Category: jpnews

  • Tuesday, July 22

    Tuesday, July 22: hope-y birthday [Today I chose not to share at each interval. It was just a too heavy day. It was a hard day. God knows what to do with hard days. And he knows what to have me not do on hard days. My son had a birthday, and he may not…

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  • shared burden

    “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 This same verse in the Amplified Classic reads: “Bear (endure, carry) one another’s burdens and troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete what is lacking [in your obedience to it]”…

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  • Monday, July 21

    Monday, July 21: Drain Overnight into Morning Applying the Blood …at 5:30 am the Uber arrived and my mind said “today I declare we are under the Blood of Christ!” I’m going to pour back over that book by Derek Prince; I was once counseled that an annual study of the power of the blood…

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  • Sunday, July 20

    Sunday, July 20

    Sunday, July 20: Breathe & Word! Overnight Sat to Sun Difficult is the word for this. The IV nutrients test was fine…till it wasn’t. The medical team filled the room and A awakened to that. No bueno. Our primary doc, who we all value tremendously (she’s wise and cautious in her approach; she also communicates…

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  • Saturday, July 19

    Morning Early morning was a little “messy” but resolved with amazing nursing team, followed by… A most welcome visit from a pastor-friend from church, a welcome encouragement for both J & A. I moved from hotel to Airbnb in anticipation of a post-discharge support for a day or so before I’m Minnesota bound. Afternoon As…

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  • Friday, July 18

    Friday, July 18

    Afternoon (updated 5:46 ET) J slept a solid (for a hospital) 3 hours with no nausea: PRAISE! They turned the suction back on at 1:28 pm. At 2:24, the doc came to check it. He said, “Since it was 1:28, let’s check it at 2:30 and assess.” He came back 2 minutes later and said,…

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  • Why I Am in NYC

    Why I Am in NYC

    Because they didn’t tell me NO. And for that, I am grateful. My child had major surgery. Then an unreasonable number of complications followed (anything over zero is unreasonable). When they told me of the second surgery, I called and asked if anyone would be offended if I came out. I was on a plane…

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  • A Summary of Events

    A Summary of Events

    Thank you for taking time to come alongside our family and stand in the gap for J & A. This page is private, only available with the link I shared. We kindly request that you not share it without permission. This is the easiest way to share information quickly with you, our amazing community quickly…

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  • 4 Pillars

    4 Pillars

    The 4 Pillars of wellness are survive, be nice, don’t yell, and try to get some sleep. No, seriously, there are days like that, right? …what has worked for me are these pillars as they were taught to me:

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  • Beat the Diagnosis

    Beat the Diagnosis

    Most of us know the thing that is our health challenge. We just try to ignore it. I couldn’t get out of the bed; no energy, and my gut was all sorts of jacked! What we need to do is beat the diagnosis before the diagnosis!

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