On holidays like Christmas, it can be so hard to look at Facebook and see one family picture after another – every family seemingly so happy and joyful being together. It is easy to think this is all as real and happy as it appears on Facebook. But is it really? Is this really reality? The truth is that it isn’t. Facebook is not really a place where people are transparent and show their lives as they really are. This Christmas hit me hard yesterday as I attended one of the Christmas Eve services at my church in Northern Virginia. Up until the service, the holidays had been okay for…
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Chest pain, lower jaw pain, nausea, vomiting, severe headache…Those were the symptoms I was experiencing 3 weeks ago. The ambulance came, checked my vitals, ran an EKG, and everything appeared normal. They took me to the ER. What I learned very quickly is that the only way to tell if you have had a heart attack is by testing your blood and looking at the cardiac enzymes – they will be elevated and peak at 24 hours after the attack. I had had a heart attack. The next step is to have a heart catheterization to view the condition and blood flow in the major arteries of the heart and…
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As Christmas quickly approaches, I wanted to take a few minutes to share my thoughts. My thoughts have been so consumed recently with life, work, and some physical issues. I had a heart attack the week of Thanksgiving, which has given me even more to think about. God protected my life and all is okay. As all of these things swirl around in my head, I search for the simplicity of life and renewing my passion for the Baby at the manger. As I have been resting and focusing on my health, I haven’t decorated for Christmas – just seemed like a lot of effort when I wasn’t having people…