Health Update: Spiritual & Physical
Let me start by thanking all of you that have called written, texted and emailed to ask about how I’ve been doing! The short answer is “Every day in every way I’m getting better and better” (Quote from the Pink Panther movie!) There have been challenge along the way but I’m healing up and feeling better all the time. For anyone that wonders if prayer really works, I’m living proof of it!
For the last couple of weeks I’ve had a wound pump on to help heal up my largest incision and I think it is making enough progress that within a week I will be free of that! Will be nice to not have to carry around a 5 pound pump and battery back everywhere.
Let me share some of the great things that have come out of this experience.
- More closeness and a greater appreciation for my bride, Sherelene. She has given so much time and effort to help me recover while juggling a 12 hour a day job! Her moral support and love have been my life line to hoping to get back to a normal life!
2. The support and prayers of so many friends and family members has made all the difference! I can never repay all of you!
3. A wonderful new friendship with my Doctor, Tony Rogers. When I met my surgeon to review the procedure I was about to have, something incredible happened. It turns out he had attended a meeting of the Lexington Camera Club on an evening that I was the guest speaker. He had a great interest in photography and really enjoyed my talk, he remembered me and we struck up an immediate friendship over photography, and as we got to know each other we found we had a number of similar interest, not the least of which was our total dedication to our savior Jesus Christ. Getting to know Tony and his wife Donna has been a high point of May and June!
4. Learning to walk one day at a time, trusting in Him and knowing He, (My Heavenly Father), has it! I’ve often been called a Comfort Junkie by my wife, and she is right, I don’t like discomfort of which I’ve had plenty over the past 6 weeks! But through it all God has helped me take it one minute at a time stretching into hours, days and now weeks. We can endure all things though Him who loves us!
5. How much I miss going out with a camera and shooting! I hope to be back at that soon and will have a new appreciation for my craft and the exercise of just seeing again!
I hope to get back busy posting something that has nothing to do with health concerns soon! Till then, thanks again for hanging in there with me!
Blessings,
the pilgrim
This entry was posted on Saturday, June 17th, 2023 at 12:51 pm
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We are promised trials and tribulations. We also are promised we never will be abandoned by Him, even to the end of the age. You are His ambassador and an inspiration to so many of us.
I’m just servant, but thanks for the kind words!
Thanks for the update Bill!
So glad you’re making progress-Your in my prayers daily my friend- Hope to see you soon!
Dave Berry
Thanks David, I feel them!
Thanks for the update Bill. I love this photograph of you two! Thinking of you often and praying for continued healing. This weekend I thought of you when our worship band cranked out “Goodness of God” by Bethel. You are always thanking Him and giving Him praise…
Have to, He is out life line to peace and joy!!!!!
We keep praying for you Bill. May God grant you the strength and determination to lick this thing and get back to doing all of the ‘Bill’ things that you do! God bless you my friend. Hope to see you sometime soon.
IUSA in January, Louisville, perhaps???
Hope to see you there! Thanks for all your friendship and support Brad!
Glad you are still the fighter for Christ and using the pain to refine the fire for him who sent us. Glad you continuing to follow HIS lead into the fire and calling for the rest of us all to join in the party!
i am proud to stand beside you as a soldier for Him!!!!
Bill,
Thanks for the update. I was concerned you hadn’t posted anything for a while. Glad you are progressing and staying close to God and Jesus. I am sure he will bring you through this trial with flying colors and getting even closer to our savior.
God Bless you,
John
That has been the best part of this, getting closer to Him!
As you heal and get stronger…Happy Father’s Day, too!
Thanks Dick, will do!
Hi Bill, Glad you are healing. I check your blog almost every day and didn’t see anything about your health issue. Prayers are on their way.
Thank you Dave!
Please keep us updated as you can, Bill. Continuing to pray.
Thank you Walter, will do!
We’ll be on the road soon enough!-I for one can’t wait!-… and you’ll be stronger and healthier. as we are are always reminded: “God’s Got It”!!!!
JG
Amen brother, amen, I can’t wait either!!!!!