Well it has officially been nine weeks since surgery, and I could not possibly be more blessed. Everything is almost completely healed! This crazy journey has almost come to an end, and I would not have changed one thing. It's crazy to think that time keeps moving so fast. It almost brings me to tears when I think about how God has been working in my life. I prayed and prayed that he would use me to impact others lives and to help show people the love he has for them. It came in the most unexpected way.
After my surgery I have a footlong scar from my chest bone to my belly. I sometimes forget it is there until I notice someone looking at it. At first I was extremely self conscious about it and often would try to cover it up. I prayed that I wouldn't feel that way. People would ask me what happened and I would tell them. It wasn't until I was in Wisconsin on vacation with my family that I had realized God was answering more than one prayer. He was using my scar as a way to be able to tell others about my journey with my illness and how he was the reason I got through it all. I have been able to share amazing things with others about God's love for not only me but them as well. I was meant all along to have a scar on my chest. He also answered the confidence prayer, in a far greater way then I could ever have imagined. I am so beyond blessed to see and feel him working in my life. Looking back on this journey, I used to wonder God why me. I now know why. This amazing picture has been painted through the trials I have gone through. I can look back and see that this was the plan all along. I trusted in him even though I did not know the outcome. Now I do, and it amazes me more than ever. In just a few short weeks, I am going to be returning to Winona State as a bible study leader. I feel completely prepared and confident as God is equipping me each day. I will trust completely in him as I have through all the trials completed this far. God is the author of all my days, and I am leaving it up to him. He has done amazing things, and I cannot wait to see what the future holds. God bless you all.
Always remember that God has a plan for you. He planned your life out even before time began.
Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
