ANNA'S POST

Elmer is kind of laid up right now.  He is not happy when he is sort of home bound.  Gets upset watching others doing the work he should do.

I know Eli is our Bishop and I love him dearly, but when he and Elmer get together they are like two kids and that is what got them into trouble.  As Sunday church was at Bishop Eli's, the evening young folks met there.  Emma invited Elmer and I to their house for dinner and to help setting up the Volley Ball Court, setting up the food tables, etc.

When the young folks came and decided to play Volley Ball, one of the teams ended up short two people.  Eli heard this and said to Elmer, why don't we fill in.  Emma and I were saying no.  It's not a good idea, your not as young as you use to be.  Eli, Elmer and the young folks thought it would be great to have them.  So, off they went.

Emma and I were on the porch watching telling each other one of them was going to get hurt.  Now Elmer being a small person is not as tall as the others and can not move as fast as the other people.  We got called into the house for a minute when one of the youth runs into the house saying Eli and Elmer were hurt and we had to get the ambulance.  Emma and I go running out.  Eli is standing and says he is all right but Elmer is on the ground and can't move, but he wanted Eli to help him up.  Eli had cuts and bruises on his face and knee.  When he couldn't move, Eli got on his cell and called the ambulance.  Elmer was mad.

He also called Dottie and John to come take Eli and myself to the hospital.  While we were waiting for the hospital results on Elmer, Eli told me what happened.  The ball came toward them.  Eli ran and Elmer ran.  Eli tripped and landed on top of Elmer.  As small as Elmer is - Eli is tall.  Eli kept saying it was all his fault.  I said it was your boths fault.

Emma came shortly after - the youth group ended early - really early.  She told them could stay, but they felt that should leave.  They put all the Volley Ball items away.  Cleared up and removed the tables.  Oh, but they ate first and ate most of her food that pleased her.

Word gets around fast.  Most of our children came to the hospital to wait.  Some of our friends and Eli friends came.  Eli had refused to have the emergency check him out, but when Emma came, she made him allow them to look him over.

Elmer didn't break anything, thank heaven.  He did move after his was in emergency.  He even showed me how he could walk and move his arms when they let me in.  They kept him over night against his will, but okay by my will, to make sure he didn't have a concussion.  I spent the night with him.  John and Dottie came to pick us up the next day.

Eli feels guilty about this.  He said they shouldn't have done that and he is right.  But, on the other hand, Elmer agreed to it, so it's not all Eli's fault.

Right now Elmer has a few cuts and bruises that are healing.  I put some of my medicines on them when I got him home.  He is still stiff.  They don't want him doing anything heavy for at least two weeks.  We took him to our doctor today as the hospital said too.  She said he is healing well.

Some of our children and some folks that Eli sent over are doing all of Elmer's chores.  We have gotten several home cooked meals from members of our church even though it's not necessary, but that's the way we are.  Emma told me to accept in kindness and think of all the meals we have brought to the homes of others.  It is our turn to receive now. She's right.

So that is why Elmer is grounded  from working for a while.  It bothers him watching others do his plowing for him.  That is the chore he likes to do the most.  But he will be about in another week or so.

Of course, we have forgiven Eli.  Emma and I have forgiven them both.  We don't think they will do anything like that again - for a while.

Trust God's Wisdom,
Anna