THANKSGIVING FOR TODAY, 09-30-16

I am so thankful for another month of work for the Lord.  He sustained me throughout the entire month.  He has prepared me to face the next month, October.  I can go forth and do his will.  Thank you, Lord for stamina, strength, courage, encouragement, and healing my body.  I thank you for helping think straight and accomplish your will.  I enjoy tutoring and am glad you have sent me tutees to serve.  I serve with humility to represent you with your strength.  Even when I am extremely exhausted you put one of my feet in front of the other.  Thank you so much for mobility.  I am so glad that you love me enough to always have me on your mind, comforting me in time of my need, and always assuring me I can even when I feel like I can't.  I am so thankful for my family and their understanding, encouragement, and help.  You know you are loved when family and friends are there when you need them and even when you don't cheering for you to succeed.  

Lord, I pray for all who are heavy ladened in their minds.  I pray for those who are experiencing pain.  I pray for those who are pursuing further education to get a better job.  I pray for parents who are doing the best they can and moving on up in spite of their circumstances.  I pray for those searching.  They are not sure you exist or if you can help in their situation.  I pray all see possibilities beyond the prevailing circumstances.  In the name of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit I pray.  AMEN!

THANK U JESUS!  GLORY!  HALLELUJAH!!!!!

THANKSGIVING FOR TODAY!

Yesterday when I left work I was able to walk down the steps.  This is significant.  At one point I would have had to walk up and down the ramp.  Lupus patients will understand because of the joint pain experienced when the knees are flexed.  Dialysis patients will understand because of the exhaustion experienced all the time.  I am both the lupus patient and dialysis patient.  

I am so thankful to God for those days that I can walk up and down the steps with little effort.  The drive to live as normal as possible in spite of Lupus and Dialysis is a daily goal for me.  Despite what is going on around me the Lord ensures I am comforted in my time of need.  THANK YOU JESUS!!!

Every day these patients are elated to accomplish at least one task.  The joy of being normal is a daily quest.  It is also hard to expalin to others why you look so good but feel so horrible.  So you fight two battles, one with your body and one with family, friends, strangers, etc.  

So yesterday when I walked up and down those steps I was truly elated and said THANK YOU JESUS as I walked to my car!

THANKSGIVING FOR TODAY:

I thank God first of all for peace of mind.  He has taken care of this old body carefully.  I am able to accomplish a lot of things I could not do while I was sick.  I can't believe sinusitis and bronchitis can tackle me like that.  I was unable to eat, sleep, or walk regularly.  But God sat fit to bring me back one more time.  I am so appreciative of all the prayers I received.  I could feel the Holy Spirit embracing me throughout it all.  I just let him minister to my soul.  When people take the time to pray for a prayer request they have no idea how much God uses them tremendously.  I know for myself I had to learn to reach out to others for prayers to touch and agree on God's healing or blessings.  So thanks to all the Twitter and Facebook friends who pray when I have a prayer request.  All feelings of aloneness are gone in that time of need.  

I also thank God for making me strong enough to return to tutoring.  Tutoring is my passion.  I really like helping a child succeed academically.  It builds their confidence and propels them to higher heights.  I just feel used by God every time I am in the tutoring mode.   Thank you, Jesus, for getting me back to work at Calhoun Community College.  I miss my students. I am so happy to report more students are coming to the Math Lab for help.  We have to have these kids paying into social security for our retirements. ahahahahahahaahah.   God is so good - thank you!