MYSTERIOUS WAYS
I was feeling pretty low. It was the week before I was scheduled for gallbladder surgery, and I couldn't’t escape my worried, gloomy thoughts. The surgeon was highly recommended but was new to me. My sister, an experienced operating-room director who usually put my mind at ease about my medical care, had moved away recently. This would be my first time facing an operation without her.
I was on my own. What if something went wrong? I tossed and turned all that night.
The next day, I decided I had to get my mind off everything. A good book, that’ll do the trick, I thought. I headed to the bookcase in my guest bedroom to get something to read. Next to the bookcase was a stack of novels I had picked up from a library sale over a year ago and had not gotten around to putting away. Right on top I spied a bestselling mystery novel. This will keep me distracted, I thought.
I sat down in the bedroom, opened the book, and began to read. I couldn’t believe it—the book’s prologue began with a woman awaiting surgery! She was also feeling worried, questioning whether she had chosen the right hospital or the right doctor.
“This is a team effort,” the doctor assures her. “We mustn’t forget someone very important,” he continues, “the most important member of our team. Do you know who that is?”
The doctor pats the woman’s hand gently and points upward. “God,” he tells her.
That doctor’s words stopped me cold. The connection couldn’t have been stronger or the circumstances more real to me.
My life wasn’t only in the doctor’s hands, it was in God’s as well. Immediately, I felt more confident and hopeful about the upcoming surgery.
And the most amazing thing? The character’s name. It was the same as mine—Grace.
Gracious Father, thank You for meeting me right where I am, right when I need You.
—Grace booth
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Email quote of the week
I would love to say that my quote of the week is going to become a regular thing again but I cannot seem to keep that promise. I honestly check my email quickly on my phone and that's about it. Tonight I sat down at the computer, uploaded photos and got all caught up. I don't know when I last wrote so I hopefully will not be repeating anything.
We went camping the 8Th-14th with our friends from Moorhead, Sharon, Tom and Trevor and my MIL and FIL. Very fun times! Grant from there went back to WI and the kids and I went to ND. I saw my fathers gravestone for the first time, family and friends. Going to Fargo is not on my top 10 things I love to do but I have to admit I had a really good time there. I love to see the people that live there but I think I figured it out why I don't love the town...it's a part of my past that I would rather move on from...not the people, the place.
Catlin stayed back with my mom for a week and Just Amber and I came back. Logan and his friend Casey brought him back to WI the following weekend and we all went to a brewers game and had a fun family game night! Logan is growing into such a fine young man!
The kids and I have taken in a couple beaches and most recently have been going to the pool. I LOVE soaking up all the sun and I have to say I do enjoy the water! They love watching the Disney channel shows and texting on the phone. Both are growing up fast! Catlin has even been challenging me to his teenagerness which has been fun...honestly I love playing the role and am ready for anything he has for me=)
The kids and I are meeting Deane in Indianapolis on the 21st=( We plan to leave the night of the 20th, stay at a hotel there and then I'll drive back the next day. Just didn't want to do the whole big drive in one day. Grant unfortunately will not be able to come with us because he has to be at work so play my phone GPS gets us there=) I just keep in mind how blessed I am to have the time I do have with them and that I have them in my life period!
I've had acid reflux really bad since 2003 and it's gotten worse over the years. The last year I will vomit over the acid in my stomach frequently and the medicine I have is not quite been kicking the heartburn. So I've been getting somethings checked out and found out I have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
I've had two of the same procedures where they stick a tube down my throat (after knocking me out) and check out my esophagus (EGD). I've been blessed with my fathers stomach (this is suppose to be facetious). After the first time and being told over and over how "severe" it was they gave me about 4 different medicines. The 2nd time of doing the procedure the dr. said the erosion had gotten a little better around the esophogus but I still have quite a bit (he showed us a picture of it) and I should have a surgery to close the bottom of my esophogus (sphincter) which is suppose to be closed and mine is open hence my horrid heartburn (acid reflux) My father taught me to not be a surgery happy person so I asked questions and will be going in tomorrow to talk with the actual Dr. who would do the procedure and question him. Before the surgury I have to do a 24hr esophageal Ph monitoring where they stick a tube through my nose down to my esophogus. I've already bailed on this and now it looks like I'll have no choice=\ The surgery can make it so I may not have to take any pills again and if I do have to still take some medicine they'll actually help...woot woot!
I will be staying with Target through this whole move. I am transferring to the Target in the Appleton Mall starting the 2nd week in Sept. There is one really close to us but there is no openings right now. I love working at Target so I will take what I can get. I am going to stick to doing comp shopping in GB which is only aprox 40 min, until then to stay in the system. Hopefully I can get the surgery done in between the kids leaving and me going back to work so I don't have to take a leave of absence.
So that is it. Hope everyone is having a fantabulous summer!
I did upload new pictures to my flickr so check em out!
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
-- James Dent
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
-- Russel Baker
Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more?
-- Bev Adams
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.
-- Bern Williams
We went camping the 8Th-14th with our friends from Moorhead, Sharon, Tom and Trevor and my MIL and FIL. Very fun times! Grant from there went back to WI and the kids and I went to ND. I saw my fathers gravestone for the first time, family and friends. Going to Fargo is not on my top 10 things I love to do but I have to admit I had a really good time there. I love to see the people that live there but I think I figured it out why I don't love the town...it's a part of my past that I would rather move on from...not the people, the place.
Catlin stayed back with my mom for a week and Just Amber and I came back. Logan and his friend Casey brought him back to WI the following weekend and we all went to a brewers game and had a fun family game night! Logan is growing into such a fine young man!
The kids and I have taken in a couple beaches and most recently have been going to the pool. I LOVE soaking up all the sun and I have to say I do enjoy the water! They love watching the Disney channel shows and texting on the phone. Both are growing up fast! Catlin has even been challenging me to his teenagerness which has been fun...honestly I love playing the role and am ready for anything he has for me=)
The kids and I are meeting Deane in Indianapolis on the 21st=( We plan to leave the night of the 20th, stay at a hotel there and then I'll drive back the next day. Just didn't want to do the whole big drive in one day. Grant unfortunately will not be able to come with us because he has to be at work so play my phone GPS gets us there=) I just keep in mind how blessed I am to have the time I do have with them and that I have them in my life period!
I've had acid reflux really bad since 2003 and it's gotten worse over the years. The last year I will vomit over the acid in my stomach frequently and the medicine I have is not quite been kicking the heartburn. So I've been getting somethings checked out and found out I have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
I've had two of the same procedures where they stick a tube down my throat (after knocking me out) and check out my esophagus (EGD). I've been blessed with my fathers stomach (this is suppose to be facetious). After the first time and being told over and over how "severe" it was they gave me about 4 different medicines. The 2nd time of doing the procedure the dr. said the erosion had gotten a little better around the esophogus but I still have quite a bit (he showed us a picture of it) and I should have a surgery to close the bottom of my esophogus (sphincter) which is suppose to be closed and mine is open hence my horrid heartburn (acid reflux) My father taught me to not be a surgery happy person so I asked questions and will be going in tomorrow to talk with the actual Dr. who would do the procedure and question him. Before the surgury I have to do a 24hr esophageal Ph monitoring where they stick a tube through my nose down to my esophogus. I've already bailed on this and now it looks like I'll have no choice=\ The surgery can make it so I may not have to take any pills again and if I do have to still take some medicine they'll actually help...woot woot!
I will be staying with Target through this whole move. I am transferring to the Target in the Appleton Mall starting the 2nd week in Sept. There is one really close to us but there is no openings right now. I love working at Target so I will take what I can get. I am going to stick to doing comp shopping in GB which is only aprox 40 min, until then to stay in the system. Hopefully I can get the surgery done in between the kids leaving and me going back to work so I don't have to take a leave of absence.
So that is it. Hope everyone is having a fantabulous summer!
I did upload new pictures to my flickr so check em out!
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
-- James Dent
Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.
-- Russel Baker
Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.
-- Kahlil Gibran
Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air and a blanket of color before me, who could ask for more?
-- Bev Adams
If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.
-- Bern Williams
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