Great Is His Faithfulness

I recently posted about my journey to being diagnosed with MS.  I have been blown away by God's faithfulness through this.  Here's what He's done.

• I'm back in Colorado!  Being near my parents and other important people in my life has been huge.  Plus my parents were able to bring my old MRIs to me, which helped a lot with my diagnosis.

• All of my health junk started just a month after my health insurance kicked in!

• Speaking of health insurance, when I moved back to CO, I had a job lined up with a store in Greeley.  I was told it would likely be full-time, but I found out just two weeks before I moved that it was only going to be part-time.  This caused me to look for a new job, and I found a great one.  Not only am I making more money than I would have, but right around the time I was diagnosed, I found out that the store I was originally working at in Greeley was closing.  I can't imagine dealing with everything AND finding out that my store was closing.

• I have amazing colleagues!  They've been there to cover for me last minute.  They've made me meals without me even asking.  And they've taken care of me in so many ways.  What an amazing team!

• I'm not in my psychologically/emotionally abusive marriage anymore.  I'm in a such a healthier place mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  It's made dealing with this diagnosis so much easier.

• I joined Mary Kay when I moved back to CO mostly to meet new people in the area.  Most of my MK peeps are Christians and have been a great support.  I even found out that one of them has MS, and we go to the same neurologist!  She's been a great resource.

• I have amazing examples to follow.  My mom, her dad, and her sister all have MS.  Papa passed away when I was in 7th grade.  He is one of my heroes!  He taught me that nothing is bigger than God, that there's always room for laughter, and that joy is a choice.  My mom and her sister continue to show me what trusting God, and living in joy looks like.  They are also there when I have questions about my diagnosis.

• They caught it really early which makes for a much better prognosis.

• By the time my mom was diagnosed, the doctors think she'd had it for 10-15 years already, but for various reasons they hadn't been looking for it.  Thanks to my family history, the doctors had a better idea of what was going on when me.

• My dad is the king of research.  He loves spreadsheets, and sifting through information.  He and my mom have helped me sort through the massive amounts of information I've been given by doctor so I don't get overwhelmed.

I'm blessed in so many ways that I'm sure I'm missing some.  It's amazing to look back and see God's plan.  Things that originally upset me, like not having a full-time when I move, have turned out to be huge blessings.  God has always provided, and I know He will continue to do so.