Good Saturday to you from our corner of the world where once again the weather has been wacko! Cold, warm, cold, warm.....Yesterday the high was supposed to be 41 and today 19. Tomorrow 51 degrees and Monday and Tuesday snow and winds again! What? Here we go again............Is this the new normal?
Speaking of here we go again, I headed to the medical oncologist this past week and the report was good. Yay for that. A couple days later we drove to Mayo Clinic where I saw the PT at the Lymphedema Clinic. She is so amazing and we are so thankful she is in charge of my treatments. We come away well taken care of with answers to our questions and immediate help. I observed the PT helping me, while answering the door to a doctor while also on the phone with the pump company. I remember thinking that at one time in my life I could multi-task like that too! At one time...,
Wednesday's adventure to Mayo Clinic had me thinking............There are times in my life I have experienced miraculous healing ~ microwave healing! Where we have prayed and something leaves immediately. Mostly I have experienced crockpot healing....slow and steady....and then there are times when God provided the meds needed, the right doctor, the right PT, the treatments needed, management of a condition. Those are miracles provided by God, too. We have so many of those "Godwinks", those God-incidences, doors opened or closed....those small miracles that are provided for us and for those we love and care about. Lately we have seen this over and over concerning the Lymphedema treatments. The care at Mayo is way beyond what was provided for me before. Sometimes I wonder where I would be without the care I am getting. Well, I know where I would be, but a combination of my grit and our God's guidance brought to fruition the help I needed. So grateful. So, so grateful.
Speaking of grateful, I finished John Skipper's book, "Why am I Here?" and it was a great read. We both have been thinking about just that......why are we here in this season of our lives? I heard a speaker at a prophetic converence say recently that we need to ask, "What are you up to God?" and...."How can I be a part of that?" All good questions, don't you think?!''
We have been watching the Olympics again this past week. Curling, curling, curling. A bit of ice skating, snowboarding, biathlon competitions, and ski jumping. Today I plan to watch the Japenese women compete for gold in curling. Have you seen the team? They are petite little young women who pack a powerful punch. Not only in how well they do, but it their attitude. They have so much joy, their smiles light up the place! You cannot help but respond to it as you watch them. The contrast tosm them and the Russian skaters in the midst of a huge conflict, is quite obvious. Whatever opinion you have on what has been going on, you cannot help but feel some compassion for the 15 year old girl in the middle of it. What a mess. No joy there......
I have been going through some of the things I have written on my blog for the book I keep planning to write. I read a few stories to Joel and we have laughed and laughed over a few adventures we have gone through as a family. Laughter is so good for us! Speaking of laughter and joy, today we were able to spend some time talking on the phone with out oldest. Such a delight to hear her voice. Our son-in-law, her hubby, puts the silliest quotes on Facebook, which makes us shake our heads or laugh! So good...........that laughter.
It's time to end this Scribbles....and today I am grateful for good reports, excellent care, progress, Olympic TV, talking to our oldest, homemade bread, miracles ~ microwave, slow cooker, medical, etc. So grateful for laughter. The kind that makes you bend over, the kind that makes you cry, the kind that connects us to each other! Grateful for talking to our son Mark on his birthday. Grateful for our family, friends, and faith. Grateful for the power of prayer....... And so much more..............
Enjoy your weekend!
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