Provision....
I'm feeling encouraged today.
I've been feeling on the down side lately, really feeling our financial needs somewhat consume my thoughts. I had a really good time in prayer yesterday, with some tears, and feel so much better both yesterday for the rest of the day and today. The encouragement hasn't come from miraculous provision between yesterday and today, but instead from the encouragement and breakthrough that can only come from the Holy Spirit on my inner man.
I don't want to be secure and relieved when the needs are met alone. I want to feel the same way when I'm in need without seeing the provision, as when I have plenty. I don't want the things of this world to consume my heart, soul, mind or strength and rob me from peace on the inside. Whether we have a struggle or a miracle, I want to have the same joy, peace and confidence in His provision in my life.
I sure wish that I could snap my fingers that I would have all the confidence, trust and faith in the world. I do have such small faith and often find myself doubting. How I long to be more mature!
The provision praise report for today is related to physiotherapy. I wanted to see the same girl that I saw for so many months earlier this year. I like knowing that she already knows my wrist so well. The problem, I found out this morning, was that she has moved to private practice and with my limited benefit plan, I'd have to pay her myself. Not going to happen.
So, I made a call to WCB to ask if they would be willing to cover the cost and I could see the same physiotherapist. They had no problem with that at all and told me I didn't even need a doctor's referral, which is usually like gold! I am encouraged that even the physiotherapist I wanted to see has been covered! Thank-you God!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Omega Course
Tonight we finished our second round of the Omega Course. Omega is an 8 week course on the End Times. We have had a blast with just a small group of 4 in our living room each Wednesday night (minus tonight and the Global Bridegroom Fast weeks!). The same principles and truths in the Word come alive in new ways when you hear them multiple times!
It was a great few weeks enjoying good food (a few suppers together and a few cheesecakes!), good fellowship and great teaching! That is a great way to spend time!
And Shane and I are preparing to do it all over again in September! We want this deep in our grid!
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sleep....
I'm sleeping like crazy this week! I actually let myself sleep in the last 3 days, pretending that my recovery with my wrist is holidays. And I'm sleeping a lot! It has felt quite refreshing! Though sleeping in like this every day would be such a waste of life longterm!
I'm taking the next few weeks to do a few things while I still have the time. I'm hoping to go and see my mom one of these days and I'm doing a coffee time with a friend here or there. I've started a grocery project on a spreadsheet (I'm turning into Jason!), where I'm going to visit each grocery store around our place to find out where I should be buying what. I'm really enjoying a DVD teaching series on Song of Solomon by a woman named Diane Hallam. We're finishing up the second round of Omega on Monday.
I'm really cherishing these last few weeks with the amount of time I have with Shane. These last 6 months have been so special for our marriage and I'm clinging to the rest of the time we have left before I'm at work more often. I love the occasional walk or Starbuck's in the middle of the day when we both need a break from studying. It is so great to be around each other so much! I'm not nearly sick of him! And that's a good thing because if the Lord blesses us with what I desire for the future, we'll be doing family and house of prayer stuff together full-time in the years to come!
So, I'm cherishing today and asking the Lord to prepare my heart for what is to come!
I'm sleeping like crazy this week! I actually let myself sleep in the last 3 days, pretending that my recovery with my wrist is holidays. And I'm sleeping a lot! It has felt quite refreshing! Though sleeping in like this every day would be such a waste of life longterm!
I'm taking the next few weeks to do a few things while I still have the time. I'm hoping to go and see my mom one of these days and I'm doing a coffee time with a friend here or there. I've started a grocery project on a spreadsheet (I'm turning into Jason!), where I'm going to visit each grocery store around our place to find out where I should be buying what. I'm really enjoying a DVD teaching series on Song of Solomon by a woman named Diane Hallam. We're finishing up the second round of Omega on Monday.
I'm really cherishing these last few weeks with the amount of time I have with Shane. These last 6 months have been so special for our marriage and I'm clinging to the rest of the time we have left before I'm at work more often. I love the occasional walk or Starbuck's in the middle of the day when we both need a break from studying. It is so great to be around each other so much! I'm not nearly sick of him! And that's a good thing because if the Lord blesses us with what I desire for the future, we'll be doing family and house of prayer stuff together full-time in the years to come!
So, I'm cherishing today and asking the Lord to prepare my heart for what is to come!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
HAPPY 27TH BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVELY HUSBAND!!!!!
Despite some pain in my left hand, we've managed to spend a very enjoyable weekend celebrating Shane's 27th Birthday! I like the sound of that number....27!
Friday night was our date night. I took Shane to The Keg for supper and boy was he happy about that meal! He did have to cut my steak though as I was a gimp and by supper time the freezing was starting to wear off!
Then we went for a nice walk through St.Vital Park and met up with our friends, the geese and ducks for a time! My favorite thing is when they put their faces under the water to look for food and they are vertical in the air and almost fall over! Their butts are way in the air!
We then headed home to watch one of the Bourne movies!
Yesterday, we celebrated with friends at St.Vital Park in the evening. We had a blast! We had a potluck BBQ and didn't know how long we'd stay but we stayed until the park closed! Shane had so much fun that he was wired up and didn't sleep great last night. That's what happens when you have a great time! Thanks for all who came!
Despite some pain in my left hand, we've managed to spend a very enjoyable weekend celebrating Shane's 27th Birthday! I like the sound of that number....27!
Friday night was our date night. I took Shane to The Keg for supper and boy was he happy about that meal! He did have to cut my steak though as I was a gimp and by supper time the freezing was starting to wear off!
Then we went for a nice walk through St.Vital Park and met up with our friends, the geese and ducks for a time! My favorite thing is when they put their faces under the water to look for food and they are vertical in the air and almost fall over! Their butts are way in the air!
We then headed home to watch one of the Bourne movies!
Yesterday, we celebrated with friends at St.Vital Park in the evening. We had a blast! We had a potluck BBQ and didn't know how long we'd stay but we stayed until the park closed! Shane had so much fun that he was wired up and didn't sleep great last night. That's what happens when you have a great time! Thanks for all who came!
Friday, August 17, 2007
All finished!
It is hard to type with only one hand!
Surgery is done and went really well! I got in a little early, as the lady before me had to go to the bathroom when they called her. So I got in an appointment ahead! We were home by 10:20 instead of starting the surgery at 10:15.
The local anesthetic burned like crazy when the surgeon injected it into my wrist! That was the worst part. Otherwise, I chatted with the doc and nurse throughout the whole procedure. And I could kind of watch! I got to see the stuff he took out after it was over! Just like the scope, it felt weird that I could feel tools inside me!
So far I'm feeling pretty great! Hopefully that stays when the freezing wears off! No dishes for the next few days, as I have to keep the gauze dressing on!
My sister rocks and brought by a surgery present last night! Yeah for gummy candies! Let's celebrate!
It is hard to type with only one hand!
Surgery is done and went really well! I got in a little early, as the lady before me had to go to the bathroom when they called her. So I got in an appointment ahead! We were home by 10:20 instead of starting the surgery at 10:15.
The local anesthetic burned like crazy when the surgeon injected it into my wrist! That was the worst part. Otherwise, I chatted with the doc and nurse throughout the whole procedure. And I could kind of watch! I got to see the stuff he took out after it was over! Just like the scope, it felt weird that I could feel tools inside me!
So far I'm feeling pretty great! Hopefully that stays when the freezing wears off! No dishes for the next few days, as I have to keep the gauze dressing on!
My sister rocks and brought by a surgery present last night! Yeah for gummy candies! Let's celebrate!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
12 hours....
It will all be over in 12 hours. Wow!
I'm amazed at the supernatural favor of God. Something I anticipated would take 6 months, took less than 25 hours. That's God for you.
I'm sad to see the beautiful schedule that Shane and I have been blessed with in the past 6 months leave our lives. But it's time to move on. I knew the nice schedule would come to an end sometime.(I've been working days, no evenings, nights or weekends.)
The other part of me is excited. I know that God is in control of all my healing. This is the day that He said "That's enough. This is finished". I felt that. He has given us rich things throughout this last year dealing with my wrist. It was an opportunity for us to develop hearts that would not be offended when healing didn't come right away or in the form that we wanted. Instead, God really did use this time for good!
And now a new season awaits us! When one door is shut, another opens, right?!
It will all be over in 12 hours. Wow!
I'm amazed at the supernatural favor of God. Something I anticipated would take 6 months, took less than 25 hours. That's God for you.
I'm sad to see the beautiful schedule that Shane and I have been blessed with in the past 6 months leave our lives. But it's time to move on. I knew the nice schedule would come to an end sometime.(I've been working days, no evenings, nights or weekends.)
The other part of me is excited. I know that God is in control of all my healing. This is the day that He said "That's enough. This is finished". I felt that. He has given us rich things throughout this last year dealing with my wrist. It was an opportunity for us to develop hearts that would not be offended when healing didn't come right away or in the form that we wanted. Instead, God really did use this time for good!
And now a new season awaits us! When one door is shut, another opens, right?!
I'M IN SHOCK!!!!
I went to see the surgeon this morning. Beautiful, new office! It made me feel more at ease.
He wants to operate on the ganglion and remove it, hoping that all the pain will end with that operation. He doesn't want to do anything with the ligament. The only thing he does for torn ligaments is fuse them! I DO NOT want a fused wrist! That could limit my wrist's mobility by 50%!!! No thank-you!
So, they were booking surgery into 2008, which I had prepared myself for. They had a cancellation in November of 2007. And......a cancellation TOMORROW MORNING!!!!
So, I'm totally in shock. I'm having surgery tomorrow morning at 10:15am and will be off work, recovering, for the next 4-6 weeks. I was not prepared for that!
I was supposed to go in to work for the rest of the day after my appointment but after that news I need to prepare for tomorrow. I had phone calls to make, schedules to readjust, etc. I think I'm going to clean my house a little more today so that it's good for a while. I don't have to worry about that kind of thing because I have a fabulous husband that will take care of it all!
It's kind of sad that surgery is happening right over Shane's birthday weekend. I had plans for the weekend that may not work out, depending on how tomorrow goes and how the pain is after the operation. We'll see!
So, here's how you can help! Pray for me! Pray that tomorrow goes smoothly, that I have minimal or no pain and that this surgery takes away all the pain and limitation. Pray that my ligament heals on its own and no action is needed for that!
Whew! What a morning!
I went to see the surgeon this morning. Beautiful, new office! It made me feel more at ease.
He wants to operate on the ganglion and remove it, hoping that all the pain will end with that operation. He doesn't want to do anything with the ligament. The only thing he does for torn ligaments is fuse them! I DO NOT want a fused wrist! That could limit my wrist's mobility by 50%!!! No thank-you!
So, they were booking surgery into 2008, which I had prepared myself for. They had a cancellation in November of 2007. And......a cancellation TOMORROW MORNING!!!!
So, I'm totally in shock. I'm having surgery tomorrow morning at 10:15am and will be off work, recovering, for the next 4-6 weeks. I was not prepared for that!
I was supposed to go in to work for the rest of the day after my appointment but after that news I need to prepare for tomorrow. I had phone calls to make, schedules to readjust, etc. I think I'm going to clean my house a little more today so that it's good for a while. I don't have to worry about that kind of thing because I have a fabulous husband that will take care of it all!
It's kind of sad that surgery is happening right over Shane's birthday weekend. I had plans for the weekend that may not work out, depending on how tomorrow goes and how the pain is after the operation. We'll see!
So, here's how you can help! Pray for me! Pray that tomorrow goes smoothly, that I have minimal or no pain and that this surgery takes away all the pain and limitation. Pray that my ligament heals on its own and no action is needed for that!
Whew! What a morning!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Something I really like about my mom....
You know there is something I really like about my mom. I'm a schedule kind of girl and so is my mom. This we have in common and it works well!
I just got a call from her. 10 minutes later we have Shane and Shaun's Birthday Family Dinner, Thanksgiving, a Girls Birthday Night Out and Christmas planned with times and dates and menus! That is my idea of the way to plan things! We've planned everything until February!
Whew! That is speaking my language! Now I'm excited for all these events!
You know there is something I really like about my mom. I'm a schedule kind of girl and so is my mom. This we have in common and it works well!
I just got a call from her. 10 minutes later we have Shane and Shaun's Birthday Family Dinner, Thanksgiving, a Girls Birthday Night Out and Christmas planned with times and dates and menus! That is my idea of the way to plan things! We've planned everything until February!
Whew! That is speaking my language! Now I'm excited for all these events!
Still a little under the weather....
So I did end up heading to the walk-in on Monday morning. No strep throat! Yeah! Just a mild laryngitis.
The next morning it seemed to progress into cold symptoms and I've been sneezing, coughing, stuffy and occasionally having that aching feeling.
Needless to say, I did not want to give the sweet new babies or their moms my germs and I'm recuperating at home on the couch today. Tomorrow is my long-awaited appointment with the surgeon for my wrist! I'm praying about it and really anticipating it since I've been waiting for further direction!
Tea and a Grandma Grace quilt to snuggle in is what today calls for!
So I did end up heading to the walk-in on Monday morning. No strep throat! Yeah! Just a mild laryngitis.
The next morning it seemed to progress into cold symptoms and I've been sneezing, coughing, stuffy and occasionally having that aching feeling.
Needless to say, I did not want to give the sweet new babies or their moms my germs and I'm recuperating at home on the couch today. Tomorrow is my long-awaited appointment with the surgeon for my wrist! I'm praying about it and really anticipating it since I've been waiting for further direction!
Tea and a Grandma Grace quilt to snuggle in is what today calls for!
Monday, August 13, 2007
Ouch!
The digital alarm clock shone 5:30am. The sore throat roused the girl from her sleep. With each swallow, she thought she may be swallowing her tonsils. She arose, inquired of walk-in clinic hours and tried then again to return to the land of sleep. To no prevail. The clock shone 6:10. Alas, it is done. The night is over. She arose to greet the day with a warm bath and a warm cup of tea.
The digital alarm clock shone 5:30am. The sore throat roused the girl from her sleep. With each swallow, she thought she may be swallowing her tonsils. She arose, inquired of walk-in clinic hours and tried then again to return to the land of sleep. To no prevail. The clock shone 6:10. Alas, it is done. The night is over. She arose to greet the day with a warm bath and a warm cup of tea.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Summer Fun with the Family!
We just returned home from a weekend with my family at Rock Lake. It was my brother's 19th birthday on Friday and we all met up at the lake, piled into room 9 for 2 nights and enjoyed being out of the city!
Happy Birthday Shaun!
Mom brought cake, pie and ice cream to celebrate!
We brought presents to open!
Awwwww! Sibling hug!
We spent Saturday at the beach!
Gotta get some Allen time in! Hee hee!
We just returned home from a weekend with my family at Rock Lake. It was my brother's 19th birthday on Friday and we all met up at the lake, piled into room 9 for 2 nights and enjoyed being out of the city!
Happy Birthday Shaun!
Mom brought cake, pie and ice cream to celebrate!
We brought presents to open!
Awwwww! Sibling hug!
We spent Saturday at the beach!
Gotta get some Allen time in! Hee hee!
Saturday, August 04, 2007
I sure surprised myself!
About that gastroscopy.....
I managed to get through it without any IV or any sedation drugs, which everyone except Shane thought I was a little crazy! The nurses and doctor thought I did amazing and my blood pressure or pulse didn't budge! Usually people's pulses and blood pressures are rising even when they are sedated. But I managed to stay so calm and focussed on my breathing that my pulse didn't even raise. That is the power of prayer.
See, I wouldn't call myself the most calm person. I struggle with anxiety sometimes and thought that anxiety may be a big deal when a tube is down your throat for a number of minutes. I had people praying and had prepared my self with prayer of peace. I, in my own strength couldn't have controlled my pulse and blood pressure! It must have been the peace of God!
The doc said to me after that they now know who to call if they ever want to do an instructional video, as I was the perfect patient! No thanks! I told them that I spend most of every work day telling people how to breathe and stay calm, you'd think I should be able to try and do the same for a few minutes!
I was so proud of myself for being able to go through the scope without any drugs! The anxiety is the thing you are fighting against, not pain. It probably hurts more to go to the dentist than to get a scope done. But it is that freak-out switch that you could flip on at any moment with a tube down your throat! So, the Prince of Peace and I kicked anxiety in the butt on Wednesday! I consider it good practice as there are probably more painful or intense experiences I will experience in my lifetime.
The benefit was I hoped right off that OR table, walked out, changed and was driving myself home 5-10 minutes later! That wouldn't have been the case if I was sedated.
Yeah for Jesus would gives us peace that passes understanding!
About that gastroscopy.....
I managed to get through it without any IV or any sedation drugs, which everyone except Shane thought I was a little crazy! The nurses and doctor thought I did amazing and my blood pressure or pulse didn't budge! Usually people's pulses and blood pressures are rising even when they are sedated. But I managed to stay so calm and focussed on my breathing that my pulse didn't even raise. That is the power of prayer.
See, I wouldn't call myself the most calm person. I struggle with anxiety sometimes and thought that anxiety may be a big deal when a tube is down your throat for a number of minutes. I had people praying and had prepared my self with prayer of peace. I, in my own strength couldn't have controlled my pulse and blood pressure! It must have been the peace of God!
The doc said to me after that they now know who to call if they ever want to do an instructional video, as I was the perfect patient! No thanks! I told them that I spend most of every work day telling people how to breathe and stay calm, you'd think I should be able to try and do the same for a few minutes!
I was so proud of myself for being able to go through the scope without any drugs! The anxiety is the thing you are fighting against, not pain. It probably hurts more to go to the dentist than to get a scope done. But it is that freak-out switch that you could flip on at any moment with a tube down your throat! So, the Prince of Peace and I kicked anxiety in the butt on Wednesday! I consider it good practice as there are probably more painful or intense experiences I will experience in my lifetime.
The benefit was I hoped right off that OR table, walked out, changed and was driving myself home 5-10 minutes later! That wouldn't have been the case if I was sedated.
Yeah for Jesus would gives us peace that passes understanding!
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Kristi is.....
I'm kinda starting to think like a facebook status. Kristi is......and then I think about what to fill in the blanks.
Today would be "Kristi is....going for a scope! Yuck!". Yep, we're leaving in the next 30 minutes to take the trek to Seven Oaks Hospital across the city. The day of my gastroscopy has come.
I'm getting the scope because my stomach has been bothering me for the past 3 years. I get SUPER nauseous, practically daily but in different degrees. I've been on this pill, Ranitidine for almost 3 years now and really don't want to be on a medication for my whole life!
So, as we pray for healing, I also cooperate with the medical system and do what we need to do in trying to find a solution to the problem. Today is another step in the process.
Silly me said I would do it without the drugs on board! Pray that I won't have too much pain or anxiety as something is down my throat!
Off we go! I can do all things with Christ who strengthens me! That's today's motto!
I'm kinda starting to think like a facebook status. Kristi is......and then I think about what to fill in the blanks.
Today would be "Kristi is....going for a scope! Yuck!". Yep, we're leaving in the next 30 minutes to take the trek to Seven Oaks Hospital across the city. The day of my gastroscopy has come.
I'm getting the scope because my stomach has been bothering me for the past 3 years. I get SUPER nauseous, practically daily but in different degrees. I've been on this pill, Ranitidine for almost 3 years now and really don't want to be on a medication for my whole life!
So, as we pray for healing, I also cooperate with the medical system and do what we need to do in trying to find a solution to the problem. Today is another step in the process.
Silly me said I would do it without the drugs on board! Pray that I won't have too much pain or anxiety as something is down my throat!
Off we go! I can do all things with Christ who strengthens me! That's today's motto!
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