Don’t pass the Mayo!

 Thank you all for your prayers. Our Mayo visit yesterday went extremely well. Everyone was exceptionally knowledgeable, organized, and kind. 

Probably the most comforting aspect of our visit was the validation. It felt good to know the trajectory we’ve been on, since connecting with our local endocrinologist, is spot on; and now the folks at Mayo will help take it to the next level to determine treatment and advocate for further exploration. 

More testing over the next few weeks and then we hope to have a more definitive diagnosis and plan. 

So, in true Trumble-fashion…on the way there I rolled down the back window instead of the front, no biggie, but it wouldn’t roll up!!! Why?!! 

Hmmm…okay, we have all our stuff in the car we can hardly just leave it in the parking garage with the window down…

We phone a friend for any tips…nothing…Beaver is googling tips…

We pull into a parking lot and open and SLAM door several times in case it helps….(hey, ya never know). I thought people would think we were nuts so then I got laughing…lending more credence to their potential thoughts of my instability… added to this is that Beaver is outside pulling up on the window and saying “you aren’t slamming it hard enough” and “well don’t slam it 50 times in a row, you look crazy!” 

Hahahaaha!!! 

Omgosh! By then I was biting my cheek so I don’t bust up laughing. Suddenly, something worked….likely just the grace of God saving us from ourselves…and the window sailed up!! Whoot Whoot!!! 

All in all it was a reminder that despite ourselves He is ever present in our times of need. We felt your prayers and now you know that your intercession for us included a rebellious window!

Jehovah Tsaba

 Reading the book, The Power of God’s Names, by Tony Evans. I highly recommend this book! 

As we deal with curveballs of Beaver’s sickness, job loss, and our families’ struggles, it’s comforting and faith affirming to learn more about the God who is real, powerful, practical, present, and personal! He is far greater than even the most curviest of curveballs! 

The one that stood out to me tonight: Jehovah Tsaba: The Lord Our Warrior! 

How amazing to realize anew that the Lord of Heaven’s armies fights for us! 💕

Happy Birthday to Me!

 

Be Still

 Be Still

This is a picture I took of my prayer plant, before we left for the hospital today. 

A dear friend one told me her meditation mantra for when she is anxious. I adopted it and have used it often!

Be still and know that I am God.

Be still and know that I Am.

Be still and know.

Be still.

Be.

Psalm 46:10a

(Temporary Backup) Be a helper!

* Voice to text, please excuse typos and the lack of punctuation. 

Friends after seeing the news this morning about all the Michigan schools closing, knowing others will soon follow suit, I stood in the shower and just cried and prayed.

I prayed for kiddos and families who otherwise don’t have food and resources and perhaps even less coping skills.

Prayed for the protection of kiddos who will now be home alone or placed here and there, or home with a parent who is struggling to keep themselves together.

I prayed for foster parents who rely on that 8 hour break. For the kiddos parents who are experiencing a lack of control over their child and may have fearful hearts.

And I prayed for all those who when this is all said and done and even now are naysayers to preparation and will in a twisted way decide if the pandemic wasn’t bad enough to warrant the hype. And are ignorant to the fact that it’s due to the cautious preparation lives will be spared.

Take a look around at your community neighborhood, the kids your kids go to school with, Food pantry, babysitting...What can you do to support someone today?

Agreed we should secure our own oxygen mask before assisting others… But while you’re securing your mask be thinking about how you can respond in an effective way to those around you.



Faith over Fear

I picked up my dad‘s devotional tonight, opened at random and was reading about faith. I came across several notes my dad had made, likely when he was preparing a sermon. 

What he had written was all about how fear is the opposite of faith. How great it is to know my God is not the author fear and chaos. He is faithful to His promises. 

The one phrase that stood out most is how he wrote, “don’t let TV news create fear.” This is a good reminder to me these days because there is evil everywhere and at times it can produce fear in my heart. This was a reminder that God is in control.

It’s true, there is nothing the corroborates God’s promises, mostly it’s just blind faith. It’s blind faith in The One who can be trusted. 

You can’t see the wind but you can see what the wind does. 

Anyway...so many thoughts in my head tonight....

I’m thankful for a dad who taught me faith over fear. 

Loneliness, Covid, & Condoms

Loneliness, Covid, & Condoms...my thoughts from my car ride in: 

These days are lonely for so many people. Not only are we socially distant we are also physically, emotionally, and spiritually distanced, we were made for community. We were built to need each other. 

Don’t isolate yourself and if you know of others isolating themselves please reach out. Some folks are very lonely, others are scared, exhausted, anxious, stressed...

Please don’t accept this distancing as a way of life as our “new normal,” it is not normal! We need each other, we need to be in connection with each other. 

There are ways to do this safely and we hear about them every day:

keep your distance

wear a mask

wash your hands

don’t get together in large groups

People still think it won’t happen to them and I am here to tell you it knows no age, gender, or ethnicity. 

I have come to think of contracting COVID-19 just like you would contract an STD. When you’re around people you don’t know who they’ve been around and who the people they’ve been around have been around. Even though you’re only exposed to one person you’re exposed to hundreds. So, we have options abstinence or we can let facemasks and hand sanitizer be the condoms of COVID-19! So mask up peeps and pass the 60% alcohol! 

Every day I see people affected in different ways by all this crap going on and I need to do my part to reach out as well.