With God you can do ANYTHING!!!!!

Oh the things I’ve learned.   Marty’s health started failing in about 2006.  Slowly, but little by little, he could do less and less.   I’ve always considered myself fairly self sufficient.  Meaning, if there was something that needed to be done, I would give it my best shot.  BUT….being an only child I was just a tad bit spoiled (o.k., o.k., I was a lot spoiled…..)  If someone (Marty in particular) offered to take care of something……”o.k., have at it”.

That being said, the “spoiled me” is being replaced by the “I can do anything me”.   Some days that’s a good thing.  Others….not so much.   A few days ago was a prime example.  We had thunderstorms all night.  The power was on and off a lot and finally went off for about 3 hours.  That in itself was a pretty bad deal.  It’s hot and muggy, so there is no air conditioner, no fans and to top it off, Marty has no CPAP or oxygen.  I open all the windows and pray that he can make it until the power comes back on.   About 2:00 a.m. it’s all back on.   So now I close all the windows, make sure everything is back on the way it is supposed to be and try to go to sleep for a few hours. 

We live in an old farmhouse.   Things sometimes happen that I’m just not excited about.  When the power goes on and off a lot the pump tends to get waterlogged.   When that happens we have no water.   It’s 6:00 a.m., still raining and dark.   I trudge out to the pumphouse.  Sure enough.  Waterlogged.   To fix this you must turn off the power to the pumphouse.  (remember it’s dark…..only have a flashlight in the icky old pumphouse….ewwww)  J  I have to open up two valves and let some water run out.  Then it’s a “glug, glug, glug” for about 10 to 15 minutes to let all the air out.   Close up the valves, turn on the power and pray the pump kicks on.   Yep!  Hit the switch and we have pressure.   Back to the house to begin my day. 

I’m telling you all of this to say ….. don’t ever say that you can’t do something.   God has a way of showing you just what you CAN do.  Never underestimate yourself.   With God ALL things are possible.