is doing for us is pure pleasure. Over the years we have watched God move in our lives as well as our daughter’s, he is always faithful. To see people that do not know of God’s unconditional love, tears at my heart.

 While waiting for their blood tests, Todd and Clay visited about when they were young and living in Nevada. Clay looks like a completely different person than when we last saw him. The disease that is steeling Clay’s life is working overtime not only on his body but his mind. The med’s he is on almost fight against him in some areas; sometimes he seems so clear and then an hour or two he has a whole other personality. Seeing
Linda and Clay was a bittersweet, so good to see our friends again, but so hard to see Clay so sick physically, mentally and spiritually.  Linda is worn out and yearns for Clay to be the whole spiritually and physically. I see Linda going through this and I am sad that she has been so lonely for so long.  Linda and I got to visit a lot about the past 25 years. I pray that she will grow through all this and trust God for healing in her husband and her marriage.

The Stanford Hospital is huge, people coming and going all the time and as Todd and I sit and wait for our appointment it gave us time to visit with each other. He loves to give me a hard time and I love to give it back!

 Something about me telling him to guard my purse and him saying that if someone could pack it they should be able to have it.
Funny Man.......

 

 

 We observe people  walking by and wonder if they know God, if they have chosen His gift. What are  these people going through? Are they sick, dying, or lonely or are they here  for their loved one?

Todd gets calls from his work even when we are gone. He loves his job at the INL and the people that work for him really respect him. His job is a blessing and they call him the Preacher there. 

 

After Todd had his blood banking, we decided to walk a bit
and maybe see the motel that I will be staying at while Todd is in the hospital…….well we didn’t make it all the way there, Todd started get a little cold and then weak and then nauseous so we stopped at the end of the mall for a cup of soup and a ½ a sandwich. Then back to the motel for a nap. It was good for him to rest.

Clay and Linda wanted to take us to a hamburger joint; even
though we weren’t hungry we went to spend time with them. Then after that we went for a long walk and it turned off cold and we had to call the motel car to come to our rescue.

 

 

 

 

The next day we were packed and ready for the “Super Shuttle”
to take us to the airport. We were anxious to get home. Out flight was from San Francisco to LAX and a couple hour layover and then on to Salt Lake City and another two hour layover.

 

 While we were at the Salt Lake Airport Todd did his studies and I had to walk….to keep from falling in a heap.

 

It was 11:30 p.m. when we got off the plane in Idaho Falls and we were even glad to see the snow and feel the chill. Our great friend Tony had the car there waiting for us, Praise God for awesome friends. We climbed into the car and went to the motel; we knew we couldn’t make it home that night.  We got up eager to go home and as we come over the hill into this little valley that we call home, we knew that God is working in this everyday life.