2. The choice is ours when the lord gives us a challenge…. “In Your Darkest Hour,When Your back is Against the Wall and the Only Lifeline you have is down to its Last Thread… You WILL make the Defining choice. A-Do nothing and hold on to that Thread until it breaks. B-Or pull on it like a Mad Man and Get Out Of There-Trusting that the Strongest Thread had Survived.Faith in the Result is what allows you the strength to make the Choice!”
3. The gifts we are given, can be taken at a moments notice
4. Year one March…. We Buy The Home We Plan on Retiring In June… We Celebrate Brian’s Wedding September…. While Visiting Waterloo, Kent awakes to Paralysis
5. Year two Given Several Different Diagnosis Throughout the Year Moldy Sinus Cavity Lupus Multiple Sclerosis Medical Doctors Decide its Best to Move Back Home for Support Lou Gerhig’s Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome September…. Late Summer We Find Out What The MD’s WERE Thinking; Encouraged to See Specialist…..we Find the REAL Reason
7. Year three Untreated For Over 30 Years… We Start The Long Road to Recovery Due to an Un-Educated Public…. Kent is Treated With Prejudice Recovery is Slow, But By Summer His Spinal Pain Subsides We Look To The Future…. With Hope –Our Prayers Are Being Answered While We Celebrate 15 Years of Marriage… Something Sinister Lurks Amongst Us.
9. ….unable to work While doing the biopsy, the Surgeon Just Blurted Out Its Cancer Within Minutes, A Support Group Person Arrived
10. In a flash our dreams were shattered…. There are moments in our Lives that we Question what the Good Lord… Allows Another Obstacle? Or Another Gift?
11. Lessons of charity, heartwarming gifts and faith Unfettered Kris and I choose to fight again…. Head on….No Question…..We WIN! Humor Research All Possibilities Release Negative Influences Nightly Bible Stories Laughter, Laughter, Laughter!!!
12. …The Children are diagnosed Then the Kids….. start to show symptoms!!!
14. We begin to understand Kent’s path Was Meant to Happen It Benefitted the Whole family It Benefitted Strangers It Benefitted Friends What a Wonderful Gift!!!!
15. Adding insult to injury Mold House Loaned Cars Discrimination Bankruptcy Homelessness Insurance Denials Overwhelming Expenses
16. God gives us gifts….. Bad Good Pain and Suffering Challenge of Faith Loss of Friends Isolation Discrimination Without Challenge-No Growth Strengthening of Faith Galvanized True Friends Education Acceptance of Others