Philippians 4:13

It's been quite an intense and tough week. April, Clint's fiance, has been in the hospital since last Thursday. She increased her medication with her Dr.s orders and ended up with a drug overdose. She couldn't move. We were very worried. They didn't know what it was for several days. The final conclusion was drug overdose, stomach flu that she didn't know she had and stress. She is home from the hospital and actually in her new home (ours =) which is already set up for her situation. They say her body needs time to rest and she should recover. Her family and ours want to give her that rest and have all pitched in taking care of the kids. Clint has been solid but both he and I cried (ok I cried but he wanted to but was being strong) when we saw April get up for the first time. It was like a stroke and it made me so sad to see someone so young going through struggling just to walk. I'll tell you this, she is tough and she will make it.

Now for what the Lord showed me. About 10 days ago I came to a point that I thought I couldn't make it. Life was getting so very hard and I was grieving for all the losses in my life. Satan had his hold on my mind and I was having trouble getting back to the guiding thoughts I needed for strength. Well, like so many of you know when you are at that point and continue asking for help from the Lord, he gives it.

The day I was so down, I was given a beautiful bracelet that said "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." I was such in a care giving mode and I could not get it on after several tries that  I put it in my purse and forgot about it until I saw my sister. She reminded me that the Lord is near and will help me and strengthen me. I said I don't even have the strength to put this bracelet on. She took it from me and fastened it. I can't described the feeling I had. It was like a warm embrace by the Holy Spirit. And as I have worn the bracelet since I kept repeating what was written on it and I again reminded that not by "my" strength but by "Christ's" strength can I do all things.

I feel great now,