My God is BIGGER!!!!

Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

I have been through several trials the past couple of weeks and have had to constantly remind myself of this powerful verse. When people are so cruel and hurtful it is so hard to remember that our struggle truly isn't against them. The devil is so strong and powerful in this cold dark world and his forces of evil are truly the struggle. It seems like he is trying to attack me every which way I turn. I refuse to give into his lies, games and hurtful situations. When I think about the price Jesus paid for my sins it truly amazes me. It was also more than enough to stop the devil from constantly attacking me. Thank you Lord for what you went through for me and for your power that you still portray in my life to this day. At the NAME of JESUS the demons fear and tremble. Flee from me satan, for you have no power over me and my life!! JESUS is my Savior and King and he will stomp you in the ground for me any day!!!!

So maybe it's time for an Allergy Dr.!!!

During his shower tonite, Brian's throat starting swelling up AGAIN! After realizing it had to be something in the shower, he looked at his shampoo and body wash and the first ingredient is a sulfur based ingredient! He had to take a Benadryl and we have decided that we are going to make an appointment with an allergy Dr. to see if he can do something for this major sensitivity to sulfur. If not, we shall suffer but if so that would be wonderful!! This is scary and getting very old in a hurry. Poor Brian is worn out and has to work tomorrow. Remember him in your prayers and I shall keep you informed on the allergy Doc! Sulfur...boy that 6 letter word has sure caused some scary and crazy things around our house lately!

Update on my Honey Bunches of ALLERGIES?!?!

Brian finally got to come home Monday afternoon from the hospital. He was sent home with 3 days worth of steriods and has been taking those. He has been having shortness of breath and a pounding heart which we think that is from the steriods. However the Dr. said he could have developed chemical induced asthma or tiny blood clots in his lungs from the reaction. We really won't know until 3 days after been off of the steriods. We had another scare last night when after drinking an RC Cola his throat started to swell again. We went back to the E.R. and after another chest x-ray the Dr. said his throat was beginning to swell again. He also told Brian that sulfur is in sooo many things. Asprin, lots of food, drinks (Benzoic Acid, found in some soft drinks), MSG's, perservatives and even water! The list is endless!!! He told Brian he would have to get used to this and to take Benadryl with him every where he goes. This is a scary feeling and Brian has been very scared to eat and drink. Those of you who know Brian know that he is already very thin and doesn't ever need to refrain from eating! Brian has been doing lots of research and finding out more and more about his allergy to sulfur. If you have an allergy to sulfur or anything else, you may want to do research as well. Even Brian as a nurse didn't realize all of the things that sulfur is in. I hope things are on the up and up for Brian and his allergic reaction. His face is swollen and red from all of the steriods but other than that he is doing better. Thanks for all the prayers and concerns! Take care everyone and watch out for allergies to drugs, they sure can be dangerous!

Anaphylactic Shock!?!?

Saturday night around 6p.m. when Brian got home from work, he was complaining with his throat feeling like it had a rock in it and someone was pulling down on his throat. He said he had the symptom all day and the day before and it had progressively gotten worse. He was now gagging every 5 minutes. I finally talked him into going back to the E.R. where they did a chest x-ray and found his throat was about 95% blocked. The Dr. told us another hour and we would have had to call an ambulance and they would have had to do a trachiotomy. The Dr. believes it is caused from an antibiotic Brian has been taking for about 10 days called Bactrum for a sinus infection. They admitted Brian to the hospital and are giving him high doses of steriods, benadryl and epinephrine. He feels pretty good until those begin to wear off and then he feels his throat begin to swell again. It's a very uncomfortable and scary feeling, hence it makes him rather nervous and anxious. The nurse told him had he went to bed last night and tried to forget about it that in his sleep he would have never known and he would have went into respitory arrest. I am so thankful today that Brian is feeling somewhat better and that the Good Lord above is taking care of us and watching over us, even when we don't realize it. I ask that you remember Brian in your thoughts and prayers today as he recovers from what could have been a lot more serious problem than it is. Hopefully he will continue to recover with the high doses of medication and be able to come home tomorrow. Thank the Lord for his goodness, mercy and grace in our lives once again!