iona's blog

It's a journal. It's a devotional. It's a record of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor. It's documentation of God's activities in real time. There are good days and bad, happy times and sad... I tell it like it is. This is an unscripted walk along the meandering paths of my mind. My life has never been dull... and I've never known boredom. Read on, you'll see...

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Name: Iona Hoeppner
Location: Kissimmee, Florida, United States

I am a happily married mother and grandmother of a large family. I've also had several careers including writer, teacher, trucker, investment and finance advisor, web master and artist. I am an ordained minister (not to the pulpit) and consider my calling to Christ's service my most important role in life.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Anxious? Who, Me?

We got a call today saying the folks who made the offer on our house decided not to buy in this area after all. So our house is still on the market.

I went to my neurologist this morning to have him fill out my California Disability form. He didn't even look at it. He came in late and had an office full of people. I was first on the list. He thumbed through my chart, wrote my six month prescription for pain and sleep meds as usual and said since he didn't treat my cognitive issues he couldn't help me, but if I would bring in a copy of what my neurologist filled out last time, he would use that info to fill in this form.

As usual in a stressful situation or when expected to meet the challenge of change, I "flooded" and could not even think to ask him to review the medical records he had from my other doctors in California. He clearly stated all he intended to do was keep me comfortable, and I was helpless to respond.

I am at a loss. I called Dr. Schutz for an appointment but he is a PhD not an MD and I don't know if that will work for California. I called them to try to get a copy of the original claim so I could take it to my neurologist who I suspect just wants it for a pattern, but I was so confused I got the whole conversation mixed up.

Meanwhile the 20 days I had to get this form signed are ticking away.

The Bible says be anxious for nothing and bring every care before the Lord with prayer and supplication. We are to trust the Lord knowing He has a plan that is best even though it may entail some hardship, some pain.

To the core of my being I love and trust God, so why am I anxious about all this? Because I am weak and impatient. Thank goodness God is faithful, full of mercy and will always take care of me. He knows how easily I fall into the sin of worry and even now as I write, His peace has begun to flow through me and I am reminded to be still and know that He is God.

Even if I lose my benefits and the house does not sell and we cannot meet all our obligations (some new ones have arisen)... even then, He will have a plan that works all things together for good. He is my loving Father and has made that vow to me (and to all who love Him and are called according to His purpose).

I am praying for healing of our finances. Wow! God is so cool. The Holy Spirit has brought serenity flowing through me like a river of peace. It is actually going to be fun to see what He does with our money situation.

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