Faith Through the Journey

“…Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow–Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside! Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath provided–Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!”

I don’t remember the exact date I began writing this blog, but it’s been around a year since I started, mainly to keep in contact with the many family and friends who were walking through my latest health crisis with us. With great certainty, I can say that without your prayers and support, I’m not sure how we would have made it. There were certainly days that I KNEW heaven had to be so much better than what I was living through, and I did ask the Lord if it wasn’t time for me to join Him there. Obviously He had something else in mind for us, and today I stand as a testimony to God’s faithfulness and healing touch. Once again, God used the avenue of medicine and surgery to bring about the current level of remission and relief I now enjoy. I am off of all narcotic pain medication, and while that is somewhat scary after using a number of different drugs during the past 2 years, it is also a great relief not to be dependent on them for pain control. I don’t pretend to think for one minute that I am or ever will be out of the woods completely where Crohn’s disease is concerned, but for THIS DAY I feel good and am able to once again enjoy life. Extra medications are presently, as far as we know, keeping the presence of the disease under control.

To all of you who have prayed and supported us through this time, we say a heartfelt “Thank You” that is totally inadequate to express how much we appreciate you. You have been a tremendous blessing in our lives and we are so grateful for each of you, your friendship, your prayers, and your love.

Most of all, we are compelled to again say to our great and powerful God, “Great is Thy faithfulness!” Without Him we know we would be in a very different place than the one we find ourselves in today. He knew what He had planned for us, and He used all of you to be part of His plan.

While I will continue to write, my thoughts can now turn to things other than how to put one foot in front of the other and get through each day while dealing with a debilitating disease. As I’ve already begun to, I will probably continue to write about national and world issues, as well as how I believe God is working in that arena and in our lives in particular. I would love to hear from you and am so grateful you have taken time to continue to read all of the things I’ve written. And if you feel led to share anything in your lives we can pray for and support you in, PLEASE allow us the privilege to do so!

To God be the glory!