Long Time, No Update

Hey everyone, I am so sorry I have been bad on the updates...as we all know, life gets busy!!!Well, I had more tests and the stress test did come back normal - PRAISE GOD!!! I am still going to random docttors, but have backed off some. I feel better a lot of the time, but still have a lot of "not so good" moments as well. I know God is healing me as I type!!!

The girls are getting so big and I will try to find a recent pic to post. So much happening lately....since my last post, I was blessed with a visit from one of my best friends ever - LORREN!!!! and I was able to have a girl's weekend in Miami with my sister, cousin, and friend Angela. I love these moments because it always reinforces to me the power of friendships. Seth told me one of the greatest blessings he had recently was when I called from Miami and he could hear a genuine "joy/happiness" in my voice. I sounded relaxed and happy. Even if for a moment, I forgot that "I don't feel good". It also took this trip to learn to filter the "negative stresses" in my life as pointed out to me by my sis and Angela. Negative energy can really bring you down and sometimes I think we don't even realize it is there....Another blessing I had was seeing a long lost awesome friend, Chris, and meeting his wife (Jean). It was so neat because she has been praying for me all this time and I had never even met her...a beautiful couple and beautiful friends! I thank God they are in my life and I thank God for all my friends.

Oh, I can't forget the blessing that Seth and I finished our last adoption class :) We still have a lot of paperwork and interviews, but we are well on our way!

New Prayer Request

Well, Overall things had been going pretty well until about 2 days ago. Actually, I have been noticing a feeling of being drained again and having some symptoms that I origianlly started with back in October, but 2 days ago I started having some chest pain that just would not go away and got slightly worse yesterday. Treating it like a bad case of heartburn...i took meds, but no relief. So, I went to a clinic yesterday and they did an EKG. It read out that a may have had a slight heart attack and I was instructed to go straight to the ER. With tears in my eyes, i drove all the while praying to God to please not let this whole fiasco go any further. I paged my cardiologist and he decided I could see him today in his office because i really did not want to go through the whole being admitted thing again. I wanted to be at home with Seth and the girls. He redid the test and the results were the same. I am scheduled for a stress test on Tuesday and depending on what that shows go from there. If it is normal - yay! If it is not, the possibility of more invasive testing like a catheterization is possible, but I am believing for a normal test and ask that you believe and pray with me. Thank you.

My girls...Blessings

I have not updated in awhile, but wanted to put some "Go Texan Day" photos of the girls on here....as far as medical news....I got denied at Mayo clinic which I do not understand and am praying for the next step in regards to where to go and what to do. I did find out that the building I have worked in for the last 4 years prior to me getting sick in October has recently been condemned due to toxic mold and asbestos!!!!! Scary!!!!

Yellow Belt - something to smile about

Jadyn got her yellow belt last night - We are so proud of her..I was more nervous than she was :)

Prayer Warrior

I am updating prayer requests for my family, but I also want to leave my email so that if ANYONE reading this has your own prayer requests you would like to share with me, I would absolutely love to be a prayer warrior for you as well.

whitney@gmont.com

Prayer requests:
1. Relief from my headaches, body aches - especially ribs, and numbness.
2. Safety for Seth in travel and his mountain bike race
3. Complete restoration from my physical and emotional stress.
4. Continue God's protection over my beautiful children.

PRAISES....Jadyn saw the rheumatologist and she will only be following once a year!!!
I have been able to go back to work for a few hours a week.
We are going to be hosting a Bible study in our home Wednesday nights and I am already seeing the positive things coming out of it :)

"The Eye" -Sorry for the delay....this one is for coach :)

Well, good news is I am feeling some better!!! I actually went to work today for the first time in almost 4 months and it was nice. I am starting out slow, and just working a few hours at a time. I have a VERY understanding boss - Praise God for that!!!! I also have been able to work a little bit and am getting some normalcy back....playing with the kiddos, getting back into Bible study, and even a date with my hubby.

Saturday night we met some friends out for a movie - "The Eye" - which is not typically a movie I would like because well, I just don't.....anyway the movie was about a girl who was blind since the age of 5 and got cornea transplants which caused her to start to see things the way her donor saw things. Now, the movie took a more scary/evil approach but I was able to bring home something....Don 't you just sometimes wish we could see things through "God's eyes". Anyway, my recent prayers are still for healing, but even more focusing on the desire for wisdom and the ability to "See" things more from God's perspective. I am still dealing with so many weird symptoms and feeling different often moment to moment, but I am learning to focus on the bigger picture that there is an ultimate purpose. Don't get me wrong, I am not all happy about things all the time and still have a lot of frustration, but trying to find true joy.

Mayo Clinic update - i am on a waiting list for the Mayo clinic in Florida so that I can get further diagnositc tests and hopefully a clearer answer....Pray that if that is where I am supposed to go next, God will make it available to me and my family.

Update...

Why are kids so stinkin cute?!!!!! My girls get bigger and sweeter everday....Jadyn has become the "teacher" around here lately....we have school, karate class, Yoga class, you name it and she teaches it :) She was making her daddy do push ups....Cady, well ,you just have to experience Cady's sweetness....a cuddle bunny who gives the best hugs and smoochies, but who can "hold her own" with her sister....she can pack a punch :)

Things are moving right along, we are on a waiting list for me to go to the Mayo clinic in Florida, but I am still praying about whether that is the right decision....physically and mentally tired of all the tests, but i want to do what God wants me to do. Praise is that the numbness is getting better :)

Speific prayer requests:
Relief from headaches and body pain - improvement in breathing.
Wisdom in regards to our next step and whether or not to wean off some meds
Strength for me as I do my daily routine and attempt to start back to work in February...slowly.
Financial stress on our family
Seth....he needs strength, rest, and wisdom.
The girls....just for good health and peace through all that is going on.

AND YES....A MIRACLE FOR COMPLETE HEALING AND RESTORATION!