September 18, 2015 - No Cape Required

This has been a busy week, in a busy season. 

I went to the dentist's office on Wednesday. Two crowns had fallen out and I needed to get them put back in. No problem. Crowns in. While I was there, we decided to go ahead and clean my teeth and check on the status of some issues that my oral surgeon had noticed a couple of months ago. My quick trip to the dentist turned into three hours and three new crowns. My motto is, why put off until tomorrow, what you can do today!! And by the way, my dentist and his staff are great - SO thankful for them!!

Today, I have two doctor's appointments. My eyes are about the same, which is causing frequent headaches. Also, I am scheduled for a follow up surgery on October 5th, related to my double mastectomy last year. A lot of health stuff continues to take a lot of time. Chemo takes a toll on your body long after the treatments are finished. 

We are going on vacation next week!! A wonderful blessing to use a vacation home of a precious lifelong friend. We have been planning it since I found out that I needed to have chemo. And our church, where Tony and I serve on staff, is experiencing tremendous growth. We are privileged to work with some of the most amazing people I have ever met!! But it doesn't feel like a good time to be taking a vacation!! Who has time to pack?? Not me!!

I am so excited about all the good things happening - and I am at the same time physically worn out. I feel like I can't catch up - every time I start to make progress, a doctor appointment or two pops up. But at the same time, I am so grateful for wonderful medical care. I am unsettled. Thankful but fretting. A little roller coaster-like!!  smile emoticon

It is time to just stop.
Focus.
Remember to choose truth, not facts. 

God is with me, He knows the plans for my life, He has never once asked me to throw on a super hero cape and conquer the world. He tells me to give my burdens to Him. To rest in Him.

He offers us peace and rest but we are too wound up sometimes to see it there, waiting for us. 

God, thank you for your consistent love for us. Always there, unconditional and full of grace and mercy. Let us slow down enough to recognize it! 

What a perfect verse for this up and down night!!

“Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.”
Hebrews 4:14-16 MSG