God's Circle of Love

ANSWERED PRAYER!
The phone rang at 8:15 this morning and it was my Doctor. She said that my CT scan showed only pneumonia but all else was good!! I think I have never been so happy to be diagnosed with pneumonia. I was overwhelmed with gratitude for the good news. Carl and I are still walking on air.
I believe with all my heart that God hears and answers the prayers of His people. Though I may not know who everyone is, I know that many, many people were praying for good results on this scan. I know that God heard those prayers and answered them. How can I possibly express my thankfulness? I say simply and humbly "Thank You".
As I went on my knees praising God for His mercy this morning, I asked Him to allow me to be a prayer warrior for someone in need so that I might be able, in some small way to give back.
And God's circle of love continues on and on!

That's No Coincidence!

I feel like an excited child who can't wait to get home and show her parents that she made straight "A's" on her report card. Well, though there's no report card today I am so excited to share about this day. Yesterday I shared that I was too ill to ask for prayer from friends and just went to sleep leaving it all to God. I woke up feeling like a new person. No nausea whatsoever. But the really exciting thing is that I had 5 different email messages today from people that said in one way or another "I felt the need to pray for you and so I lifted you up in prayer." Five people!! That is no coincidence! God knew that even when I didn't have the words, He would lay it on the hearts of His people to lift me up. What a mighty God we serve!
The rest of the day was just as good. I went for the CT scan but didn't feel the burden of worry as I did yesterday. It only took one stick for the IV! Yea! Us NICU nurses are not fond of more than one stick whether it be us or our babies. During the scan I spent some wonderful time in prayer speaking to Him as though he were standing next to me.
Then my dear friend Ann called to check on me. She lovingly holds me accountable when my faith shakes or the doubt slips out.
Now we are getting ready to go to dinner with our friend Deloris, another spiritual example in my life, and then off to choir. I will sing as loud as I can without being obnoxious because I have a song in my heart!
I have shared so often my favorite scripture, Lamentations 3:23 because it speaks to me time and time again. " Great is thy faithfulness. His mercies begin afresh each day."

When We Don't Have The Words

Today the road along the journey has been rough. I went to the Dr. yesterday after running a fever for the weekend. She took a chest x-ray and drew lab work and said I had pneumonia. Not a big deal. But then she said she saw a spot on the x-ray that was questionable and wanted me to have a CT scan. For anyone facing a triple negative breast cancer a "spot" on the lung is a big deal. CT scan was scheduled for Wednesday.
Today I went to the Dr. with Carl for his appointment. It took all the energy I had to go with him. We came back home and I went to sleep. Soon our family from New Orleans came by for a visit and lunch. After lunch I started becoming nauseous and ever since the N&V has been unrelentless. (I thought this was just supposed to be for the few days after chemo?)
As I sit here in bed waiting for the next spell, my spirits are down. I think how unfair this is for Carl not to have the energetic, happy person he married. Though I know that God does not want me to worry about the CT scan thoughts creep in anyway. If I had the energy, I would call some of my praying friends and ask for prayer. But sometimes there are times when God is all you have and you find that He is all you need. Though I don't even know what words to pray at this moment, He does. I don't have to speak a word for He knows my heart and he'll take the burden for me. Thank You, Lord.