My Dad's Healing journey

On Dec 20th 2016 My dad had a rt total hip repair. We gathered that morning to pray before he went in and like always he was in good spirits but of course somewhat nervous. Surgery went great and he was sent home 2 days later. He then started having stomach trouble and just didn't look himself. He ended up with a bowel obstruction and was in the hospital for a few days and then sent home again. 2 days later we were back in the ER since the previous bowel obstruction never cleared. He was very upset since he felt like he had ruined Christmas. However, I was just thankful that he was alive and he was getting the help that he needed. He ended up in the hospital for about 8 days and during that time I felt scared since I didn't know if they were going to have to operate again (he had his large intestine removed back in 2011 ) so he isn't considered "normal".. they also had a difficult time trying to get an iv in and he just didn't feel "right". I decided to take my kids to Seaside for the day to help get our minds on other things and we couldn't find a parking spot. I was so aggravated at this point since I just wanted to have fun with the girls and they were looking forward to our outing. I was upset driving back to the hospital and as I was listening to Psalm 91.1 (they were playing Xmas music during this time since that's all they played at that time) and this song just came on that I never heard ever before and it's called "Smoke" by Plumb. I highly encourage you to listen..when you feel like your world is falling apart or going up in smoke it's a reminder that he is your healer/comforter etc. It was such perfect timing and I downloaded and played for my parents..it was such a beautiful sight to see my father laying in his hospital bed with his arms raised to Christ. He was healed by God of his bowel obstruction and sent home finally! Things were starting to look up ..until a few days later when he started having pain in his rt leg with swelling. He went to his primary and was dx with a blood clot..massive from his knee to his belly and then they did a CT scan and showed multiple blood clots in both lungs. I felt like I was reliving the time when My mother was ill 7 years ago at that very same hospital after she had surgery and developed blood clots and internal bleeding and almost died but God healed her! PRAISE GOD! (read earlier blog). The same songs would play on radio as they had come on during the time mom had her clots. Also we had many visitors and our friend Larry prayed Psalm 91 over my dad just like it was prayed over my mom by our pastor when she was ill. Also we were given 3 prayer shawls when mom was ill and really ministered to us in our time of need. A few years later I felt God telling me to give mine away to my friend Julie who's mom was sick in the hospital. My mom also wanted to give her one of her's as well. She didn't want to take it since it was sentimental to us but I told her one day she will find someone in need and give it to them. Well, Julie came to visit my dad and she had the prayer shawl that we had given her. It was very moving. All in all dad was in hospital for 1 week on blood thinner. He's doing better but still will take time to heal. It's a set back but during this time we have all grown closer in our walk with God. We were able to focus on God and not the problem and not give in to Fear. I'm so very thankful he has saved my Father and my mother!

Stepping out in faith/overcoming FEAR

Two weeks ago I was preparing to leave for Doterra Essential oil convention and I went to bible study a few days before and Marilyn Turk was the guest speaker. She spoke about stepping out in faith and overcoming Fear. I felt like this message hit me to the core and was greatly affected by it since there are many things that I am fearful of as a person..fear of spiders, snakes, bad people, evil in general, asking people to join me in the business etc. I then proceeded to go to the bargain box since it was my Father's Birthday and he was working there at the time. I then went to the book area and found a book called "Stepping out of the boat". I thought wow that's just what Marilyn just got done speaking about and thought it would do me good to read this book. So on the plane i'm reading the book and felt WOW this is so right on..it was just so good that I finished it within a few days..I strongly feel everyone should read it!! So when we get to Doterra Convention (which was awesome by the way..if you don't know about essential oils and the therapeutic benefits that it can do for you please contact me..these are AMAZING and happen to be VERY biblical! They are great to help support the body with the different ailments etc)..we went to leadership training and they talked about the FEAR cycle, or do you want to be in the love/hope cycle? WOW!!! Fear cycle is mainly feeling discouraged, negative thought pattern etc and the hope /love cycle is being thankful ..it's the DECISION you make when trials/tribulations come..are you going to be down /discouraged/negative or are you going to choose to praise God for the blessings he's already given you and then the miracle comes and then abundance and then you are free to give to others! AMAZING! As we were driving one morning as well we passed by a building called "Fear Factory"..looked like scary people on the outside..i guess it was considered to be a haunted house..thought it was funny considering how many times God was talking to me about the whole Fear thing. We had a lady speak about the Rwandan Genocide from 1994 and how she was one of the only sole survivors and how she was held inside a bathroom with 8 other people and couldn't talk for 90 days and how she asked God to not have the man open the door and she would believe in him..the bad people searched the house and when they came time to open the door he told the guy that was hiding them that he trusted him and left..she then committed her life to Christ and was able to teach herself english as well during the 90 days of hiding. She talked about the power of prayer (all of this in front of 30,000) and then a lady in the audience fainted and she stopped and said "let's pray" and we did and she was able to get up and walk out and was fine! She was also able to forgive the guy that killed her entire family! It truly was the BEST testimony I have ever heard! On the way home from New Orleans (where we flew into).. God gave me 3 rainbows..the first one was in Louisiana, the second in Mississippi, and the third was at the Alabama State line. After the second one I told Dave, "there's going to be a third because that's just how God works"..the third one came but then I questioned whether that truly was the third rainbow..well right after I questioned it the number 3 appears in the middle of the rainbow!!! I was so excited and just praising God and asked him to continue to reveal himself to me and then a Cross appears in the middle of the rainbow with a door off to the side and then down below in the rt hand corner of the pic was what looked like a female lion with a cloak on. It was amazing and lasted for quite a long time! God is Awesome and amazing and he truly does show himself if we have eyes that are wanting to see.."seek and you shall find".. I went back to bible study this week and I was offloading about some things and Eva who is a powerful prayer warrior told me that God told her the word that i needed to hear was "fear"..the thing that I was still needing to overcome/let go. I am working on it..it's a work in progress but I know God will help me and I can do all things through him who strengthens me:).

The lion

About a week ago I was really distraught over the world and I told God to come down and all of a sudden in my patio this image appears of a lion and to the left of that a cross! It was amazing! Even my children were amazed! We then went to life way a few days ago and there was this shirt with a lion head in center of cross and the verse Revelation 5:5: "weep No more; behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals". Jesus is the lion, he wins in the end.. So take heart , he has overcome the world!!

You make me brave

The other day I was having a bad day at work..the type of Bad day where you wonder what you just did since it was so busy..and you question if you are supposed to continue. Don't get me wrong..I LOVE my job but on days like that it's VERY difficult..this job is probably the most stressful but most rewarding!!! I get in the car after my crazy shift and this song immediately comes on "you make me brave" by Bethel music..Sooooo AWESOME!!! At once I felt peace and felt HIS strength to continue in doing what He has called me to do!! Also a few days prior I had a patient that was having bad anxiety..started an iv on her and some blood had dripped onto the sheet and it formed a PERFECT heart!!!I told her that's Jesus saying he LOVES you..It was so AWESOME!!!

struggling

I've been recently struggling with things (how America is in a downfall, things happening overseas, all the negative , etc). It's easy to get down with world events but we need to remind ourselves that GOD is on his throne..he is still in control No matter what is happening around us..It's easy to lose sight of him and the enemy wants you to focus on the negative instead of God and all the positive. We must stay strong especially now. Anyway, I was really feeling down and last night I just prayed that God would send his angels down and comfort me..around 130am I felt my bed move at the head of my bed..i looked over and my husband was sound asleep. I asked for God to reveal himself but I just felt his peace (good enough for me..I don't need to "see" to be comforted). So then I met with one of my friends/team member and she said her overall volume is 333. She had no idea that's the number God communicates with me to let me know he's near. I felt so much better..sometimes we just need him to show us or tell us whatever so we can keep on going..ask and you shall receive!!!

Mary night

A few weeks ago we had "mary night" ..a night of reflection /worship/communion. My mom just retired from the school and has been having some difficulty adjusting to being "retired" and letting go /grieving over her job. It's hard when you work for so many years and think "now what?". Anyway..It was an awesome time and we discussed letting go of our fears and trusting God. We each were given a verse to read and I got Jeremiah 29: 11 which was my verse at my walk to Emmaus. My mom got Romans 4: 5 "However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness." WOW!! Everyone that was there got a verse that meant something to them or ministered to them in such a great way! At the end, we were talking to one of my friends and she was telling me how she had lily in her group for VBS and how lily shared the story how my mom was healed 6 years ago. My mom and I then proceed to walk into the living room to gather our things and on the tv (she had it on christian music channel)...the song that started was the song that ministered to me while Mom was ill 6 years ago from 10th avenue north (hold my heart).. We both instantly were overwhelmed and then i started to leave and another lady that was there shared her story how God conveyed to her to be still and know he is God...which was what Jesus conveyed to my mom when he healed her 6 years ago! I felt like God was wanting to remind my mom what he did for her 6 years ago..that he is the HEALER and he is her comforter etc..That all she has to do is keep her eyes on Him and he will direct her paths.. She did feel better after that..sometimes we all need reminders of what God has done for us especially when you are down.

the Cross

I woke up on Good friday and I was in the bathroom and looked down and there was this cross bracelet on the floor (probably from one of my daughters)..I thought "that's neat" being that it's good Friday. I then walked to the kitchen and my foot touched something. I looked down and there was this small cross. Wasn't sure what kind of material it was at first but it felt foamy. Wow..a second cross within 5 min..! I then went to work and one of my patients had a newspaper with crosses on it.It reallly is amazing how God shows us things if we have our eyes open to it~