Wednesday, September 17, 2008

A few lines from the daily devotional

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5: 6-7

In his heart a man plans his course,
but the LORD determines his steps.
Proverbs 16: 9

Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:
Psalm 37:5

you will not find my peace by engaging in excessive planning; attempting to control what will happen to you in the future. ... when your mind spins with multiple plans, peace may sometimes seem to be with in your grasp; yet it always eludes you.

- sarah young

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Trust in HIM at all times.
Pour your heart out before HIM.
God is your refuge.
Psalm 62:8


the last 24ish hours have been eventful.

the greatest news we heard was that the chemo was successful because it did not show up in the lymph nodes or the bladder. they did find some cells in the prostate but they are confident but since it is removed it should not be an issue.

Dr. Moses said it the best, "Mike... the cancer... IT is in a bucket somewhere not in your body." The tangible image of this brings me GREAT comfort.

yesterday dad started running a fever, and he had an irregular heart beat. the home health nurse said she thought it might be an infection and she thought it would be a good idea to get it checked out. so dad went back to Emory.

in the beginning they were thinking pneumonia and after x rays they wanted to rule out blood clots so they did a ct scan with contrast. the scans showed clots in both his lungs and one leg. so he is check back in to Emory and they are treating him with a blood thinner and monitoring him as this teeters on the healing process of his surgery.

we are all SO thankful for the good news! the set back of the clotting is in God's hands.

how thankful i am that the Lord has placed you in my life. your prayers and encouragements are the GREATEST comfort and strength.

while the image of the cancer being in a bucket is one of comfort and victory. the image of the Lord caring for us throught this and giving us just what we need for each day has expanded my perspective. my perspective of Him and the truths proclaimed in scripture have become even more real.

Rise

I see you dreaming by the ocean window
I hear you breathing like the waves upon the shore
The tide is turning on your time of sorrow
You will never be so lonesome any more

The breezes whisper as the curtain dances
Your dreams are deeper than the mystery of the sea
The sun itself is in the room beside you
With a message of how good your life can be

I know that a heart can just get buried
Stone by stone, crushing hope until it dies
Far away, but the message somehow carries
Beloved, it is time for you to rise. Time for you to RISE UP...

With a sudden sense of wonder | Though the promise goes unspoken
As the joy comes to your eyes | When the joy comes to your eyes
From the burden you've been under | For your soul was never broken


Beloved, it is time for you to rise, time for you to rise.

There's nothing wrong with taking time for sleeping
Your eyes are weary with the things that you have seen
A deeper promise your soul is keeping
Right in time for this appointment in your dream

Angels whisper so as not to wake you
There's nothing else in this whole world for you to do
But follow on to where your dream may take you
To see your footsteps from an eagle's point of view

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