Tune-In Tuesday: November 26, 2019

This post won't be long because I've had a good week (yay!) and it's Thanksgiving week (yay again!), so I'm sure most people won't be reading this post. :) However, since it is Thanksgiving week, I did want to say how very thankful I am that you read this blog. I know you don't have to, so it makes me very grateful that you do. There a million other things for you to read or catch up on or do, so the fact that you take the time to stop and read, well, it means the world to me - THANK YOU!! When it seems like all I can do sometimes is write, it's a blessing to me to know that you care enough to read. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Thank you for also for encouraging me, giving advice, praying for me, letting me know you read, helping me - all of it. I'm extremely humbled.

Also, this is really, really random, but it truly is a small world. My sister-in-law met the wife of my neurologist. I know that's not that uncommon, but I still found it amusing.

I'll leave you with the verse of the day that I read this morning:

"But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV

Powerful stuff!! May each of you have a very blessed Thanksgiving and always remember, God's Got This!

Tune-In-Tuesday: November 19, 2019

It’s been a pretty good week, this past week. Walking comes and goes. I’m still mainly in a good walking phase, so I’m very thankful for that, but some days are better than others. 😉 I haven’t fallen, so that’s kind of where I gauge myself sometimes. However, I can tell I’m getting older. It’ll be twenty years on December 19 from when I had a really bad car accident that could have been fatal. My mom and I both suffered fractured pelvises in that accident. I’ve recently self-diagnosed (not recommended, I might add. Do as I say, not as I do.) myself with arthritis in that hip, or something to that effect. Weather effects it. I can tell when it’s about to rain or get cold by whether my hip hurts. Unfortunately for me, it’s my right hip. Which means it’s my “good” hip. The left side of my body is the side that’s effected by dystonia. All this to say, I know I’m not walking “correctly” which means I’m putting undue stress and/or weight on that right hip causing it to hurt more. But, there’s really nothing I can do about the situation except learn to walk correctly again. Such is life! And, just so no one worries, I “self-diagnosed” myself correctly. My internist confirmed it.

Last Thursday I had a bad nose bleed. 'Tis the season, right? Does anyone else get bloody noses this time of year? I usually don’t get worried or panicked about them, but I’d just had a conversation with my doctor brother about them and I couldn’t remember whether he said it was nose bleeds in adults or kids that are kind of worrisome, so I texted him. I know he probably hates when he gets medical questions from me, but I’m thankful he knows what he’s talking about. And just as I had suspected, it was nothing to worry about.

I got new shoes! For me, this is huge because once I find a pair of shoes that fit my feet and I feel comfortable walking around in, I’m a lifer with them. My mom picked these out and they’re “fun” shoes, not every day shoes. I’ve worn them twice now and each time I’m amazed that I can walk in them. I actually felt pretty in them and they made me happy. It’s the little things!



In Sunday School on Sunday we read in Mark 9 about the father who pleads with Jesus to heal his son. Jesus’ disciples were unable to heal the boy:

He (the father of the boy who is sick) says (to Jesus) “But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us. “’If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for the one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” Mark 9: 22-24

It’s so easy sometimes for me to pray for miracles in other’s lives with faith as firm as anything, but when it comes to praying for a miracle in my life, I sometimes falter. I know God can and does perform miracles, but I’m constantly asking Him to help me overcome my unbelief. I don’t know – this lesson really hit home with me this week. I hope you’re able to get out of it what God wants you to get out of it too just by reading it here.

It's been a good week and I am thankful!
May your week be blessed and always remember – God’s Got This!

Tune-In-Tuesday: November 12, 2019

I took a little break last week and didn't blog - mainly because Tuesday came and I had so many things going on. I had an appointment after work and didn't get home until 7:30 pm and when I sat down to write a blog entry nothing came to me. I literally sat staring at a blank computer screen for a few minutes before deciding to just not blog. But, I'm back this week. Thankfully, there's not much to update people on. Like clockwork, last week when I hit the two week mark (from adjusting the electricity in my deep brain stimulation device), I could tell a difference and it was a good difference. I'm so very, very thankful!! Of course, not every situation is good, but overall, walking is much, much better - thank you, Jesus! And as a reference for me (in case I have to scour blog entries to remember what was a good level - don't laugh, I've done it before!), I'm on Frequency A at 3.00 volts.

A couple of Sundays ago, one of my nieces asked if she could hold my hand as we walked out of church into the parking lot. It almost made me cry. How sweet. I know there will come a day when my nieces won't want to hold my hand or hang out with me, so I'm relishing the moments while they are here.

The below picture, I stole from a friend's Facebook page. I just keep re-reading. I hope it helps someone else as much as it has me!

And to end this post (I know, it's short!), I'll leave you with this: As I was leaving work tonight, I thought about what I was going to blog about. I prayed that God would help me come up with something to fill this space. No sooner had I prayed those words then I quickly amended them: "Lord, please don't let me trip, slip or fall on my way to my car tonight. I want something to blog about, but I don't want that!" And He answered. I didn't trip, slip or fall and I had something to write about. God is good.

Always remember, God's Got This!