It’s going to be all right!

The weekend has been difficult for Carol. As and I tucked her into bed last evening, she said “This has been the worst day ever”. With extreme fatigue, nausea and all that goes with that, she has kept her usual sweet spirit in spite of her very uncomfortable condition. She drifted off to sleep last evening listening to a CD that our dear friend Sarah sent some time ago. A wonderful collection of hymns of faith and encouragement. She did sleep well last night with no "upsets". These past few days Carol has been able to slip out of bed early in the morning to send a brief blog and then quickly returned to bed for most of the day. As soon as the doctor’s office opens this morning, we plan to get her in for necessary treatments, which I expect will involve some infusions to deal with the nausea and likely dehydration. We anticipate that she will be ready to blog tomorrow, and she is hoping to even be able to go to the office for a while.

It has been a blessing to have daughter Karin with us. She has kept herself busy cooking, cleaning and helping her old parents. Her plans were to work on some of her law school assignments while here, but I fear that she did not accomplish very much in that area. Most of her time was spent with us, which we enjoyed. Today she has to fly home because husband Keith is leaving early today on a business trip. We are grateful to him and the children for sharing her with us!

Recently I have been thinking about a passage that I read in The Daily Message. As a plot on the life of the Apostle Paul was developing, he heard the Master say to him; “It’s going to be all right. Everything is going to turn out for the best…” (Acts 23:11) At the end of that days reading, the suggestion was made for the reader to “Allow the Master to speak these words to you: ‘It’s going to be all right. Everything is going to turn out for the best.’ What difference do these words make for you today?” That certainly does change my outlook, regardless what I may face each day. Not only knowing that it will turn out for the best, but also that the Lord is always close beside us.

Lord, we continue to look to you for wisdom and strength and thank you that it’s going to be all right! It is good to be reminded that every breath comes from you, who has promised to never leave or forsake us!

In HIS hands,

Chuck...and Carol too