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Speaking Peace and Healing Into Darkness

Just over a week ago, my natural doctor and friend passed away. I wrote about some of my memories of her. She was a beautiful, special christian person, and I already miss her.

Speaking Peace and Healing Into Darkness


I have known Kelly for a very short 6 years, though I began to hear about her for years before that. I had many health issues and my family encouraged me to see her after she helped my sister with her kidney disease. My first visit with Kelly was $40. Our appointment with her was pleasant and I was glad she was able to answer so many questions. One of my struggles was with not being able to get pregnant. Our appointment with her was early in July, I got pregnant the first week in August with Truett. A year later we moved back to Michigan, she helped me get through mastitis 7 times in the first 7 months of my sons life. When I got pregnant with Pearl, I started to have a miscarriage. My sister in law stayed with me for several days and Kelly would text her ideas to help me stay pregnant until she could see me. When my daughter was born, we were in Kelly’s office before Pearl was 4 days old. She said Pearl’s cry sounded like a baby unicorn :) Several months later, Truett had his first seizure. As soon as we were sent home from the hospital, we got Truett into Kelly for a last minute appointment. She checked him and helped us figure out why he was so weak. She was so kind, Truett is wild and got into all her stuff in her office every time we were there. He would trip over all her cords, throw stuff and wipe his nose on her desk and furniture. One times he threw a sucker stick and it landed right on her desk. She had these antique health books on the floor under her hutch...I always worried Truett would shred them!

When we were living our camper after my mother in law died, I went to see kelly because I started losing my hair and my mind...She would always say “You’re doing so many great things, good job.” I needed her reassurance and her kindness. I needed someone to say “good job”, someone to notice how hard I was trying to care for my family! She spoke peace and healing into my body and spirit. There were times when I would walk in and she would say ok we need to pray right now. She would hold my hands or put her hand on my head and pray peace into me. I cried so many times on the other side of her desk. The last few years have been so hard on my body and spirit. When I found out that I had lost my pregnancy, first stop was church, second stop was Kelly. Her receptionist told her what was going on and she immediately came out and checked me. Of course a warm hug, and her peaceful, calm, soft caring voice. Once I came to see her again after the miscarriage, I shared with her what had happened with my marriage and my baby. I told her I was choosing to forgive my husband and walk into healing with him. I also expressed that we were unsure of what to do about our son and his epilepsy, expect healing or accept the diagnosis. She gave me a book called “Moving Mountains” and then didn’t charge me for my appointment! I was in tears! It was a long appointment worth at least $120 minimum. When I would be in the store looking for help, she would come up and hug me and say how are you doing? She checked me and said, wow you need blood builder! She was a woman of high value and no matter how much her profession focused on health of the body, she genuinely cared about the spiritual and emotional health of the person. I always thought, there’s no way we could move out of state, how would I ever find someone like Kelly to take my children and family to see?! Her voice was so calming and peaceful. I will really miss her. She was a special part of my life and it was God’s hand working freely through her that gave my husband and I a family.

I really hope that over time and as I develop, God will shape me into a woman that allows His work to flow through her hands.

Time to Clean Up Shop

Is it too cluttered to work in your heart? During worship, I heard clearly "It's time to clean up shop." As soon as I heard this I pictured an coverall clad mechanic with a dirty face and worn hands walking into a repair shop. He looked around dismayed because of the huge mess crowding the work area. He pushed a button on the wall behind him to open the large garage door on the front of the building. As the sun shone through the door, he began to sort through the garbage and toss things quickly out of the garage to make room for the work he needed to do.

Daily life in my world, and the world in general, clutter abounds. It seems to me that the more clutter I have in my home, the more cluttered my brain is. I have a lot of things. The life I lives requires me to always be thinking about the next purchase. Who needs socks, school supplies, food for special diets, gifts for the holidays, and general comfort and enjoyment items. When we live this life, we really also need to be decluttering constantly. When I slack in the decluttering area, everyone suffers. I can't think straight, the house is a bomb, no one can find anything and I absolutely can not bring more into the house. If I don't declutter, I end up in a vicious cycle of trying to find places to store things, and struggling to enjoy daily life because I have so much pressure on me.

I absolutely felt this was a spiritual message I needed to apply to my life. I was thinking about the things I struggle with as
clutter in my heart. I realized I need to toss a lot of things out of my mind so God can get some new thoughts and ideas in my head. I started saying "NO" to thoughts that would come into my head and immediately dismissing them. This has helped cut out all kinds of distractions and keep me on task. So, my garage door is open, and I'm tossing things out, binding them up and making room for new and better!!

Deeper

I started this blog a few months ago to chronicle the healing process that I am going through. I am really really needing to solidify my time with the Lord. I absolutely can not live life without Christ being the most important part of my day. I love studying, reading and writing. So I am trying to start a devotional routine that is easy to follow and nourishing to my daily walk and challenges. I also feel like this will open a portal for God to speak to my heart more often and more directly. Right now, I have allowed my daily routines and responsibilities to become an idol in my life. Right now I am trying to start by getting up early without any distractions to study. There couldn't be a better way to start the day! I do have a great vision of having a special area where I can spend my time with the Lord every day. A special area set apart to study and hear from God, that's the dream. I think if I make a special area, then as I go through my day, the impact of that time alone will remain in my mind and on my heart. Someday, I could teach other women how to make an area like that for themselves.

I recently taught a small lesson for a mom's group based around the story "My Heart Christ's Home" by Robert Boyd Munger. When I asked the group who was having quiet time with the Lord every day, there was only one woman (out of maybe 10), that said she had devotions every day with her husband. I was sad because I felt like these moms were really missing out during the most stressful times of their lives. WHen we have kids hanging all over us, paperwork, husbands to please and an entire home to take care of, we need to hear GOD! We need to be in the word for our daily bread and encouragement for our souls, minds and bodies!

SO here is what I imagine, a beautifully colored chair (maybe a recliner) with a cozy throw blanket. A nice rug under the chair and a small side table with a drawer. Maybe a lamp. Definitely a coaster. ;) Of course, I know that in any situation I can read the Word and seek God, but making a special spot to do this, would definitely help me sneak away from my family or fall out of bed to get to it, even when I don't feel like it!