Bumps and Stones

It’s annoying. I don’t like having these bits of extra issues rolling around. Sigh. Lets get over this one together, blog readers. What it is is already determined. None of our precious opinions carry any weight at all. End of discussion. Reflect on how silly we are. Smile. (A touch of wryness is permissible.) Pump a little happy juice. Wry happy juice is still happy juice. I think.

Stones

Gall bladder got ultrasounded. Guess what. The ‘junk’ turns out to be good sized stones. Not that there’s any treatment called for. My gall bladder feels fine to me, and that, at least, seems to be the governing factor in the fate of the poor organ. But I will try to be extra nice to it. A low fat diet is helpful, and although I generally eat that way, I hope to do less cheating.

Bumps

Two enlarged lymph nodes in my groin. These were needle biopsied by Dr A in his office yesterday. Results will be available tomorrow.

Revisit blog post of June 21

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27

Don’t!

Don’t go there.

We worry when we can't see ahead as clearly as we want to.

If we don't know what it is, why on earth do we spend precious mental energy wondering about it?

Just don’t go there!

It will be revealed when its time has come. Or not.

We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:6

I am grateful for the prayers of God’s people. Here’s some evidence that your prayers are bearing fruit: I was remarkably relaxed through the procedures yesterday. During the gall bladder ultrasound I was asked to breathe deeply, hold, and exhale repeatedly. I'm thinking, 'My goodness, there's something to this deep breathing." When asked to turn onto my side I felt so peaceful and comfortable that I could have had a nice nap on the spot. Procedure over. Too bad.

Later, at Dr A’s office, waiting for the groin exam, my blood pressure was 100/80! It hasn’t registered that low in 10 or 20 years. Thanks, all!

Look for a post tomorrow – probably late, and short. I have a barbeque dinner date with a baseball team.

Finally, a little more of the Word of God  -

2 Samuel 22:29-34

You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.