Every time I think that life will slow down just a little I am surprised with less time than before! Time has again flown by and I hope you had a delightful summer. My last blog post was in April when I was concerned about a jaw infection, shortly after I posted we went in for the check up and I was completely infection free! What a blessing it is to be rid of the infections and have the surgeries behind me.
This summer I saw wonderful progress in my health. I am feeling the best I have felt in years and I am continuing to heal. I can do physically more than before although I still limit myself and try not to push my healing body too far. I don't wish illness on anyone, I but I wish everyone could experience the beautiful healing of the Lord I have the blessing of experiencing everyday.
"All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful: yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed."~Hebrews 12: 11-13
My life has been full of illness and pain physically. Before accepting Christ as Savior I was broken not only physically but spiritually and emotionally. I was at a dead end with no where to go. More and more I realize how this world is far bigger than me. What is there to live for if we don't know the Lord? We waste our time working, our money on items that will fade or break and our energies pursuing our own interests that will not satisfy. What do we have to turn to?
"For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps, who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed." ~ 1 Peter 2:21-24
Do you know Jesus Christ? He is the only thing that satisfies, the only thing that brings true joy. It is Christ who I met through my pain. It was only when I was broken that I was humbled enough to see His salvation. It is these experiences many people have, and many people have the blessing of watching spiritual, physical and emotional healing in their life. Although it is painful, you have a rare blessing I wouldn't give up for the world.
We had a check up at Dr. Guss this August and I am doing well, seeing great improvement. I will continue on my regimen and go in for another check up in March. After our check up my family headed on a ten day vacation through North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. It was a blast with many new experiences.
Here is a collage of some of our experiences in Montana, I will share more pictures later :)
On a sad note, Dr. P has been closed down from both Iowa and Illinois. Please be praying for all the people who are now seeking a new doctor and having difficulties finding one. This is a very hard time for many of them. Also pray for Dr. P, I am not sure what he will do next but pray he would see the Lord through this. God uses all things, I personally think when we are weakest and most broken is when we are more able to see the Lord.
"And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather boast about my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may dwell in me." ~2 Corinthians 12:9
May our weakness, whatever they be, draw us closer to our Lord. May we live for eternity, that will never fade.
Lastly, the time has come! I have begun student teaching, I just completed my first week and I am loving it. I begin teaching science on monday and am excited for the experiences that will occur in the next seven weeks. I love my cooperating teacher and the students are wonderful. It is a delight to work with kids all day! The Lord has blessed tremendously thus far in my placement and I am excited for what is to come.
Prayer:
*Continued healing, that it will continue drawing me closer to My Lord
*Wisdom and direction for those searching for a new doctor and they might see the Lord through this change.
*That I would feel great through student teaching and be able to show and speak the love of Christ
