A month of happenings.......MIRACLE!!!!

I can see that it's past time to give an update.  Many things have happened in the month of July so I will try to write it all down.

I (Barb) had talked to my doctor during an annual visit (this past June) and we decided that I should have a colonoscopy.  Oh Joy!  Five years ago I had been told that I had LOTS of diverticulosis --- the outies that collect "things" in my colon.  And I had one almost perforate....we all have 3 layers in our colon wall and the perforation had gone thru two layers.  The plan to let my colon rest for 3 days worked and I was sent home.   I kind of let it be forgotten but did watch my diet....no seeds, no popcorn, no nuts and so on. 

But then when I broke my hip --- the doc in North Platte wanted to know all my history.  So this item came up and he was quite adamant that I needed to have that taken care of.   "We have lots of good people that can help you with that."  Well, I was in no hurry to go under the knife for that short of surgery.   But when I went in for the annual I brought it up.  Doc. Claire set up an appt. in Rapid City for the colonoscopy.   However, once again I stepped in and said ....."no - not ready  for that sort of surgery".   I even received a certified letter (costing $6.70) for Doc. Claire telling me what a high risk I was and it was much better to repair in a non-emergency situation than in an emergency.    SSsssoooo I set up the appointment in Rapid City. 

Gary and I began praying that God would heal my colon and they would find NOTHING during the colonoscopy.   The last time Gary prayed --- just a few days before our trip to Rapid.... I felt a movement in my lower abdomen and I KNEW it was a healing. 

They found nothing------NOTHING!!!!  I was told to go on a high fiber diet --- a total change from 5 years ago!!!!    God IS still a God of MIRACLES!!!!

This past Tuesday I had the screws removed from just above my knee.   These were part of the broken hip fix.  The screws were too long and causing me discomfort --- not really pain --- but I could feel my flesh "ripple" over these screws and when I would let someone feel it --- they would gasp and say "eewwweee".     When I got to the Doc for the check up and x-rays before he removed the screws I told him I had to chew him out.   That was OK with him.   So I said when Gary builds cabinets and has a screw that is too long he fixes it right away with a shorter one.   Couldn't he have done that!?!?  And then he went on to explain that "no" he couldn't and this was why.  Although I understood (somewhat) what he said (Gary did fully) -- I can't explain it to you......    Anyway,  I no longer have that "ripple"....it is GONE!!!  And  I am not in need of any pain meds so that is grand!  It's definitely like God went before all of this too!!

Today at 5:30 we got a phone call from my cousin Lee and then the police stopped in.   Marcus Luxom was being looked for and he was last seen -- by Lee -- at the end of our driveway.  So we are on alert.  The police were searching the trees by our place.   I don't really fear that he is out to harm us in any way --- but he is known to be on drugs so who knows what could happen.  Hope they find him!!!

Gary and Barb