Life is Good

A year ago, we weren't sure that we would make it to another anniversary... yet here we are, married 8 years!! And we are so blessed to have this time together.

There is something about having a terminal illness that helps you to appreciate each and every day. And that is exactly what we have been doing... enjoying every minute!

Each day brings a little less pain and a lot more health. I am still having to rest quite a bit, but am able to walk my usual 2 miles a day and am back to being able to do a little cooking and cleaning. I am anticipating to keep getting more and more active, but for now, I still get pretty tired.

Last week in my support group, someone suggested that happiness is just a mood that sways with your situations, but that you can have a joy that God gives that can never be taken away. This got me thinking... Although I have had that joy most of my life, these last few years have been more dark than I could have imagined. I never realized that people had to go through such hard times. I'm not sure we were joyous through that time, but we were always in God's hands and did ask continually for his strength.

There are several of our friends and family that are in hard times. Our eyes have been opened to the struggles and suffering. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Also, there is a verse that I read that sums up my experience with heart failure... "ALL GLORY TO GOD, WHO IS ABLE, THROUGH HIS POWER AT WORK WITHIN US, TO ACCOMPLISH INFINITELY MORE THAN WE MAY ASK OR THINK."

When we were praying for a safe heart transplant, for His blessing on the doctors, my body to accept the heart, minimal side effects from the drugs, no complications, etc. He did exceedingly more than Ray and I were asking for or thinking, He healed my heart. What a beautiful reminder of how no matter how difficult the situation, it is a season and at any time, your healing may come.