Thanks

I thank those who offered prayer in behalf of my wife and mother-in-law. Mary does not have to have surgery. She will have to wear a boot for 6 to 8 weeks. We received word this morning that her mother may not have had a heart attack because there is no sign of damage. They are giving her a stress test this morning and if everything is okay, they will release her to go home.

Thank you again.

In my previous post I said that many times Christians ask, "Why this?" "Why me?" "Why now?" Children of God are not immune to crises. We face as many of them as non-Christians. Well, that is the truth. As we wait for Mary's doctor's appointment to see the extent of the broken bone in her foot and whether or not she will have to have surgery, we received word that her 93 year old mother had a light heart attack this morning in Alivn, Tx and is in the hospital.

Here my wife is a broken bone in her foot, facing the possibility of having to have surgery and her mother is in the hospital with a heart attack. You can imagine how she feels...how I feel. After we received the call, the first thing Mary did was say, "Come here" and patted the couch beside her. "We need to pray." We did. We prayed for God's will in the situation, we prayed that God's hand would be upon Suzie and that if it was in His will to allow her to come home from the hospital. We prayed for our own strength and we prayed that Mary would not have to have surgery on her foot. It is very easy to write as I did in the last post that nothing happens to God's children that does not come by His throne. The testing comes when it happens to you. We are saddened at the news, but if God was in control of my not being away when Mary fell, we know He is in control now. Those who read this, please join us in prayer about this matter.

God knows what is best. I was scheduled to be in Lawrence, Kansas this weekend. However because of the effects of a storm, the dedication service was postponed until June. This morning, my wife tripped, fell and broke a bone in her foot. At the present time, she is on crutches and cannot put weight on her foot. Had I been in Kansas, she would have been in a very difficult situation.

I feel bad that she broke her foot, but I am thankful that I am here to take care of her. Many times we wonder why circumstances and situations happen the way they do. Our plans get canceled or changed around in ways that are either disappointing or inconvenient to us and we say, "Why this?" "Why me?" "Why now?" Children of God are not immune to crises. We face as many as non-Christians. There is, however, a difference. In every situation, God is already there. As children of God, nothing touches us that does not first come by His throne. Because He knows us, he knows our plight. We must simply obey Him, commit our lives to Him and trust Him for the consequences.

Shades of 12 years ago....this morning Mary tripped, fell and broke a bone in her right foot. Twelve years ago, she stepped off a curb, twisted her ankle and fell. The fall shattered her left ankle and required metal clamps and screws in her ankle and in the bone above. Today's break does not appear as bad, but it is her right foot. She will have to go to the orthopedic doctor to find out if she has to have surgery. Hopefully, she won't. From what I can determine, the healing will require about 6 weeks.

The prayers of those who read my blog are appreciated.