This from my journal of 9.2.05:
It is hard not to get discouraged. Last night my tongue felt swollen and sore. Fears swept over me. Will I be able to speak again, eat again, drink again? I seem trapped in the last third of this process with no ultimate relief in sight. I remain shut in by the Lord dependent upon His mercy to heal.
Discouragement is such a formidable foe! Calculating God’s sovereignty in the season sustained me but not without huge lows long the way.
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Thank you for sharing your struggles and the love the Lord has shown you though HIS grace. I am really grateful and thank the Lord for HIS providence in your life and ours.
2 Cor 1:3,4
You are welcome, I am sure.