Some of my online friends have been asking how I am doing, so I thought I would combine my physical well-being with the lessons God is teaching me these days. I am on an extremely restrictive diet because the doctors don’t want my stomach working too hard until it has had a chance to heal. So, for the next month, I can eat fish (yuck!), soft or puréed foods and ice cream or sherbet. I can only add one new food a day, and this is the fifth day that I have been allowed to add foods, so I am now eating fish, noodles, butter or margarine, cake and puréed green beans. Sounds delightful, right? The good news is that I am able to eat and digest food! My esophagus is working right, and I am exercising my lungs daily now with a spirometer incentive device. You see, my lungs are not used to having all of that room to work so taking a deep breath is painful. I am working on expanding their capacity, with exercises on that little device ten times daily. Through all of this God has given me two scriptures that are very dear to my heart.

The first photo is from Voice of Prophecy and the second is from cellcode.us. Both were found with a Google search.

I am very happy to have the noodles or whatever is on my plate for the day. I have to eat 4-5 times a day, small meals. I am absolutely grateful for being able to taste and eat solid foods again. No, they are not my favorite things, but they do nourish my body and are helping to make me stronger. My outer wounds from the robot cuts are almost healed. My inner parts are healing a little more daily. Thus, I am thankful for all that I have and all that I can do. It’s a long recovery period of 2-3 months, but God is with me every step of the way. After all, He looks after all of the birds and the flowers, so I’m sure that He will take care of me. He is supplying my physical, emotional and spiritual needs daily. I hope that you know this God of whom I speak. He does not love or care for you any less than He cares for me…just trust His mercy, love and goodness. Go before His throne and ask for His forgiveness. That will start a relationship that will be unbelievable! Blessings for a day filled with God’s goodness!