Yes, it was one year ago today: Linda suffered congestive heart failure while we were visiting family in MN and WI. For 9 days in Cardiac ICU, we were not offered much hope of her coming back. Obviously, she did!
Today, she is 50+ lbs. lighter and with the aid of her walker, she is walking 45 minutes every day at the Mall, something she has not been able to do in years.
The chronic back pain from the scoliosis and previous major surgeries will always be there; she suffers from chronic bronchitis. It seems that the walking has helped her to get past the bouts of severe shortness of breath.
If Linda had not come back, she would be in heaven now with our Savior. She gave her heart to Christ many years ago... actually about 6 weeks before I did. It was her prompting that got me to start listening to what the Gospel was really about.
We don't understand the "why" of many things that have happened to us. But Linda and I both desire that it would all be as it was for the Apostle Paul:
“But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;” (Philippians 1:12)
If you are not absolutely certain of where you will go when you die... or if you think you are religious enough to make it to heaven on your own: we ask that you would take just five minutes of your time to look at the video in the blog entry below: "Keeping it simple..."
We hope to see you soon... if not here, then forever together in heaven!
Thank you for reading; thank you for praying for us.
Praise the Lord for her comeback and most of all for you both having His great salvation! I will continue to pray for her health struggles and your ministry. Also, thank you for the informative clip!
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Beth
Beth: Thank you!! We are both praying for you, too!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad Linda is doing better. It doesn't seem like a year has passed, but time flies these days. I have been thinking about and praying for you guys more recently, maybe we can get down for a visit sometime soon. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Larry, for praying for us! Come see us anytime!!
ReplyDeleteIt does seem amazing that a year has already passed. Praise God that Linda has improved, and is improving. Praise God for the ministry that you two have in Mexico!
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