My friends, 

I don’t know where to start or exactly what to say, but I feel the need to testify about some of what I’m experiencing. The Lord has done something and I can’t explain it all, but the words God has been speaking to me about what things would be like after all this are happening. Steve said at church that many shared how they were praying and that was just confirmation of what I was feeling today that I needed to share some testimonies with you! What is happening! 

I know I had a list of challenges last week but like in Mark 4-5 the nervous devil stirred up a storm on the sea when he was nervous that Jesus would get to the other side and kick all those demons out of the man from the Gadarenes, some amazing things come when you get to the other side of the sea. 

I don’t really know ALL that the Lord has done but I know what I’ve seen already. I feel like I’ve gotten to the other side of a sea. 

Here are some of the specific things I’m experiencing..

• I feel strangely “normal”.  Like “myself”. Maybe a good picture of it would be.. A myself I’ve always been, with skills and abilities I knew I had, but for a long time it felt like I was living under a basket I couldn’t get out of. I could see light. Light could shine in. But, it wasn’t all as perfectly clear as if there were NO basket. Something oppressing has been broken, delivered, disempowered. 
  

• Physically … I’m expectant and at rest instead of tired. 
  
• I am revitalized. I don’t know where my body yet in all that. I’m leaving that in the Lord’s hands. 
• I don’t really feel “sick” and I don’t feel like a person with a diagnosis. “Lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5-6
  

• I am “in tune” with my abilities again. I feel “in charge” again..  hard to explain that.. so I’ll leave it at that. 
  
• I’m enjoying living an empowered life. 
  
• I’m enjoying a lot. 

• Although I know I had treatment a week ago. I’m not really feeling the effect of it much at all. Except for my feet.. and neuropathy…it’s like I almost didn’t have it.
  
• I do not have any “chemo brain”.  I just realized that! 
  
• Not tired.. 
• I’m not up at night with reflux. ( I decided against it, lol. And that worked. :) I’ve not had any nausea at all for these last three times.. only acid reflux. 
• I can taste all my FOOD! (Last time stuff just tasted BAD) Praise God. 
• My legs don’t hurt. 
• I’m not up all night feeling “strange” like I’ve felt after chemo before. 

So, I don’t know what ALL is happening. We’ll see how this chapter plays out. I’m just thankful and felt I needed to testify to what the Lord was doing as so many of you have been putting prayers in the BOWL of heaven on my behalf. God has made confetti of some things I’ve been struggling with. So praise God! 

I want to share this song to encourage those of you who need a lift. I’m a lover of Psalm 91 and banjos. So this is a winner!

https://youtu.be/x6tvLVmwQug?si=Gp3EpZAt9GaHK375