"We're Sisters You Know"

1 Peter 4:8
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

My sister's name is Margie. She's my best friend (other than my husband, of course) and my only sibling. We are only 16 months apart and I'm the older of the two of us. When we were kids, we couldn't be in the same room together without fighting. We were very mean to each other most of the time. I have to admit that I was meaner than she was. We would get into physical fights and we picked on each other verbally when we were growing up. We were latch key kids at one point and I would wear the key to our house on a crocheted chain around my neck . I would use it to whip her with the key. It saddens me deeply when I think about how cruel I was to her back then.

There were also times when we would be the best of friends. She would ride me on the back of her bicycle as I sucked on her hair (I know, EWWW!). We would ride to the store to buy candy and bubble gum. We played dolls (Jarina) together nicely at times and we always seemed to be closest while on family vacations. We would love to spend time in the hotel pool. We would play on the divider that separated the shallow end from the deep end. During our trips to Sanibel Island, our parents would always bring us to a particular restaurant/ice cream parlor that sold penny candy. We would each be given a little brown bag and permission to fill it up with candies. When we got back to our hotel room, we would empty the candy on our beds and count all the pieces and sometimes trade them with each other. We would listen to the radio and sing songs together such as, "Blue Eyes" by Elton John as we laughed & giggled until all hours of the night. We enjoyed each others company during those special times. I know we truly loved each other.

Our Grandma always reminded us of a time when we were very young, barely old enough to speak and one of the two of us said to her, "we're sisters you know!". Gram loved that line and it always made her laugh when she would tell us about it over the years.

Later in life, when I was a divorced single mom, my sister offered to be my roommate so I could afford to live. We got an apartment together and she helped me care for my kids. She was and still is the most loving Aunt to my children. She is naturally sacrificial, always helping in times of need. She has a heart for my kids that is so special to me.

As adults, we speak EVERY day on the phone, usually multiple times. If we don't hear from each other within a reasonable amount of time in the day, we will send a text to check in with one another. The texts that I receive will say something such as "Chellooo" or "Howdy Hoo". It's usually followed by a picture of one of her many adorable pets.

I couldn't imagine life without my sister and I don't even want to think about that. We have the same parents (which is rare these days) so we are able to discuss family matters. She is kind, loving and an extremely fun person to be around. She is an animal lover & enthusiast, a great mom (to my two beautiful nieces), a great daughter (to our parents), and a devoted wife (to my hard working bro-in-law). She is a blessing to me and my entire family . I never want to take her for granted.

Thank You Lord for greatly blessing me with Margie, we're sisters you know!!!

"Moore" than friends...

Philippians 2:3-7
New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

When you have a chronic illness, I personally find it difficult to define myself at times. I know that I am not my disease and I know who I am in Christ, but MS takes up a great portion of my life and that cannot be ignored. It wont let me ignore it. I am constantly readjusting my life to my physical body and symptoms. Sometimes it is very obvious that I'm "sick" and other times I actually "appear" pretty healthy. MS is a chronic degenerative disease that can effect unlimited parts of your body, depending upon where the damage is to your central nervous system. It usually progresses and gets worse over time. It takes a lot of faith and endurance to press on. Sometimes I just need an ear to listen or a shoulder to cry on. That is where this precious couple comes in...

I have these special friends that have gone the extra mile with me on this bumpy road for many years now. They have shown me endless love in action. We met at a home bible study quite a few years ago. This group consisted of amazing folks who over the years have become like family to me. They mean "Moore" to me than they will ever comprehend in this lifetime. They have stood the test of time and continue to do so. The "female side" of this couple is like a sister, friend, and mom all wrapped together in the most precious package. She is a spiritual GIANT in a little itty bitty body. Today she sent me some notes of encouragement in the mail (a very common occurrence). There were hand written notes all over the outside of the envelope as well, telling me how loved I am! This couple has been an ongoing blessing over the years. Often, when someone goes into the hospital or is in an accident, friends and family will step up and help out in many ways as needed. When you are chronically sick, it takes a special kind of friend that will be there for you over the very long haul, through thick and thin, good times and bad. When I am unable to go out and have to continually cancel plans because I'm unwell or when I call her in tears because I can't stop throwing up or I can't walk, she has been there to listen and to pray for me. I've been all over the MS spectrum and this couple has made themselves available to me any time of the day and any day of the week. The "male side" of this duo has driven from the east side of town all the way west to deliver books, prepared meals, barley salad & asparagus soup straight to my door. Who could ever imagine such kindness? The card she sent today sums it up well. We are literally "forever friends"!!!

I love you Moore!!!

Joy In God Is Eternal....

Psalm 28:7
New King James Version (NKJV)
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.

I saw the following line in a devotion this morning, "the joy of God is eternal". It got me thinking about this time of year and how my heart leaps for joy as I begin to feel even the slightest hint of fall in the air. It may be 89 degrees outside instead of 90 degrees, but if I feel even the slightest breeze touch my face, it's just enough to bring a feeling of joy to my heart. I have always loved the fall from the time I was a little girl. I love the rich colors of the fall. It's what I'm naturally drawn to. Warm colors such as deep rich browns, shades of orange and yellow. The beautiful colors of a bunch of Indian corn sum it up well. This time of year brings a smile to my face and makes me joyful. When the kids were small, I would bring home a mini pumpkin for each of the three kids from the grocery store as soon as they were available, in hopes that they too would get just as excited about the fall as I do. Every year, as far back as I can remember, I would buy and burn the Yankee candle called "Spiced Pumpkin". I love pumpkins. I love the way they look and how they come in so many different shapes and sizes. I love pumpkin flavor. In fact, I dreamt about pumpkin muffins last night since I haven't had one yet this year. I love pumpkin lattes, pumpkin bread and all the other pumpkin treats of the season.

BUT, by the time mid November rolls around, I can't even hear the word pumpkin without wanting to get sick. My point being is that the things that bring us so much joy now are simply "temporal". The feeling doesn't last. No matter how much we love and enjoy these things, they don't come anywhere near the eternal pure joy we experience from God. This joy we get from the Lord is not based on our circumstances. During the great storms in my life, I will sense the Lord blow through my spirit with His joy that cannot be duplicated by anything material here in this world. If you are a child of God (Galatians 3:26), not just His creation, you will spend eternity with Him which equates to eternal joy. I can't wait to be in heaven where there's no more tears, no more sorrow, no more pain and no more death (Rev 21:4-5). Now that thought truly makes my heart leap for joy!!!

Psalm 16:11
New King James Version (NKJV)
11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

God's Perfect Provision...

From Streams in the Desert:
"Some of us are troubled, wondering why the Holy Spirit doesn't fill us. The problem is that we have plenty coming in but we are not giving out to others. If you will give the blessing you have received, planning your life around greater service and being a blessing to those around you, then you will quickly find that the Holy Spirit is with you. He will bestow blessings to you for service, giving you all He can trust you to give away to others."

While reading the above devotion this morning, God laid it on my heart to bless a particular friend of mine. He even made the amount clear to me. My initial thought was, "Lord, You know how much I have spent on many unforeseen expenses lately, You surely don't mean for me to give now, do You?" Although I didn't completely dismiss the thought, I did stop thinking about it for the time being. I "conveniently" pushed the idea aside and went about my morning routine.

Yesterday, I was feeling a bit under the weather plus it was overcast and rainy outside so I never made it out of the house. Once I realized this, I went outside to retrieve yesterday's mail. I brought it inside and threw it down on the couch. As I began to sort through it, I noticed a treasure that was wedged in between a bunch of junk mail. It was an overpayment check from a hospital bill. It was the EXACT amount that the Lord had laid on my heart this morning to bless my friend with. I'm sharing this because God is so amazing and His provision is absolutely perfect. Not only did the Holy Spirit lay it on my heart to bless this special friend, He actually provided the blessing! Now that is an awesome God!!!

Genesis 22:14
English Standard Version (ESV)
14 So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”;[a] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”[b]

Put On Love....

Colossians 3:14
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

Yesterday was just another one of those aggravating days that my family has experienced lately and really no different than what many other families are experiencing also. I am in no way considering it strange as if these annoyances only happens to us. Lately, we have been having a lot of car issues. It is certainly to be expected considering the kids are driving older vehicles with no warranties. That's just life with older kids and old cars. The one thing that has brought much joy in the midst of our "motor vehicle chaos" has been seeing the love my children have for each other. Not many things in this life can bring the kind of joy that this Mom has experienced over the past few months. I have survived the days of "sibling rivalry" and have lived to see my children grow into young adults. The relationship between them as brother and sister has been heart warming to say the least. The two of them have been running like a well oiled machine (better than either one of their cars) lately. When my son's car broke down on a few different occasions, my daughter was right there to lend him her car. When my son needed a ride to school, a couple of hours earlier than she needed to be there, she not only picked him up and drove him to school, she delivered fresh baked cupcakes to him. I love my kids and I love seeing them love each other. There is no greater gift for a Mom. They have been there for each other during very difficult times over the years. I pray that this never ends and that they would always acknowledge what God has gifted them with, a Mom who loves them more than words can ever express and each other. One other major point that I must mention, are the faithful friends that they have had for SO many years. These wonderful friends have been there with them through thick and thin, good times and bad times. I love these kids as if they were my own too. Thank You Lord for the gift of wonderful, loving and beautiful children, both the ones I gave birth to and the ones from another Mother!

Psalm 127:3
New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a reward from him.

His Sovereignty Is What I Rest In...

Psalm 139:1-6
New King James Version (NKJV)

139 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.

If God knows everything in my life including every hair on my head (Luke 12:7), my thoughts before I think them and the words before they proceed from my mouth, then how can I not trust Him with absolutely everything that comes my way in this life? Last year while I was hospitalized with severe non-stop vertigo and vomiting, I shared a hospital room with an older woman that had an intestinal problem. They were treating her with a Solu-Medrol IV drip. That medication is typically the drug of choice for an MS relapse because it decreases inflammation. At the time, the doctors were treating me for what seemed to be a vestibular (ear) problem. In my heart at the time, I believed that I should have been given the same drug as my roommate. Knowing I have MS, it would have made sense to prescribe that same treatment for me. It had always been helpful in the past for me during bad relapses. It was never prescribed for me though. In fact, after about a week, they discharged me from the hospital because they were unable to do anything to relieve my symptoms. It took months of being tossed back and forth like a ping pong ball from the Neuro-Otologist to my MS Neurologist before it was more than evident based upon an additional set of MRI's, that I had lesions (demyelination) on my brain stem which were causing my symptoms. I have looked back multiple times and thought to myself, "if I had been given Solu-Medrol at that time while hospitalized, I may not have suffered the permanent damage to that part of my brain". The comfort I have in the midst of my situation is that this entire "fiasco" was not a surprise to God. He, in His perfect will, has allowed me to walk this path. It certainly is not the path I would have chosen for myself but I trust that God knows what is best for me. My "disability" has given me the "ability" to serve Him in a different capacity. I am able to spend more time with Him, pray for others and love Him all the more. I really do hate how I feel physically, I won't lie. BUT, I will be truthful and say, if I hadn't suffered in this life as I have and still do, how would I crave heaven the way I do now? I'm excited about my eternal future. This life is but a vapor (James 4:14). So, although I may feel like I want a "do-over" at times, I can be confident that God will work things all out for my good because I love Him! I will keep on persevering, looking forward into the big front windshield because it's a much better view than the rear view mirror.

Romans 8:28
New King James Version (NKJV)
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.


Philippians 3:13
New King James Version (NKJV)
13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

"Barf"

2 Corinthians 5:17
New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.


When I was in middle school, I was bullied verbally by a group of girls. The bullying continued into High School for a while as well. I was an awkward tween and teen that was plagued with bad acne and frizzy hair. I felt socially unacceptable due to my lack of social skills and my appearance. I remember walking or riding my bike to middle school , only to find that by the time I got there and looked in the bathroom mirror, I looked like a different person. The long tedious repertoire of primping in front of the mirror at home prior to going to school, which included blow drying my hair to straighten it and covering my acne by using products such as tinted Clearasil and thick foundation make-up, added up to nothing but frizzy hair and a bright orange line by my jaw and hairline by the time I arrived at school. The Florida humidity completely destroyed all the work I had done to my hair. I would have probably been better off if I had just rolled out of bed and went to school without doing a thing to "fix myself up". To make matters worse, there were a group of girls who called me "barf" every time they walked by me in the hallway. They not only called me "barf", they would make "heaving" noises and act as if they were throwing up. When I read the above verse this morning, it reminded me how back in 1996, when I received Jesus as my Lord and Savior, something very special happened inside of me that was above and beyond my salvation experience. I realized that I had become a new creation in Christ! I could finally be rid of that "ugly cocoon" that had been formed in my early years and continued to grow and fester into adulthood as I continued to believe what these girls had said about me over the years. I had finally come to realize that I was beautiful to God, both inside and out, because of what Jesus did for me. God sees me robed in Christ's righteousness. You may not have been called names while you were growing up, but one thing that we all have in common, is that we were all born into sin. There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10). We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) . There is a remedy for this dilemma though. His name is Jesus. When we surrender our life to Him and turn away from our sin, He begins a good work in us that doesn't end until He has completed it.

Philippians 1:6
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

I am grateful to God for saving me, loving me and changing me. The cruel words were heartbreaking to me at the time, but I understand that kids are kids and that they say mean things sometimes. That certainly hasn't changed from "back in the day" when I was bullied. I have forgiven the girls that did this to me. We have all done and said things that we are now ashamed of, but Jesus' forgiveness is complete. There is nothing as freeing as being forgiven by God and in turn forgiving others. He is the Only One who can heal our broken hearts....

Psalm 147:3
New King James Version (NKJV)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.

“Leave the broken, irreversible past in God’s hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.” ~ Oswald Chambers

The Body of Christ...My Family

Jeremiah 31:25
New King James Version (NKJV)
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”

The past few days have been pretty bad on the "dizziness richter scale". I wish I could wear a number on myself that would reflect how intense my dizziness is at any given moment. This way my family and friends would be able to see the degree of my dizziness without me having to say a word or sound like I'm complaining. I would use the 1-10 scale, # 1 being, "I'm ready to dance" and the # 10 being "just take me out back and shoot me". On my really bad dizzy days, the wisest thing I can do to settle my "snowglobe" head is "a whole bunch of NOTHING". Movement aggravates my dizziness and it makes things a lot worse. For the last few days, I have pretty much sat on the couch and looked around at all the undone projects that I have wanted to finish. My dizziness never goes away completely, it waxes and wanes. Sometimes it is mild enough where I will go out for a cup of coffee with a friend or a little trip to Publix with Kenny, but for the most part, I have been extremely limited in my outings. I believe that most people in my position would be very disheartened. I attribute my ability to carry on and persevere through my chronic dizziness because of my relationship with God. To be perfectly honest, I get very down at times but when I do, I draw near to the Lord and He draws near to me, as He has promised. I do have great moments of refreshment. These moments are enough to sustain me. Yesterday, I was feeling very down. I actually joked with Kenny when he offered to get me my pillow while I was on the couch. As he stood over me, pillow in hand, he asked where he should place it. I said "how 'bout over my head and then push really hard!". I was joking (bad joke, I know) but the reality is, that being away from my body actually did sound very appealing to me for the moment. I have endured chronic dizziness for quite a while now. It isn't easy, it isn't fun and it doesn't make life pleasant for the ones around me either. There is nothing I can take to relieve my dizziness. It's not like a headache where popping some Advil or Excedrin might help. I begged and pleaded with the Lord in the past to remove it from me, but like Paul, His response to me was "my grace is sufficient for you...". It really is. I get through each day and more often than not, I have found joy in my days and my life. Yesterday, after my big trip to the mailbox, I was delighted to find a package addressed to me. I was so excited to open this package. It may as well have been from God Himself. I needed something and I didn't know what. It was from a brother from church. I opened the package and it was a beautiful little devotional book for women. It had a note of encouragement hand written inside, probably with an "over the top" incredible pen (inside joke). It made my day. Over the past year or so, the Lord has moved many of his people to send me cards, notes, texts, calls, books, and the list goes on and on and on..... The amazing part is the timing of each and every single encouragement that I have received. It is always EXACTLY what I need when I needed it. God is amazing and I love His people, the body of Christ. My brothers and sisters who show His love in their actions. God using His people to be His arms to give me a much needed hug from Himself. If the Lord so prompts you to do a little something for someone today, please follow through with it. Even a little message or note in someone's Facebook inbox could brighten someone's day. Your obedience could mean the world to a hurting soul...

Proverbs 11:25
New King James Version (NKJV)
25 The generous soul will be made rich,
And he who waters will also be watered himself.

Who can supply ALL my needs?

Philippians 4:19
New King James Version (NKJV)
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Just like everyone else, I have been a witness to the division of our country in a way in which I have never quite experienced before. It may be partially due to social media. We are now able to view everyone's opinions regularly as we scroll through our "news feeds" or tweets. We as a people, are looking to find a leader who will "meet all of our needs". The bottom line is that there is only One Person who can meet our every need, and He is Jesus. That's not to say that I don't have a responsibility as a citizen of my country to cast my vote based upon the things that I value, such as the sanctity of life and marriage. We as a people have a way of placing our trust in the "things" that make us feel more "secure". Things such as our finances, our jobs, our relationships, our health, our beauty, our freedom, our possessions....the list goes on and on. All of these things can be removed in the twinkling of an eye. We can lose our health overnight, our job, our money, our beauty, a relationship, our freedom.... What will be left of us at that point? If any of these things were to be removed from your life today, who would you turn to? What would be left of you? My hope is in Jesus Christ. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). He is my portion. He is ALL that I need.

Lamentations 3:24
New King James Version (NKJV)
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”

In a world where we base who we are by what we do for a living and how much money we have in our bank accounts, it is sad to see that so many people believe that a political candidate is going to be able to change their lives and maybe even "who they are". Only a relationship with Jesus Christ can change "who you are" AND your eternal destiny. If you have Him, you have EVERYTHING. If you don't have Him, you don't have ANYTHING. What good is it if you have gained the whole world but have lost your soul? (Mark 8:36). We need to stop chasing after the wind people! Seek the Lord while there is still time to do so. In the end, He is ALL you need.

Isaiah 55:6
New King James Version (NKJV)
6 Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.

Knit together in love...

Isaiah 40:29
New King James Version (NKJV)
29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.

No matter how weary or weak we may feel, God still uses us. I have been getting mad at my dog Max for waking me up every night lately, but then I realized today that the Lord is just using him as a tool to wake me up to pray for my family and friends in the middle of the night. There have been some very specific prayer requests that I have been lifting up to the Lord for my family and my friends in the body of Christ. I don't like being woken up in the middle of the night like most people. The main reason is because of my vertigo. I have had to sleep on my left side for quite a few years now and am unable to roll over on to my back or to my right side without feeling extremely ill and nauseated. Waking up in the middle of the night is uncomfortable for me and it's extremely difficult for me to get back to sleep, as I also have a lot of pain in the night. BUT, if the Lord wakes me up, I consider it a prompt for me to pray. There is no better time than while I'm letting dogs outside in the middle of the night and then trying to get back to sleep. I have a burden to remember who I am specifically praying for. Although I keep an ongoing prayer list, I don't look at it in the middle of the night. I pray as the Lord places people on my heart. I love to think about how we are all connected as one body in Christ. We are knit together in love. When one rejoices, we rejoice. When another is weeping, we weep right along side with him or her (Romans 12:15). There is such comfort in knowing that someone is praying for you. There have been numerous occasions when I would tell Kenny that I could sense that someone was praying for me because I would have a moment of relief from my symptoms or a sense of peace that would just come over me. One time in particular, as I was sitting on the couch and gazing out the front window, I saw two butterflies pass by in a pair. They brought to mind a specific couple from our church that had recently paid a visit and delivered a meal to our home. Moments later I received a text from that particular sister in the Lord and she told me that she was praying for me. If I hadn't journaled that experience, I may never have thought of it again. That is why I attempt to journal every day. It helps remind me of all the great and glorious things God has done over the years. It also reminds me of His faithfulness. When I go back and read some of my old entries, I am blown away at how God has moved in my life and the life of my family and friends. I love my family in Christ and that's a very good thing because we have a very long future together ahead of us!!! I have been and will continue to pray for some very specific requests today. I'm so grateful for what the Lord will do in and through us, His praying children. No matter how dire our own situation may be, God continues to use us, as long as we are willing to be used. We all have a place in the body of Christ...that brings me great comfort.


Romans 12:5
New King James Version (NKJV)
5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

Ephesians 4:16
New King James Version (NKJV)
16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

His Will Be Done...My First Lesson In Trusting God

Luke 22:42
New King James Version (NKJV)
42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

After Kenny and I first got married back in 1999, we were both "new believers" at the time. Shortly after our wedding, Kenny made an appointment to go and see his dermatologist and have some moles looked at, one of which was getting larger and very black in color. I had just started working a new "day job" where I had been promoted from a leasing consultant to an assistant manager of a rental community. My days of working long nights as a waitress/bartender had finally come to an end. We were working together as a couple now to have a more structured and "normal" life. Our goal was to work hours that would be more conducive to spending time together as a married couple and with our children. Life was good. While at work one afternoon, I received a call from Kenny. The biopsy had come back and it was clearly melanoma. He would be having an excision to remove it. There was a man living at the property where I was working at the time, who had melanoma that had spread throughout his body and he was now terminal. This is what I knew of melanoma and it left me feeling panic stricken.

During the excision, a nurse came into the waiting area where I sat to ask if I would like to go back and be with my husband. I did. When I walked into the room I was dumbfounded. What I thought was a simple "mole removal" was actually a very deep excision that was large, gaping, deep and the shape of a football. It took many stitches to sew his leg back together. It wasn't what I expected to see. The melanoma was a level 3 if my memory serves me correctly. The scar as it began to heal, looked like he had been attacked by a shark. The area was extremely concave from all the tissue that was removed. It made me sick to look at it.

This was the very first time in my walk with God that I remember praying for "His will" to be done, not mine. I remember after the excision, being outside pacing around our pool in the backyard and praying fervently. I also remember "letting go" of my husband and placing him in the care of my Heavenly Father. It took bravery and courage on my part to do so because I wanted "my will" for my husband to be done. God's will could have been to take his life at a young age. Obviously, God's will was for him to survive melanoma. He is still alive and kicking today. This was the first of many prayers where I have prayed for God's will to be done, not mine. They don't always turn out how "I want" or how "I expect" but, I have learned to trust God in every aspect of my life because of His faithfulness. I have prayed for His will to be done with many other aspects of my life over the years, including my Multiple Sclerosis. He hasn't removed MS from my life but I continue to trust His plan for me and I know that He has used this disease to help me gain compassion for others. It has also given me the ability to comfort others with the same comfort He has given me. His will is where I want to be. He knows what's best, I believe that wholeheartedly...He is God. Nothing can thwart His plans.

Job 42:2
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 “I know that You can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.


2 Corinthians 1:3-4
New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.