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Posted on 01/01/2021 6:43:29 AM PST by JustAmy
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I have no clue what Meniere’s is but it sounds very unpleasant and annoying. I hope and pray that your hearing is back to normal before long. Like you needed something else to go wrong.
Did you ever try CBD for some of your pain issues? I’ve thought about it but haven’t taken the plunge yet.
Gail, so sorry to read of your ear trouble. 🌹
All: We are in the deep freeze now in Wisconsin. Snow today, followed by temp drop and howling winds. Gotta get to work in the morning. Hoping they call to say “stay home” instead.🥶
I hope they let you stay home too. Don’t need to be out that kind of wind and storm. Brrrr!
I asked the ENT how much hearing I’d regain, he said 70%, I was already in twin hearing aids for low Frequency, But could still hear normal conversation, if no back ground noise like running water. Now it sounds like a garbled cartoon character on low volume. Basically NO hearing. Phone is useless. Can’t hear ring, or people talking even with speaker phone mode on. All medical seems to do is screw up what they are supposed to fix.
Bible in a Year:
I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand.
Harriet Tubman was one of the great American heroes of the nineteenth century. Showing remarkable courage, she guided more than three hundred fellow slaves to freedom after she first escaped slavery by crossing into free territory in the United States North. Not content to simply enjoy her own freedom, she ventured back into slave states nineteen times to lead friends, family, and strangers to freedom, sometimes guiding people on foot all the way to Canada.
What drove Tubman to such brave action? A woman of deep faith, she at one time said this: “I always told God, I’m going to hold steady on you, and you’ve got to see me through.” Her dependence on God’s guidance as she led people out of slavery was a hallmark of her success.
What does it mean to “hold steady” to God? A verse in the prophecy of Isaiah might help us see that in reality it’s He who holds us as we grab His hand. Isaiah quotes God, who said, “I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you” (41:13).
Harriet held tightly to God, and He saw her through. What challenges are you facing? Hold steady to God as He “takes hold” of your hand and your life. “Do not fear.” He will help you.
Reflect & Pray
What’s your biggest challenge right now? What can you do or say to let God know you trust Him?
Father in heaven, life is hard when I try to do it alone, so I need Your help. Please come alongside me in my greatest challenges and help me know I’m not alone.
Learn to face life’s challenges through your study of Soul Care at ChristianUniversity.org/CC201.
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Hi there, checking in with you on my lunch break. Roads were icy on the way to work. 😬🥶 It is about 10 degrees and sunny now. See ya later...😁
Hi...they are predicting snow for the weekend, but right now it’s just rainy
I don’t mind a little rain, as long as it doesn’t freeze!
It is like Siberia here. Will be -14 at night, high of 2 Saturday... looks bad for the next 6 days. Spring can’t get here soon enough.
Back to the salt mine.....😅
Enjoy your lunch and the rest of your day, and I hope you have a safe return home!
Ew...If I wanted to live in that kind of weather, I have some Inuit Relatives who would be glad to welcome me back into the tribe.
No Thanks!
Thank you.
Ya, I know. This arctic weather is awful. 🙄
Ohhh, road was dicey on my way home too😳. Wind blowing snow on the road. Home safe now, snug and warm.😊
Yikes! Glad you got home safely and are warm and snug now. Hope you don’t have to go in tomorrow!
Off until Monday!😁
WoooHooo! Life is good.
Bible in a Year:
Now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.
At local high school sporting events, Ted was the largest and loudest cheerleader in the stands. Before a degenerative condition took its toll on him, he stood six feet six inches tall and weighed 290 pounds. Ted’s crowd-stirring chants of “Blue!” (the school’s color) and candy-tossing at school events were legendary, earning him the name “Big Blue.”
But Ted’s reputation in his community wasn’t just for cheerleading. Neither was it for the alcohol addiction he experienced as a younger man. No, he will be remembered for his love for God and family, for his generosity and kindness. At a four-hour “home-going service” that celebrated his life, person after person came forward to testify about the vibrant Christlike ways of a man who’d been rescued from darkness by the power of Jesus through the gospel.
In Ephesians 5:8, Paul reminded believers that they “were once darkness” but quickly noted, “but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” Such is the call for every believer in Jesus. Children of light, like Ted, have much to offer those engulfed in this world’s darkness. “Fruitless deeds of darkness” are to be avoided (see vv. 3–4, 11). Those in our communities and throughout the world need the brilliant, distinctive witness of those upon whom Jesus has shined (v. 14). How distinctive? As different as light is from darkness.
Reflect & Pray
What are some reasons you hesitate to more intentionally spread Christ’s light in this world? Where are the places around you that need His light?
Father, forgive me for my passivity about being light. Lead me and use me as light in the dark spaces of this world.
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Peaches! My doggie woke me up at 5 today. 😅
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