Hi friends, sorry it's taken me so long to come back!

[kellie3]

  A quick recap for those new who don't know me.  I came to the Ex site 4 or 5 years ago after being diagnosed with end stage Emphysema and given little time to live.  You can go to my page and read my story.  

  I can tell you life is much sweeter now smoke free and living in a healthy body that responds to me.

  Living a life guided by God's word is amazingly peaceful and worthwhile.

  In May of 2013 the same man of God that prayed healing over my lungs the year before, returned to our church.  He prayed over me one night and (without knowing me or my current circumstance) told me that I would find peace in my life.  That my struggles were over, and that I would meet a man of God who next year during his visit would be by my side.  🙂

  I outwardly showed little excitement (actually I began to cry like a baby), but inside my heart soared.  My relationship the last 5 years had been nothing, very little love or affection... Mostly a patient/caregiver type of relationship.  And, in no way Christian!  So this promise from God gave me hope.

  I moved out on my own in June 2013.  I moved into a small apartment.  I had already began my job, so I spent little time at home alone.  With the hours I was working I was missing out on most Bible studies, which fed my spirit and I needed.  There were times I felt so alone.  This had been the first time I had ever lived alone.  During those times I prayed to God to bring me peace with myself.

  It has been nearly 6 months now and I found out I like myself.  I don't mind my own company, and God is always with me during those lonely moments.

  I wasn't going to mention this, but this blog has always been brutally honest... So, I am keeping with that promise.

  About 5 weeks ago I went on Christian Mingle.  I wasn't sure what to expect, or if it would work.  My first experience wasn't good, so I got a hold of administrators and asked to have my account closed, and my profile taken down.  They told me it would be 2 days before it would all be gone.  That 2nd day an email came through.  Someone I had sent an email to the first day, I thought he was cute and looked kind.

  We each read the email the other had sent, then that night began talking on the phone.  It's now been 5 weeks of talking several times a day, texting and video chatting.  We love each other.   He is a Christian man who is all I have been looking for.  We will meet in November and see where this takes us.  I am happy and feel loved and cared for.

  I believe that at just the right moment, when God knew I was ready,  He put Michael in my life.

  I won't be posting any photos of him, or even sharing much information about him, until he is comfortable with that.  All I know is he is a blessing in my life, and I am looking forward to a new and fresh start with him.

  As for my job...

  It is very physical.  There are times when I am trying to negotiate a 200-400 lb rolls of carpeting, pushing and pulling it through the store.  There are other times I am loading 50 or more boxes of hardwood onto pallets which easily weigh 30+ lbs, or lifting 25+ lbs of boxes of tile.  Not to mention cutting 13' rolls of Vinyl or carpet.

  I had a total hysterectomy and after 5 weeks retuned to work on light duty.  Not to lift anything!  Of course there were times no one was around to help, so I just did it myself.  I recovered perfectly from that... Praise God!

  On the 2nd of October I was walking backwards on one end of a carpet roll, another associate on the other end, when I tripped over carpet laying on the floor and came down hard flat on my upper back.  Throughout the day I began to get more sore and stiff.  I had the next two days off, so I told my manager what had happened (just in case), and left that night to go home and soak in the tub.

  As it had turned out I have not been back to work, and now this is a workers comp claim.

  My Pulmonologist took ex-rays and said my lungs are PERFECT!  He said I can come off of O2 all together, to just keep it around in case of emergencies!  He told me that unless I had an issue, I could see him every 6 months for a check up.  OH!!!  He also told me NOT to lose anymore weight!  How many times in most women's lives do we hear such words?  More Praise to God for his healing!

  That same day I saw my Cardiologist and he told me my heart is working perfectly normal and I no longer needed to see him.

   Tell me this us not Devine Healing!  No one will ever be able to tell me any different!

  They both told me that even though these organs of mine are perfect, I need to take special care of them, so they both wrote me notes to my job to halt all physical activity.

  My Pimary Care Doctor told me I have signs of Costrocondritus.  She sent me to an Anesthisia Dr. for nerve block shots.  Once he examined me, his diagnoses is intercostal neuralgia at T8-9.  No lifting, no physical activity, no work.

  So, today I have an appointment with my Primary Care Doctor.  I will ask her for a letter to give to my workers comp rep. And to my employer saying I can not work there anymore.

  I have options, I know God will watch out for me.  I will keep you updated.

  I stand on God's healing.  I will be better than fine when this is over.  He brings his children out of storms victorious.

  So, in the meantime, I am going to all the Bible studies and Church I can get to.  I am reading the word, and I am building a relationship with Michael.... And I am back blogging.

  I also get to spend precious time with my best friend, who is so important to me.  She is my voice of reason, my backbone when I need one, and that little thump on the head we all need at times.

  I am do glad to be back.  I hope this will show those with little hope that miracles DO happen.  My doctor told me last year she was preparing me to die, to walk me through that process.  This year she is happily watching me live life and live it better and longer than ever expected!

  God is so good!