Ugh!!!!!

You know, I guess I should just laugh! I mean the fact that I was going to get to sub today and that tonight starts my fall semester I should have expected some random thing to interupt my plans!!!! Poor Brady! His pumping has been going so good. His blood sugars have been wonderful (for the most part) until lastnight. He came to me at bedtime and said he thought that his inset was coming out, and it was. I made him check his sugar which was 409! Not what you want to see, especially at bedtime. Also, you do not want to change an inset at bedtime and here is why. The normal routine is that I put some numbing medicine on for about an hour, then change it out. Well, it was already 10pm on a Sunday night so we changed it without the numbing medicine. He must have tensed up when we inserted it because as you can see from the picture, there wasn't any insulin going through that little tube! I did not know this until this morning. I was nervous about changing him at bedtime because of everything the doctors have told us about having a bad inset and no insulin going in all night. So I checked every couple of hours through out the night. Well, that is exactly what happened. His blood sugars were in the 400s all night long. He has also been passing ketones. You may not know what that means, it's complicated and not good. We changed it out this morning and he is drinking lots of water. Hopefully things will get better as the day goes on. Please continue to pray for him. It is difficult to see such an active child be limited by this disease. I get upset for him and what he has to deal with. He said, "Moma, sometimes I wish I was just a normal kid." Tear..... what do you say to that?

Spiritual Healing

When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
Luke 7:37-38

The rest of the dinner is recorded in Luke 7. It goes on to tell us of how the Pharisee was appalled at this sinful woman. He had thoughts to himself about the woman. Jesus called him out on them. He appreciated her humbleness to come into a house without being invited to show such sorrow for her sins. This woman wasn't trying to be something that she was not. She needed grace, and that day she received it!
Just this past Sunday, Brad preached at a small church nearby. Unlike this woman, we were invited and welcomed in. But like this woman, we all came before God just as we were. As Brad began to preach on this very scripture, the Lord began to deal with his heart about some things that he has left undone. Brad had some tears of his own to shed before the Lord. We all did. Brad is a runner, physically and spiritually. He will admit that he is an "out of sight, out of mind" kind of guy. The problem is that Jesus not only desires our worship, He wants our burdens, worries, and our pains. To think that we can carry them on our own says to God, "I got this" when really we are dying inside. Brad had gone as far as he could go. He had to let go and let God. That is exactly what he did. Brad began to pour out his tears upon the feet of Jesus. As he did, God began to heal his heart right before our eyes! It was painful to hear him remember Rylee's passing in such detail, but he had to say it before the Lord to get it out. It is just too much for anyone to carry alone. I praise the Lord for this. Not only did I get to experience this with him, but our children did as well. I know that they will never forget it.
So how does this compare with the woman in Luke 7? We all have burdens and sins weighing us down. The woman and Brad both brought their issues to Jesus and received a spiritual healing. What a friend we have in Jesus! Thank you Lord for loving us always! Give it all to Him, He loves you!
In Jesus' Name, Amen

When the Power is in Your Hands

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
~Proverbs 3:27

Recently, someone said,"What we are supposed to do is take our God-given gifts and our testimony and use them for the glory of God." Wow, that is it. That is what we are to do. We all have gifts, some of us just do not recognize what they are. Something that I have struggled with is wanting my gifts to look like someone else's. I would love to be able to sing. We don't always get what we want!

A testimony is what someone can share because of a test they have faced. The very fact that you have a testimony proves that God brought you through something. It is our responsibility to share that with people. I don't know about you, but my testimony is enough. I don't want that part of my life to look like someone else's. Think about Job, would you want what he experienced? Me either.

Seriously, the Lord tells us in Proverbs to not withhold good from those that deserve it when it is in your power to act. When the Lord brings us through something tragic, or if He has blessed us beyond measure, it is not for us to hold on to. He wants us to share it with others that we come in contact with every day. Love on people, share your faith, and be real with them. What is your testimony? Have you shared it? How can your experiences help someone in your circle of influence?

Lord Jesus, thank you for speaking through your people and your word. Thank you for seeing me through so many ups and downs in life. I praise you for the blessings you have given me. I pray that you will help me to be the best version of me that you created me to be. I love you and thank you for loving me.
In Jesus' Name, Amen