Getting stronger!

Sept. 15, 2017

The Fist day out of the Hospital after surgery.  I was invited by a Minister friend and her husband, who is Chaplain of the jail here in the county, to stay at their house in their upstairs suite.  I have a bedroom, living room, private bathroom, refrigerator and microwave, and a toilet with bars on the side.  ALL I NEED!  God is so good.  When I got here last night I climbed the stairway by myself, the bed is the perfect height and all is well!  I rested today, answering emails and receiving phone calls.  I will be receiving Physical Therapy here that will start next week(I probably won't need it then). 

The whole time I was in the Hospital, I realized how much of a God thing this experience was.  From start to finish, I could see His hand at work.  It is so good to know when you are in His perfect will, it is safe and comforting.  Even the pain, which was the worst I had ever experienced, helped me to know what others experience.  I thought about how Jesus suffered on the cross for me and He suffered much more pain and for much longer (and He didn't have Morphine). He chose to go to the cross for my sins, so I didn't even have to.  Wow, what love!

I had such wonderful love and care, while in the Hospital, the Lord kept bringing me Children and Grandchildren to adopt and he allowed me to share Shaklee with lots of people. On two occasions I was the subject of an interview for one of their Communication classes.  I guess they are trained for bedside manners.  The interviewer asked questions like, "Where do you live?", and that started a whole line of questions that allowed me to tell them about my Rving, My age, Jesus, Grandma Swann, that I was on no medication,  Shaklee, and most importantly, the Cell presentation. 

There were between 7-12, Dr. Wannabees standing around my bed, I asked them if they agreed, that God made our bodies with trillions of cells?  That those cells only eat food, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fats?  That they reproduce after their kind, (healthy kind or unhealthy kind) depending on how healthy they are fed?  That cells can only react to non-foods like artificial stuff, synthetics, (like synthetic vitamins), and toxins, and prescription drugs,(which is why medicine works, if it does and why there are always side effects),  That the quality of the food we eat determines the quality of our cells and the health of our cells determine the health of our bodies?  I also talked about the "Drug system", drug lunches they would receive from drug reps, you get bold when you are old!

Since most Doctors are not taught nutrition in medical school, they heard some from me.  I asked them if they took vitamins.  A couple of Students gingerly raised their hand.  I suggested they be sure that they were food supplements not synthetic vitamins.   I had my Shaklee business cards with my blog at the bottom of it and any who wanted to, could take my card to check out Shaklee or follow my blog.  Several of them got my card.  Woopee. 

Sept 16, 2017

Day two of recovery.  I am feeling stronger; they said I could not lift anything heavier then 10 lbs for 12 weeks.  Wow!  I am getting company today, my adopted family will visit, it will be good to see them.

They came and brought my mail.  I use their address to get my mail.  They will even take pictures of it and text it to me wherever I am and so far they have not had to forward it.  I received a lovely gift of a fragrance infuser from my friend Pam and cards from my Sister with blessings. 

They brought Michael , their teenage son and his friend, William, another adopted grandson.  I have a pool table in the living room, and after a respectful time visiting with me, they played pool while the adults visited.  I was so impressed, that when it was time to go, they had put everything back, better than it was before.  Amazing Teenagers! an example and proof that teenagers can be righteous, responsible and an example to their peers.

We had a great visit, it was so good to see them.  I stayed with them 8 months while my house was being renovated and sold.

Later my host's came home and I was able to wash clothes.  Woopee!  I went down the stairs and visited while I washed and we listened to a CD of a Bible study I missed.  I came back up the steps with no problem.  I am getting stronger, Praise the Lord!  They gave me a "Life Application Study Bible", as a gift, exactly what I needed!