Highs -n- Lows Living with the Disease

Another BEAUTIFUL Day!

This morning I posted my blog and when I deleted a link I put out twice I accidentally deleted my post.  I don't think there is a way to retrieve it :-(

We are on our way back home.  As I mentioned in this mornings blog I have mixed feelings about going back to MN. Not sure I'm ready for the really cold weather, at times I feel isolated.  It's been very nice weather in AZ.  It's been in the 60's and 70's.  We spent several mornings at the Gem and Bead show even though we had been battling the cold/flu most the time we were there.  Paul was hit the hardest...we both have some symptoms still but starting to feel better.

Paul picked up several rocks and minerals for his collection.  A few came from Afghanistan and Pakistan...

Sue, Tim & Connies renter, is still in the hospital with fluid in her lungs and swelling all over.  She has a rare inflammation lung cancer and is really having a hard time.  Please continue praying for her...

Paul has a Dr appointment to see a surgeon about his shoulder tomorrow..he has been having a hard time with it.  Hopefully they can do something with it...we will find out when we see the Dr

I've been doing pretty good with the DM and Lupus...

I'm having the same symptoms I always have.  So it's really not in remission or I'm not symptom free. :-(

I haven't been pushing myself...we just took it easy and went places if we felt good enough to venture out, otherwise we stayed around the house and relaxed.

I had some swelling, a lot of itching and hurt some but I am so thankful I didn't have a major flare.  

I thought I might with the exposure to the sun and uv light.

I am so thankful for all I can do...

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Today's Bible Study

The Power of Love
Read | Luke 15:11-24

At times, those of us reading Scripture in English are shortchanged by the language’s limitations. For instance, English has just one word for love, but Paul’s original letters, written in Greek, use two words. Believers are promised that God’s love will reside in them (Eph. 3:19). But we often think that refers to phileo love—brotherly concern and affection for others. Yet the truth is, the Holy Spirit shows agape love in us—a commitment to another person’s security, satisfaction, and development.

We, too, have the capacity to show the same sacrificial love Jesus demonstrated at Calvary. He subtly described the power of this love in His parable of the prodigal son. The father must have recognized that greed and wanderlust were gnawing at the young man and that denying his request for an early inheritance would lead to bitterness. So, despite personal and financial sacrifice, he gave the son his share of the estate. Then, the father waited while the prodigal learned his lesson.

No doubt that was a trying time. A good dad wants to protect his children from making mistakes. But a wise man also knows that people often must discover hard truths for themselves. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is to get out of their way.

The prodigal son returned home dirty, contrite, and seeking a place in the servants’ quarters. What he received instead was the full force of his father’s love and instant restoration to his place as the master’s son. That is agape, and it is the kind of love that wins hearts and minds for the Lord.

 Looking forward to another great day...