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Thankfulness and Healing for the Body-Mind-Spirit


Giving Thanks!

I’ve learned more than ever during this healing journey, how important it is for me to live life with gratitude and find one thing (at least) each day to verbalize thankfulness for, like the sunlight that breathes life into my home as it pours through the windows.  Laughter is another medicinal gift to our beings.


Thanks to friends 


Arthur & Rachel; for blessing me abundantly with frequent retreats to FarrBee Farm, in order to rest and recover.  Such precious times spent with you both.  I’m forever grateful.  


Don & Carol, your kind dinner dates and check-ins of concern and love have meant so much to us!  Thank you for your faithful prayers and support on this journey dear friends.  We love you.


To Joy, Scarlet, Beth, Bridget, Betsy, Julee, Patty, Mish, Bonnie, Colleen, Nancy, Tina and many others I’m so grateful to.  Thank you for your precious friendship, your time, prayers and love given and your supportive presence as you kept me company during my IV infusions.  Priceless.  

For your encouraging cards, gifts and love poured out.  You all went above and beyond to encourage me, keeping me company with stories and laughter.  Each of you are very dear to my heart.  Thank you!


For my Manna Prayer Family:  Arthur, Mike, Marianne & Randall, Duane, Bob, Azizi, Kita; what can I say that lets you know just how much your weekly prayers & encouragement kept me strong!  I hope your joy is full in knowing your prayers are answered!  Blessings.


My two amazing friends, Marianne and Randall, who drove from Florida to Georgia to cook for me!  Your passionate hearts of caring are an incredible testimony to God's kindness and goodness!  Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge, experience & healthy recipes with me and my family. I am so grateful for your love and kindness, support and prayers.


To all my special neighbors; each one of you stood by my side & hoped for healing with me and you smiled when noticing the different ribbons I tied to our neighborhood bench, as faith markers when I prayed!   Your sweet check-ins, gifts and love expressed many times over, have been such a joy to me.  Thank you!


For Dave’s wonderful Company, who have stood by us with strengthening support, gracious gifts and encouragement throughout everything. We are so thankful to you all!


For my Office Team of leaders and colleagues; thank you for granting me a leave of absence from work.  This proved to be essential in my healing, allowing me full focus on treatments and the ability to enjoy the least amount of stress in my daily comings and goings.   


Our sweet friends at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.  Thank you all for your caring and faithful prayers.


Blessed by Dr. Tom Theocharides, MD (Real Health Medical) who prayed over me during some of my IV therapy visits.  

And to the humble Dr. Rhett Bergeron, who walks in kindness of heart within his unique calling.  What a blessing you are gentlemen and Team!  https://realhealthmedical.com


To Dr. Jen Gramith, Lauren, Ginger, Kelsey, Kyndra and everyone at Rightway Health & Wellness, your encouragements, knowledge, expertise, faith in God, support and amazing hearts have blessed me so much!    Rightway Health and Wellness | Meet The Staff 


To everyone reading this:  my hope is that you are greatly strengthened and encouraged by my story and the resources I've included here.


With all my heart I give my loving thanks to my Lord Jesus, who guided me and gave me His strength and wisdom day-by-day on the journey.    The Book of Psalms: Psalm 23


May you walk in good health dear friends.

~Michele 




Disclaimer:

Please note that I am not a physician.  

This is my personal story of health choices and recovery that I prayed through and pursued.

Each person reading this should take time to pause, pray and conduct your own research and seek professional medical counsel while walking your own path of restoration and hope.  

May you be carried in His strength and wisdom to do so.


 


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