Life In the Leckie Home

Well there has been a lot going on the last couple of months around here. In previous blogs I've mentioned Tim's knee surgery, well he finally made it back to work last week. He was a little tired last week, but it was a short week so that was a nice bonus for him. This week he seems to be doing pretty good.

About a month ago I was just at work having a normal day. The company I worked for was a small company that wasn't doing to well. So one day my boss walked in and asked me if I could get my old job back. I was out of there in about 5 mins with all my stuff including a paycheck for the next two weeks. As soon as I got in my car I called Tim and My parents to pray for me. Next I called my old manager Carolyn (she loves me) and asked her if I could come meet with her, about 10 mins later i was walking out of there with a job. Lord sure does provide for me! I know I didn't go with out a job for days or months but it was sure the most stressfull and scary thing I've been through, I'm glad it only lasted 15 mins.

While Tim was out on medical leave he went through some changes. Let me just tell you he was sooooo bored he would do anything to get out of the house. Even if it was going with Terry to watch him mow yards. Well I guess my dad noticed that he was bored and started inviting Tim to events my dad was going to- tuesday morning prayer, band of brothers meetings, and pastor meetings. Well this did a real work on Tim. He has just been amaziing me everyday since, his relationship with the Lord is so inspriring.
He is now leading worship at church and ready to step into the things the Lord has planned for him. A week ago he was practicing his guitar and singing, I was just sitting there watching him. I fell in love with him all over again. The most exciting thing is that I'm not the only one who sees these changes. I'm just so proud of him and excited to see what God has in store for us.

We hope you guys would keep us in prayers as we are going through these changes. The Lord has us in his hand and he contols everything and thats what keeps us going.

Long Weekend

Well the weekend is over! The weekend started out with Amy's graduation, we had all the family come in and some of the family stayed at our house. Amy was the top of her class and she gave an awesome speech. My dad got his doctorate degree last summer so he had his robes on and gave an awesome commencement address. I was really surprised he didn't cry. hehe. My dad, my sister and I are emotional people, once one of us starts cry its over for the others.  We are so proud of Amy and we are excited to see what God has for her in college.
Saturday for lunch we had the whole family over for hot dogs and pool at our house. The guys had a tournament...not sure who won but sounded like they were having fun. Lots of talk and fellowship.
Saturday for dinner we were over at my mom and dad's house. Grandpa and Grandma, Uncle Dave and Aunt Linda, Jonathan and Barb, Josh and Andrea, Tim and I, Amy, Virginia, and Uncle Terry and his Kids Jonathan and Allyson. We had a bunch of fun hanging out enjoying the company of family that live out of town.
Sunday more family and food. For dinner Terry, the kids, and my parents came over and we had left over hot dogs and played pool.
Monday was Tim and I's 2 year anniversary! woo hoo. We went to our friends house Nick and Kelly's for a BBQ for a while and then just enjoyed relaxing. Tim mad some really good chicken on the grill and I made some noodles to go with the chicken. I love him so much and I can't wait to see what this next year brings.

Tim's Knee Surgery Update

Well it was a long day of waiting.
We got there at about 10 am the surgery was scheduled for 11:30. Well we waited for a while and then they came and told us that he wouldn't go in till about 1. He got into pre opp at about 12:00.
Well at about 1:30 the doctor came in to the pre opp area and made sure all was a go and they started giving him the drugs at 1:35. I had to go to the waiting room and then at 2:05 the doctor walked into the waiting the room telling me how it went. The surgery was for the muscles that hold his knee cap were messed up and then the miniscus was damaged. so he fixed those and saw some arthritis from trauma, so he cleaned it up around the knee. at about 3 I got to go in and see him in recovery and they gave him some more pain meds and some snacks. We were out of there by 3:45 headed home.
He will be out of work for a month, and he is already feeling restless. He'll probably be on crutches for the next week. He can put some wait on his knee. the more he moves around the better.

thank you for your prayers. Surgery was successful!