After seeing many doctors in the last number of years, it seems that they have not been able to come to any conclusions about what is going on in regards to my health. Because of this, we have decided to go to the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. They have teams of doctors that do extensive testing on patients. Out of the three Mayo clinics, the one in Rochester has the highest rated neurology department. All of this excites us as we look forward to doctors going deeper to try and help me.
As we begin to share this part of our journey with you, I want to tell you that no part of the last 10 years has been easy. Having said that, I also want you to know that Mike and I still laugh, we make jokes and we have fun doing the things that are within our ability. (Okay, my ability) I truly have the most wonderful, amazing and patient husband. He makes me feel safe and he absolutely loves me even though I fall every now and then in public. (Trust me, this is not one of my most graceful moments) I do know that God never told us that this life here on earth would always be a bed of roses. I know that we have been given this cross to bear for reasons that are very unknown to us. This is very frustrating at times! When I was younger, I used to say that I knew what it meant to have faith. However, this is like someone saying that they love their enemies when they don't have one single enemy. I did not have any physical problems back then and so of course I thought I knew what it meant to have such faith. I have learned that faith is believing in the power of God when the end result seems so impossible. This is the hardest part of faith. There have been many ups and downs on this journey that we have been on for what seems like a million years, but we know that God already new that this was going to happen. This is comforting when I have not had a bad day. I am learning to trust Him every day, even on the bad ones. No matter what happens to us on any given day, none of it changes the plan that God has for us. My husband says that one of my gifts is to talk a lot. However, I am not sure that he considers this to be a gift when he is trying to watch T.V. My point is that I think I have talked a lot in my very first entry so I will end with this. When I was little, my mom gave me a picture of this little girl with her hair all messy, her shirt was unbuttoned and her shoes were untied. The saying under the picture said, "Please be patient with me, God isn't finished with me yet." I had no idea that this picture would have so much meaning to me now but it does. God is not finished with me yet. We are thank full for all of your support both with prayer and finances. We see how God is opening doors and he is using all of you to do just this for us. We are very blessed. (Oh and don't worry, I will let Mike write sometimes and then it won't be so long.)