A fawn, a sleepless night, and a goodbye

We live in suburbia. Actually, our home is only one mile from the city limits of Minneapolis, but it is technically the suburbs. Although our little suburb has the feel of a small town, being over 100 years old and having a rich heritage of a town in its own right before Minneapolis grew to bump into it.

So, it was a surprise for Tim to see, last night as he was enjoying the evening on our back porch, a fawn running through our back yard. We live near a small church with a big, grassy lot, and next to that, a woooded park with a creek running along side it. A neighbor came by, amazed by the sight of the fawn as well, but we couldn't track it. We were worried that it may have run onto the nearby busy county road, but we heard to screeching tires or signs of the little deer at all. There are more gardens and trees in the back yards of houses across the county road, so maybe the fawn had a feast before it came back to look for mama after dark.

Also last evening, we said good-bye to Inga, the exchange student who lived with our family, hailing from Moldova in eastern Europe. Tim said more about this on his blog, which you can read about here.

Then, as we were finally setting into bed after all this activity and emotion, Tim's cell phone rang, at about 11:30. It was his mom, who had had a stroke a year before. She was having similar symptoms to the last time she initially was hospitalized, so she was going back to the hospital. We awaited to hear more news, and Tim's brother Jeff called about 2 am to say the tests that came back showed that everything was okay, but that they were going to keep her in the hospital overnight to make sure she was fine. Last year, she went to the emergency room with dizziness and high blood pressure, and she was sent home with some instructions and medication. The next night she had her stroke, so I'm glad they are keeping an eye on her overnight this time.

She has been recovering well from her stroke last year, but still she has some difficulty complete range of motion with her left arm and can't walk for long periods of time. We are so grateful that she has recovered so well, and hope and pray that this is just a minor setback. We appreciate the prayers of those who read this, too.

Till next time,


Suzi