Thankful Thursday

Hello everyone, praying you are all doing well. Asking God to sweetly bless you all. Well, step one of my journey is complete. The nurse from the eye specialist office, called me on Wednesday with the results of my MRI. All it showed, was that I definitely have what the specialist said, optical neuropathy. I also have retinaopathy, vision field defects, and several other defects with my eyes. Now, today, comes step two of my journey. I have to go over to the eye specialist at 1:30, they will be drawing blood for a optical neuropathy lab workup. I have an appointment with the eye specialist on Tuesday, at that appointment, they will be doing eye scans, and I am not sure what else they will be doing. I am just taking this one step at a time, doing whatever they tell me needs to be done. Here is what I know so far my sweet friends. Dr. Abrams, the eye specialist, has already confirmed that I have optical neuropathy with swelling in both eyes. Now, what he is doing with all of these steps, is trying to find out what caused the optical neuropathy. There are several diseases that can cause this problem. At the end of my journey, if Dr. Abrams finds that a disease caused my problem, then he will do whatever the disease calls for. If at the end of my journey, there is no disease found, that will mean, basically, that the optical neuropathy just happened, probably from my diabetes. But, the big thing here is, blindness. Optical neuropathy causes blindness, and there is no time limit. Meaning, it can happen in a week, month, few months, year, etc. I am not afraid, God is here. He has not left my side for a minute, and He is in this for the long haul. He is the reason I am able to walk this journey, and not stumble. He is my eternal vision, and I will carry on. I believe in miracles, and the power of prayer. I will continue to believe, and I will continue to receive daily care from my true physician, and my healer. Take care, I love you all.

Word Filled Wednesday

Amen. Know God, know peace. No God, no peace.

In Other Words Tuesday

“Oh, remember this:
There is never a time when we may not hope in God. Whatever our necessities, however great our difficulties, and though to all appearance, help is impossible, yet our business is to hope in God, and it will be found that it is not in vain.”

~ George Muller, quoted in ~
The Roller Coaster of Unemployment:
Trusting God for the Ride
by Sarah M. Hupp: Recently my sister, Vickie, has been very worried about me. I am her baby sister, and since our momma passed away in 2006, she has become like another momma to me, bless her beautiful heart. She also has diabetes, and several problems related to that. We talk nearly everyday on the phone, and she constantly tells me how much she worries about my health. She is scared that I am going to die, and she said she cannot live in this world without me. I love her dearly, more than words could convey, and I am so grateful for the way she loves me. But, my prayer for her is that she would put her hope in our Father God, and find comfort in that precious hope. My hope is totally built upon my Father God, and His love. None of us are promised tomorrow, but we are blessed with the promise of eternity. My hopes and dreams are not based on this world, and earthly possessions. My sights are set much higher, where hope springs eternal. Father God is where my hope will forever be found, as I keep climbing toward higher ground, heaven is my ultimate destination. I love this journey, no matter the length.

Glimpse Of Heaven

Friday, as you all know, I had an MRI of my brain and eyes done. Because it was involving my eyes, I had to keep my eyes closed the entire time. At different times during the hour long procedure, I had some amazing experiences. I thought I had passed on, seriously. I thought I had arrived in heaven. I was looking around for Jesus, my momma, and my big brother. All I was seeing was a very white, pure, very beautiful, brightly shining existence. There was no pain, and I was not scared. In my heart, and my mind, I kept saying over, and over, I have died. I truly thought I had passed on to eternity. When the sweet lady that was performing the procedure on me, came in to give me an injection for the last thirty minutes of the MRI, and pulled me out of the machine, and I realized I had not passed on, I began to cry. I do not know what the Lord was trying to tell me, but I am at peace, no matter what. I praise You Lord for watching over me, and for the glimpse of Your beautiful Kingdom. I love You Lord.

Sweet P's-Prayers, Petitions & Praise

Dear heavenly Father, thank You so very, very much for being with me yesterday as I had the MRI of my brain, and eyes. Now, as I await the results, I am not afraid. You hold my future in Your precious hands, and that gives me a peace like no other. You are the giver, and taker of life. Everything that has happened, or will happen in my life has been ordained by You. Every step I take, is because of You. Everything I see, is because You allow me to see it. I am so grateful for the remaining vision I have, no matter how dim it is. One day, I will see clearly into Your loving eyes, oh, what a beautiful day that will be. I love You with all of my heart, now, and forever. Amen

Fearless Friday

Hello my sweet friends, forgive me for this late post. It has been a very long, tiring day for me. I was at the outpatient clinic from 3P.M.-7:30P.M. They did not start my MRI until after 6P.M. Thanks for all of your love and prayers for me, I love and appreciate all of you so very, very much. Please stand in prayer with me for these precious ones: Elaine as she courageously battles breast cancer. Angeldawn, who is only 11 years old, and is battling cancer. Gabe, who the doctors say is losing his battle with cancer. Vicki's husband who is dealing with cancer. Darlene Gauthier Schact, many of you know dear Darlene, her dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer, and 4 brain tumors. Please cover the precious family with prayers. Wanda, she is in deep grief over losing her precious son Chris in January of this year. Mollye, and her two daughters, and son, as they continue to deal with the death of her precious son Jake, and their beloved brother. Denise, as her grief continues over the recent death of both her parents. Lisa, whose dear dad recently went to heaven. Jan's mom Beverley, as she continues to recover from recent breast cancer surgery. Please pray for Veronica, her breast cancer has returned, and she is now dealing with some very rough radiation treatments. Thanks for being prayer warriors, blessings to all of you.

Thankful Thursday

Hello my sweet friends, praying you are all doing well. I have been dealing with computer problems all week, have missed not emailing you, sending ecards, and reading your blogs. Please forgive me, I will be spending Thursday getting caught up on everything. Please bear with me. I am so very, very thankful for all of you. The love, encouragement, friendship, and precious prayers that I receive from you all touches my heart deeply. I want you all to know that I truly thank the Lord for each of you daily. Right now, I am walking a path that I do not know where it is leading me, but the Lord knows. You are all making it easier, by your kindness to me. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I am not going to give up, no matter how weak my eyes get. I am believing for miracles as far as the MRI on my brain and eyes this Friday, and the eye scans on October 5. I am in the Lords hands, the safest place to be. Blessings, and much love to each of you.

Word Filled Wednesday

In His precious arms is the best place to be, I find such peace and comfort there. Thank You Jesus.

Hello

Hello my friends, hope your day went well. I am just not getting online due to computer problems. But, thank God, my computer is fine now. I will be going for an MRI of my brain and eyes this Friday, September 24 at 5 P.M. Then, I go back to the eye specialist to get the results of the MRI, and to have blood work, eye scans, and more tests on October 5. Please keep me in your prayers, did not feel well over the weekend, or today. I love you all, take care.

Please Visit& Pray

My sweet blogging sister Anne told me about a dear brother in need of our prayers. Please visit him, his name is Buddy. He is in much pain over the loss of his brother Jake. Please leave him some prayers, and encouragement. I know he would appreciate it. Thank you.

Floating From Faith To Fear

The Lord is my light, and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 Do you ever feel as if you are going through your life, floating from faith to fear? When times are good, you float high on faith. Praise flows freely from your mouth, giving God high fives, and plenty of halleuiahs. You praise dance all over the room, smiling comes naturally. You truly believe the Son is shining in your life. But, what happens when you, or someone you love, receive bad news from a doctor? Or, you lose your job? Or, a loved one passes away? All of a sudden, you begin to float down to fear, clouds begin to cover the Son in your life. You replace your smiles, with frowns. The praises that were flowing freely, are now rare occurrences. Instead, you begin to moan, and groan. Praise dancing has stopped, you now just stomp your feet, and say why? Why me? Why is this happening? I am afraid. I am worried, stressed, etc. Stop!! Quit floating around in outer space people. Choose to float in faith always, floating higher, and higher. Fearful times will come, that is part of life. But, remain in your faith. God can, and will help you float above your fears. Faith is bigger than any fear you have, or will have. So, hold on my friends, and let's float through life together. Woo Hoo, here we go.

Sweet P's-Prayers, Petitions & Praise

Dear heavenly Father, I love You with all I am, or will ever be. I am thankful for all the love and grace I receive from You. You are always here to lift me up, when life knocks me down. This week was a rough one, but without You, it would have been even harder to manage to get through it. You make everything easier to get through, You smooth out all of the rough patches. You show me that there is light at the end of the dark tunnel I am walking in right now. You are my forever, brightly shining light Father, helping to lead my way. Thanks for being my shelter from all that would seek to harm me. I love You seems so inadequate, but I do, oh, how very, very much I do.

Fearless Friday

Hello sweet friends, another Fearless Friday is here. Please join your heart with mine, and many others to pray. So many of you have lost loved ones, and are deeply griefing. Please remember Denise, she recently lost her dad, and now, just this week, her mom went home to be with the Lord. That is so much sadness to be dealing with, keep her covered in love and prayers. My sweet sis Lisa, lost her dad early this morning, he is now in the arms of Jesus. Please remember her, and her precious family. A nurse by the name of Carol, that I had the pleasure of sharing some heart to heart moments with at the eye doctor on Tuesday, lost her husband of 47 years in 2007, and then lost her son in January of this year. Please lift her up, she is still very much dealing with all of the loss. Dear heavenly Father, I lift these dear ones up to Your throne. Please comfort them at this time, as only You can. Carry them through this valley of the shadow of death, that they are trying to process. Show them, in a special way, that their love ones are being cared for by You now. I ask these things in Your Holy name. I love You. Amen

Thankful Thursday

Well, I went to see the eye specialist on Tuesday. My appointment time was 1:10 P.M., I walked out of the office at 4:30 P.M. They did several tests on me, and then I saw the Doctor. His name is Dr. Jody Abrams, I really like him. He was very nice, and treated me with much respect. He is a neuro-opthomologist, the only specialist of this type here in Chattanooga. Usually, I would have to go to Emory, or Vanderbilt, to find a specialist like this. So, I totally praise God for this opportunity. The visit was filled with alot of information about my eyes, not good news. The Doctor said my vision is very, very bad. He also said there is alot more going on than just damage from my diabetes. It seems like I am on my way to a new journey. He said I have vision field defects, optical neuropathy, diabetic retinaopathy, and orbital defects. He is scheduling me for an MRI, and I go back to see him on October 5. He took pictures of my eyes on Tuesday, when I go back, he is going to do scans on my eyes, and alot of blood work. He will then be sending me for a spinal tap. He said I have nerve problems, and possible brain problems. He said it could possibly be MS, tumors, stroke. I need your prayers dear prayer warriors. I am thankful for my Lord, He has, and will continue to carry me. No matter where this journey takes me, I am not alone. I love the Lord, and I am so thankful that He loves me. Blessings and much love to all of you.

Word Filled Wednesday

Please find my fruits worthy, and not dying needlessly upon the vine of life. I love you Lord.

No Discouragement, Know Encouragement

Hello

Hello my dear friends, have missed you all very much. I have been offline since Wednesday. I have been very sick, and in the bed with my diabetes. Also, the pain in my eyes is terrible. It hurts so much, it makes me cry. I go back to the eye specialist tomorrow(Tuesday) I would really appreciate your prayers. Lovebug is under alot of stress also, worrying about me, and our finances. Praise God he was able to go back to work on May 24, but we are in a major financial crunch trying to get caught up on our bills, we keep falling behind. Please remember us in your prayers. God is with me in these storms, and He will be on the other side of the storms, painting me a beautiful rainbow. I refuse to give in to seeds of discouragement that satan tries to plant in my life. I will not lose my faith, it is my prized possession given to me by my Saviour. Take care everyone, love you bunches.

Word Filled Wednesday

The Lord is my light, and my salvation. Psalm 27:1 Amen, I am forever grateful for His light that shines brightly, leading me through the dark places that I sometimes encounter in this world. My salvation is the greatest gift that was ever given to me, I will forever cherish it. If you are looking for a light that forever shines, and only gets brighter, let me introduce you to my Saviour. If you are in need of a precious, life changing gift, that only gets sweeter as the days go by, let me introduce you to my heart blessing gift, my Jesus.

In Other Words Tuesday

“Stop fighting,
stop resisting,
stop complaining,
and start trusting
your sovereign heavenly Father;
refuse to worry.”

~Chip Ingramreunion~Amen, great quote. How many of us love to fight what we know is the right thing to do? Or resist the leading of the Lord? And of course, there is the subject of complaining. But, what about truly trusting our Father to meet our every need? Refuse to worry, instead totally depend upon our Father. Worry is just a tool from satan, used to confuse us, depress us, bring us down. Instead of worrying, trust and obey our Father. He alone, knows what is best for us. Am I happy about my eyes? Of course not, but I refuse to worry. Trusting is what I choose to do, whatever will be, will be. And, I know, it will be my Father's will. Amen.

What Matters Most

Where we are physically in our lives, does not always reveal where we are spiritually. Our body can be worn down, but our spirit can be strong and robust. On the other hand, we can be empty inside, at the same time we appear happy and whole. What the world sees, is not always who we really are in Christ.

It is easy to get caught up in the ways of everyone around us. We can become more concerned about appearances, than we are about our inner self. We want to have a nice house, an attractive car, new clothes, a good job and plenty of money. In the light of eternity, these things mean little. But many people spend a lifetime trying to achieve these marks of success.

What truly matters, is what no one else can really see: what we do to serve Our Lord and King. People rarely notice everything we do for others, or the time we spend in prayer. Nor does the world see what is in our hearts, and the little things we do each day to glorify God.

We have to strive more toward the invisible, than we do the visible – seek the infinite, rather than the finite. What we see now, will all pass away; what is hidden, will last into eternity. You and I, have to be careful that we do not give away any part of ourselves to the world. Once we learn how to be content with who we are in the Lord, nothing else will seem important. Not even what people say, or think about us.

Weekend Update

Hello my dear friends, praying you are all enjoying your holiday weekend. I am enjoying having lovebug home with me until Tuesday. I wanted to share some wonderful news with you all. I received a niv life application study bible from one of my beautiful blog sisters, it is large print. I can see it, and I am able to read it. Praise God for this precious heart treasure gift, I am so blessed. Thank you sis, I love you so very much. I want you to know that I love you all so very much, and appreciate your prayers and friendship. I really need your prayers right now concerning my vision. My left eye is really not doing well at all, especially the last few days. Both eyes are hurting, but the left eye is the worse. It is slightly swollen, and there is blood inside it on the bottom part of the left eye. It keeps tearing up, and staying wet. I go back to the eye specialist Tuesday, September 7. Your prayers would be very much appreciated. May you all be very blessed.

Sweet P's-Prayers, Petitions & Praise

Dear heavenly Father, I love You so very, very much. I do not understand how people can be in this world without You. I pray for all those who do not know You, who are walking around in a dazed, confused existence without You. May their eyes, and hearts be opened wide to who You are before it is to late. May those who do not believe You are real, be awakened to Your realness, and their true need of You. My heart is truly burdened for the lost, please help me do all I can to lead others to You. In Your precious name I pray. Amen.

Thankful Thursday

Hello everyone, praying that your week has been a good one. Time to share our thankful hearts. Mine is overflowing this week with much, much love for my Father, and for others. I went to see a new eye doctor this week, his news was not good, but that is ok. He is sending me to see a specialist, so we are just waiting, and of course praying. It is all in my Father's hands. So many of my blogging sister's are hurting in various ways, it breaks my heart. But, I will not cease to lift them up to my Father, and trust Him to bring healing, comfort, encouragement, and whatever else they may need. He is the only one who can, and who will. He will, because He loves them, and cares for them, as only a Father can. He chooses to be there for them, and love on them, because He is so compassionate. What a precious Father we have, it makes me cry for joy. I love You Father, and I gladly put my sister's into Your more than capable hands. I put myself there too Father. I need You so very, very much. Thank You for always being there without hesitation Father.

Word Filled Wednesday

Will you be ready? I pray that we will all be ready. Look up, our redemption draws near. Please quit putting things off until the last minute, the last minute is drawing nearer and nearer. Pray for the lost, prepare your own heart, whatever you may need to do. Are you living for Him, or only pretending? Part time Christian? Sunday only Christian? Take off the mask you are wearing, and get totally real before the Lord. If you have never given your heart to Jesus, now is the time my friend. He is knocking loudly upon the door of your heart. If you have given your heart to Him, but have fallen away, turned away, walked away, or ran away from Him, now is the time to come running back home into His loving arms. Seek His forgiveness, start anew, before it is too late. Come home, come home, you who are weary, come home.