tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124630000344239230.post4791000355371148231..comments2023-10-29T07:14:37.265-04:00Comments on The Hokey Pokey: Monday Morning Thoughts on Sufferingjmichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10083514398601752147noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124630000344239230.post-37891589020829737102011-03-25T16:53:54.188-04:002011-03-25T16:53:54.188-04:00Nice blog! I remember a blog about covenant marria...Nice blog! I remember a blog about <a href="http://www.familyfoundations.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21%3Acovenant-marriage-details&catid=22%3Aan-ancient-paths-seminar-covenant-marriage&Itemid=177&lang=en" rel="nofollow">covenant marriage seminars</a> with a similar discussion. What a coincidence.Timothy Covenant Marriage Seminarshttp://www.familyfoundations.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21%3Acovenant-marriage-details&catid=22%3Aan-ancient-paths-seminar-covenant-marriage&Itemid=177&lang=ennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124630000344239230.post-89620868606264295772008-04-28T17:36:00.000-04:002008-04-28T17:36:00.000-04:00I loved the last quote. I never thought too much a...I loved the last quote. I never thought too much about God using what is happening to me for helping others. Yet today I found myself going over my experience to the ladies at the maternal health and family living clinic. Msybe this will be invaluable information for them to use to encourage young or old ladies to get their regular check-ups. Who knows except God? Yet at that time, I knew I was suppose to be there, talking with them.<BR/><BR/>I have been researching my medical records to see what happened. What I found is that God had nbee nsending me for help, but somehow nothing came of it until the problem was big. Hmmm. Really, I realozed also that there was no blame-me, doctors, nurse practioners. It was just something that happened. This has been heartbreak and a relief at the same time. I am grateful that there is no one in particular to blame (information forgotten to be released to me), yet I still felt guilty that I was not more persistent at the time for more tests. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it is heard to let go of feeling completely responsible. Sometimes you really do just need to forgive yourself and ask God for help and forgiveness and to relieve the soul of self-guilt. Sometimes you just have to leave it all in God's hands and pay attention to where he leads you.<BR/><BR/>I am still praying for bodily healing. I can't help but ask for it. I want to be here to raise my young son. Yet, I feel a bit more comforted that God has been watching out for me, trying t oget me help early. Now I am trusting that maybe his plan is to heal me, but it is a bit harder now. Maybe not. However, I understand now tat it is only through God that healing will happen.<BR/><BR/>Wierd things happen to people. Cancer comes even to those of us who eat well, exercise, live in a loving relationship/marriage, have faith, do good works and help others. Healing also happens to those when you least expect it.<BR/><BR/>SO, I am just doing my best to trust God, live fully today, love the people around me and who I am in contact with.<BR/><BR/>I hope you are able to live fully today, love your family, smile with your wife, live well, enjoy your potato salad and converstaion with your boys.maddie101artsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520860855222568013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124630000344239230.post-33331175467458060192008-04-28T13:12:00.000-04:002008-04-28T13:12:00.000-04:00JMichael I just wanted to let you know that I was ...JMichael I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you and that I prayed for you today. I am inspired by your journal entries, you are an inspiration to all who read them. God is using you through all of this.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682404718284152929noreply@blogger.com