How Important Is Your Heart?

Hey everyone! As some of you know, Hunter is a true baseball fan. We were discussing the majors and then started talking about his future in the little league levels. He was wondering if he was going to stay at the current level or get moved up to play at the next upper level. We discussed it at length and then there was a moment. He had gotten up from the table and as he was walking away he said "oh great, I'm gonna be in the outfield." Amazing. The future star of the major leagues had predicted his future in just a millisecond. We called back little Jeeter to the couch. It was a short story but he forgot that so often your heart and your brain aren't working together like they should be. He was reminded that what ever statement comes from your brain, it then works hard to make that statement come true. So often we want something with our heart and then let our brain make another alternative decision. The result is less than what was wanted from the heart. We have to remember that regardless of how smart our brain is, the true desires of the heart can always outweigh the negative of our brain. We reminded him that if his heart wanted to be in the infield, then his brain had to successfully place him there.
I struggle often when people tell me what their heart is crying out for and then in the same sentence give a negative and less desirable thought from the brain. So amazingly sad that right there almost instantly they made their heart's desires fail, and the brain was now going to work to make that negative statement become reality. It is so hard for some people to remember that unless they allow their heart's dreams so run their brain, they will not achieve that wonderful success. God has made our fantastic bodies and has given out heart so much power. The heart has the only cells that can restart by themselves, can electrically reroute for heart attacks and have the true power to achieve all those things that will bring happiness. All this being said I just wanted to take a moment and remind people to listen to their heart and put the negative self talk out to pasture.

God's Gifts

Happy early 4th, please be safe and enjoy the family and friends.

Well Eric had his MRI on Monday this one was going to give us the information that was lacking from the last MRI. Well that would be to easy. After waiting 2 hours to see the Dr. so that he could read the MRI all he was able to say was the the shadow was about 1 millimeter bigger and he was not convinced that it was a tumor. He thought maybe it was cells that were still dying from the radiation. He said that surgery was not something he thought was needed yet and he wants Eric to return in Aug for another MRI (the super duper MRI) and see if there is any changes. With a BIG sigh of relief we hurried out of the office, I did not want him to change his mind. So we take a month and enjoy our summer.

I saw a movie today, Kung Fu Panda, and one of the characters said " yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift". As I was watching this movie I realized that I have not been living my life by those words. I thought it was so profound, today is a gift and I need to live each day as if they are a gift from God. This last week has been difficult and I have spend a bit to much time thinking about the future. You know it is always funny when you need to hear something God has a funny way of getting the message to you. This week at church he also gave me a message, it was like the sermon was just for me. I guess he knows that I am having trouble with this whole situation.

Eric wanted me to write today so that I could have the opportunity to vent and maybe to help me get though this difficult time I seem to be having. Eric has such a great attitude and he amazes me everyday. I am so thankful to be married to a man who is as strong and wise as he is during this time. After writing today I will take the message from church and the message from the movie and know that God has a plan and that today is a gift and tomorrow is a mystery.

I hope everyone else can also live today and each day to the fullest as it is a gift from God.

Hallie