June 13, 2017

Greetings My Friend, Junior went to the urologist due to his bladder not working after he had hernia surgery and 3 attempts for his bladder to go on its own so he wound having 3 catheter inserts when his bladder did not empty on its own. After the doctor listened to Junior's retelling of the events the doctor felt his bladder has been "sprained" so to speak. The plan now is for Junior to keep the catheter on for 3 more weeks and he has a medication that will help the bladder somehow. When he goes back for an early morning appointment the doctor's office will take the catheter out and have Junior hang out around the area for a few hours then come back to make sure the bladder is working as it should be. The doctor wants Junior to get a bedside bag to put on at night so that the small leg bag doesn't get too full and back up on him. This whole ordeal has been a challenge to deal with and I am surprised how we are not getting upset. I know for a fact it is not us but rather learning God is aware of all that Junior is going through. The roughest part was when he had a bedside bag and no way to secure it to his leg so the bag became highly uncomfortable for Junior. I am guessing Junior will be able to switch from the bedside bag to the leg bag during the day so he can move about easier. While we were in Kingsport we decided to do some shopping since this area is a little more urban than where we live. We stopped at the Christian bookstore to pick up a new Bible for each of us. Our new Pastor is teaching from the King James version so we wanted to get a Bible that aligns with the one he teaches from. I got the NKJV Bible because the language in KJV confuses me. I also got a journal Bible that has sections on the pages to color. I thought coloring would be fun and the lines give me room to take notes. Pastor Joe is taking us to a deeper level than I have ever done so I wanted to have room to write notes as he teaches. I am thinking that coloring may be good for me as I listen to the sermon which I also believe will help me to absorb the lesson as well. In my heart the studying of God's Word helps when we face the struggles of life. I know at one point in my life I would have taken my fear from the potential problems to gloom and doom endings in my life. Throughout this ordeal though we have been calm, somehow we know that God will work all of this out and in short order we will be on our way of day in and day out living. Right now though we slow down, regroup and at the right time life will become the comfortable routine we have developed in this home here in Virginia. I have decided to finish out my study of reading through the year in the ESV study Bible I started with this year. Next year I will pick up a NKV study Bible because I like looking at the study notes as I read my devotions. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet