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Beautiful First Day of June!




On this cool(er) summer day, this is the beautiful view that God has made for His creation to enjoy!

I wanted to share a little bit about the changes that have been happening. About a week and a half ago, I got two new best friends. One is called Crutches and the other is called Immobilizer Knee Brace. I dislocated my knee cap... for the second time.

So I went to the doctor and it looks like surgery for me. But I have to wait three weeks for it to heal before I go back to the doctor and see what he says.

I've kind of been struggling with this. But not nearly as much as I thought I would. When it happened, I felt God's peace instantly. I know He is at work in this situation. But it scares me none-the-less. I guess this might be another way for God to help me learn to rely fully on Him because I can't do this on my own.

While I am excited to see what He is going to do through this situation, I am scared of what might happen at the same time.

This is just one of the changes that has happened in the last couple of weeks. More to come later.

Thanks for reading!

In God, Emily

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