Hello my sweet and loving and caring and supportive friends!!
I know it's been awhile since I posted.
I really (more than you know) appreciate all your emails, messages and even a few treats via snail mail.
Each one filled with love and encouragement.
I won't bore you with all the details, so I will be fast & make a long story short...
I haven't been feeling well since mid summer.
I just haven't felt like myself and my energy level went on vacation.
I have struggled with having no desire to create or design...or much else.
After finding a lump in my breast several months ago and ignoring it, as I was too busy (cards to make...hee hee) and don't have insurance...It got bigger and painful.
I finally made an appointment at my local Health Dept.
They are wanting to say that the mass on my mammary ridge is a fribro-cystic mass, but
more testing will show for sure.
Although, I will have to redo the tests and exams for breast cancer in the next several weeks...
I did get some results yesterday from my blood work on Friday.
My thyroid is very very low functioning and I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism.
This explains my low to no energy everyday...the extreme fatigue, etc, etc, etc.
My triglycerides are super high, along with my blood pressure.
Although, we still don't have an answer about the lump I am Praising God for standing
beside me, for carrying me when I need it and for helping them find the things that the
blood work did bring to our attention.
I plan on using this as a wake up call and making some lifestyle changes...changes that will help
me to live a long healthy life with my wonderful husband and sweet babies!!
I know without a doubt, that NO MATTER what happens God will be holding me
in his arms and all will be well. I can't imagine life
without my Heavenly Father, my Lord and Savior...the King of my Life.
Right at this time, as we are walking through issues with my health...we are also praying for a situation within our extended family...it's been heart breaking and very worrisome, but every time the devil tries to lie to me about how big this is, how things will never be the same...when he reminds me of my heartache and my loved ones who are also experiencing great heartache...I am able to stop him in his tracks and remind him that he has NO POWER, NO VICTORY in this.
I even say it out loud sometimes..."satan...you are nothing"!!
God IS in control and all things are worked together for good, for those who love HIM.
He will never give us more than we can handle, He will be right there with us.
I give these issues to God (sometimes several times a day) and know without a doubt that I am His child and He loves us ALL so much...more than we can comprehend.
All we have is because of Him...He is Amazing.
Life is too short to be concerned with anything, but Our Awesome God, the reason we are
here, our family and loving one another.
I wanted to write to you all to not only let you know I am still here, just needing
a bit of rest and prayer.
I also want to encourage each of you wonderful friends to pay attention to the signs that your
body is giving you, do regular self breast exams and remember to "put yourself on the list".
You family won't have you if you don't take care of you!!
I also want to say that we can't do this thing called life without Jesus!!
I can't imagine not having Him at the center of this storm.
All the peace, strength and hope I have is in and from Him!!
My heart goes out to anyone who tries to got it alone.
If anyone reading this is not 100% sure that when you die you will
spend eternity in Heaven...Please think about this question, see your pastor, speak to a
Christian friend or even email me with any questions!!
I love you all and God loves you more that anything!!
Thank You for your love and care!!
Love and Blessings -
Here are a few worship songs I have been filling my home with:
