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Iron Sharpens Iron


Wow I have heard this statement over and over again; I guess this is what helps people feel better saying such a thing when trauma hits our sweet loved ones.  Another one I hear over and over is “GOD only gives you as much as you can take, you must be really strong.”

GOD loves his children and he authorizes pain and suffering to his children for a short time and then GOD in Jesus Christ name brings justice for his children.  When GOD steps in everything changes and people will have no doubt it was GOD as no man can do what GOD can do.

No human can really understands life as GOD is in control not us. 

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Prayer:

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but I remember the name of the Lord my GOD. Pslam 20:7 (NKJV)

I trust in, rely on, and am confident in You, O Lord, I say, You are my GOD.  My times are in your hands.  Psalm 31:14-15

The fear (False Evidence Appearing Real) of man brings a snare, but whoever leans on, trusts in, and puts his confidence in the Lord is safe and set on high.  Proverbs 29:25

The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my GOD, my keen and firm Strength in Whom I trust and take refuge, my Shield and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower.  I call upon the Lord, Who is to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.  Psalm 18:2-3

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

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Posted by on December 15, 2012 in 2012, GOD, marriage, My life

 

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Partners Against Pain – November is National Caregivers Awareness Month


Please select Partners Against Pain for more information.

November is National Caregivers Awareness Month

Sending a big thank you to all the caregivers working hard to care for our beloved family members.  I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to my aunt Peg for caring for my ninety-two year old grandma!  My grandmother still lives in the home my grandfather built for her over fifty years ago all of this is directly attributed to my aunts hard work and dedication.

Me and my grandma before my pain was managed note the smile on my face shows pain.

We must remember no human or animal should suffer from horrific pain, this is not a quality life.   I went over one year without having my pain managed not understanding that the pain was not going to go away like when we break our leg or something.   Pain is a signal to say something is wrong and we need to get help I highly suggest reaching out and doing your homework when helping a loved one navigate pain management.  Before my pain was managed I refused to eat much, suffered from insomnia as the pain would wake me up I found myself living a life in a deep blur this is not healthy.

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody

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Posted by on November 19, 2012 in health

 

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Living With Chronic Pain


Why write this post?

It is my hope and desire that my life story will help you have a bit more empathy for your family and friends who are suffering with pain.  Animals cannot speak our language and they depend on us humans to pay attention to how they are walking, laying and acting in life, please remember pain affects our pets too :)

What’s it like to live with chronic pain?

The smile that was once on our human face is removed replaced with little wrinkles between the eyes, breathing is shortened and more intense, hands can seem to grip tight, toes crumple up, neck is tight, and pain becomes something we learn to live with.  No longer is it fun to entertain or attend social events as pain requires our immediate attention.  Here is a link to show the faces of Pain a doctor pain scale  really sad that many times a chronic pain can turn into a tear jerking insane pain for no apparent reason at all.  Pain changes and swings in and out of our bodies.

What Can We Do To Help The Human Or Animal Live The Best Life?

Make sure the doctors have an understanding of what is causing the pain.  Pain has a reason to be sending us the signal something is wrong in our bodies, something is terribly wrong when pain makes us cry tears and we need to give our bodies the opportunity to heal.  We need to wait another day to push harder and sometimes less is more in working with strengthening our bodies muscles.

Pain is very real yes this is indeed true but beneath the pain and pain medication is the same human we use to know in a different way, same mother, wife, husband, brother, father, daughter, sister, co-worker, friend just enduring a daily battle with chronic pain.  To be free of pain is indeed a gift from GOD.  Never take for granted such a gift as it has freed you to do or be anything you want to be, no limitations if you are pain free.

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody

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http://www.donkeywhisperer.com

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Posted by on October 26, 2012 in 2012, Life, sick

 

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Back To Physical Therapy – a gait physical therapist


Howdy,

Update on my  health:

The bible says “The Lord Gives Us Strength For Today”, I try to remember I just need to enjoy the day as best as I can as things could have been way worse than they are, heck I could have died very easily.   I will forever be grateful to Jesus for letting me live and keep my most precious legs and brain, GOD is indeed amazing as my body survived what can only be called a miracle.  I am indeed grateful for the medical team of doctors that worked on my body and continues to support me as I learn to live with the physical disabilities and life long pain the motor vehicle accident created.

The weather is a huge factor for me as the screws in my pelvis do not like cold and damp weather, perhaps one day GOD will provide a place for us to live with less rain and not so darn cold.  The last two months have been record breakers for lack of rain in Western Washington, fall is here as the mornings and nights are getting colder again causing the deep hip pain to return oh how I did not miss this pain.

I continue to endure rib pain, hip pain, neuropathy in my feet, back pain, middle, lower and upper as well my pelvis does not move with the screws in it as it should.   I wear shoes called Joya to help walk on cement but still stairs and cement are my biggest challenge. Walking is indeed one of my most difficult challenges along with sitting I really need the pelvis elevated for the best relief.

Remember to stay grateful for everything in your life as someone in the world has it worse off than us.  Our life is fragile and precious and we should never ever take any of it for granted as we never know when our time is up, our health is the most important thing we can own. If you have your health you are indeed blessed.

I thank you for continuing to pray for me and my family,  I pray my story has helped you stay motivated and inspired to trust GOD in Jesus Christ precious name for all things.  GOD is amazing!

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody

http://wwwyouversion.com/mobile

http://www.donkeywhisperer.com

https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer

 
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Posted by on September 28, 2012 in 2012, Jesus, Life, trauma

 

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Healing From Physical Trauma Car Accident, Stroke, Spinal Cord, Broken Pelvis, Nerve Pain – Ask For A Physiatrist


What Is a Physiatrist? – copied from the link below

One of the best, albeit unintentionally kept secrets of medicine is the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R, also known as physiatry) and its doctors called physiatrists (fiz.ee.at.’ trists).

These are physicians (MD’s or DO’s) who are trained experts in bones, joints, muscles, nerves and the brain, with a strong emphasis on how all of those work together to create function. For rehabilitation (rehab) physicians, the primary focus is restoring, maintaining, and optimizing function. That accounts for the breadth of patients physiatrists treat, including those with: sports injuries (professional and recreational athletes), spinal cord injuries (e.g. Christopher Reeves), brain injuries (such as reporter Bob Woodruff), neurological diseases (e.g. Michael J Fox), carpal tunnel syndrome, strokes, burns, amputations, arthritis, etc. The common denominator among all of these is loss of function.

Did you know the Physiatrist is a well-kept secret?

Not anymore, share this information with your loved ones.  Here is the link explaining the role of this doctor.  

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody

http://wwwyouversion.com/mobile

http://www.donkeywhisperer.com

https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer

 
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Posted by on September 17, 2012 in 2011, 2012, health, trauma

 

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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. 

Enclosed E-mail:

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

http://wwwyouversion.com/mobile

http://www.donkeywhisperer.com

https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer

 
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Posted by on September 9, 2012 in 2012, GOD, Jesus

 

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Massage Therapy Helps Chronic Pain


Howdy,

Have you ever wondered if massage therapy can help you or your loved one suffering with pain? 

Sadly I have been suffering from chronic pain and neuropathy of my feet, ankles and knees since 2010 after surviving a semi truck accident select GOD created a miracle for me to read more.  Massage therapy is one of the natural remedies I use to help with pain, the key is to find the right massage therapist.  You need to feel comfortable and massage therapy should not hurt to the point you are crying tears.

I have had way too many massages with tears as my poor body was destroyed by the semi truck and the pain was intense to say the least.  Select Explore Healing Practices for more detailed information. Here is one more link for massage therapy as massage therapy has a role in healing .  Select Partners against pain as this link will provide you with a database of knowledge in combatting pain, pain sucks it changes the smile we once had to a serious face, pain has no place in my life I give pain the cowboot every day.  I choose to focus on the great stuff in my life not the bad stuff.

What do you think about massage therapy?

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody

http://wwwyouversion.com/mobile

http://www.donkeywhisperer.com

https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer

 
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Posted by on August 27, 2012 in 2012, GOD, health

 

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Posted by on July 6, 2012 in 2012, Faith, Jesus, Life

 

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One Lovely Blogger Award


Howdy,

What more can I say except “Thank You, Thank You Very Much!!!! Thank you for the nomination, thank you for reading my blog.  Again, thank you!

Yesterday, I received a wonderful surprised by http://empoweredresults.org/, who notified me that she had nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award.

Thank you  for the nomination! 

In order to accept, there are a few rules:

Link back to the blogger who nominated you.  Post the blog award image on your page. Tell 7 facts about yourself. Nominate 15 other blogs. Let the nominees know they been chosen.

Hmmm!   Seven things about myself:

1. I have been with my husband almost twenty years, we are happily married.

2. I love the smell of the rain but miss the sun

3. One of my favorite flowers is the Lily

4. The smell of the ocean relaxes my soul, I love the smell of the ocean

5. I love all animals

6. Prayer is the most important part of my life

7.  Learning to let go and trust GOD for all things

Recently bought a coffee cup that says:

When Plan A begins to falter & life turns upside down, do you sink or swim? In the end the true test of character is how you handle plan B

MY NOMINEES

This was really hard to do because I follow a lot of blogs which should be nominated for this award. Please visit their blogs and share whatever moves you as you read!

http://www.elephantadvocacy.blogspot.com/

http://www.critterfarmgirl.blogspot.com/

http://cissyblue.wordpress.com/

http://blog.everycowgirlsdream.com/

http://bentehaarstad.wordpress.com/

http://www.tracielouisephotography.com/

http://www.the7msnranch.com/

http://donkeyparadise.wordpress.com/

http://teamdonk.wordpress.com

http://morningbrayfarm.com/2012/01/07/ellsworth-loves-his-daddy/

http://remissionary.wordpress.com/

http://www.stonewritten.com/?p=4339

Please remember to look for a human or animal you can be a human angel for today as each of us has the opportunity to help one another each and every day.

GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged!

Melody

http://www.donkeywhisperer.com

https://www.facebook.com/Donkeywhisperer

http://www.youversion.com/mobile

 
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Posted by on June 21, 2012 in 2012, Award

 

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You Did It!!!!


COPIED FROM THE LOVE OF DONKEY FB – YOU DID IT!****

“From “for the love of donkeys FB” page:

****YOU DID IT!****

The donkey roping competition on June 23 has been cancelled because of public input and the number of complaints received.

Congratulations, everyone!

For the love of donkeys, thank you all for being a part of stopping this.
I have personally spoken to the sheriff’s office in Culbertson County, Texas, at 12:50 p.m. Mountain time today. According to the dispatcher I spoke to (Badge #361), Sheriff Carrillo says the donkey roping event on June 23 has been cancelled because of public input and the number of complaints received. We did it!”Let’s keep pushing for these donkeys to get away from their owner.

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From the Petition Update link

 

CANCELLED?! Continued from below update

from continued………….I also pointed out that there are photos and video (now password blocked) on http://www.justhorsinaroundphotography.com/p676930534/e17b0fa5e#h17b0fa5e clearing showing
donkeys being roped in Van Horn last July 2011.

I view this as a victory, partially. We need to get these donkeys to Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, we need a confirmation and promise from Jason Owen that he will not participate in any other donkey roping event EVER, meaning by purchasing donkeys for or promoting donkeys in a roping event.

Next we need this to stop all over Texas, and any other states that allows it. We need to pressure the law enforcement of Texas to actually enforce statue 42.09 http://donkeyrescue.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1122

ALL OF YOU ARE TO BE THANKED AND HUGGED, AND NUZZLED BY A DONKEY, FOR HELPING THESE DONKEYS. My most sincerest thanks and regards, Diana Reese

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June 19, 2012
 
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Posted by on June 19, 2012 in 2012, donkey

 

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