A Bad Day? Nope, it's a Blessed Day!

You think you've had a bad day? Let me tell you about a day I had a couple weeks ago. I found myself holding a lab report from a recent ultrasound exam I had at my local hospital. It said that my thyroid glad is trashed. As in it found that I have a benign nodule in the left lobe, micro-calcifications in the middle, and a mass with prominent blood vein involvement in my right lower lobe that is suspicious for malignancy. Fine Needle Aspiration was recommended. My gastrointerologist who had ordered the scan told me that this was out of her field and that I needed to see a surgeon. She contacted my primary physician with the results who then referred me to her specialist of choice for my care. I have an appointment with an Endrocronologist/Surgeon in a large city about 1.5 hours away from my house, on Tuesday. I have to admit. I shed a tear when I got the news on the phone and I felt like I had a cold chill in my veins when I read the results in black and white. I spent an evening trying coming to grips with the results that they finally found something that could explain all the bizarre symptoms I had been having over the past 6 months. I felt scared at the un-certainess of it all. I felt sadness, shock, and worry trying to overwhelm me. When I got the news over the phone I was sitting in my sister-in-laws house. We were taking a breather in the living room. My father-in-law was in the local hospital recovering from a heart attack. We were taking turns going to see him and helping to take care of my mother-in-law. So it helped that I was able to immediately share my results with loved ones. My husband was sitting nearby also at the time. I think if I had of had to hold that news in without telling anyone it would have been harder on me emotionally. I was blessed that I was able to share the weight of the burden that had just been placed on me with dear ones who care about me. I also couldn't believe this was happening to me. I am only 37 years old! I have an Uncle currently fighting Stage 4 esophageal cancer. I knew of the damage and chaos that fighting a cancer could be. It felt surreal. I had also just learned of the recent passing of a nice young man I'd known as a friend in childhood. He was fighting caner also. He was only 38, and left behind a wife and young child. His departure from this life felt unfair to them and very, very sad on this side of things. I found myself crying that morning when I had heard of his passing. I was taking food to the church for a friend who has lost her Dad unexpectadtly. My friend told me that "It was a sad day for those loved ones here, but for him it was a wonderful day! He was with the LORD!" And that did help me in that moment to remember not to focus on just this earthly trial, but on the eternal. There are two sides to our existence. There is life here on earth as we know it and there is Life on the spiritual side where our souls live on. It's so easy to get stuck in the "here and now" and get mired down in our trails and tribulations here on earth and forget about our spiritual side. We know that our physical bodies will die. But our souls have a hope of eternal life in heaven if we are saved by grace, and if we walk by faith. You must know the Savior! You must Believe that Jesus is the Son of God and He died for your sins on the cross and rose again! You must confess this and repent of your sinful behavior. You must be Baptized! And you will be born again! The Holy Spirit is given as a gift to you to help guide you in this life. It helps to know this. To remember that we have help in this life. That the Father is always there and always loving you. He wants to be with you forever. You must choose Him though. He loves you so much that He gives you this choice of where you want to spend your eternity. The Father has been showing me things here lately it seems all along this way. I felt like I had to share them with you. This blog enterend my mind to start. A place to put my thoughts as I travel this road in the hopes that my experiences may help you. All Glory is given to God for this project and this idea. He is the giver of all good things, and the Master Creator. He is a gracious God. I am excited for you to know Him and His son the Messiah and to learn to recognize the Holy Spirit. Please remember this loved ones. It's a blessed day. I don't care how good or bad your day has been. Every day here is a blessed day. It's a gift. So hug your loved ones, help those around you, and walk with faith, hope & grace giving it out to everyone around you in measures of abundance. It's a blessed day indeed! The Father is so wonderful to give us this time together! May you be blessed and dwell in love! Blessings, Jane