Update

I know that it has been a little while since I have posted anything :( I just wanted to let everyone out there know that I am doing GREAT!!! The Lord has been so good. I have been able to maintain my heart rate with disciplined exercise. I was fortunate enough to be able to take a much needed vacation and spend time with old friends. Even while on vacation and not being as disciplined as I should have been my health has been great. I am planning on returning to work soon, Lord willing. I have an interview this week, so we will see. Thank you all for your much needed prayers over the last several years. The Lord allowed everything to happen for a reason and it is only through His sufficient grace that I have come through this all.

Somethings working...praise the LORD

So I have officially been working out at the gym for over 5 weeks. So far I am able to walk 45 min on the treadmill and the highest that my heart rate has gone is 160. I have a goal of being able to return to work in April. I am still on all of my medication, but hopefully will be able to get off of that. Oh, and my migraines have been less frequent since I started working out. I am very hopeful that one day I will be free from all of this... maybe on the other side of glory.

New Game Plan

I just realized that it has been almost a month since I have posted anything so I thought I would write a quick update. Over the last month, I have been continuing to deal with migraines and the same old POTS issues. The last time that I went to the doctor we discussed a couple of studies that are taking place concerning POTS patients and exercise. We discussed how that if you start out increasing exercise in the sitting position and then gradually add walking exercise usually POTS patients are able to increase their activity level back to normal. I have already been riding a bike at home, but knew that I needed to do more, so this week I decided that I needed to start out at the wellness center. So far, I have been able to tolerate the increase in activity without any difficulty. I am doing 30 minutes on the bike, 10 minutes rowing, and 10 minutes on the treadmill. I am going to gradually increase my standing activity, of course I have to do my exercise in the afternoon as this is when my heart rate is at its slowest. Praise the Lord that I am able to do this much. I am praying that with some conditioning that I will be able to return to work early next year. The doctors say that this is what my heart needs is to be conditioned :) I am willing to give it a try.

I am looking forward to celebrating the Christ's birth and spending time with family and friends this holiday season. I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe Christmas and a Happy New Year.

All my beautiful nieces and nephews.

The Lord's Provision

Isn't the Lord amazing :) Over the last several months, I have been totally amazed how the Lord has provided for my needs, yes, I am still having some financial struggles, but my imediate needs are met. The Lord knows exactly what needs we have and when we have them. His timing is always perfect. Thank you LORD for meeting my every day needs, as you always do.

Sometimes Only God Knows Why!!!

So as I said in my last post, I had returned to work, however, that only lasted for a week. All was going well until I was required to work 9-10 hour days and was coming home with migraines, then I woke up with a Migraine and had to go to work with it and my heart was racing all day. I was praying all day about what to do and after much prayer and spending another 9 1/2 hour day at work I  knew that I was not going to be able to handle it health wise. I know that the Lord knows exactly what He is doing in my life and that He has something special in store for me, but right now that does not involve work :)

I will one day return to the work force but I will not push myself and will wait on His perfect timing. Please continue to pray for me as this week has been a rough one all around.

Gradual Improvement

I have been battling back and forth for the last couple of months about returning to work, praying about what the Lord would want me to do. I was looking for a job that I was capable of doing, especially since I am still having some tachycardia and fatigue, and headaches of and on. I happened upon an office RN position in and decided to call about it. Everything worked out and I decided to accept the position at this GYN office. It is a whole new experience for me but it is a perfect fit because I am able to sit down when I need to and still am making money. The Lord really knows how to provide for our needs. It is not exactly the job that I would have picked but I am learning to adjust gradually :)

I also went to Pittsburgh to see a Cardiologist on Friday who specializes in POTS. He informed me that I am doing everything right. My symptoms seem to be well under control and that I should continue doing what I am doing. The only thing that he would add is increasing my activity as much as possible, which I am already doing by returning to work. So that was a good report.

The progress has been gradual and some days are worse than others but that Lord has been faithful through it all.

God Gives JUST What We Need!

I had the wonderful oppurtunity of attending a woman's conference this weekend in Horseheads, NY with Mrs. Debi Pryde. It was just the shot in the arm that I needed to really look into my spiritual life and see that there are some things that I need to change. The Lord really knew that is what I needed right now, but it did not stop there. The Lord continued to work in my heart on Sunday through my pastor's messages. He spoke on the Promises of God how they are perfect and NEVER fail. How powerful.

Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

God promises that if we give HE will give unto us more bountifully than we already have, running over. God wants to shower us with blessings, but we have to do our part.

The Pastor also spoke about how God will supply our needs. We may not know when, but we have to patiently wait for Him to do it, don't rob Him of that blessing.

Rom 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

God has all the things that we need we just need to sit back and wait for Him to provide. God will take care of us. I am so thankful that God is concerned about MY needs. Now, I just have to wait on HIM.