The beauty of long flights is that they are perfect for writing blog posts. We are currently at 39,000 feet somewhere over the United States.
It’s time to do Part 3 of Our Holy Ground. But, if you haven’t read Our Holy Ground Part 1 or Part 2, please go back and read those in order. {By clicking on the colored ‘part 1’ or ‘part 2’ you will be taken directly to those posts.}
What I’m about to share is my very personal spiritual journey in Karl’s accident. Being completely honest, I would politely ask that you not skim it. I feel like it is kind of insulting to share deeply personal thoughts only to be skimmed over {kind of like 1/2 listening when someone you love is sharing something that is extremely important to them}.
If you don’t have time to read part 3 now {yes, it’s long} or you haven’t yet read part 1 or 2, please just feel free to come back later or just pass altogether. Thank you for hearing my heart in this and respecting my wishes.
Many may ask…why share my private spiritual journey? Well, I share it with only one purpose and that is to bring honor and glory to Jesus Christ. He has been completely faithful. To keep it to myself, would somehow {I perceive} make you think that I never struggle. That I never question. That I never hurt deeply. But that is not true. I am a very human woman who struggles and falters. Yet, I find that the only safe spot to be in, is to continually come back to the faithfulness of God {and that is precisely why I talk about it so often}. It is always safe there when we remember.
Almighty God is my strength, my refuge, my deliverer, my faithful friend, and my high tower. A very present help in time of need. He longs to be intimately acquainted with each of us on a moment by moment basis.
And so here is my spiritual journey.
My Holy Ground.
My heart.
It is only mine.
I invite you in to my private journal so that you, too, can see how faithful God has been to me personally. So that you, too, can remember. So that you, too, are reminded, once again, that He is always 100% trustworthy.
Always.
The journey with Karl’s accident {for me} started a couple of months prior. One day {and I have searched and searched to find the exact day, but have been unable} I was reading my Bible and came across this verse:
“The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save, He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17
It just jumped off the page at me. I knew the Lord’s voice. It was loud and clear. The part that felt especially strong from Him was this: “He is mighty to save”. I prayed. “Lord, what? I know you are mighty to save, but what particularly are you referring to?”
He was silent.
I had never really noticed this verse before. I have read the Bible through times before, but this had never ‘jumped’ off the page like it did that day.
To make the point even more proven, later that exact same day, one of you, my sweet bloggy friends, left a comment with this exact verse at the end of your comment.
I almost fell over.
{I have also tried to go back and read through all the comments to find the date and who you are, but have still been unable. If, by God’s grace, you remember leaving that verse for me in the last couple of months, please email me and tell me the date or post you left it on! I would love, love, love to know!} And thank you to whomever you are – you are part of this journey and so thank you for your obedience in leaving that verse.
Anyway, when you {whomever you are} left that verse, I truly was dumbfounded. “Okay, Lord, you have spoken that verse to me twice today – one from a bloggy friend! – you have my undivided attention, but WHAT? What are You mighty to save? Come on! Tell me!”
But, again, silence.
Days passed and He kept reminding me of that verse. I began meditating on it. It is a beautiful verse reminding each of us of His delight, love and gladness over us, but the part that He kept impressing me with: He is mighty to save! Hmmmm.
Weeks passed.
That verse was on my mind continually.
Looking back, and being a very human woman, it is a wonder that I did not just freak out. But I had complete peace. He was mighty to save! Whatever the future held, HE was mighty to save. *Tears up here at 39,000 feet flying over the United States as I think about all the trauma of the accident – so thankful I didn’t know what the coming days would hold for our precious Karl and all who love him!*
The morning of July 17th, as I readied myself for church, AGAIN, the Lord brought Zephaniah 3:17 to mind. I actually spoke out loud in my room as I dressed for church. “Yes, Lord, you are mighty to save. Thank you for being mighty to save!” Before long, I hugged Autumn good-bye and called a ‘see you at church’ to Stuart and we were off.
Of course, Part 1 and Part 2 shared what happened to the point of being in the hospital in Farmington after Karl was med-flighted for the second time to the neurosurgeon for immediate brain surgery.
The first hours after the accident Dw, Emma, Josh, and I stayed in the ICU waiting room with Autumn, Bob and Vicki and many of their friends. And although Dw and I did not have anyone come to sit with us, God’s faithful presence was evident.
Josh and Emma eventually headed back to our home so she could be with Graham and the kids all night. And in the middle of that first night, Dw and I went to find a hotel not far from the hospital. Dw and I climbed into our hotel bed hopeful that sleep would come.
At about 6:30am we jumped up and ran back to the hospital and there, as we approached the hospital parking lot was a beautiful double rainbow. It looked like it was going to rain, but it had not rained yet. Still the most beautiful DOUBLE rainbow had been placed against the storm-darkened sky to the left of the San Juan Regional Hospital entrance. I gasped when I saw it and quickly snapped a picture of it on my cell phone.
I felt like the Lord was whispering, “My promises do not fail.” And truly, that double rainbow brought me such hope that first morning after the accident.
We ran up to the ICU waiting room. Not many were around, just Autumn, Bob, Vicki and a few of their friends. Dw and I slipped over to a little section of waiting room that was secluded. I had not eaten breakfast the morning before the accident and was so thankful. After realizing that I had not eaten, I decided I would fast for a few days. I desperately wanted Karl to be healed and knew that {for me} that was all I could do – fast and pray.
Away in the darkened little area of a waiting room not too far from the group gathered, I knelt on the concrete floor. Personally speaking, kneeling to pray, is my heart saying, “You are holy. You are mighty. I only want to do YOUR will. Speak to me. Use me. Fill me.” I was crying as I prayed. I had my Bible open on the chair I was kneeling in front of.
I prayed, “Okay Lord, Your word says in Psalm 25:14 that you whisper secrets to those who fear you. Whisper to me. What is going to happen to Karl? Is he going to die? Show me. Tell me. You know I fear you. Whisper your secrets to me.”
And instantly He said, “Do you really think Linny that I would have brought together an ER nurse, a former EMT and an anesthesiologist seconds after the accident on a two lane highway in rural Colorado if I intended to take Karl’s life? What verse have you been meditating on?”
OH.MY.GRACIOUS!
YES!!
Suddenly my heart and eyes flooded with great weeping!!
“Yes! Yes! Yes! Karl’s accident was the very reason I have been meditating on that verse for months! Oh Lord, you are sooo good to me. You have lovingly been preparing me. You have been doing exactly what Psalm 25:14 says, “You confide in those who fear you.” You, oh Lord, have been whispering secrets to me, preparing me. You are sooo faithful. I am in complete awe of you! Thank you Lord, thank you!
As I knelt there I was overcome with great emotions. He was, indeed, going to not just spare Karl’s life, but He was going to SAVE his life. That might not make sense, He had already saved his life. But he was going to do more than we could have ever dreamed of. God’s presence had been so apparent that my mind was reeling.
I was completely undone.
Now don’t get me wrong. The days were long. L.O.N.G. Emotions were all over the place. Watching people’s expressions as they came out of the ICU….I remember them coming out with something that was sooo wrong with Karl and immediately Autumn and Karl’s brothers and his best friend Saber and Saber’s girlfriend Rachel and their friend Andrew scurrying and holding hands in a circle sobbing and pleading for God to spare Karl’s life.
Karl’s situation was touch and go. The stress was unbelievable. But down deep, I believed I had an ‘only God could have given it to me’ confidence that Karl would be healed and that God was showing us that what He was going to do would be “above and beyond all that we could think or ask!”
That first day though, right after God showed me about Zephaniah 3:17, my eyes fell on this verse which I personalized and have prayed for Karl a bazillion times:
“Do good to your servant, Karl, and Karl will live; Karl will obey your word. Open Karl’s eyes that he may see wonderful things in your law.” Psalm 119:17
I really felt that verse was another promise from the Lord. Karl would open his eyes, be healed and serve the Lord.
On a humorous side note, a few days after the accident, Karl’s Aunt Lisa {who is one of my dearest friends and was the instigator behind setting Karl and Autumn up on their blind date} and I were sitting in the ICU waiting room writing verses on paper to hang all over Karl’s room {and it was Autumn who initiated the verse writing on bright neon papers to fill the walls – many are still there on his walls in rehab!}….
Anyway, Aunt Lisa and I were writing verses on the neon papers and I showed her Psalm 119:17….Lisa wrote it out and turned over the paper and wrote something like, “And for the record, if you do not obey God’s word when you are healed, Aunt Lisa and Miss Linny will personally hunt you down……..” And she signed our names. {A little comic relief in a very tense little ICU waiting room was so necessary!}
Back to the journey….from the first morning after the accident,
I had a strength that was only from the Lord.
I had faith that He WAS going to heal Karl.
That Karl would come out of the coma.
That Karl would open his eyes.
My faith was consistent…..I really, truly believed!
Until I looked at the water!
Remember Peter? He was walking on water. Walking on something that didn’t make sense. His eyes were fixed on the son of God – until he looked down.
Splash!
Well about 2 weeks after the accident I couldn’t sleep and so went online and read about Traumatic Brain Injuries {TBI}. {yeah, totally not the thing to do} But just being honest.
I was overcome with complete fear.
HUGE fear.
And if I thought I couldn’t sleep before? Yeah, now I really, really couldn’t sleep. I walked around the kitchen and family room. I was absolutely paralyzed with fear.
The funny thing is I know that I should not have caved in to fear – God had spoken clearly – but I had taken my eyes off His promises! I just couldn’t even think. It was all too much.
On the TBI sites I saw that the longer it takes for someone to ‘wake up’ the worse the injury and the less likely the healing will be. And 14 days already put Karl WAY past the “it’s gonna’ be good” prognosis. I wanted to throw up. I wanted to run away. I wanted {for the 12 billionth time} to turn the clock back and tell Autumn we would give Karl gas money – “please don’t ride the bike!”
And although all that I had read may be true medically speaking, I was totally looking at the water! I was forgetting that MY God had whispered that HE was mighty to save. He was not confined to medical science. Not.one.bit. He was not subject to TBI charts. He is mighty to save.
And that night, in the stillness of our sleeping home, suddenly, I heard His voice:
“Are you forgetting that I am not confined to the Traumatic Brain Injury web sites?”
I went to my knees. Tears came. “Forgive me Lord for being filled with fear. Give me hope Lord. They have tried to wake him up, and although he did respond to pain stimulus, please Lord would you speak to someone in a dream that Karl will open his eyes and be healed? My faith has faltered! Forgive me. Please Lord, everyone is weary. Please speak to someone in a dream. Give us a sign.
I had complete peace.
I went to bed and slept for a couple of hours.
As morning dawned the Lord spoke to me, “Grab your Bible and do your Bible study.” I could not get to my bear chair with my Bible fast enough. In fact Dw asked me to do something and although I would usually hop to what he needed, I said, “Please can I read my Bible first? I just have to hurry and read it.” I just knew that the Lord was going to speak very clearly. The urgency in the Lord’s voice gave me the assurance that He was going to give me another promise!
As I was doing my daily reading {I read the Bible through each year}
my eyes fell on this verse and my heart leapt!!
“Then you will KNOW that I am the Lord –
those who hope in ME will not be disappointed.”
Isaiah 49:23b
THE VERY VERSE that Almighty GOD had given to me to stand on with our Isaiah. Our Isaiah is, indeed, living proof that God’s plans trump any hopeless situation!
My hope was renewed and my faith became steadfast that morning!
I was overcome with powerful emotions. Faithful God. Loving me and patiently whispering to my faltering heart. He is so amazing. Who can comprehend His deep and unwavering love for us?
Dw had disappeared to shower and get ready that morning. All of a sudden, he came running from our bedroom, “I forgot to tell you! I had a dream about Karl last night. We went into his room and he was sitting up and smiling at us.”
*Tears and more tears* {filling my eyes, once again, and here I am at 39,000 feet flying towards our girls waiting in Uganda}
Imagine my giggling when, about an hour later, Graham {who has had several very prophetic dreams in the past} came downstairs said, “Hey, I had a dream about Karl last night. We went to the hospital and he was sitting up in bed smiling at us when we came in the room.” Oh.my.gracious. Seriously? God you just confirmed it again! Whoooa. Lord you are better than good to me!
Dw left for work and about 9:00 something my cell rang. I looked and it was Vicki. I couldn’t answer it fast enough. “Everything okay?” She was almost squealing, “I can’t get Autumn to answer her cell, can you try? Karl’s opening his eyes!” I started squealing and crying and promised I would reach her.
Vicki then said, “Last night Bob and Ryan both dreamed that Karl was sitting up in bed smiling at them when they walked in the room!” I told her that both Graham and Dw had dreamed it too. All four in the same night!!
Can you believe our God?
I asked for a sign.
But God loves to do above and beyond all we can think or ask – He just loves to show off! and do things that NO ONE else could do.
He gave FOUR signs to four different people – and all four had the EXACT SAME DREAM!
FOUR confirming, exactly the same dreams by both dads and two brothers –
one on each side!
Amazingly crazy!
Only God.
I hung up rejoicing with Vicki….turns out Autumn was in the shower at the ICU patient’s family house they were staying at across the street from the hospital. Autumn answered my call on the second try. She said, “What’s wrong?”
I could hardly contain my joy, “Vicki called – Karl’s eyes are open honey!! Our God has done it Autumn! Hurry Autumn! Hurry! Get to the hospital!”
I can still hear her voice as I type, uncontainable joy beyond joy at 90 miles an hour, “Really? Really? Really? Okay, I gotta get dressed, I was in the shower….Okay, I’m going…”
After I hung up, the kids and I actually prayed for her safety….she needed to cross a busy {at times} road to get to the hospital…I could imagine not even looking to see if cars were coming in all her joy to see her beloved beau’s gorgeous eyes for the first time in 16 days!
Before long we were able to get to the hospital and see his handsome eyes open for ourselves.
And although healing from a TBI is excruciatingly long and painful, filled with many, many up and down moments….
our God has been faithful to HIS promise –
HE IS MIGHTY TO SAVE!
Karl’s healing has been only miracle upon miracle upon miracle upon miracle. Those who don’t believe in miracles need only hear his story….beginning with the exacting meeting of a former EMT, an ER nurse and an anesthesiologist from out-of-state within seconds of each other on a rural two-lane Colorado road at 9:40am on a Sunday morning!
And personally, I doubt that most of us will ever look at Karl without thinking that he is a walking testimony of God’s amazing power –
unmatched by anything we have ever witnessed before!
Karl’s release date from the Rehabilitation Hospital is in the near future. it is beautiful news to all those who have fasted, prayed, loved and cared for Karl Hujus.
And one day soon I will, Lord willing, be able to post a picture of Karl and Autumn {since Karl’s healing} for you all to see.
And when I do, it will be one of the most beautiful larger-than-the-mind-can-fully-grasp-miracle-blog post-pictures ever – very much a living, walking testimony that, indeed,
OUR GOD IS MIGHTY TO SAVE!
Thank you for letting us know your experience. I have tears rolling down my face. You are an amazing lady and your blog is such a blessingx xxx
I love how He speaks to you, Linny, I truly loved that. I wish, wish I can hear Him speak and recognise Him speak like you do, I still don't think I get it though I did wonder at times.
It's amazing how He is guiding you about Karl, and confirming through dreams… this reminds me, in your "How to Hear God Speak – Part 3", you said that you'll do a post about dreams. I hope you can do that soon, one day, in His timing, as I know that you are very busy 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your Holy Ground. 🙂
Thank you Linny for sharing your personal journey with all of us. Seeing my sister and her husband go through their own journey with TBI (with my sister's husband's parents), I know it can be so difficult to share all the details. (I have read your blog for a long time so I have read all "Holy Ground" posts). I know there must be days (especially lately) where you question whether or not you ever want to share anything personal again on a public blog. BUT, God is so much bigger than naysayers. So worthy of all of the praise you give in each and every post. This entire journey with Karl has been such a testimony of God's amazing grace and love. Thank you again for sharing with us.
"He is might to save" was said at the end of a comment on Jan 4, 2010 and again on Jun 16, 2010, again on Aug 9. 2010, and again on June 29, 2011. You obviously saw it when you needed it.
Thank you, Linny, for sharing your heart & soul with us. I'm in awe of our Father God. He is so good, all the time. Your family is such an encouragement to me. I love you all.
This story blows me away more and more everytime you write about it. Thank you for being honest about your struggle and for the reminder to ask for God to whisper to us.
I can't wait to see that picture 😉
Wow! Thank you for sharing this incredible piece of Karl's journey.
Our God IS Mighty to Save! Praise the Lord!
Thank you for being willing and able to share your heart with all of us… Its wonderful to see what an AWESOME GOD is doing in others lives.
Praise GOD for Karl's healing and a release date 🙂
Prayers
Janet in Mo
I've just gone back and read all the other posts. My head hurts from crying. I don't know how I missed them before.
I knew the story but reading it in these posts really just blew me away. I mean all the intricate details… what if Karl didn't have a tattoo at all. Would she have recognized his face?? Probably not, right?
This all just gives me so much more faith to go on and to really put it all in God's hands. You know our story Linny. Things have just gotten progressively worse, but I know God has a plan for us, just as he did for Karl.
I know that each day is part of His plan, each moment needed to fulfill His plan for us.
As always Linny thank you for sharing you most personal thoughts with us. You have no idea how much it helps me, and I'm sure so so many others.
And here's something to make you laugh. As I was reading all the posts, I was of course crying. Bella came over and said "What's wrong"? Then she saw I was on your blog and said, "oh, Linny always makes you cry"
Yes you do my friend!!!! But good tears! :)Love you!
How amazingly wonderful your journey(and Karl's..and his family's…) has been! Praising God with you today for his tender love when we falter and his SAVING power on Karl's life! Can I get a "Yippeee Jesus"?
Love it. Love it! Our God is mighty to save! Double rainbows play heavily into our adoption miracles that God has given us!
Hugs to you,
janet and gang
Ahhhhhh sweet Linny, what a blessing you are to share your inner most thoughts and teach us through your life all that God desires for us, how much God loves and cares for us and how much He desires to be close to us. When I read your words here I get chills, tears, and utter joy fills my heart. I desire to walk closer to our mountain moving Lord and live my life even more fully for Jesus.
Bless you sweet friend and PRAISE GOD for His faithfulness. To GOD be the glory….To God be the glory.
Dear Linny~ Thank you for reminding me why my time with the Lord is so very important. I have to be honest, I have been lazy with making time with my God. And I'm not proud about that at all. Your post reminded me that God is desperate to spend time with little ol me. I need Him to whisper encouraging words to me, so that I can have those words imprinted on my heart when those difficult times come. There's a song that says "I'm coming back to the heart of worship, where it's all about You, all about you Jesus". I feel like that's where I am at. Thanks again for posting your heart, it helped me see the improvement that needed to be made in mine. p.s. So very thankful for Karl's healing. I have been praying for him.
Truly amazing!!! Our God is soooooo faithful!!
PS…I think you should pen a book!!
Oh Linny, I am sitting here in tears after reading through this post. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being faithful to share the journey God has been taking you on! I needed so much to "hear" God's words through you: "It is always safe there when we remember (God's faithfulness)." Although my situation is nowhere near a life & death situation, it is still difficult. I have written vaugely before about an ongoing situation within the symphony personnel, and it reared its ugly head once again, so much so that I was in tears after last night's rehearsal as my carpool friend was asking about what was going on with it. So heavy on my heart, feeling like I am doing everything that I can think of to reconcile with this person & be at peace with her, and she just will not deal with it. Very childish if you ask me. But "it is safe there when we remember God's faithfulness", so I am asking Him to show me His faithfulness specifically in this situation, and even though I am not yet seeing the specifics, He has filled me with hope just KNOWING that He is faithful, and will remind me of the specifics. And I also just remembered this passage from Psalm 37:
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.
Oh isn't He soooo GOOD!
Love you, and looking forward to seeing you AND your two newest treasures…SOON!
~Sharon
Linny, Just wanted to say thank you thank you thank you for your continual posts on Karl. Your words have brought me comfort so many times that I can't even count. Many of the words that relate to so many other parts of my life. Your words are so filled with promises that I at times have forgotten about, even for the little things. I pray for Karl daily, and have added you and your family to my prayers. I continue to pray that you bring your precious girls home! Thank you again!
Thanks so much for posting this. It is exactly what I needed this morning. I am so sorry that you all have had to go through such a terrible time but my own personal faith has been tested and strengthened as our family has prayed for yours.
Thanks,
Sonja
I am thankful that you share your sacred story here. I love to see God working miracles. He does it so often, but they often go overlooked until they are on a grander scale…. I get chills every time I read about all of the miracles that are occurring!! Praying for ALL of your family often!!!
Jaclyn
http://adoptutah.blogspot.com/
Rejoicing with you at His faithfulness!
what beautiful words to wake up to! Thank you for sharing your heart yet once again. Such a testimony of our AWESOME GOD! Still praying and believing!
Blessings,
Julie ((((((HUGS))))))
My sister Megan, who goes to your church, asked me to pray for Karl and your family right after this happened. I am so glad that she introduced me to your incredible family. God is mighty to save. Our God is good, in the good times and the bad. I am encouraged by all you have shared. It is encouraging knowing that the strongest Christians struggle. I love seeing how God encouraged you and lifted you up. May God bless you and all that you do. I love you as a sister in Christ, even though we have never met.
Thank you for sharing your heart, Linny. What an awesome God we worship! So thankful for the healing he has done in Karl's life over these past months. What an amazing testimony!
Your blog is so encouraging to me! Hearing about all these miracles makes me want to shout: "He is SO GOOD!" For Karl, (his family,) Autumn (and your family),… once again: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives." Genesis: 50:20 What God has done in Karl's life gives me hope! God is always faithful. Thank you for sharing honestly in your weakness. I am weak to in the area of fear (looking at the circumstances I cave instantly,) but praise God He is strong for me— and always faithful! I am so confident that He will see Karl through to complete healing. Bless you today!
Lin,
Thank so much for sharing your heart. I am sitting in SC with a cup of coffee and almost feel as though we are connecting in spite of distance of miles and years. God is mighty to save! And he rejoices over us with singing. God is rejoicing over you even now…you are in my prayers daily.
Bonnie
Thank You Lord for this wonderful post Linny has written…YOU have spoken to me thru this post and I am forever grateful…
Taking eyes off YOU and looking at the water is indeed a hard place to be…Your Word, Your promises are lasting and unchangeable.
Sharing your heart, Linny, is a difficult thing knowing that you are open to all sorts of things…I am so thankful for your honesty about being a human who is in LOVE with a HOLY GOD. It is a testimony to God working in His Children. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Love from NC,
Sandy
Wow! 🙂 God must have BIG plans for Karl. Jeremiah 29:11 He has BIG plans for all those who put their trust in Him. Thanks for sharing your very private journey, Linny. I'd love to meet your lovely family some day. 🙂
thank you for sharing your personal testimony regarding Karl's accident and recovery. God is mighty to save indeed!
I wonder if I left that comment; that's my favorite verse. I can't remember leaving it, though. Anyway, yay Jesus!
Thank you. I just copied your verses Zeph and Isaiah on a journal post for a dear 16 yo girl named Jenna, 2 weeks post lung transplant after battling cancer and bone marrow transplant for 6 years. She is in surgery this am for yet another setback. In the world, things can be bleak, but we have God on our side, and He alone has power to heal. I pray these 2 verses will comfort and give encouragement to her parents, who love the Lord very much.
Crying and praising with you… You have a beautiful relationship with our Father… I pray to have that, too. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing what you've learned as an reminder for the rest of us.
Joshua 4:6-7
Exodus 10:2
Exodus 13:14
Ps 78:4
Ps 145:4
Joel 1:2-3
many tears. God is still mighty to save. He still speaks to His children! Open our eyes Lord! Open our ears! YOU alone get the glory for all of Karl's healing! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Your love makes me sing!
I soooooooo appreciate you sharing the details and intricate miracles that God has orchestrated. I especially liked your analogy of looking at the water. We are all guilty of this.
You are right about this being an intimate story and I am grateful for your vulnerability in sharing it!!
Praying for your entire family!!
Linny, as I have read the three post I have walked away with the overwhelming thought that God is faithful! I love your honesty and God honoring life!
I am anxious to hear the rest of the story on your sweet Sarah and Ruby!
I look forward to the day you are able to post the pictures of Karl and Amber!
The verse you shared, "Then you will KNOW that I am the Lord – those who hope in ME will not be disappointed." Isaiah 49:23b, spoke volumes to me as my own father age 77 is under going surgery in Oct and my brother-in-law was just diagnosed with myeloma. I know God is mighty to save and I will stand in faith believing and trusting in Him.
Thank you for being a woman of faith! Thank you for sharing your very personal story of faith with us (me).
In tears
God is SOOO good–so very, very good there simply are not words to express it but He sees how full my heart is right now.
Not only is He so good to have given you all this for your trial, but Linny, *do you even realize* how good He is to allow you to share this story of what He has done to encourage others of us in the midst of completely unrelated trials???!!!
A-MA-ZING!!!!
Thank you for sharing!!!
Praising him!
I am so happy for everyone!!!
Karl is so blessed!
Thank you so much for sharing! What an amazing story. I am blown away right now.
sweet Linny, there is just something about what you write that makes me feel like i can take a big deep breath. even when things are not okay, very much not okay there is just nothing that surprises God, NOTHING! That is why He is able to give us these amazing promises, i am convinced of that. He is so good, SO GOOD and everything HE does is good.I have to keep remembering that. There is nothing like the sound of our Father's voice and the depth of comfort and presence, His presence that it brings to hear it. Thank you for sharing from your heart. I'm sure it blesses us all but i KNOW it blesses me! My family continues to lift your precious little girls before the mercy seat in powerful prayer believing they will come home with you!!!! sending much love from Montana (((<3)))
oh how you touched me so deeply in this post 1,2 & 3…thank you. Thank you for sharing such a deep and personal experience…how the Lord lead you…how He orchestrated every detail…every moment was in His hands…showing His love and miracles every second…reminding you of His promises and love…His Faithfulness. How He encamped around all of you and still is! The dreams are over the top amazing and awesome and so hugely GOD! Can't wait to see that beautiful picture of Karl and Autumn….to go with the beautiful picture of them in the park…to God's glory, we pray, this time/experience is all for Him… showering you with Love and prayers! Thank you for sharing this…oh He is mighty to save alright…and He so quiets our hearts with His love…knowing He rejoices over us with singing… that's just the icing on the cake of perfection! Oh how He loves us! blessings to you, dear friend! Keep writing these life changing posts…how you bless us! So appreciate you…what a privilege to read this blog and pray & fast for the needs listed here…can't wait to see what He is going to do next! Praying for you!! <3
Hi Linny, about Zephaniah 3:17, there is a way to search posts on your blog more quicker, and that is typing this on google:
first type in the keywords you are searching for, and then type in
site:aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com
This is what I did, I typed in google:
zephaniah site:aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com
Five results came up (I think the one you're referring to is by Cindy, below).
1. A comment by Cindy on your post dated Wed 29 June 2011, "June 29th 2011, Ukraine and Australia" (Cindy's comment is near the bottom, time is 1.47pm)
2. A comment by Janet on your post dated Mon Aug 9,2010 "Porch Sittin'"
3. A comment by Rachel on your post dated Tues 3 Aug, 2010 "The Biopsy Results" (her comment is 6.53pm)
4. A comment by Jen on your post dated Wed 16 June 2010, "What the Doctor said…" (Jennifer's comment is past mid way, 6.31pm)
5. A comment by Sue on your post dated Wed 5 May, 2010 "Crazy Love Challenge #3" (Sue's comment is the last comment on your post)
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I just like doing these things, if there's something that I might be able to help, like this, I grab the opportunity 🙂
Hope everything is doing alright with the two girls and you are seeing mountains moving! 🙂
Amazing "Only God"!!!
I have struggled with Fear, and allowed my self to take my eyes off HIS promises!! and your part about Fear just spoke to my heart!! I was allowed to pray and keep HIM and only HIM in mind!!
thank you Linny for sharing that so deeply personal post!!
Mighty to Save!!
Alisha
Hey Linny,
So weird but I had wrote it the day Karl opened his eyes. Here's the link! 🙂 http://aplacecalledsimplicity.blogspot.com/2011/07/tomorrow-for-karl.html
It did my soul so good to hear this! Thank you for sharing the miracles that have occurred in this long journey. It has impressed upon my heart greatly!
Thank-you so much for sharing your heart with us, Linny. I am so encouraged at God's faithful answers to your prayers! God just revealed to me his great love for me in that verse in Zephaniah this summer. Tonight, I so needed to be reminded again! He takes great delight in me! He rejoices over me with singing!
I LOVE your stories! Thank you for sharing this incredible spiritual journey.
WOW GOD!
I have been reading your blog for some time and you guys are amazing. I have chills right now reading this post. God is so good. All the time.
Tina
OH YES HE is mighty to save! Zeph.3:17 is one of my most favorite scriptures! Can you imagine Miss. Linny, The Lord rejoicing over us with singing? HOW AWESOME! I cried when I read your testimony! Blessings! Janet
Oh, yes, He IS – mighty to save, that is! Can't wait to see what all He is going to do in Karl & Autumn. God bless ALL of you, including Miss Ruby & Miss Sarah.
Praise God! He IS mighty to save!!
I'm so encouraged by this story. Thank you for sharing your struggles and victories. I look forward to the picture of Karl and autumn. I've recently lost a sister and aunt in law. It's good to be reminded that god is still good, even in times of mourning.
Derek
Would you believe we were just reading Zephaniah 3:17 this morning-the same translation even? (LOVE that that translation says He will rejoice over you with singing-not all of them use that same language.) And then as I sat in Precept tonight, the church's worship team was practicing and what song did they sing but Mighty to Save. Then I come home and read this…There are no coincidences with God, just tons of affirmation :-). He is mighty to save.