Happy Wednesday!

The swelling is down some and I look a bit like I am wearing a centipede on my face, but I think all is going well in the healing process. I have rested today and, through the internet, scheduled my summer school trainings around the surgeries and my summer class at TCU. It has been a productive day!

Proverbs 1:33 “But whoever calls to Me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”

I am so grateful that someone came up with drive-time devotions. During the school year those CD’s gave me an opportunity to learn to spend the first portion of each day talking and listening to God through the Word and a meditation. That time became precious because I went to God before the thoughts of the day’s activities and the pressures of the world begin to enter my thoughts. This early morning time allowed for time with the Father before other things would crowd Him from my thoughts.

Today I learned about rest. Rest is to cease from all struggle. Rest for me meant to surrender the word cancer over to God and realize that He has all of this in His hand and in His plan. I am resting in His healing grace. But I am also learning to rest in God’s friendship and companionship. I think God is leading me in this not just to count on Him during times of duress and adversity, but to dwell with Him consciously all of the time. I am learning to rest in God’s tender love and guiding hand throughout each day as I would spend the day with my best friend.

Friends can be quiet with each other and friends can be in conversation. Just like friends in conversation each takes their turn talking and listening. The most important aspect is to always be aware of each other’s presence. I am learning to recognize and rest in God’s presence in these days of relative quiet.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes, count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all and get some rest! Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.