Updates

Well, it's been a while since I've updated my blog!! I kinda forget that I have a blog sometimes!! So, here are my latest updates:

*I started having some wierd things going on with me about 6 weeks ago. Things like tingling in my left arm and some chest discomfort. I put off going to the doctor...cause I hate going to the doctor. I went to my ob/gyn for starters and he freaked me out. He gave me a script for anxiety medication and I left in tears. Oh, and he also referred me to a cardiologist.
*So, I go to the cardiologist and she totally has been an answer to my prayers. Very knowledgeable and very sensitive. She had me go to the hospital for a complete heart exam...nuclear stress test, echocardiogram and heart scans. That was very stressful for me. But I wasn't finished til I had to wear a "Holter" monitor for 2 days. (The waiting thing is the hardest for me.)
*After a bunch of waiting around and lots of praying...I finally got to visit with my dr. for results to the tests....and here's the diagnosis.....I don't know how to spell it, so I'll do my phonetic way: bigeminy. Yep, that's it!!! It means I have a funky heartbeat and I have to take a little tiny pill every night. Plus, I have to drink V8 juice everyday, go for a daily walk, and get a good 8 hours of sleep every night!!!! How easy it that???

I'm so very relieved....but I'm also so very blessed for this news. My family and closest friends knew how very concerned I was...and I so appreciate their prayers and constant encouragement!!

I'm also so very grateful for the season of Thanksgiving. It seems that every year, God reminds me of His constant provision...not just in the way of food, shelter and clothing...but how He provides situations that make me rely on Him totally for His provision. I think my heart issue is a prime example. He has total control over my body!! I have lots to be thankful for every single day.

I'm looking forward to spending lots of time with our families in a couple of weeks. My sweet hubby has been working 60-70 hour weeks since the middle part of October and he so needs a break. I've been missing my sister-in-law in Indiana and can't wait for her to come down. My brother recently returned from a trip to the Holy Lands and he has a wonderful video presentation I can't wait to see. God is so good to give me all of these special blessings!!

My kiddos are so excited to decorate for Christmas...we always do this the day after Thanksgiving!! And I am too!! I'm looking forward to making some new memories in our new home for the holidays. I'd like to have some friends over for cookie baking time. We're having a progressive dinner for our SS class and I'm hosting one of the courses. It's such a beautiful sweet time of the year....and I'm making a commitment to not stress or get anxious for NOTHING!!!! I'm putting that old stuff aside and concentrating on loving the people that God has put in my life!!!!!