Hello again Friends and Family,
WoW...slept in til almost 9:00 this morning. If you know me, you know that is way out of character for me but man o man was it good. I feel better this morning than I have in a long time. My hand was hurting so bad yesterday I took some percoset ...... IT WORKED !
Going to the ortho doc this afternoon and am expecting to get a cortisone injection.
Got the Christmas tree decorated this weekend. I was not in much of a mood for it but did contribute some I guess and it is beautiful. Since we are going to be staying close to home for the holidays it would only be right to have a tree.
Preacher Rick came for a visit yesterday too. I had the chance to talk to him about my issues with the Faith -vs- Fear thing. He has preached and I have read and understand that faith and fear cannot live in the same place, I have struggled with it alot lately too. My fear of facing the pain I did when blood clots were obstructing my catheter, left me doubting my committment to my faith. I think I got a better grip now on what the real issue is. Fear is OK and actually quite normal, fear of pain or of danger.... facing that fear with faith is the part that matters most. I think now I understand that I can face that fear, the fear of pain or suffering or loss with faith that God will get me through it! I am still trying to get my head wrapped all the way around it but for now, I feel much better about it.
I think one of the greatest blessings I have gotten through this is that I may one day be able to help a brother going through prostate cancer treatments. Can't believe there is much I have not experienced?
I have no new news to tell you about except that today is another beautiful day and I feel better today than I have in a long time....God is sooooooooooooooo good to me.
Will let everyone know what the doc says today, please pray he can fix this old hand. Wednesday is the day I hope to get rid of the catheter but am not thinking on it too much so I won't have to be disappointed again.
I hope it is a great Monday for all of you. Thank you for sharing this journey with me, it means more than I could ever express in words. Pray for all those who are sick and hurting and for each other.
Merry Christmas everybody.......I Love You All
"Thank You Lord for Your Blessings on Me"
Mike
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Glad to hear you're still doing well, considering...
Rick told me this once about the faith & fear thing, he said "You must have faith that is GREATER than your fear," and I remember that thinking of it that way really helped me a lot.
We're gonna keep praying for ya!
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