A few days ago, I shared this picture and caption on my social media platforms:
Hello! It’s been awhile since I’ve shared anything on social media. I figured an awkward selfie in my bathroom was a great way to re-enter the social media world. Ha! 
Many of you know that I had a stroke in July of 2023 followed by the death of my father-in-law, a miscarriage, and then a heart procedure. Since then my health has continued to decline and doctors are baffled by my symptoms and lab & test results. But God is not baffled and I trust that He is using it all for His glory and my good!
I’ve had some decent days (where I can get dressed and tackle a few household chores) and some rough days (where I’m in bed most of the day). I took this photo this past Sunday after coming home from church. What a blessing it was to make it to church… but I crashed once I got home.
I took a break from social media so I could focus my time and energy on my family and my health… plus my family needed to learn a new normal. I think we’ve finally figured out how to keep things running smoothly around here with all my health issues and doctor appointments. Praise God!
But, I’ve discovered that I miss the creative outlet and opportunities to encourage others that social media provides. I also have a head full of things I want to talk (or write) about! I’m not sure how often I’ll be on social media or what I’ll be sharing about but I’m hoping to find some time to pop in when the Lord allows me the time and strength.
Thank you for your prayers and sweet messages and comments! I love this little community of like-minded mamas. 
(Shared January 10, 2024 on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube)
How Are You Doing?
Friends and family ask me often how I am doing. Sometimes I have the strength to go into detail about health updates and how God has been working in my life. However, my usual reply goes something like this, “Health wise I am doing pretty poorly but emotionally and spiritually I am doing great!”
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
A while back, my pastor’s wife emailed me to see how I was doing. Below is a portion of what I wrote back to her.
“I am trusting the Lord and resting in the truth that He will supply all I need each day to accomplish His will for me. Sometimes His will is for me to lay on the couch while watching the kids play games together or laying in bed praying for others. Sometimes He gives me enough energy to accomplish other household chores. But I know that if I can’t get to something on any given day that it wasn’t His plan for me and I’d rather be in His will than pushing myself to accomplish my own will/plans. It is a great comfort to know that God has ordained it all for a purpose (even if I never know what the reasons were). I have determined not to grumble or complain about what I can’t do and instead ask the Lord how I can glorify Him in each moment and day He gives me. I have found great peace in knowing that I can always glorify God no matter what my circumstances are. If I can glorify Him with my mind and heart and right attitude (even if I can’t physically accomplish much) then I am doing what I was created to do! That truth brings me much joy!”
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son…
Romans 8:28-29a
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing to the Lord every moment, of every day, no matter my circumstances. (Psalm 19:14)
Video and Podcast Episodes You Might Enjoy
- Health Update: I Had a Stroke (video)
- What God Has Been Teaching Me About Worry, My Good, and His Glory (podcast)
- Discontentment: Practical Application from Psalm 73 (podcast)
I also have a FREE course to help you homeschool through hardship. Click here to access the Homeschooling Through Hardship course.
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