When It Rains

^{James 1:2} Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. ³ For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. ⁴ So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

¹² God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

¹⁶ So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. ¹⁸ He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

This week had its share of trials. Although John continues to gain strength, Pam's mom has endured some tribulations. She was to have a knee replacement on the 9th and went in last week for pre-op tests which revealed a problem with her heart. Seems there is a benign mass in the left ventrical and after a few days in the hospital getting it checked out, she was sent home today but will return next Wed. for a heart cath which will be followed by heart surgery.

We are grateful it was discovered before more severe problems occurred, as the Dr. feels it caused her TIA last year.

So there is a possibility we'll have two folks recuperating from thoracic surgery at the same time.