Wednesday Evening
Greetings:
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord. For God is good and certainly worthy of our praise and thanks! Take note of the priority that you give to God, because God has you as His first priority since you are His child, thus God is disserving of at least the same priority spot from you! Praise the Lord! Really think about it and you will see exactly what I am saying and meaning and you will do it.
Today has been another pretty good day for Marty. Besides being again told by her five doctors, that everything is fine for today in their area, to keep her chin up, and take one day at a time, she had Erin and Eric here all day and a visit from John and Anna P. from Peru. Praise the Lord! Marty also had to get 12 more units of platelets today and possibly will have to get blood again tomorrow. Today her WBC was 0.1 for the 5th day, HGB was 8.8 even after the 2 unit of blood yesterday, and PLT were 17. Needless to say her blood is a mess. Of course when it is this way it has its effect on all the organs and all the parts and cells in her body. There are at least two more days for the WBC to be very low, and hopefully to “0” before it starts climbing back up. If it does not get to “0” we can only hope that .1 for as long as it has been there will be down far enough that it will put the AML in remission.
Marty has had here three meals today and had no problems when eating them. She has walked 3 times so far today and will have one more walk tonight. She, of course, was very busy and really enjoyed the company of Erin and Eric. She and Erin played some games, watched a movie, talked and just had a good old time. Erin is such a package of joy and hope and love that it is really awesome that Eric brings Erin over every week, so they can have this valuable time to-gather. As far as other problems, today was a day that apparently did not allow them to raise their ugly head. Praise the Lord!
I made a trip to Peru today for a doctor’s appointment. As I was driving on the way up I was also talking to the Lord. First, I was praising and thanking God for the sign He gave us on Sunday when He brought Marty out of the confusion. That was so awesome and so helpful to see that happen. Praise the Lord! Then second, I was sharing with God my concern about not understanding His will about all that is going on. Here we are at the fifth day that the WBC has been down and still not hit “0” – why Lord, I was asking. And here we are half way through the third remission induction and still no strong indication of remission – why Lord, I was asking. So again several questions and for some reason the inability to hear answers while knowing God is present with us and His plan is at work. Thus I am again dealing with a patience issue. That is a toughie isn’t it?
It has seemed to me for a long time that many of us have problems with patience. And those problems affect us in different ways but have the same root cause – we want what we want and we want it NOW! Further, a large part of that has to do with control; we want control, just as Adam and Eve did in the garden. So what is it that can help us in these kinds of situations? I believe that honest prayer is one thing. We need to take these things to the Lord and admit them to Him, letting Him know that we know where we are, even as He does. A second thing that I believe can be helpful is to journal. I believe this is a very helpful tool because it can indeed clear our minds of all the questions so that we are open to listen for God to answer. A third suggestion that many have found helpful is when you have these kind of important questions pick a specific time of day to go to the Lord about them and their answers. And do it at the same time each day. If they come into your mind at another time, then remind yourself that you will be dealing with that at such and such a time.
So there they are if you have a problem with patience three ways that may help you to deal with situations as you are confronted with them. And if you are not having the problem right now, remember them and/or write them down and put them in your Bible or some place that you will find them easily when and if the need arises you will have them. Praise the Lord!
May you have a most positive day, knowing God’s presence and blessing.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
Greetings:
Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord. For God is good and certainly worthy of our praise and thanks! Take note of the priority that you give to God, because God has you as His first priority since you are His child, thus God is disserving of at least the same priority spot from you! Praise the Lord! Really think about it and you will see exactly what I am saying and meaning and you will do it.
Today has been another pretty good day for Marty. Besides being again told by her five doctors, that everything is fine for today in their area, to keep her chin up, and take one day at a time, she had Erin and Eric here all day and a visit from John and Anna P. from Peru. Praise the Lord! Marty also had to get 12 more units of platelets today and possibly will have to get blood again tomorrow. Today her WBC was 0.1 for the 5th day, HGB was 8.8 even after the 2 unit of blood yesterday, and PLT were 17. Needless to say her blood is a mess. Of course when it is this way it has its effect on all the organs and all the parts and cells in her body. There are at least two more days for the WBC to be very low, and hopefully to “0” before it starts climbing back up. If it does not get to “0” we can only hope that .1 for as long as it has been there will be down far enough that it will put the AML in remission.
Marty has had here three meals today and had no problems when eating them. She has walked 3 times so far today and will have one more walk tonight. She, of course, was very busy and really enjoyed the company of Erin and Eric. She and Erin played some games, watched a movie, talked and just had a good old time. Erin is such a package of joy and hope and love that it is really awesome that Eric brings Erin over every week, so they can have this valuable time to-gather. As far as other problems, today was a day that apparently did not allow them to raise their ugly head. Praise the Lord!
I made a trip to Peru today for a doctor’s appointment. As I was driving on the way up I was also talking to the Lord. First, I was praising and thanking God for the sign He gave us on Sunday when He brought Marty out of the confusion. That was so awesome and so helpful to see that happen. Praise the Lord! Then second, I was sharing with God my concern about not understanding His will about all that is going on. Here we are at the fifth day that the WBC has been down and still not hit “0” – why Lord, I was asking. And here we are half way through the third remission induction and still no strong indication of remission – why Lord, I was asking. So again several questions and for some reason the inability to hear answers while knowing God is present with us and His plan is at work. Thus I am again dealing with a patience issue. That is a toughie isn’t it?
It has seemed to me for a long time that many of us have problems with patience. And those problems affect us in different ways but have the same root cause – we want what we want and we want it NOW! Further, a large part of that has to do with control; we want control, just as Adam and Eve did in the garden. So what is it that can help us in these kinds of situations? I believe that honest prayer is one thing. We need to take these things to the Lord and admit them to Him, letting Him know that we know where we are, even as He does. A second thing that I believe can be helpful is to journal. I believe this is a very helpful tool because it can indeed clear our minds of all the questions so that we are open to listen for God to answer. A third suggestion that many have found helpful is when you have these kind of important questions pick a specific time of day to go to the Lord about them and their answers. And do it at the same time each day. If they come into your mind at another time, then remind yourself that you will be dealing with that at such and such a time.
So there they are if you have a problem with patience three ways that may help you to deal with situations as you are confronted with them. And if you are not having the problem right now, remember them and/or write them down and put them in your Bible or some place that you will find them easily when and if the need arises you will have them. Praise the Lord!
May you have a most positive day, knowing God’s presence and blessing.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
posted by Jack | 10:22 PM
1 Comments:
I don't think either of you would be called impatient. Your're doing an excellent job in the patience area.
Love
Susie
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