Mid-March.... ALREADY???

Where does the time go??  I cannot believe it is mid-March.  Here I am looking at my blog that I have not updated since January.  Much has happened during that time.  My husband was admitted to the hospital shortly after my last post for pneumonia.  I knew he was sick for quite some time... but being male... didn't think a Doctor was necessary.  Imagine his surprise when the doctor said, "You are taking this X-ray straight to the emergency room and you are having them admit you.  If they do not admit you, you have them call me and I will change their minds."  He had never been in the hospital overnight before.  In fact, he was there for 3 nights. 
     Now, here we are 2 months later, with bills over $18,000 (thank you insurance, but still.... $3000 deductible... and the extra 20%... ouch!), and we still do not really know for sure if the pneumonia was merely caused by an infection or if there is more at play.  We are looking at auto-immune problems, vasculitis, etc. 
    BUT, God is so amazing.  My husband has been out of work.  One may say, "ooh, bad timing for all those hospital bills", but we say, "ooh, good timing for him to be able to get some rest without any guilt and possibly be really helping himself tremendously!"  AND, my husband has decided exercise and a change in diet may help and has already lost nearly 60 lbs (and me 10lbs too).  Seems he wants to be around longer and enjoy my company and that of his children and grandson. 
    SO... through ALL things, God allows good things to come to His children.  We are both getting healthier, a serious condition may have been discovered that otherwise would not have, he is healing faster because he can rest, and God has never let us down financially before so we have no reason to believe this time will be any different.  Did I mention?  My husband has also started attending church with me regularly since getting out of the hospital.  (Except when he's gone fishing... he needed that time away - both for me and for him!)
  Well, I believe this year is going to be an amazing year for us.  God is so gracious and so good.  Anyone who thinks otherwise has just yet to meet Him face to face!

Imagine

   UGH! I hate being SICK.  I cannot believe I have this terrible cold. I don't know whether to be grateful that I wasn't sick over the holiday again and my time off, or irritated that now that I have to be at work full steam, I'm sick.  Hmmm.  All I know is, I'm a baby about being sick.  When I don't feel good I just want to sleep and be left alone.  I'm fortunate, my husband does a good job of taking care of me.  He allows me to sleep and offers to get me anything I need.  The dogs are not so understanding; they still love "mom" and want me to  let them out, feed them, and hug them. 
     I know in this world we will have illness, pain, and tears.  I anxiously await our entrance to heaven when we get a new body, one that does not get tired or sick. To live in a place of pure joy and love.  No viruses, no bacteria, none of those things that make us feel horrible!  They will banished forever.  Woohoo!
     You know what else will be great? No crying! I know a good cry can be cleansing, Lord knows I've done it enough, but can you imagine a time and a place where the need for crying will be abolished?  I love to imagine it....