HALLELUJAH!

Roy is responding well to the insulin injections!!!!! I am SO grateful to the Lord! He is getting relief from the agonizing pain he suffers with the neuropathy in his feet and hands! He is even considering reduce the amount of pain medication he takes! I am so glad to have and know a merciful and compassionate God. Roy is beginning to be more of his self everyday. It is so nice to see and have my 'ole Roy back. He doesn't appear to be in agony and is sleeping well. He is not falling asleep on the couch every night and is laughing and joking again! He also is not scowling anymore! Praise the Lord!

My knee is doing better! I have not worked at the YMCA for 4 weeks and I think the non-activity has allowed it to heal. On 11/26, I will start to teach swim lessons on Monday afternoons. I think that is going to be fun. I am a little worried about my knee but I think being in the pool will be MUCH easier on it!!!! We shall see!

My job at US Bank is going okay! I think the hours will work our good for us & the people I work with seem to be very nice. That is a blessing. I have been doing on-line teller training and IT IS BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am hopeful that I will be on a drawer today. I am scheduled to work this Saturday (11/24) and my "anxiety meter" is rising since I have not been on a teller window yet. I reckon I will be "flying by the seat of my pants" on Saturday--it feels like I do that a lot!

Eric and Lenise are still coming for Christmas! But they will be here longer than they first figured!!! I am very excited and hopeing that it will snow. Neither Lenise or Eric have been exposed to much of the "white stuff" so I am hopeing it will be A LOT! As of today, they will be here in 28 days and we have no snow!!!!

Update on our friend Keith: he has completed radiation and starts chemo today. I talked to him Sunday and he said he feels really good. We are grateful for God's mercy as he is not suffering too much. Thanks for remembering he and Kay in your prayer--please continue.

HALLELUJAH! God's mercies are new every morning!

Good news!

God is GOOD!

So much has occured since our last entry:

1--Roy had trouble with his kidneys shutting down. It was very serious and he was NOT doing well. A couple things came into play: the doctor adjusted his medications & sent him to a kidney specialist AND I asked for family and friends to pray. Praise the Lord! Yesterday, the kidney specialist reported that all the test and ultrasounds show everything is normal, some of his test results are even better than normal!!!!!! Roy is going to start insulin therapy for diabetes very soon. Due to the kidney issue, his sugar numbers have been high and all over the charts--not good-- and he doesn't feel well because of it. Now that God touched his kidneys, the doctor is addressing this. We are glad!!!! GOD IS GOOD!

2--I injuried my knee while working at the Y. An MRI showed no damage but there is A LOT of pain. So I am doing physical therapy and take medicines. The doctor does not want to do surgery yet so please pray for me--it is very painful. And I miss working at the Y.

3--I have gotten a part-time teller job at US Bank. Monday thru Friday 10:30 -- 2:30. Just started yesterday. I think it will be okay. More on that later.

4--ERIC AND LENISE ARE COMING FOR CHRISTMAS!!!! I am beyond excited and have started counting the days!!!!! (40) YEEEEEHHAAAW!

5--Finally, I am requesting prayer for our good friends, Keith and Kay Zimmerman. (That is a picture of the four of us!) Keith has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. He has started radiation treatments for 3 weeks followed by chemotherapy immediately there after. They plan to attack it agressively. Please pray for Keith and Kay, their kids and families, that God will hold them tightly as they walk this path together and with Him.

BLESSINGS!!!