I SO hate that I missed celebratin' Marcelle on Friday. I thought so many times on Friday night what fun conversations, laughter, and celebrations that I was missing. All that to say, Thanks for missing me...but I missed you more. Marcelle, I love you and you truely are a beautiful soul. You give and love like no other. I treasure our friendship and am thankful for the dark days that you challenged me when I needed a kick in the rear. You taught me what it meant to speak the truth in love.
All that to say, I really enjoyed sitting by the lake on the pier, hangin' with Wayner, Jack and Kathy and worshiping for hours on end. It was truely a refreshing weekend. Even though I was there to "give" I "recieved" so much more. God is so good!
On a personal note, I love to look back and see and praise God for milestones of growth. Last year at the singles retreat I was struggling with some issues that I finally and completely gave to God. He continues to deal with me on these issues, but this year I can praise God that those issues don't rear their ugly head nearly as often as they used to. PRAISE GOD!!!! Bottom Line...it's about dieing to self and being raise to walk in the newness of LIFE! I am so thankful that the Lord brings life out of death. I am not "gnawing on the bones" they are dead and burried.
O.K I am rattling on and on, but one more thing I would like to mention. I really need your prayers right now. As my birthday has come and gone, it too is a milestone. It remindes me that I deal with a lot of health issues for someone that is as young and kickin' as I :) I, to be honest, am struggling with discouragement about my health. I am trying yet another medication to ballance out my hormones. I am so tired all the time and my periods are still not right. My hair continues to fall out and not just on my head; my eylashes, eybrows...you name it. It is so discouraging. I know I am not dying, but I think about the future and my mind takes me places that make me really sad. It would be a dying of who I am as a mom, worship leader, wife...in so many ways. It isn't about how I "look". I am past that. It is about who I am. I know that God has allowed this for a reason...and continues to allow it for a reason, but I am tired. Please pray that this medication will work. That God will work a miricle in me and in my body. I fight the "what am I NOT doing right" and "what haven't I done, God" A LOT! I sit ehre typing this with tears in my eyes. I hate to be a downer and bring up me and my health issues YET AGAIN, but I felt challenged to get my "fabulous friends" and sisters to interceed on my behalf. I know that God is in charge...I trust him completly...I just need a little prayer in the "strength to the weary" department right now.
I love you all so dearly!!!!
Ang
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I will continue to pray, Ang...as never before. I know the struggle of ongoing physical issues. It is draining not only physically, but affects every area of life...emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Some days it seems hopeful and other days it just feels like a downward spiral. But I know God is MUCH bigger than all this and I will believe with you for healing and for your reliance on His truth in the most discouraging times. I love you, Angela!
Standing with you, c
I posted a comment last night, but it didn't show up. I wanted you to know that you can count on me to help hold your arms up, friend. I love you so!
Marcelle
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