I'm here

The day finally arrived and we are in Houston! I told Mark as I began to pack that it felt like '“The Great Escape'” party in college when you packed your suitcase and took it to the party with you in case you won the trip. The problem is you didn'’t know where the trip was going. I do know where I'’m going but I don'’t know what to take, how long I'll be there or what 70 degrees is really like. Is 70 degrees short sleeve and a jacket, or long sleeves. Can any one out there identify? O.K. I will stop rambling.

God is so good and this morning he proved it again. I always tell him he better write it on the side of a barn if he wants me to get what he is trying to tell me. No, I did not see something on the side of a barn, although I would not put it past God. But, when I heard the news that I was going to have to fight the cancer battle again, on one of my many trips to the storehouse, I picked up Stormie Omartian'’s book "The Power of The Praying Husband." This book has prayers that the husband prays each day for about a month for his wife. I could not wait to share with you the prayer that was to be read for me today. It was my protection! I am quoting the last paragraph of the prayer written by Stormie that was to be prayed today. "Our greatest effort can'’t keep us well forever. Even on the best teams, the quarterback still gets sacked. God knew this, and that's why He sent Jesus as our Healer. So ask for healing on behalf of your wife. And don'’t stop praying until you see an answer. We can't afford to give up too soon when it comes to our health." After each chapter she has a Prayer Power and in the Prayer Power, it says to pray that when she passes through deep waters, You will be with her, when she passes through the rivers, they will not overflow her. When she walks through the fire, she shall not be burned nor shall the flame scorch her (Isaiah43)

My devotional for today was out of the 'One Year book of devotions for women' by Jill Briscoe. The title for the Jan. 30 devotion was 'Going Around Jericho.' I can tell you that it is so possible to laugh and cry at the exact same time. Because I did! One particular sentence got hold of me. Until that great day when our particular Jericho falls, God grants us the perseverance and the endurance to go "once around Jericho" with our God and fellow travelers in the faith-believing that however high the walls, fortified the gates, or strong the enemy, it's only a matter of time. I think we all will agree God is revealing himself over and over again. He has led me to particular scriptures over and over again. What caught me in that sentence is the word believing. We have to believe. Not just say we believe, but heart, soul and mind believe that his plan is perfect. Believe that this cancer in me is part of his plan, Believe that he loves my children more that Mark and I do, Believe just like Abraham did, just like Daniel did, and Joshua. This is not new stuff, The only difference is it's cancer and not a lion or Goliath. It's every bit as scary. I pray every day and night 'God please help me believe.' I believe in God, that's easy. What's hard is believing 'is anything really too hard for God?' The answer is No!


Thank you God for giving me a man who will pray for me and that loves me 4 children later and bald.