"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

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I will keep in perfect peace He who trusts in me. Isaiah 26:3

I've mentioned this verse before but I'm reminded of it daily. Today I'm taking Case to Johnstown to meet a surgeon about the posibility of placing a G-tube. As I said before, the g-tube doesn't bother me. At this point I'm practically ready to put it in myself.;) Case has lost weight in the past couple of weeks and I know that can't be good. My mind tends to wonder and worry,though. I have an app on my phone that has a short "lesson" each day.  It's funny how perfect today's lesson is. To sum it up, it told me not to worry. Jesus knows this big picture and has already taken care of today and always.:)  It's time to trust God completely. G-tube or no G-tube. Vomiting or no vomiting. Whatever this and every day brings it is God who is in controll not me. Sometimes people confuse trusting God with God fixing everything. I believe everything is going to be okay. And by "okay" I mean that I will blindly trust His will to be perfect. I will alow Him to do as He thinks best although it doesn't always meet my previous standards of "best". After all, Case is God's. :)

This verse is beautiful and sums up everything I was trying to say.:)


"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33

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  1. DanelleNovember 15, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    When I was about 13 I volunteered at the YMCA to help take care of people that couldn't take care of themselves. It was a 2 week camp for them so they could have fun with other people and just have fun in general. Anyways, it was my job for those to weeks to take care of a little boy "Jason" I can't remember his name sadly :( He was about 8 years old and he was just the most brilliant little kid ever. He hardly spoke and he was such a little kid for being 8 years old. Well, I found out that I had to feed him through a tube in his stomach. Every day when I hooked up his pediasure (pretty sure that's what it was)we would say is was pizza or something, and one day I actually got a pretty good laugh out of him. It made me cry... writing this even now makes me cry. What I'm trying to say is, that little boy left a huge imprint in my life and I have a feel Case is going to do that with a lot of people. The tube for this little boy didn't seem to bother him and us laughing and have a good time every time I fed him made it much easier for both of us. I hope if Case does have to get this he can start gaining lots and lots of weight :) Love you guys! xoxo

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  2. TestNovember 16, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    I needed that verse today. Good luck today and at your upcoming appointments too!

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