Of blindness and back pain

I was reminded a few weeks ago by one of KMJ's posts about the gift of sight. This prompted me to schedule my annual examination with my friendly neighborhood optometrist. Ordinarily these little excursions are rather uneventful. Not this time.

After the usual tests they run every year I always ask what the results of the glaucoma test were. Once the doctor glanced over the numbers she paused. . . and said that my right eye tested high. Normal, but in the higher range. She looked a little closer and did another, more detailed sort of test and said that the eye tested a little higher than before. When she asked about my family history, I told her and she said "Oh". You see, my mother lost her sight to glaucoma and spent the last years of her life in darkness. One of my sisters and one of my brothers have diabetes. I don't, but apparently I'm in a high risk group. Long story short, I'm being referred to a glaucoma specialist. Please pray. Few things scare me more than the loss of my sight. Please pray for healing.

As if that weren't enough, a few days later I threw my back out at work. I have not experienced pain like that in a long time. I have actually spent the last week in bed and going back and forth to my chiropractor. That is one of the reasons I haven't blogged in so long. So I'm hoping to go back to work tomorrow. I miss my students. I miss being productive. Pain sucks.

On a positive note, my wife may have found a job. We have been lamenting her lack of income as she student teaches next semester. Well, by God's grace, there was a long term sub position that opened up nearby. It may just work out that she stay in that position and do her student teaching there and GET PAID to do it. God is good. Please pray that this employment opportunity work out for the rest of the year.

I've missed this little digital tribe. Hope all is well. Peace to all.