Thursday Night
Greetings to all:
God is good – all the time! All the time – God is good! Today has been another pretty good day. Marty got up about 9:00 am this morning after having good nights sleep and received a number of people about 11 am. For a few minutes it was kind of wild around here with O2 being delivered, some medicine being delivered, the nurse stopping in with some information, and our neighbors Gail and Millie D. coming over for a visit. You may be a little surprised at the first item listed above, but some of the folks from hospice thought it would be a good idea. They think if she uses the O2 while being up and about and getting over tired that the O2 may help to get over that easier. At this point and time it is not full time. In fact, she has not had it on at all today.
The biggest thing new today is that there has been some spontaneous bleeding from Marty’s nose. She has had bleeding for about two days from the nose when she blows it. But today she woke up with blood on the pillow and several times she has had a little run out of her nose with no help from anything else. We are told that with the platelets are so low we can expect that to happen.
Marty has eaten three good meals today done some reading in her Bible as well as her devotions, had the grandchildren busy around her, and greeted the following visitors: Joan J. who brought dinner, Francis and Cheryl J., Andy H., and Brad H. It was sure good to see each and every one of you and be able to spend some time with you. Praise the Lord!
Matthew 16:26 reads: “What good will it be for a person if they gain the whole world, yet forfeits their soul?” It seems to me that this is an awesome verse for us to think about often – about every time we go to buy some new “thing” that we have seen advertised and/or some new “thing” that someone else has and we don’t. We are such a materialistic, technological society that it is unbelievable. I can remember when the computer first came out and it was to give us more free time – have you found that free time yet? I sure do not believe that I have! And what about the addictions and the “bad” uses of the computer that have found their way into our society and each of our lives? Indeed, have we forfeited our souls to modern materialism? What is it in us that leads us to want to gain the whole world? It seems to me that we place our comfort, etc. at a higher priority than we do the comfort and well being of our soul. As Christians we know better than doing what we do, but yet we still do it. You know that is a problem, yet we continue to want all of the material “things” and the technological “things” because we are lead to believe by society that we will have a better life if we have all of these “things”. Bottom line is we believe society more that we believe and live out the biblical teachings and the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
If I might say it, that is one of the things that really speaks to me about the decision Marty has made about her treatment. She has spent her life in the medical world, has found it very rewarding, and has ministered to a lot of people. Yet, in her own situation she recognizes that three attempts were made to put her disease in remission and it did not happen. Yes, there was another treatment that she could have had, and other suggestions that the doctor made to her but her soul said that was time to get the “win” of the Lord in the “Win/Win” situation that she has found herself in the last eleven months. To me, she did not take the worldly way, but the way of her soul and for that I say Praise the Lord. And indeed, I do believe that God will be praised and I am grateful for that. At the same time, Marty will win her reward and will be glorified in the presence of her God in His timing. Praise and thanks be to God.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
Greetings to all:
God is good – all the time! All the time – God is good! Today has been another pretty good day. Marty got up about 9:00 am this morning after having good nights sleep and received a number of people about 11 am. For a few minutes it was kind of wild around here with O2 being delivered, some medicine being delivered, the nurse stopping in with some information, and our neighbors Gail and Millie D. coming over for a visit. You may be a little surprised at the first item listed above, but some of the folks from hospice thought it would be a good idea. They think if she uses the O2 while being up and about and getting over tired that the O2 may help to get over that easier. At this point and time it is not full time. In fact, she has not had it on at all today.
The biggest thing new today is that there has been some spontaneous bleeding from Marty’s nose. She has had bleeding for about two days from the nose when she blows it. But today she woke up with blood on the pillow and several times she has had a little run out of her nose with no help from anything else. We are told that with the platelets are so low we can expect that to happen.
Marty has eaten three good meals today done some reading in her Bible as well as her devotions, had the grandchildren busy around her, and greeted the following visitors: Joan J. who brought dinner, Francis and Cheryl J., Andy H., and Brad H. It was sure good to see each and every one of you and be able to spend some time with you. Praise the Lord!
Matthew 16:26 reads: “What good will it be for a person if they gain the whole world, yet forfeits their soul?” It seems to me that this is an awesome verse for us to think about often – about every time we go to buy some new “thing” that we have seen advertised and/or some new “thing” that someone else has and we don’t. We are such a materialistic, technological society that it is unbelievable. I can remember when the computer first came out and it was to give us more free time – have you found that free time yet? I sure do not believe that I have! And what about the addictions and the “bad” uses of the computer that have found their way into our society and each of our lives? Indeed, have we forfeited our souls to modern materialism? What is it in us that leads us to want to gain the whole world? It seems to me that we place our comfort, etc. at a higher priority than we do the comfort and well being of our soul. As Christians we know better than doing what we do, but yet we still do it. You know that is a problem, yet we continue to want all of the material “things” and the technological “things” because we are lead to believe by society that we will have a better life if we have all of these “things”. Bottom line is we believe society more that we believe and live out the biblical teachings and the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
If I might say it, that is one of the things that really speaks to me about the decision Marty has made about her treatment. She has spent her life in the medical world, has found it very rewarding, and has ministered to a lot of people. Yet, in her own situation she recognizes that three attempts were made to put her disease in remission and it did not happen. Yes, there was another treatment that she could have had, and other suggestions that the doctor made to her but her soul said that was time to get the “win” of the Lord in the “Win/Win” situation that she has found herself in the last eleven months. To me, she did not take the worldly way, but the way of her soul and for that I say Praise the Lord. And indeed, I do believe that God will be praised and I am grateful for that. At the same time, Marty will win her reward and will be glorified in the presence of her God in His timing. Praise and thanks be to God.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
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