"All Hail the Power"

Good afternoon, friends and family-
I just came in from raking leaves. Yes, raking leaves in May! We had a lovely series of storms come through yesterday, six storms over a six-hour period, each one accompanied by hail. The first was the nastiest, lasting about half an hour with hail up to two inches in diameter! I saved some in the freezer if you want to see it.

The house seems to be undamaged—no broken windows and no flooding indoors. But the cars have dimples, and not the ones you get when smile. Yes, Bryan’s red Dodge Magnum was in the driveway along with my silver Stratus. I stood helpless at the window, having a tearful discussion with God as the hail gave the cars “depth”.

I learned long ago the difference between a problem and a fact of life: a problem you can do something about; if you can’t change it, it’s a fact of life. That hail was a fact of life—no amount of screaming, crying, or running outside to move the cars would stop the storm. (It might have dented my head!) But I could decide my response to it, and I chose to accept it and take care of the damage later.

This reminded me of 2 Corinthians 1:5, “For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.” Thank you for all the overflowing comfort you have shared with me for nearly two years now. We all have sufferings to deal with, but living through them and thriving on the other side give us the courage and strength to help others.

Anybody need leaves raked in May? I have experience!

By the way, I have a signed contract with HigherLife Publishing. My cancer manual should be published by February if not before, and I’ll have a website for it about the same time. There are a lot of people who need the “comfort” that I can share from my experiences and I’m looking forward to it.

Take care, make it a great day, and share comfort with someone who needs it—
Debbie