Oh, my friends, good Sunday to you all. I have been under the weather again and on antibiotics for almost a week now. I am better and so grateful. I had not felt good in several days but kept pushing until one afternoon I came in and laid across my bed. I fell asleep and the next thing I knew my son, Justin woke me saying Mom, are you ok? I said yes, and sat up but felt awful! He felt my forehead and said you have a fever, Mom. I said no I don’t think so, he is my baby boy and takes good care of his Mama. He insisted that I had a fever and got the thermometer and said here. I indeed had a fever of 102 and it came on suddenly. I had a headache, and my eye was sore and weak feeling. My gut was killing me, I felt sick, and had not eaten much at all in a few days. Mostly things like watermelon, applesauce, and things that were easy on my gut. Well, the first thing I thought was oh no, I have COVID, again. The test showed I did not, thank you, Lord, thank you! So, I went to the doctor and found out it was a sinus infection, bronchitis, with no cough. And diverticulitis. Yes, I am blessed with that as my sweet Mother suffered so with it at times. Let me say it can be a beast too! I am on 2 different antibiotics and some stomach antacids. It’s been 7 days today and I am so happy to say I am feeling much better, but will finish all of the medications.

My title was God says “Fear Not” For I am with you, yet when something happens many of us do what? Freak out and Fear the worst. I remember that night Mr. Shabby and I slept in separate locations until I knew what I had. I also remember praying as I do each night before going to sleep, thanking God for another day, for my blessings, my children, and my grandchildren, you all know, we ask forgiveness and just go to Him with all that is on our hearts. I told God that night that if He was ready for me, I was ready to go with Him. I thought about Jackson, my precious little baby grandson, tears began to fill my eyes and I said God, I am ready but, if I go Jackson will not have one Nana, please Father I think he needs me. Understand that I had a fever of 102.7 at this time and was feeling emotional for sure. The next day I was at the place to get checked for COVID when they opened!

I tell you, all of you, that are reading this, I do not care what your political belief is we are all in this together, and we need to be kind to each other, pray for one another, and pray for America, period! I had COVID before we know about it, it was in late December 2019, through February 2020. I tell you, while my symptoms were vague, I was SICK! Weak, as a kitten, couldn’t hold down food, my throat was so sore it felt as if I had swallowed razor blades for about three weeks. I went to the doctor 3 times, yes three. Each time I got steroid shots and more antibiotics, nothing touched and I thought this is odd, I knew something was off for sure and told my son not to come in my home but come to the bedroom window. He would ask what I wanted then go get it and leave it at the front door. Isn’t it amazing how we had not yet heard of Covid for 2 more weeks yet God allowed me to know that my son needed to stay away and I was not well, and the medications were not going to help, so I stopped the last ones? It took about 6 weeks, I might have a day where I felt ok and could move around maybe do a load of laundry, etc. but the next day I’d be right back in bed.

So, when I thought no, please not again, this time it could be worse, much worse. I was fearing that! But, it came to me, that I had to “Fear Not” and trust that whatever was to come, was to be, and God was with me. Things do not look so good for America again with COVID and the new mutations, but we have to look to God because we are not of this world you and I, we are just in it. One day Jesus will return for His Church, and we shall rise up to meet him. We won’t have NONE left behind! I pray for my Facebook page followers, even though I do not know all of you, God does. Have a blessed Sunday, and a blessed week, stay safe and pray hard and diligently that we see an end to this virus, and that we can get back to life, and live it as God intended it to be.

Isaiah 41:10

¹⁰ Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Love,

Debbie