Our youngest son, Drew had his tonsils taken out two weeks ago tomorrow. Yesterday, Drew felt good. We went to church and then to lunch. Then we went to Wal-Mart to get him a Halloween costume. When we got home Drew went upstairs to play video games. I was in the kitchen making chocolate protein bars for the week. All of the sudden Drew started screaming, "I'm spitting up blood, I'm spitting up blood! He was bleeding pretty bad! Trying to stay calm, I called the doctor on call and told him what was happening. He told us to meet him at the ER at Saint Francis Eastside. We got there in 15 minutes. Jody never drove so fast!
The doctor met us there and had to put him to sleep so he could go in and see why he was bleeding from the place he got his tonsils removed. This took about 30 minutes. The doctor came to talk to us and said that he had two blood clots, one on each side of his throat. They had ruptured. He stopped the bleeding and then had to pump his stomach of all the blood that he had swallowed. They pumped 200-300 cc's of blood off his little tummy. He could have got into some big trouble. Praise God, he did not!
Sometimes we may not understand why certain things happen, but everything that does happen, happens for a reason. God could have been using our situation with Drew to touch the heart of a hospital worker, or any person who knows Drew or our family. We may never know this side of Heaven, but we must always remember that He is so faithful to keep His promises. We must trust Him, even when we don't understand.
We can trust the One Who holds all the answers to the jarring question 'Why'? Just knowing that is enough.
In His Grip,
Dalinda
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Age Is A Frame Of Mind
Young people don't get their grandparents, and the over-fifty crowd can't figure out their juniors...in some sense a standoff. But the truth is, there is beauty on both sides of the gap. Young people possess stamina and a passion for life, while those who've been around awhile are reservoirs of experience and wisdom. In God we are glorious at any age.
All of God's people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them.
Each age brings new opportunities. As believers, life is a journey. We want to move from point A to point B, and then on from there, all the while growing in our faith. Instead of focusing on the ups and downs of the journey, we should be looking ahead to the finish line....What joy will come when you cross it!
Blessings,
Dalinda
All of God's people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them.
Each age brings new opportunities. As believers, life is a journey. We want to move from point A to point B, and then on from there, all the while growing in our faith. Instead of focusing on the ups and downs of the journey, we should be looking ahead to the finish line....What joy will come when you cross it!
Blessings,
Dalinda
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Conformed Or Transformed?
God has a plan for every aspect of your life, including your health. But He expects you to do your fair share of the work! God will not force His plans upon you. He has given you the ability to make choices. The consequences of those choices help determine the quality and tone of your life.
Health is a gift from God. What we do with that gift is determined by the person we see every time we look in the mirror. If we take it for granted, we do a profound disservice to ourselves and to our loved ones.
If you trust God, and if you keep asking for His help, He can transform your life.
Your journey toward improved health can be, and should be, a journey that you make with God.
The choice is ours. If we want to be a sold out somebody for God, we have to break away from the everybody crowd. The One who knows us best and loves us most is present to provide everything we need to continue on until He changes our circumstances.
In Him,
Dalinda
Health is a gift from God. What we do with that gift is determined by the person we see every time we look in the mirror. If we take it for granted, we do a profound disservice to ourselves and to our loved ones.
If you trust God, and if you keep asking for His help, He can transform your life.
Your journey toward improved health can be, and should be, a journey that you make with God.
The choice is ours. If we want to be a sold out somebody for God, we have to break away from the everybody crowd. The One who knows us best and loves us most is present to provide everything we need to continue on until He changes our circumstances.
In Him,
Dalinda
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Diet Is Not About Denial....It's About Desire
Today, I am beginning my journey to create a healthier me. With the help of my internist and my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ I will have victory. No food tastes as good as being healthy feels!
The time and energy it takes to eat healthy and exercise is well worth every minute. I am going to be strong in the Lord's strength, do my very best, and God will do the rest.
If I exercise and eat healthy to bring glory to myself, I will run out of willpower. But if I eat healthy to complete God's calling for my life and to bring glory to our King, I will see victory like never before.
For the next 12 weeks, I want to honor God with my body by following the nutrition and exercise plan my internist has given me. I commit to eat well, get proper rest, and exercise to bring glory to God, not myself. I pray God gives me self-control, helps me to be disciplined in my mind, my body, and my spirit.
Jesus can take our defective lives and make them effective! He can take our worst and add His best. Your life means more than you think it does. God is using you in ways you may never know.
My desire is to bring God the glory and to reduce my risk of getting heart disease. My Dad died of heart disease. My internist gave me a genetic test to see if I inherited the genes, from my Dad, that cause heart disease. The results came back showing that I inherited one of the genes.
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US....Heart disease accounts for 1 death every 34 seconds....1 in 3 persons has some form of heart disease....800,000 people have a stroke every year.
I want to do everything I can to reduce my risk of getting heart disease and becoming one of these statistics.
Many times our battles in this life prepare us for our purpose. So the goal in our walk with God should not be to dodge the pain and problems life brings, but to learn to fight the good fight and finish strong!
In His Mighty Hand,
Dalinda
The time and energy it takes to eat healthy and exercise is well worth every minute. I am going to be strong in the Lord's strength, do my very best, and God will do the rest.
If I exercise and eat healthy to bring glory to myself, I will run out of willpower. But if I eat healthy to complete God's calling for my life and to bring glory to our King, I will see victory like never before.
For the next 12 weeks, I want to honor God with my body by following the nutrition and exercise plan my internist has given me. I commit to eat well, get proper rest, and exercise to bring glory to God, not myself. I pray God gives me self-control, helps me to be disciplined in my mind, my body, and my spirit.
Jesus can take our defective lives and make them effective! He can take our worst and add His best. Your life means more than you think it does. God is using you in ways you may never know.
My desire is to bring God the glory and to reduce my risk of getting heart disease. My Dad died of heart disease. My internist gave me a genetic test to see if I inherited the genes, from my Dad, that cause heart disease. The results came back showing that I inherited one of the genes.
Heart disease is the #1 killer in the US....Heart disease accounts for 1 death every 34 seconds....1 in 3 persons has some form of heart disease....800,000 people have a stroke every year.
I want to do everything I can to reduce my risk of getting heart disease and becoming one of these statistics.
Many times our battles in this life prepare us for our purpose. So the goal in our walk with God should not be to dodge the pain and problems life brings, but to learn to fight the good fight and finish strong!
In His Mighty Hand,
Dalinda
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Who's In Charge?
One of the surest ways, and BEST way, to improve your health and your life is to do it with God as your partner. When you put God first in EVERY aspect of your life, you'll be comforted by the knowledge that His wisdom is the ultimate wisdom and that His plans are the right plans for you.
When you put God first, your outlook will change, your priorities will change, your behaviors will change, and your health will change. When you put Him first, you'll experience the genuine peace and lasting comfort that only He can give.
God deserves first place in your life....and you deserve the experience of putting Him there.
In Him,
Dalinda
When you put God first, your outlook will change, your priorities will change, your behaviors will change, and your health will change. When you put Him first, you'll experience the genuine peace and lasting comfort that only He can give.
God deserves first place in your life....and you deserve the experience of putting Him there.
In Him,
Dalinda
Monday, October 24, 2011
Share Your Joy
To share your joy with others, to love others as Jesus loves you, is not only a form of thanksgiving and praise, but also a way to cause others to wonder what you are so happy about.
They say you can tell a lot about a person's foundation of hope by the way they handle a rainy day. Do they turn into a Gloomy Gus, wailing, 'Oh, woe is me," or do they make the best of a bad situation? A hope-filled person will realize that abundant life in Christ isn't about simply enduring the storm, but also about learning to dance in the puddles. So grab your galoshes, and let's boogie!
Joyfully,
Dalinda
They say you can tell a lot about a person's foundation of hope by the way they handle a rainy day. Do they turn into a Gloomy Gus, wailing, 'Oh, woe is me," or do they make the best of a bad situation? A hope-filled person will realize that abundant life in Christ isn't about simply enduring the storm, but also about learning to dance in the puddles. So grab your galoshes, and let's boogie!
Joyfully,
Dalinda
Friday, October 21, 2011
True Beauty
Let me tell you a little secret friends. The actresses, the ladies who appear on those magazine covers and even the sixteen year old selling anti-aging make-up are just like you and me in real life. It takes an army of hair and make-up professionals 3-5 hours to get them ready for their close-ups and agencies still spend tens of thousands of dollars on airbrushing.
Our world today has so many misconceptions of true beauty. It's not high fashion at it's best. It's not a Noxzema smooth face every morning. It's not tighter, firmer abs either. It's a beauty that's so transparent that others see Jesus in you, working through you: A beauty that causes others to wonder what's different about you.
Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. A smile can brighten the darkest day. It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring the most important muscle of the body...the heart.
Others can't see Jesus until we let our light shine for Him! So SMILE! It increases your face value and guides and directs others to Jesus, the sweetest light of all.
Keep smiling (for God),
Dalinda
Our world today has so many misconceptions of true beauty. It's not high fashion at it's best. It's not a Noxzema smooth face every morning. It's not tighter, firmer abs either. It's a beauty that's so transparent that others see Jesus in you, working through you: A beauty that causes others to wonder what's different about you.
Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. A smile can brighten the darkest day. It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring the most important muscle of the body...the heart.
Others can't see Jesus until we let our light shine for Him! So SMILE! It increases your face value and guides and directs others to Jesus, the sweetest light of all.
Keep smiling (for God),
Dalinda
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