Praise God During the Storm

And I'll praise you in this storm, And I will lift my hands

For You are who You are, No matter where I am

And every tear I've cried, You hold in Your hands

You've never left my side, And tho my heart is torn

I will praise You in this storm

A few weeks ago my mom was admitted into the hospital. She was having spells of confusion and shaky hands. It worried me. My first thought was a stroke. We had went to the ER a few months ago with the same thing and they said it was Acute Memory Loss and in most cases it may never happen again...but it did!  I prayed on the way to the ER, God please let us get the right doctor this time to find out just exactly what is going on. After spending hours in the waiting room, we finally got called into the back. They did all kinds of test and her ammonia level was extremely high. They said the cause was the liver. They admitted her and the next day started running test. That afternoon, the doctor came around and told us that she has cirrhosis of the liver. My world was turned upside down. I had already lost my dad a few years ago. Why does this have to happen to my mom? She's all I have left. I was glad we finally found out what was causing all her problems but I never thought it would be something that serious.  I know that some people live for years but some do not. They have started her on meds that will keep her ammonia level down and just keep a watch on everything with blood work. She is also on blood thinner because of some blood clots they found last year. Taking meds for her liver and being on blood thinner is very dangerous. She can easily bleed internally.She also has been told that she can no longer take any pain meds, not even for a headache. We have taken this news pretty hard but yet we are believing and claiming a miracle! We know that God is able. Most days my mom is upbeat and she tells everyone that God is going to heal her. There are some days tho that she gets upset, which it's normal. We have told people that we don't want to hear anything negative. One day, a lady did speak something negative to my mom but my mom didn't tell me until the next day. Had I known, I probably would have said something not nice to that lady, so it was probably best. My mom is facing more test next week and we will find out more info on some things we have questions about. I was recently told, Praise God during your storm. The more God sees you worship, the quicker He can bring you out of that storm. I'm believing that God is going to do something great in this. 

God will make this trial a blessing!

So much has gone on since the last time I have blogged. My mom gave me a another scare and I had to rush her to the hospital. Thank God everything turned out ok. A couple weeks prior to that a minister had spoken over her saying that a miracle was going to happen in her body. On the morning I had to take her to the hospital, I had already left for church because I had choir practice. I received a phone call saying something was wrong with my mom and was not acting like herself and I needed to get home. I had just made it to the church. I run in to tell my section leader what was going on and then took off back home. I WAS SCARED! I begin praying and claiming healing in my mom's body. I reminded God that he had said a miracle was going to happen. And it did. I got my mom to the hospital and they were sure she had had a stroke. They admitted her and begin running test. By that time, a few of my friends had texted me wondering why I wasn't at church. I told them what was going on and they begin praying. The next day, the doctor came around and said that they could not find anything wrong with her. They said sometimes it just happens and called it Acute Memory Loss. But I know a God who is a healer! I believe that with all the prayers that went forth for my mom, that God healed her. To this day she has not had another spell.   

In the meantime, I am also dealing with losing hours at work. In the next couple of weeks I will be going from 40 hours a week to 20 hours a week. Its going to be a hard adjustment. I'm not ready for all these changes that are taking place. I wonder sometimes just how much more I can handle. I've dealt with a lot lately surely there's got to be a break in there somewhere. But I'm trusting God. I know he's got it all under control. I may not seem it right now but I know its coming. Just have to TRUST and BELIEVE.