Collecting Things

As you may well imagine, my life has been rather hectic recently, hence my lack of time for blogging.

I had an MRI done a few weeks ago. I was supposed to see my doctor on Mon. when it snowed. Needless to say, I didn't make it. I called to reschedule, but we were having difficulty making it work. So I told Becky just to make an appointment next month, unless Dr. Dang really wanted to see me. She pulled up my MRI on the computer and said it looked great. She scheduled an appointment and said she would call me back if Dr. Dang wanted to do anything different. I haven't heard a word. PTL!!!
Our little Resse is developing right along, although he is depriving his mom of more sleep than she would like. He is beginning to notice a few things. We are so thankful for a healthy, although a little fussy, bundle of joy!

Gordon continues to be plagued with pain in his back and neck. He does think it is getting better, just not as quickly as he would like. He spends most of his days holding down his recliner!

My mom is home. She had a checkup with her heart doctor last week. He thinks things are going well. She is on Coumadin, so has to have her blood checked, regularly.
We had to move Gordon's mom to assisted living at Regency. She cannot stay by herself because she is a serious fall risk. She is more and more confused about her surroundings and circumstances. It breaks my heart because she feels like I have just taken her there and dumped her and I don't really care what happens to her. I try to explain. She understands momentarily. Then she begins to talk about going back to her condo. I have packed up her things and moved her twice. Once from her condo to independent living at Regency. Then from independent living to assisted living. So I have had a lot of time to think about collecting "things."

Gordon's Mom has a lot of nice things, furniture, jewelry, furs, many lovely things to decorate with. And she loves them so much that they have nearly consumed her, because she does not have room for them now. She is so afraid something will happen to them and that they will not remain in "the family." I have tried to reassure her that I will, to the best of my ability, carry out her wishes, but somehow it just doesn't register. We have had such a good relationship over the years that it breaks my heart to see her so distraught with me.

After I was diagnosed with cancer I realized how much of that kind of "stuff" I have collected over the years. I cannot get it out of my house fast enough! I have thinned out a lot of mine but I still have way too much of mine, and everyone else's too! It has become a noose around my neck! If anyone comes by my house and says they like something, they will be going home with it!! So, if you come to see me, bring a U-HAUL!

God's Word admonishes us not to become too attached to things, but instead store up for ourselves Treasures in Heaven.
Matt. 6:19-23; Lk. 11:34-36
19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."

Getting rid of these "treasures" will not negate the fact that I have spent my lifetime trying to acquire them. It will not replace the resources I could have used to sew into God's kingdom. I beg His forgiveness for having spent my resources on things that "moth and rust" destroy. Not only that but I am leaving a monstrous task for my family to take care of when I am gone (which is no time soon, I hope) (:-).
Please take time to post something on my blog if you read it or if it has somehow touched your life. Sometimes I think I am being presumptuous in thinking people want to hear what I have to say.

Thanks for your continued prayers.