THANKFUL: For our own afflictions

      We are blessed with our own trials.

 We think we have trials until we see an other's burdens, struggles and heart aches.
Is it a coincidence that we were able to see someone with problems bigger than ours this week?
Hmmm
Once again...
It is a blessing, and gives one a different perspective.

We saw a man this week at the eye doctor. While Mr. Clark was getting yet two more eye injections.
 (I think you might call what he has 'elephants disease') I'm sure what he is enduring is more than any could bear.

 I pondered his journey.
I should have went up to him and shook his hand.
And let him know I know he is one of GOD's Favored Sons

Oh I just wanted to go tell him what I believed about-

"The Great plan of Happiness" 
and how special he must be to face such challenges.
Why me? these questions answered here:  

and What I believe about our Bodies being restored to it's perfect form from the Book of Mormon:

Physical restoration. In writing of the Resurrection, Jacob taught the exquisite completeness of a physical restoration in which “the spirit and the body is restored to itself again, and all men become incorruptible, and immortal” (2 Ne. 9:13). Amulek also testified that in the Resurrection “the spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame. …

“And even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame” (Alma 11:43–44; see also Alma 40:23).

To get a copy of this book go HERE:

This knowledge brings so many hope.

   

We get comfort and strength from the trials of others.

Check out this song/video of one of my favorite christian song writer/singer called

Beautiful Heartaches

Hilary shares Nies story and 

This lady's trial too!  

THANKFUL TUESDAY: 10 Steps forward, 5 Steps Back!

 

Well the lungs are arguing with going back to work.
We should have knocked on wood!
It's so hard to know whether to push it and get up and get going or continue to recover
??????
A hard weekend/ a hard new week :(
Just happy we had a moment of reprieve.
We Thankyou for your prayers!
XO

A little thought:
"Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less. We will hear less. Ironically, rush and ---"  take 5 steps back...

Adapted from this quote:

"Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less. We will hear less. Ironically, rush and more usually means less."  - Mother Teresa

A WISE WOMAN!

 
 

Oh say, can he see?

 

A LITTLE BETTER! We are making PROGRESS. His eyes haven't recovered yet from the 'Macho Machine' (blood dialysis  that took his eye sight),  but look... he  just went 5 days back on the job, and this is how he gets through his paperwork! The fact that he is back to work after 5 weeks well...

WE ARE CELEBRATING.

Still struggling for strength and he has to have a designated driver! :(

  BUT  we are THANKFUL for a positive change!

YA HOOOOOOOOOO

Update: The Sun is Shining in Kansas!

Today:

The Temperatures are COOL!

It is a BEAUTIFUL DAY IN KANSAS.

After a bleak start on Monday things seem to be brighter today.

Monday: Eye Injections and the Doctor broke the news that both of Mr. Clarks eyes have yet again taking a significant dip...

We are trying to keep our head up, Mr. C cannot get his drivers license until they heal, yet again.

On a positive note* We can already tell the injections are helping and we know his eyes can heal.

The PLUS: Yes, the Doc said, "It should take a shorter amount of time to heal. "

(we remember our battle 1 1/2 yrs. ago)

On Monday we were still battling the 'FEVER' yet again.

Today, the fever has subsided.

On Monday, His battle with pneumonia was exhausting, He wasn't getting any sleep.

 Last X-ray showed improvement.

A new antibiotic seems to be helping and he started on an inhaler.

Made for a better day.

A new battle?

Instead of High Blood Pressure (which kicked his eye sight)

Its now Low Blood Pressure.

The battle continues, we are just adjusting the meds.

The battle with swelling feet is better today.

We are still fighting eating enough PROTIEN (Mr. C. hates that word)

to gain strength.

Standing up is difficult, and he's started in with the shakes :(  I started to say you need more Pro-----
oopsie bad word....

If you talk to him today. He sounds back to himself, you can hear it in his voice.

I think he is feeling better.

and for this we are GRATEFUL!