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Spirituality

A Stroke of Genius!

Hello everyone. On Friday afternoon I experienced a very small stroke. The blood clot that lodged in my brain was so small the doctor almost couldn’t see it.

Having a stroke is really bizarre. My words wouldn’t come out right. It felt like I was going in slow motion. The Emergency Room team took great care of me. Within two hours I was back to normal. Well, as normal as I get!

Tomorrow morning the surgeon will place a stent in my carotid artery. This should make me well. What I ask of you is, if you are a praying person, please say one for me. I’m certain that God is in control. He knows the outcome.

I’ll be back to writing soon. I hope you will stick around! Thank you…

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Put It On The Shoulders of God

In my career, I have an administrative assistant who handles all service aspects of the job. Recently I discovered that she had let multiple things fall apart. To say she let me down would not scratch the surface of how disappointed I am.

It’s very rare for me to get angry. But on this one I was seething. Taking care of my clients is job one. On Wednesday night I was struggling to fall asleep because of my anger. I told God that I was putting this on His shoulders because I needed help. Then I slept soundly.

On Thursday my manager walked into my office and told me she was shifting some administrative assistants around, and I was getting a new assistant. The young woman who was assigned to me is the strongest assistant in the office. I couldn’t stop smiling. In one day, yesterday, she remedied every outstanding problem my prior assistant neglected. These were not easy tasks, but she got them done. Perfectly.

Whatever problems you may be experiencing, put them on God’s shoulders. They are big, strong, and can handle anything we are going through. And I mean anything…

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No Way Out

How many times have you painted yourself into a corner and felt like there is no way out? And yet, you have gotten through every situation. You may have experienced a setback, but you made it.

With God there is always a way. He operates outside of time and space as we know them. His realm is the supernatural where there are no limits to what God can do.

There is a way to bring the supernatural into the natural. It’s called prayer. Many times I pray as a last resort rather than trying to get in front of my challenges. Perhaps you do, too. I need to flip the script!

Hope is always with us. Let’s place our hope in the hands of the one who can accomplish anything. Let’s begin with prayer…

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Mexico

Parts of Mexico are locked down. Tourists are trapped in their hotels while local citizens can’t get to work. Schools are closed indefinitely. This is both a good thing and a bad one.

Here’s the good news! The cartels took a major hit following the death of their leader, “El Mencho.” The Federales took on a dangerous group within their country. They did this at great risk. Now all hell has broken loose. It is my hope that they will continue to root out the evil empires known as the cartels.

Now for some bad news. Common citizens are hunkered down so they can remain safe. It’s unknown how long this will last. My heart bleeds for the people. Mexicans are kind, gentle, good people. They live in a corrupt country. The people deserve better.

The time will come when Mexico becomes reasonably safe to travel to again. The economic cost may run high. Tourism is second to oil in the Mexican economy.

Take a moment to remember Mexico in your prayers. They desperately need them…

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