Crazy Summer - long and sappy

So how was everyone's summer? Mine was so crazy you don't even know.

Starting off, when I got back from Taiwan I decided to make steps to pioneer. So, after alot of prayer, I quit my job and found a part time job. The day after I turned in my regular auxillary pioneer slip, I had another job offer...but it was full time but alot more money, i mean alot. So me and Garrett talked about it, prayed alot about it, and I decided to turn it down. Some thought I was crazy, but I wanted to go out in service more.

So things were going well, and then all of the sudden, Garrett started having problems with his heart. He ended up in the hospital twice for about 2 weeks. The first time he was in the hospital, they didn't really know what was going on, they couldn't figure out why a 27 year old would have symptoms of a heart attack and why he would have so much fluid around his heart..

On Garrett's first day back at work, he was coming hom and his tire blew and needed replaced. we were starting to get in a crunch, and i thought i was going to have to get another job and stop regular auxillary pioneering..but first we prayed about it...and you know like 20 min later, a brother called us to see how we were, and Garrett told him what happened and the brother's like, oh you know what, go to NTB and they owe me a favor, so I will cash in that favor for you. Get whatever tires you want, i do alot of work for them. So we both start tearing up and told him that we just got done praying about what to do about money. So after the 3 of us got a little emotional we went and got new tires.

So about a week passed and Garrett started feeling real bad again. He would sweat so much, he would be soaked, he lost feeling in his arm, he passed out and his heart rate was back up to 150 at rest. So he went to his dr and the dr sent him right back to the ER. We didn't like how things were going, so with help of that same brother and the liason(sp??) committee, and a day of arguing with those crappy drs in youngstown, we got him transferred to Pittsburgh. He was there for about a week as well. They really took care of him and told him that the hospital in Youngstown didn't do him any favors. The liason committee had internal med, cardiologist and several other specialists already waiting for him when he got there...it was amazing. So later when he saw the cardiologist, he told Garrett that a day after Garrett left the hospital, he had a 31 yr old male with the exact same problems. But he let it go to long and he is now on the list for a heart transplant. So if it wasn't for the brothers helping getting him transferred, he could have very well been on the list for a heart transplant!

It is just amazing how Jehovah took care of us. The support from the Congregation and everything was absolutely amazing. After all this, I decided i have to turn in my regular pioneer application. After everyting Jehovah has done for us, it is the least that I can do for him and plus, everyone needs to know about Jehovah and the blessings that come with serving him.

So...I turned it in! And get this, my boss is giving me crap now about having to work more and blah blah. This was the day after I turned in my app. Just by reading this, you can see how Satan tries to maneuver things to keep you back from doing things...but if you really do rely on Jehovah, the blessings are so amazing. So once again, i'm putting it in Jehovah's hands and he will take care of me.

So after reading this you think wow, mandie had a crappy summer..but now that i look back, it was a good summer..it sucked seeing my husband in the hospital and sick..but in the end, it made us so strong, and that is worth everything.