a tumor, discipline, and rain

there's a woman that i know from church who had surgery on saturday to remove a brain tumor. the doc said it would be difficult to remove because it was located right behind her eye. (it actually set a record for the largest brain tumor in our hospital's history.) before going under the knife, she was told she would only have 2 months to live. but her surgeon prayed with her and her daughter before operating -- everyone was at peace about the surgery. afterwards, the surgeon came out elated! he had completely removed the tumor and it was noncancerous! immediately after she came to, she recognized her friends and family, which is unheard of after this type of operation.

on friday and saturday, the prayer warriors spread the word about the woman's tumor -- people were praying in kearney and across the state, in colorado, in texas, and probably other places. those prayers were answered by our Great God. it really convicted me because i know so many people in seemingly hopeless situations. i pray for them, but do i believe God will heal them? i usually pray that God will surround them while in their crappy situation. is that how i ought to be praying?

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i listened to a joyce meyer podcast yesterday and wrote down the following quote: "Discipline is what we must have to make us do the things we should do in order to have the things we say we want to have." i can't say i've ever thought of discipline in that light.

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the schools in town opened late yesterday. because of snow? sadly, no. it was because of rain. we were in a flash flood warning and a wind advisory most of the day...which makes for a crappy combination. i came home at lunch and noticed my backyard and the museum i live next to was completely flooded (see pictures below).