God is Amazing!!!

I think we can all agree... at times, our faith fades.  We get pre-occupied with our own lives and forget God is orchestrating it all.   Every closed door has a reason.  Just as every red light.  The 10 minutes you spent looking for your keys this morning happened because they NEEDED to happen.  Every minute of our lives is part of Gods plan. 

Some might argue that it totally negates FREE WILL/FREE CHOICE.  But it doesn't.  God allows us to make our own choices.  If we choose poorly, we don't steer ourselves off Gods path.  Rather, He follows us down the roads we choose to travel.  He just guides us back in the right direction. 

I learned something from Brandt shortly after meeting him - and will never forget it.  I always tease him that he's the "King of Analogys" -  but this one is the best.    God is a lot like the safety rails on a freeway.   We can get sidetracked and run into those railings.  Yes, it will damage our cars and we can get hurt.  BUT, we'd be so much worse off without those safety rails. 

Having those rails in place certainly doesn't prevent poor driving.  Just like having God in our lives doesn't prevent us from making poor choices.  In both cases it's amazing to have something/someone in place to help keep us on the road.  

Visiting Kristin yesterday was an eye opener for me.

She is doing amazingly well.   Remember the timeline she was given at first?  4-6 weeks AFTER her surgery to remain hospitalized... THEN she would go to a rehabilitation center.   Well guess what?  She is going to a rehab center TODAY!  Yup.  just short of 3 weeks from her day of surgery.  LESS than half the time anticipated.  

We both managed to not get teary eyed.... I think we knew if one started, the other would follow suit.  She is on Magnesium Sulfate.  For any of you who have had pre-term labor, or preeclampsia, you KNOW what this does to you.  I've been on it 4 times during my first 4 pregnancies.  I refused it this last time.  It's horrible.  You can't think... you can't focus your eyes...  it's hard to think a solid thought.  It gives you a headache - and makes your entire body slow down.  I hate the stuff and feel horrible for her.

She has however managed to keep her sense of humor!  She informed me she was still able to "kick her brothers a** with only one leg." -  I'm chalking that up to the drugs :-)

She said she still feels horrible - and I'm sure it's worse than she's letting me know.  She's like that.  Well... like most of us moms.  We don't complain much - and we're always "ok". 

She does have to have surgery again in a week.  Her foot isn't healing well.  So, please please please pray for her.  Pray specifically that she is able to keep her foot.  She's got a remarkable attitude (from what I could tell) about having had a leg amputated...  and I'd LOVE for her to still have her other leg and part of her foot to use -  as would she. 

She was astounded to learn so many of you were praying for her - and I read several of the comments total strangers have left her.  I don't think she has any idea how much she is loved... 

Thank you ALL for doing that!   I'll keep you posted as I'm hoping to start seeing her as often as she's up to company!

Cath