Monday, February 8, 2010

"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I Will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert" Isaiah 43:19

I saw the Neurosurgeon for the second time, he accepted my little christian book divider and told him I was already praying for him, either him being the one doing the surgery or not... he said "thanks". After that he looked into my eyes and told me "Sofia, I am glad you are going for a second opinion to "Shands" it is a good place, the only thing I want you to keep in mind is that if you have surgery there I'll be happy for you, if you do it here I'll do my best, but understand this is real and you need to have it done as soon as possible... your chances are 50/50.

Actually, what he told me gave me peace, knowing that he is honest and looking after me...later on I met with some friends from church that gave me good references about this doctor, and that gave me even more peace.

Praises and more praises to God... I was able to talk to the people I work for and I was able to be honest and telling them what was going on, the lady that hired me said "Sofia, as far as we are concern you are part of this company already, you take absence of leave without pay, but your job is here waiting for you. When you get up on your feet and ready to work, you come back. Our prayers and hearts are with you".... For God there is nothing impossible...
I got in touch with a good friend that is a Dental Hygienist and I have worked with her for 6 months at the same place "Laura"... I broke the news to her, she cried with me, she told me how much I reminded her of her sister that has Leukemia and is going through a very delicate treatment at Shands. I asked her if she will replace me at work during the time I am out, she said she may, I pray she will, I'll be so happy is she does, she is very good and I know she will love it too.

Because of what I told her, she shared with her sister Karen that is at Shands getting treatment, and then that nite I received a message from Karen saying "sofia, you don't know me, but Laura told me about you, etc... from that point on we have become facebook friends and be able to encourage each other, share bible verses, small notes, and actually she has been a blessing giving me tips and advice about Shands, places to stay, how to blog, etc... Thank you God for giving me a new friend!

So many things happened today... A friend from church "Dennis" recommended this Covenant Hospice Counseling center (it is free!) they offer counseling for people in situations like me with little kids... He recommended a specific counselor... went there once, but they never called me back... so today I stopped by and said "God, if you want me here they will take me" so I walked in and one of the counselors was by the door saying "My patient is late, you are not my patient, but, would you like to come in?... guess what, that counselor was the same one that my friend Dennis highly recommended to me... God at work once again... we talked, we bonded right away, very nice lady, understood the situation and we scheduled counseling sessions. Thank you my God almighty.

Another concern for me is how this situation is going to affect Bethany at school... so I stopped by school and asked for the school counselor... What do you think guys? ha, ha, ha,... she was expecting me! She told me she knew the situation already... how?... a good girlfriend of mine (ex-teacher at GCCC) "Carol" knowing my situation talked to the Dr. she works for and that I have worked for when doing my rounds at CCA (prison) during my time as a Dental Hygiene student, so the doctor gave the heads up to his wife (the counselor at school). So, she was expecting me anytime... very nice lady, and she told me she will be seeing Bethany every day and following up close and help her in any way possible and work with her teacher about the subject... how amazing guys... tears coming from my eyes... God, why are you so good to me?

PS: In the middle of the storm He is there, I am nothing but dust, however, He loves me anyway, what an Amazing God, all powerful, all loving... all of us we are facing so many different battles, but we have to keep in mind that He is faithful, he will never let us go, there is nothing bigger than His power, nothing out of his control, nothing impossible for him.