Finally some rest!

Not alot to report today. Ron has been sleeping a good deal of the day; making up for all the activity yesterday! They did start him on a diuretic to try to get some of the fluid to decrease. So far, he's lost 11 liters of fluid today. He also had both PT and OT today; it's very hard for him to get up with all the weight in his legs (along with his overall weakness) but it feels good once he's sitting up on the side of the bed.

He will go back to Interventional Radiology on Friday for another procedure...hopefully they will be able to get rid of the NG tube and replace with one directly into stomach through torso.

I've been reminded of the story in 1 Kings of the widow woman that God sent Elijah to. She was down to her last bit of oil and flour when Elijah told her that God wanted her to use it to make him something to eat and promised He would continue to provide for her and her son if she would only trust and be obedient. And, as always, God was faithful to His promise!

"...Elijah said to her, 'Don't be afraid...for this is what the Lord, God of Israel, says: There will always be plenty'...So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her son continued to eat from her supply of flour and oil....For no matter how much they used, there was always enough left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah." I Kings 17:13-16 (selected) NLT

In Ron's Bible is this footnote: "A simple act of faith produced a miracle...Faith is the step between promise and assurance. Miracles seem so out of reach for our feeble faith. But every miracle, large or small, begins with an act of obedience. We may not see the solution until we take the first step of faith. Even when God has done a miracle in our lives, our troubles may not be over. ...God's provision is never given in order to let us rest upon it. We need to depend on Him as each new trial faces us."

I can't begin to tell you how God has blessed us in this same way...As I paid bills yesterday, for both business and personal, I was once again amazed at God's provision! We have not drawn a paycheck from the business since early October and yet not only is there money available to pay our bills but it never runs dry! As you have responded to God's prompting to sacrificially share our financial burden, we have been blessed with all our needs being met! We are humbled by your generosity.

Thank you does not seem adequate...our hope is that you will know God's favor as you respond in obedience to His call.

Good night!