A Weekend Like No Other

Did you ever have one of those days that started one way and ended another

Friday evening was cold and snowy and would have been a nice night to for a warm fire in the fireplace and a movie. But we needed to pick up a refill of Tim's pain medicine. His back was hurting but the Actiq lollypops really help. When we arrived at Walgreens they told us that our insurance wouldn't pay for anymore until January 1st. Because it turns out even though Tim has a prescription from his doctor, our insurance says he's had too many this month. I'm not so sure it a health issue but rather a cost issue. Each pop costs about $26 which means a box of 30 costs around $800 and since a box of 30 will only last him 5 days, a months supply would cost $4800!

We spent the rest of the evening trying to figure out what Tim was going to do. I mean it's Christmas and Tim's doesn't need to be in any pain. We didn't figure it out that evening but sometimes all a problem needs a little rest and couple prayers.

Saturday Mom and I went decided to go to the shoppes at Briargate for coffee at Starbucks (aka Snobybucks). The line was practically coming out the door. I just wanted to get my coffee (venti christmas blend with room for cream) and get the heck out of there. I had stuff to do! The line moved quicker than I thought but it usually does. I adjusted the strength of my drink making it the perfect blend of cream and coffee. Next stop, Panera Bread. They have an spinach artichoke souffle to die for and they're usually gone before 10 a.m. While I was making my plans, mom was talking to a friend from church. She was just hanging out and invited us to sit with her and chat. So we sat and talked and ya know what? It didn't kill me. We told her all about Tim's dilemma and she said she pray for no more pain or an insurance approval.

We left Snobybucks around 11 a.m. and by 11:15 a.m. I was eating my souffle and drinking my coffee. Mom was telling me all about this new store called Gloss that sells jeans for all shapes and sizes. I asked her where it was and it was just a couple stores away. That's all I needed to hear. The next thing I know we're walking int the door and I was buying some awesome jeans that actually fit. The whole time we were shopping it felt like we were in L.A. It was so fun to escape reality for a little while.

When I got back home Tim was still in an enormous amount of pain. I didn't know what to do and given that it was the weekend, we wouldn't be able to talk to anyone until after Christmas. Thas was at least four days away! Mom called me around 2 p.m. to tell me she had been talking to her sister, Judy, about the sucker dilemma. It turned out Judy had some suckers from when her daughter was really sick. She said she didn't need them anymore so if we were willing to come get them, we could have them. We were driving to Pueblo within the hour.

When we got to Judy's we found the suckers. She had originally told use she only had a few but she had 17! That would be enough to hopefully get through Christmas.

We were so happy. Our prayers had been answered and certainly not the way we had thought. It's sad Tim hurts so much and I wish God could just take all the pain away. But we have to remember that no matter what, He is going to take care of us and do it in ways we could never imagine.