‘With God you are Never Alone’
Read Luke 1:39-55
Have you ever envied people who God apparently singled out for special blessing? A cure for jealousy is to rejoice with those people; realizing that God uses his people in ways suited to his purpose. When you rejoice with what God has done for your friends realize that He can lift you up and bless and keep you in his care too!
When your life is going along well and you think “I am grateful for what God has given me, God is good, all the time, God Is Good! But wait…………………. You never know when there will be a turn in the road.” This happened in my family…. Three years ago my older brother, Mike, a very healthy 75-year-old was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma. This led to so many meds…… infusions, scans, and MRI, and health issues going up and down throughout the years.
This August Mike called me to let me know that they were going to be in Ohio in October and would come to visit me on October 8th, four days after my knee replacement on Oct 4th.
I was so looking forward to seeing him! He said he was feeling good other than being tired because he had just finished playing 18 holes of golf. That Sunday he was taken to hospital and admitted to ICU. He was diagnosed with a small brain bleed, very high blood pressure, kidneys and gastrointestinal issue. His vitals were normal, his condition continued to decline, he was taken to a Hospice Facility. We wanted to go to Texas to see him, but there was nothing we could do because he was sedated. Mike went Home on August 20th.
Mikes Celebration of Life was on September 30th in Dallas, and we were driving down to attend. In the meantime, I was scheduled for a third knee replacement on October 4th, at my pre-opt appointment they did a EKG, it showed some abnormal results that could cancel my surgery; this scared me! They got me an appointment with a cardiologist in 2 days, he determined that since I had no shortness of breath, no pain, or feeling tired, there was no reason to cancel my surgery!!! Thank you, God!
My knee replacement was done on October 4th, everything went well, until about 2 weeks after surgery, I was having complications with the pain medication, that was so bad that Fred had to cancel my Surprise 75th Birthday Party. We finally have everything worked out now. Tylenol is my friend, and physical therapy helps getting my knee bending and moving.
With everything that happened, I can say, “Thank God for being there for our family.”
I am so thankful to our church family and friends for all the prayers, calls, messages, and cards of sympathy, Happy Birthday, and get-well cards that were sent to me. They gave me strength to keep going! I am thankful for my loving husband, Fred, for taking care of me!
I couldn’t have done it with out you!
If you are facing situations and need support, you too can have the love and support from God! All you must do is to call on him! He will be there for you too!
Let us Pray,
Dear Lord thank you for caring for us during any tough situation that may come our way.
Please keep us in your caring hands and guide us on the path that you see that we need.
We trust in you and know that you are leading us the way that you want us to go.
Melanie Herr
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