Through the Glass Dimly

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1) "A help that is not present when we need it is of small value. The anchor which is left at home is of no use to the sailor in the hour of storm; the money which he used to have is of no worth to the debtor when a writ is out against him. Very few earthly helps could be called "very present": they are usually far in the seeking, far in the using, and farther still when once used. But as for the Lord our God, He is present when we seek Him, present when we need Him, and present when we have already enjoyed His aid. He is more than "present," He is very present. More present than the nearest friend can be, for He is in us in our trouble; more present than we are to ourselves, for sometimes we lack presence of mind. He is always present, effectually present, sympathetically present, altogether present. He is present now if this is a gloomy season. Let us rest ourselves upon Him. He is our

After about eight months of uncertainty, worry, trying to figure out how to fix my heart, many many medical bills, and a trans-country-move later, December 30th I will be going in for my heart procedure. It will be an outpatient procedure. We'll be flying into Victoria on December 29th to stay at a hotel. At 6:30 in the morning on the 3th we'll arrive at the hospital. My procedure will begin at noon. It should last about 3 hours. When its over, I'll just have to lay in a bed for about 5 hours to make sure that the place where the heart catheter is inserted heals up properly. We should be leaving the hospital around 7 pm that night or a bit later. We'll stay at a hotel that night and fly home to Kelowna on the 31st. For those of you that pray, thank you for your prayers over this last year. We really appreciate it, and are so grateful that our big God answers prayer in amazing abundant ways. Instead of having to pay $26,000 for this procedure, we will be paying nothing.

Some lyrics for you because that's all I have in me for today. Switchfoot: This is Home "I've got my memories Always inside of me But I cant go back, back to how it was I believe now Ive come too far No I cant go back, back to how it was Created for a place I've never known This is home Now I'm finally where I belong, where I belong Yeah this is home, I've been searching for a place of my own, Now I found it, maybe this is home Yes this is home Belief over misery I've seen the enemy And I wont go back, back to how it was And I got my heart set on what happens next I got my eyes wide its not over yet We miracles, and were not alone Yeah this is home, now I'm finally where I belong Yea this is home, I've been searching for a place of my own, Now I found it, maybe this is home Yes this is home And now, after all my searching After all my questions I'm going to call it home I got a brand new mind set I can finally see the sunset I'm gonna call i