June 9 2015

June 9 2015 Greetings My Friend Another storm has passed and today is a new day to enter into the world with hope and joy. During this storm God showed me ways to live with nausea and vomiting. Essential oils and sea bands helped me to function and I am grateful to have discovered them. I had the stretching procedure for my esophagus and today I am moving through the day without a constant thought on keeping nausea at bay. I am going to continue using the essential oils and ginger tea to keep my digestive track in order as well. I looked back on my calendar and I notice that it has been 4 months since I have had bronchitis again all the natural things and medications are helping me a whole lot. Last week while I was away with Marilyn I found that going up and down stairs built up my stamina. I don’t have stairs at home but I will keep adding various forms of exercise to my day so that I can be more productive. I also know to stop and rest either for a little while or for a long period of time these days and that I am not a person that has a lot of stamina and that is okay. I can work within my abilities and in that I feel productive and useful. My routines have gone astray since going on vacation and having the procedure done yesterday. I have done these routines enough that today I will enter into them once more and our home will be clean, food will be made for us to eat and life will go on in its own rhythmic way. That sense of wholeness overflows within me. My wholeness comes from God who teaches me the way He has for me and shows me how to live the life He has given me. Spring, summer and early fall are my favorite times of the year so I relish the porch time so I can rest in between jobs. In these quiet moments I love smells, the sounds and the sun’s warmth as I sit in the shade of the porch. I again see God’s glorious creation and marvel. Life before I accepted Jesus was mostly painful and gray. Today I have struggles but they don’t overwhelm me like they used to. As I continue to grow in my relationship with God I know that He is not “going leave me or forsake me.” That passage alone gives me comfort beyond measure. In fact there are many more passages that help me to stay focused on Him and the gift of Jesus. I am thankful for the long hard look at the cross. For me at the cross I met the ugliness of sin, the love of God and the redemption I longed for but did not know I needed. I found courage at the cross as I hear Jesus pray once more “Father, take this cup of suffering from me, not my will but Your will.” I marvel at Jesus praying on the cross with a battered body “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” Jesus knows the pain of life the deepest pain and He is there right now interceding on my behalf. The struggles still come but today I know I am not alone and that is the courage I have to face life. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet