Thursday, July 9, 2009

MIRACLES 101

Today, or so it seems, we are so darned calloused that we don't hardly believe in anything, let alone miracles. Faith is a funny thing. I have questioned my faith in the past and realized that my faith was pretty darned undernourished. Another word for faith is confidence, and another is trust. "Do you have CONFIDENCE in God? Do you TRUST God? Well, I have to admit that my faith, confidence, trust in God has not always been very strong. I think that my biggest problem in the past has been that I "looked" at myself instead of at Papa God. Well, that is changing.
Over the last few months, the last year, I have lived a miracle, or I should say, I have lived "with a miracle. "Some of you know my Nancy, have known her long enough to remember when she was on a walker and in a wheelchair. You have seen her go through all the stages of M.S. and into that strange shadow land of dementia we call, "Alzheimer's disease." Where weird is commonplace, off the wall is expected, normal has taken a vacation.
Some of you have watched Nanny and I reclaim our lives through a healthy lifestyle and absolute trust in God. We began eating better, lotsa fruits and veggies, more exercise and prayer. (That prayer thing we are working on.)
We have absolutely added years to our lives.
Nanny was on six different meds as was I. (We whipped big pharma with that healthy lifestyle I mentioned.)
Nanny is walking again, working in the yard and happier than she has been in years and I feel like a kid again. (After being diagnosed with emphysema I am breathing again and improving dramatically. Give Him the glory!)
Recently Nan had another M.R.I. and we were blown away with the results. Here is the miracle I mentioned. Comparing the M.R.I. from fifteen years ago and the one from a year and a half ago to the latest shows a reduction in the size of the lesions on the myelin sheath! Yes, the lesions are still there but they are smaller. This in its own right is unusual according to her doctors.
Nanny has some slight cognition challenges but she is so sweet and very happy.
Her blood pressure has stabilized at about 118 over 78 which ain't too shoddy, praise the Lord.
Please keep praying for us.
Chuck and Nancy
P.S. And I am no longer a skinhead and am clean shaven! I have a nice head of hair and am getting regular haircuts thanks to our dear friend, Franny Bo the hair stylist