Up at 4 a.m. and off to a chilly (45 degrees) Jackson morning drive to the airport! Our flights were uneventful, which is answered prayer!
While flying, I read almost the entire book, To Heaven And Back by Dr. Mary Neal. Please, please get that book and read it. It's an unbelievable and crazy awesome testimony of a real woman who I've now met and whose life is rich with evidence of God's Hand working in the coolest ways. It will increase your faith and make you realize how close God is to all of us, despite what the world wants you to believe! It explains 'why bad things happen to good people', that eternal unanswered question so many have. It gives hope to the hopeless. It helped me understand my cancer in a totally different light! And it can calm anyone's fear of death. Between watching her video I posted a few days ago, meeting with her personally, and now reading her book, I wish every person reading this would do the same. I believe that part of the ripple effect of meeting her is so that I can share her story with you, my blog reader. It's a gift I gladly pass on and ask you to stop thinking that this is information for someone else. If you are reading my blog, it's for you. Period. That is why God had me learn about her, meet her, and now share her story with you.
As I walked off the plane in Dayton, OH, I turned on my phone and got a text from my sister saying that my dad is in the hospital because of chest pain, and he had a failed stress test, found he had 99% blockage to one of the major vessels to his heart, and they inserted a stint today! Wow! Ok...this was an immediate little test of my new faith in God's working in the details of all our lives. I can say that no matter what, my daddy is in God's Hands and all is well. I have total peace. And, please pray for his heart to heal and for him to have physical comfort and spiritual peace as he looks to God for everything.
Then after grocery shopping to fill my totally empty refrigerator with delicious organic meats, fruits and vegetables, we got our 10 days worth of unopened mail and I just was overwhelmed with literal tears of joy as I open card after card after card from family, friends, and patients. I see now how God is using this situation in my life to draw so many people back to Him. Many have said to me that they gave up on praying years ago until they heard about my cancer diagnosis and now they are going to God in prayer on my behalf! God is the only One who can truly do anything about my situation and I can honestly say, 'Your will be done'. This is my heart: that He will use me to remind so many that He is real and He loves you like crazy and desires a relationship with you that is so personal and real that you can taste, see, and feel His presence! God can us me any way He wants. I'm joyful to be privileged as to be someone who can remind so many just how much He loves them. And to those of you who sent financial support in your card...thank you. Lorna, I loved the clever 'hearts' and Todd/Pam, you guys are radical! To Uncle Dave and Aunt Deb...wow! I'm blown away that so many are praying for and blessing me! Thank you all. I sat in my kitchen and cried and was simply overwhelmed with seeing each and every person's love.
It's good to be home.
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