I assume that I will be as physically fit and mobile as I was 10 years ago in a couple of weeks. Ten years ago, I climbed Mt Adams, ran a marathon, and bicycled across the USA. I can’t wait!! But if I cannot do all that, I will still be excited about increased physical ability. I am working hard on my recovery, doing my assigned exercises, riding my stationary bike daily, walking on the treadmill, icing my hip, and attending physical therapy twice weekly. The orthopedic doctor said that my right hip looked very bad from the ex-rays, but it doesn’t hurt me at all. He had talked about replacing my right hip as soon as possible, but I think I will wait for a while as long as it doesn’t bother me. I expect Jesus is coming any day now, so I might as well wait for my really good hip. Today has been a good day. Between time on my bike and the treadmill, I talked to my son Seth on the phone for a while. He lives in Idaho now. Today is his 41st  birthday. I also spoke to a friend who had hip replacement surgery three weeks before I did, and we compared experiences. I am a little bit ahead of him in terms of recovery. I graduated from the walker to the cane in one week, and my goal is to walk without the cane this Monday, which will be two weeks, and then the following Monday to be done with Physical therapy and to be walking normally. People often say, “Don’t get your hopes up too far.” I know the reason that they say that is because of the pain of disappointment. They think it is better not to hope or anticipate big things or victories to avoid disappointment; wait and see what happens, and then you can be surprised. High levels of hope motivate and inspire me to work harder. Suppose things don’t turn out as well as I had hoped, I know how to adjust my thinking and continue hoping. It is like going fishing. I expect and hope to catch many big fish every time I go. But If it is a bad day of fishing and I don’t catch any fish,  I always go fishing again, and I fully expect and hope that I will catch a full limit of monster fish. Sometimes I do, and those trips keep my hope engine running full steam.