Jerimiah 33:3-- The Lord hears you, friend.

 It was 2.5 years ago now that I was hit on my motorcycle between farms here in Central Ohio.  I had many dreams of things I could and would do to help others during my recovery, and I find myself facing new challenges with my recovery every new season.  I am writing this directly for people who have or had a moderate to severe TBI.  I fractured my skull in 17 places, split the back of my head open over five inches, and had three brain bleeds.  I am a walking miracle, but the aftereffects of the accident are real and must be shared.  

The "world" actually doesn't care about you.  Even your friends and family, most of them will have a hard time staying interested more than a cursury amount of time.  After all, my wife works in assisted living, and sometimes all old and sick people can do is talk about their problems.  It gets old.  We must understand that and have empathy for our general, non-TBI audience.  I am not writing this blog for any of these people.  It does not bear enough fruit.  I tried to teach the university where I have taught English the last 25 years about my condition, and share a few narratives from New Zealand that were not my own story, as I wanted people to know how common and profound this injury is.  Basically, those narratives fell on deaf ears.  

It says in God's Word at the end of each of the seven letters to the churces in Revalation, that "those who have ears let them hear."  TBI friends, let's state the truth because the truth has power: the injury cannot be comprehended unless you have it, or unless You are the Creator of all life, and nothing escapes You.

The Lord hears your cry.  He answers.  He can.  He will.  Jesus lives! That is what this blog is about and my prayer as I post this first entry is for healing and for the Lord to take away the bitterness that can come with such a devastating injury.  He is the only one who can, and He will.  He loves you more than you could know, and I wll try to explain my journey and point you to help in God's holy Word for your challenges.  

We have to stand on the Rock.  All other ground is sinking sand.