40 Days of Prayer - Day 9

Praise the LORD!

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;

For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 

For His lovingkindness is great toward us,

And the truth of the LORD is everlasting.

Praise the LORD!

I will praise the LORD while I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Psalm 106:1, 117:2, 146:2

My heart is grateful and I am praising God for His activity in our lives.  Something I've been learning more about, regarding thanking and praising God, is that He is worthy of thanks and praise no matter what things look like down here.  Whether things are going the way I hope they will or not.  Whether something looks like a good gift or not.  He is always good, always giving good gifts, always weaving a tapestry of beauty regardless of what it looks like on this side.

Today there are praises that are answers to prayer, and they happen to look like what we perceive as good gifts.  :-)

~ I was able to work my shift at the Post Office today, and I am grateful.

~ I also stepped on the scale to see that I am up another pound and a half, which makes 93 pounds!  This is huge, and it will be every time there is an inching upward.  Dale said tonight that he wants to have a "100 Pound Party"  when I get there.  :-)

~ And, my stomach has been quiet for days now.  This is also huge.  I believe it can be attributed to the high-quality pancreatic enzymes I'm taking.  It took awhile, but they seem to be doing the job now.  It is a tremendous blessing.

I did not have the opportunity today to talk with the local doctor, but may have another in the next couple of weeks.  We continue to pray for that.  And it may be that it is not the direction the Lord would have us go, so we'll see what He does.

Today's Prayer Requests:

~ Continued weight gain.

~ Same as yesterday regarding the transition to adrenal support and eventual thyroid meds.

~ That the gall bladder test will be definitive (on Wednesday).

~ That I can work on Monday for my normal half-day shift.

Again, thank you for praying.  What a blessing you are to us!