...a time to be thankful....

...a time to be thankful.... I talked with someone yesterday who called to check on Mom. She hadn't heard anything in a while and wanted to see how she was doing. Though I thought blogging about God's blessing on behalf of my mom would be enough to get the word out to those who knew of her situation and had been praying for her, I was wrong. So! How is Mom? She is flourishing. Simply put. God healed her heart and she is very alive and very well. Just a quick recap for those of you just joining us (and to set the stage for the miracle God sent our way). In April, 2012, Mom was having difficulty breathing after any sort of exertion (even walking to the mailbox). Her doctor sent her to have things checked out. They found several major blockages in the arteries of her heart. The placement of the blockages made it risky to treat. Mom opted (after much prayer and seeking God's direction) to have nothing done. The doctors told us she had 2 days to 2 months. We took her home prepared to watch her die. Devastation reigned. We had barely had time to regain our footing after Daddy's death. Now Mom would be leaving us, too. No matter how much we trusted our Lord, this would be a loss that would shake us to the core. Surely God had some other plan. There had to be another answer. Even so, we began our care for her. Every activity, every visit or chat on the phone, every family gathering could be our last with her. Every time the phone rang..... More tomorrow....