Cancer and Missing Dogs UPDATE!!

 "no matter what, no matter what i do or don't understand, no matter who is being healed and who is still sick, the lyrics are true.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU

and

YOU HOLD MY WORLD IN YOUR HANDS."

I just wanted to give a huge PRAISE update on this topic!  The first, on our lovely puppy, Taffy.  On Saturday we got a call from the SPCA.  They thought it might be our pup that had just been dropped off!  So off we went, trying not to get our hopes up.  When we arrived, THERE SHE WAS!! waiting at the front door!  Somebody had obviously found her and fed, bathed, etc, kept good care of her for 3 WEEKS and then decided NOT to keep someone else's dog?!?!! (slight irritation, if you can tell).  Thank you Lord for bringing our puppy home to us safe and sound! 

I think Missy is happy to have her sister home too! :D



More good news, about my uncle.  His biopsy results came back... and it's NOT CANCER!!!

Praise You Lord for your healing touch, for the care you give, and for the plans that you have!

Thirdly, my friend's surgery went well, she is recovering and staying positive, and is about to start chemo treatments.  Thank you God that you are in all of this.  You have no unknown.

Thank you for your prayers, they are so appreciated, and the Lord is listening!! :)

One day at a time,

Darcie.

My life as a Box Maker

DON'T PUT GOD IN A BOX! 

have you ever heard that before?  Who ME??  Why would anybody ever put GOD in a BOX? is that even POSSIBLE??

oh, but it is. 

i think that we have many boxes.  maybe one for faith?  maybe one for finances?  maybe one for relationships, occupation, or our future?

in our Faith box, we say, "I have THIS much, and it fits in here quite nicely! Thank you Lord, for my faith!"

in our Financial box, we say, "I am so thankful for the Lord's blessings, look how full my box is!" or, "Here is my box Lord, please fill it up."

Our relationship box may contain the perfect description of our future mate, our idea of what marriage will be, or can be like.  "Looks wonderful, thank you Lord!" or, "I would be lucky to get this in the least!"

the Occupation box is full of our ideas and dreams of the perfect job, the best salary, benefits, position and title.  we say, "Lord, you have blessed me so much in my work", or maybe "if I can achieve this in my life, i will KNOW the Lord is blessing me!"

finally, we have our Future box.  This one holds all of our dreams of what our life will be like, how it will happen, our hopes, fears, and the unknown.  "Lord, here is my future box.  Isn't it nice?  Inside is a list of everything i've ever wanted out of life.  Thank you very much for taking the time to read it. But please be careful with it, it is very fragile." 

We like boxes. they are square, stack neatly (for those of you as obsessive about storing things as i am!) They contain just the right amount of things, nothing overflowing, spilling out, making a mess.

WONDERFUL!

There is just one little problem:

i think God is claustrophobic!!

and today, i believe he looks like a stick of dynamite, ready to blow that stuff WIDE open!!

the problem with boxes is that they are in our minds, and we try to decide with our FINITE minds what our INFINITE God may or may not be capable of.  

Challenge yourself this week to identify some boxes,

 then allow God into them!

once He's in, they won't be able to contain Him, and you will be left with...

NO LIMITS!!!!!

And a life FULL of all the fullness of God.

 "And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.

Eph. 3:18-20

 

 Happy unpacking!

take it one day at a time,

Darcie.

Cancer and missing dogs

what an unfaithful blogger i've been!  not even sure if people notice or not, but oh well!

It's been a rough few weeks here in the Voorhees house.  My uncle was diagnosed with cancer in his liver.  They're doing a biopsy tomorrow and then surgery i imagine? The same day i found out about him, my best friend emailed me with the news that she has breast cancer (at 31) and will be having a double mastectomy (which happened today).  We lost one of our new pups who we believe has been "adopted" by some random person with no conscience....what else?

a LOT of praying going on in this house, i can TELL you! 

did i mention that this is all leading up to 3 weeks of fasting and prayer, and a special "church explosion" weekend we're having??  the enemy is working overtime on me, i think.  there must be some GOOD stuff coming up that he doesn't want to happen!

would you pray for my friend?  Her name is Eleanor.  She's married, has a little baby boy.  She is young, vibrant, beautiful and strong.  I cannot imagine her recovery, treatment and "new normal" that awaits her..but prayer will lift her up!

My uncle is not optimistic with his prognosis, although nobody's told him not to be. Please pray for his spirit, his will to fight.  Pray that the Lord would be made real to him.

I sat down tonight to sing at my piano, and the song "Healer" came to mind.  I COULD NOT SING IT, only cry and play.  It is just too hard for me today. 

These are the words:

You hold my every moment

You calm my raging seas

You walk with me through fire

You heal all my disease

I trust in You

yes i trust in You

I believe you're my healer

I believe You are all i need

I believe you're my portion

I believe you're more than enough for me

Jesus you're all i need

Nothing is impossible for you

You hold my world in your hands

This song is easy to sing when you have a sore back, or are trying to get over a cold.  It is simple to sing when you know that IF anything went wrong, he WOULD be your healer.  But when it's all staring you right in the face??  I ask myself...is Jesus really all i need?  Can i truthfully say that He is my portion?

YES. I . CAN.

Because no matter what, no matter what i do or don't understand, no matter who is being healed and who is still sick, the lyrics are true. 

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU

and

YOU HOLD MY WORLD IN YOUR HANDS.

and i wouldn't have it any other way.