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Melody
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Trust GOD For All Things
A few photo’s I snapped of my garden, yes my fountain has a really soothing sound but the big bonus is watching the birds bathe in the fountain and take a sip of cool water.
Usually I am writing about the animals specifically donkeys, horses and mules, pets, farm living and gardening but today I want to share a little deeper. Pain is a constant reminder to reach up to GOD in Jesus Christ name and believe he will hold our right hand as it is written in the bible, GOD will hold his children’s right hand.
Pain can shatter the strongest person and bring them to their knees begging GOD for mercy, help and healing as pain has no time limit it just keeps going on and on, day after day and hour after hour. Pain removes the smile from the human who suffers from pain day after day and if not attacked with a purpose to enjoy life in the midst of pain, pain will win by destroying our soul.
“Without Jesus Christ pain will destroy the human as pain attacks the core of our soul our dreams, goals and every day life experiences become more difficult.” Pain slowly sucks the joy and life completely out of the person kinda like a tree that needs a big drink of water after a few days of 90 degree weather. The good news is GOD can restore everything stolen and GOD can make his children soar like an eagle, never fainting and GOD can combat pain and suffering as he is the great I AM. The beginning and the end of everything in this precious world we live in.
Pain is like the wind you can feel it but you cannot see it. Frustrating as can be as no modern technology can show on a computer screen the amount of pain a person is withstanding thus doctors rely on what number is your pain today and a body diagram showing where you have pain. I have been suffering with chronic pain since April 13, 2010 after surviving a semi truck smashing into the passenger door of my GOD mothers little tiny 1980 truck after she ran a stop sign.
Select What is a Physiatrist to read more about pain doctors. The physiatrist often coordinates a team of other doctors and health professionals in developing and carrying out a comprehensive rehabilitation plan; s/he may specialize in the care of patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The coordinated treatment plan extends beyond hospital walls into the patient’s family, community, occupation, friends, and ultimate life style.
A friend sent me a new blog to read you may enjoy this too select Finding Purpose In Pain - Walking through the hard days, living to glorify God this is a wonderful blog to read.
What Can I Do To Help My Body, Friend, or Loved One Suffering with Pain?
1. Most importantly understand that pain is the body saying “something is wrong”
2. It is important to find a pain specialist, I was given the name of a physiatrist after suffering with insane amounts of pain for over one year. The doctors just did not know what to do to help me survive chronic pain. My physiatrist is indeed a human angel as she has helped me the most with pain.
3. Be a great friend, family member and have mercy for the person suffering from pain little things mean a lot to a pain suffer. Stopping by and visiting, little gifts of your time mean the world to people suffering from physical and emotional pain as they remember what it was like to be busy.
4. People who are suffering with the worst of pain (emotional or physical) usually live their life in isolation it is indeed a special place as GOD is always number one on my mind, I can’t live without Jesus Christ helping me navigate life it is just too hard. Sharing a few prayers or words of encouragement is always a drink of fresh water for people suffering.
Pslam 18
I love you, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer: my GOD is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold,
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
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The Trauma Is Gone – Now What?
What happens after trauma settles and things calm down?
We try to keep our life the way it was before the trauma hit as well this is much more comfortable for most of us humans than trying something new. All the while GOD is giving us a little nudge to be brave and step into our new life; the key is being flexible sometimes letting go of our homes, career, dreams and education to pursue a completely new life, a life GOD has created just for us full of dreams, presents and surprises way beyond our human brains ability. GOD is able to do miracles, healing, create new jobs, save a marriage, heal a family. Just like nature has seasons I believe life has seasons nothing stays the same. I have learned to Trust GOD for all seasons of life as GOD is the great I am, the beginning and the end he knows what is best for his children.
We must remember to not stay in the past look at what GOD makes new every day, remember GOD placed our eyes facing ahead not behind us. Hang on to the great memories and live in the moment, stay grateful, have a good attitude and never ever fall into the trap that this is it GOD can do no more.
Today may be your day, keep trusting GOD to help you and your family as he Loves you.
Prayer For Help
I leave my troubles with the Lord, and He will defend me, He never let’s honest people be defeated. PSLAM 55-22 (GNT)
The Lord my God holds my right hand, he is the Lord, who says Fear Not I Will Help You! ISAIAH 41:13 (GNT)
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
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GOD is amazing – look at the colors
Howdy,
If you ever get bored and tired in our world take a spin on the internet and look a the magnificent colors GOD has created for us. GOD is amazing and the bible says the one thing he made that he is the most proud of is you and me. Never forget how important and special you are to GOD and how much he loves you. Never give up as it is written in the bible GOD will never, never give up on his children.
I am rooted, established, strong, immovable and determined. 1 PETER 5:9 NIV
When life is the most difficult and it is not easy in fact it seems impossible this is when GOD will step in and show off for his children. We must remember the bible speaks of GOD looking at each of us as his children as he created us. One of my most favorite songs is GOD Loves A Lullaby Better than a Halellujah! Have you ever listened to this song?
Remember each day is a new day and a day each of us has the opportunity to be a human angel to another human or animal living in our most precious and fragile world.
I will pray to him and he will hear me and I will fulfill my vows. JOB 22:27 NIV
The Lord goes before me; He will march with me; He will not fail me or let me go or forsake me; I will fear not, neither become broken in spirit, Depressed, dismayed, unnerved with alarm. DEUTERONOMY 31:8
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
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Nothing Is Impossible With GOD – It’s A Matter Of Prayer
Howdy,
After receiving a message from a reader of the Donkey Whisperer Farm I realized I need to update my health and talk a little more about my relationship with Jesus Christ but most importantly the gift and power of prayer in Jesus Christ name. After reading his testimony for Jesus Christ I asked for permission to share with all of you. – Enjoy!
I do not talk much about my pain and suffering as well I try not to dwell on the negative and stay focused on the positive in my life, I wish I could say GOD healed me 100% but this has not been the case. I suffer from chronic pain every minute, hour and day and I have been told when I am older it will be more difficult I will need to live in a dryer place in my late years. Dampness and cold is horrific for me and I do not look forward to the fall and winter of the Pacific Northwest, Washington.
Please remember nothing is impossible with GOD, prayer is very important as the bible states the angels wait for us to pray they cannot go to work until we pray in Jesus Christ name.
Update on my health:
Washington State has had no rain for over 40 days now and I have learned the warm weather with no rain helps me walk better and less deep hip pain. I was in a wheel chair for one week short of 90 days praise GOD after the three screws were surgically inserted in my broken pelvis from the semi truck accident. From the wheel chair I went to Physical Therapy for almost two years, sadly I live with chronic pain every minute, hour and day since April 13, 2010. I suffer from chronic pain every day, neuropathy in my feet ankles and a deep ache in my right hip where the three screws (large) were surgically inserted into my pelvis. I suffer from insane amounts of knee pain, back pain all connected to the nerves from the pelvis along with the right ribs needing to be popped back in by the chiropractor on a regular basis a horrific amount of pain seems to be one of the side effects. I cannot stand for long periods of time or walk for long periods of time without serious back pain and neuropathy in my feet and ankles.
I continue to pray GOD will remove all this pain from my body one day and I will be able to walk again without insane amounts of pain in my feet and back. I am forever grateful to GOD for his miracle of life and healing as I should have died in the car accident, guess what GOD has the last word and GOD said it is not my time to go to heaven. I am needed here on earth to share the miracle of mercy, life and health GOD can give each one of us if we believe as much as a mustard seed. Jesus is alive and he loves all his children.
Pain is horrific as it keeps on minute, hour and day after day relentless to not give the body, mind and soul a break. It has been my full-time job to heal and get well since April 13, 2010 after surviving a semi-truck smashing into the passenger door of my GOD mothers little truck after she ran a stop sign. I recently read 90 minutes in heaven a book about a man who survived a semi truck accident and suffers from chronic pain he went to heaven for 90 minutes. I did not die or experience any form of heaven when I almost died. What I do remember is feeling like GOD was holding my right hand and GOD was giving me the strength to trust him to take care of me.
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Melody, I’m curious. In one picture you’re seated in a wheel chair. Are you still?
I’m old enough to have experienced and seen how the Holy Spirit uses the things in our lives to help us grow spiritually. There are always times of disappointment and wondering but that makes it challenging and interesting.
I would like to share one thing in our lives. My wife was still working as a public health nurse when she discovered that she had a brain tumor. She had an MRI three years prior but the radiologists failed to mark it down. With in a week she had an MRI and we sat before a surgeon at the UW medical center. He said he had surgeries scheduled for the follow 3 weeks. The day was Friday afternoon. He called his wife and found out that she and her daughter would be visiting colleges so he said he would come in special the next (Saturday) morning.
My wife was still on the phone working. I checked her in to the hospital that night and then went home. She called me about 11:30 and asked if I would cancel our airline tickets to San Diego. She had made the arrangements so I looked through her notes and discovered she had taken out cancellation insurance. I called the 800 number for Travelocity. I talked briefly with the man who told me that I needed to call the insurance company to get a reference number. Before I hung up he asked why I was canceling. I told him about my wife. He told me he would pray for her. About twenty minutes later I called the 800 number back. The exact same man at Travelocity answered. I asked if he was a Christian. He said yes. He was located in Bombay, India. She was in the hospital 22 days. When we left, we sat before about 8 staff. The painted a grim picture. They told me I had a Pollyanna outlook on life because of Christian faith. I told them they had no idea who my God is. Today she is 99% back to normal. The pieces fit together like a giant puzzle.
I know there may be times of frustration. Be patient and let your life unfold as he takes charge of the details.
Ken & Maggie - ”It’s a Matter of Prayer”
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
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Moment of Impact
Howdy,
Life has a way of changing even when we don’t want it to, even when we work so very hard to keep it in balance and harmony, I always thought our actions created a direct result of the life we are living as adults. I am here to share this is not true, sometimes life (trauma) steps in and everything we knew to be true is forever changed without our actions having any factor. Dictionary calls this the victim, a victim is just in the wrong place at the right time and they suffer the consequences of another persons actions or natural trauma (flooding, fire, hurricane, tornado) for the rest of their life.
I did not fall to my knees for Jesus until I was in my early forties as I had suffered such horrific trauma from life that I just did not believe in GOD. Then in my early forties I was given the news of a spinal cord tumor and at this point I gave my life, soul and heart to Jesus. The world we live in is indeed not heaven it is a fallen world I do my best to stay in deep prayer with Jesus and believe things will not only get better but turn out to be GOD’s plan of taking what evil has tried to destroy me and move me up to the next level in life.
Frustrating for sure to work so very hard to make our life be a certain way and then in a “Moment Of Impact” everything changes and there is just no time for planning or changing our actions to stop the consequences spinning into motion of another. Thinking about this can destroy a human life as dreams, plans, love, relationships, family, everything we know to be true is forever changed at the “Moment of Impact” it is indeed a tragedy to be a victim and suffer from trauma at the hands of another human beings actions.
The bible says forgiveness is the most important of all for us humans as if we don’t forgive we are consumed with rage, revenge and hatred that will destroy our fragile perfect human body and I believe GOD weeps for his children. I believe GOD holds out his mercy and love trying to comfort his children and let them know not all is lost forever, I believe GOD whisperers a new dream into our fragile human minds.
And whenever I stand praying, if I have anything against anyone, I forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that my Father in heaven who is in heaven may forgive me my (own), failings and shortcomings and let them drop. But if I do not forgive, neither will my Father in heaven forgive my failings and shortcomings. MARK 11:25-26
Putting one’s life back together after the “Moment of Impact” can be difficult to say the least and when the person is trying so very hard to put their life together their partner (husband or wife) is indeed running a marathon of their own trying to adapt to the change that has been forced upon them. Sometimes marriages can withstand the “Moment of Impact” and sometimes they cannot. Why? Prayer, perseverance, love, patience, the ability to adapt to the transformation created from the “Moment of Impact” leaves the scars internally and physically deeply intertwined into ones soul.
Like a hot fire the “Moment of Impact” burns and destroys the human and animal who has survived the trauma. From the outside looking in the human and animal looks great but internally they are forever scorched and changed. Only GOD in Jesus Christ precious name can protect and renew what the evil one has stolen.
I pray GOD restores everything that has been stolen from you and me and gives us double for our troubles, I pray GOD releases his angels on the blood of Jesus Christ to protect his children and bring love, forgiveness, and laughter back to his children’s minds.
GOD is amazing and he is looking for people who are not afraid to say they believe in Jesus Christ.
Melody
Pacific Northwest Ocean and Sunshine
Howdy,
The weather in Wester Washington State has been in the 70′s and 60′s for two weeks now and I am here to say “Cold and Wet Does Not Play Well With Screws In My Pelvis”, I am walking better without rain and cold. Still I work hard to keep moving and not over do it. Living with three large screws in my pelvis is a challenge to say the least.
I graduated from Physical Therapy for the 2nd time a few weeks ago and by no means am I finished with being a gym rat, I will have to continue the grueling exercises the rest of my life. Why? The core muscles must stay strong or I will regress quickly and go backward into back spasms and lose muscle causing great pain and suffering. I continue to suffer from chronic pain, numbness feet, hip pain, back pain, shoulder pain, rib pop out-of-place needing chiropractor adjustments.
After two years of not being able to do any 5th wheeling, or much of anything I was able to go back to my most favorite place in the entire world the ocean. The ocean is a place of great healing for me, I just can’t take the cold and dampness so after the day is over I retreated to the 5th wheel with my legs propped up getting the pressure off my pelvis.
GOD is amazing and I am forever grateful to GOD for giving me and my husband the strength to endure and push past the worst pain imaginable and the long distance perseverance it has taken us to get to this point. Never give up!
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
Look Where Your’e Going
Howdy,
Today was a milestone for me as my physical therapist told me I am strong enough to graduate from physical therapy, I have been in Physical therapy for almost two years, this car accident has been one of the most challenging things I have ever had to do in my life. Surviving a semi truck accident is indeed a miracle from GOD; walking and not living in a wheel chair is indeed a miracle from GOD, having the strength and courage to persevere day after day when the pain does not go away is a miracle from GOD. GOD has placed a gift in my mind “Look Where You Are Going” and never ever give up. The photo above is me and my horse Lily before the semi truck accident, I love this photo it is a great memory.
Now the hard work begins as I must continue to do all the exercises on my own. No more physical therapist providing me with new exercises, I must be the physical therapist for my body now, I must push myself when I am tired to keep going to the gym, my core must stay strong or pain and suffering will return in insane amounts.
When I lift weights to keep my core strong I wear my ariat horse riding gloves to remember what my goals are and “look where I am going” as each day is indeed a gift from GOD. I like to touch things and see things to keep motivated “look where I’m going” just like the cross I wear around my neck to call out to Jesus.
No doubt we must always remember where we are going in life in order to get where we want to go. I found this excellent article Look Where you’re Going explaining how horse, donkey and mule people must look where they are going in order to mirror with their four-legged ride. Enjoy!
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
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Faith Is Something We Cannot See, Feel Or Touch
Howdy,
I found this blog and had to share it select A facebook find!.
This really got me to thinking this morning when things are really tough in life and I just can’t see the light beyond the darkness I rely on faith from GOD to help me. Faith is all I had to believe I would not die but live after surviving a life threatening car accident. Faith is what I hang onto when the pain is insane and I can’t take another minute of it, Faith is what I cling to when I cannot understand in my mind how things will work out. Faith is peace for me.
”Faith for me is believing (knowing with no doubts) I am GODs child and GOD can restore everything, GOD in Jesus Christ precious name will give me the super natural strength to move forward when my body and mind is broken and crushed.” GOD is amazing, we must use faith when we cannot see what tomorrow will bring.
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!
Melody
