Well here it is December 31, 2013. AMAZING!! I cannot believe that this year is done, gone, history, in the books, and never to be seen again. What a year it has been. Please allow me to reflect a bit on this year.
January marked the ONE YEAR of being diagnosed with that dreaded c word. Now we are approaching the 2 year mark and it is GONE! God COMPLETELY heals. Dont EVER doubt that.
February rolled around and my daughter and son in law blessed us with some incredible news! We were going to be GRANDPARENTS for the 1st time. I was TOTALLY STOKED!! Literally an answer to my prayer. We also decided at that time that the kids could live with us as long as they wanted to. We are now looking for a house big enough for all of us. Gonna be a great year.
Fast forward to June, I turned 62 and honestly kinda wondering where the years have all gone. I dont feel it most of the time, but there are times where I think maybe I really am 62!! LOL Hair has gotten a bit silver, slowed down a tad, but not much, but still loving life and lovin family. God has blessed me beyond ANYTHING I deserve.
July rolled around and that was the 1 year mark of being told I was cancer free, and that was also the 1 year anniversary of the LAST radiation treatment. I have really no issues to speak of. Some dry mouth, and some lack of some taste, but to be c free and not have any health worries, who cares. God has blessed me and I KNOW beyond ANY doubt that in HIS time everything will be taken care of. July also brought a new business. Out of the blue, I was asked if I wanted to rehab houses for a group of investors, I said yes, and who knew that a new business was born. A New Beginning Contracting! A New Beginning because we give houses a new beginning, but we also give PEOPLE a new beginning. We hire people who need a new start in life, and we try to help them out.
In August I had a huge surprise. I had applied for Veterans Benefits about 3 years ago because I was told that my heart attack I had about almost 9 years ago, could have been related to my Viet Nam tour. It apparently had been lost. I added the c thing to it when that happened because of the Agent Orange. Well I had forgotten about it then a phone call changed it all. I was told to report for some physical exams and then about a month later, in September, I was told via a phone call and later written advice, that I had been awarded a 100% disability due to the c. It was "assumed" that it was because of Agent Orange. Im blessed beyond measure, and not sure how to handle it sometimes, except to give HIM all the praise and glory and honor.
Fast forward to November. November 7 to be exact. Micah Stephen Luehrman made his VERY noisy entrance into this world. Our 1st grand child and to say we are excited is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! This little guy is the joy, and light that every house needs. Late night car rides, and loss of sleep, and whatever else it takes to help the little guy sleep, or at least stay quiet while mom and dad try to sleep is all good.
Its now December 31, 2013. Right where I started this note. Its been a year of firsts, a year of lasts and a year of New Beginnings! We have gone from doing one house at a time to doing now 5 houses at a time, and starting in just a few days we will start 7 houses with the promise of 25 per month. Gods abundance is indeed MORE than I could ever dream of. We are diligently looking for good employees to help us accomplish all of this.
Some things to remember Do not EVER doubt that God will heal. Do not EVER doubt that Gods abundance is MORE than you can ever imagine. Do not EVER doubt that God has your BEST interest in mind whenever HE does anything.
Heres to hoping you ALL have an incredible and safe New Year, but also that you will have a mighty blessed 2014!! If you have not found Jesus this last year and want to, 2014 is an ideal time to find Him. Start the New Year right!
Blessings
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
LIFE AT 62 -- GOD DOESNT LIE!
WOW, I did not realize its been since AUGUST since I last wrote. To those of you who read this, Im sorry. I should be better about keeping everyone updated. SOOOO many things have happened since then.
First things first. God DOES NOT LIE! He has promised healing, and if you are willing to take it, its yours!! How do I know this? BECAUSE Ive EXPERIENCED it. I must admit there have been a couple of times, especially just this last week, that I wondered. I never doubted, but wondered. In June my Oncologist said, See ya in 6 months! I thought GREAT, no Dr appts for 6 months. Well because Ive elected to keep my port, I have to have it flushed every so often. So I had to remember to do that. So I had to go back to that "place" from time to time. MEMORIES! Every time I would just think how fortunate I was that I had Jesus on my side. This last couple of weeks I remember that my 6 months was up and I needed to make an appointment for a new PET scan. Well the "committee" that decided what kind of treatments you can get, said NO to the PET scan, but said to get a CT scan instead. I really did not mind, did not really want either one, but a CT scan is much faster than a PET. The CT scan was totally negative for anything even slightly related to that c word!!! Did you expect anything different? I did not. Of course satan started in again saying that I wasnt really healed, and that Im undeserving, pretty much anything to get to me. We guess what, GODS NOT DEAD, HES still in the HEALING business, and Im still healed, and will remain so. So take that satan. God delivered the knock out punch on this one. Im NOT yours!!
Other things have happened in this last few months as well. Its been a very interesting last 6 months or so. Im a GRANDPA for the 1st time. We have a wonderful little boy name Micah!! At this writing he is almost a month old. He's got all his fingers and toes, and he's healthy, and beautiful. What else could an old man ask for!!
In July, while on vacation, I received a phone call from a person asking if I would be interested in rehabbing houses for him. Thinking it might be a bit of a scam, I was skeptical, and blew him off till I got home. I called him on my return and guess what, he was legit. :) Amazing how God works things out. After doing a few houses, my partner and I decided to make a new LLC and named it A New Beginning Contracting LLC. This name came for 2 reasons. ONE we give houses a new beginning, and TWO, we give people a new beginning. We have hired a couple of guys from Teen Challenge, and this gives them a new chance at life. We've hired another guy who just needed a new start and help with his son. Another had been burned by other contractors who stole product from their suppliers. WE were on probation with HIM to prove ourselves. Our business is all about ministering to the needs of others. There have been times of testing financially and times of wondering what I had gotten myself into, after all Im retirement age. LOL Its all good, its GODS company and we are practicing workplace evangelism. These guys need our help!! AND we are willing to give it to them.
About 3+ years ago, I had applied to the VA for benefits for my heart attack I had almost 9 years ago. When this other c thing hit, I added that to the claim. I had not heard ANYTHING from them. I just kind of blew it off thinking if it was meant to be, someday I would hear something. I was hoping for maybe 20%. In July I got a call from the VA office in SOUTH DAKOTA! I live in MO. I had applied in ST LOUIS. Well apparently the St Louis office dropped the ball on a LOT of people and all the files got transferred to SD. Well long story short after some Dr visits and more forms, I was awarded a 100% disability with the accompanying payments. God provides more and more. I "can" retire, but for some reason, I "cant" till the business is where God wants it to be. Fortunately I have a partner who is also a Christian, and very competent in running things.
So here is the rundown.
STILL HEALED, FOREVER HEALED
NEW BABY
NEW BUSINESS
NEW BENEFITS
What a last 6 months. GOD is totally awesome. HE provides even when you dont realize there is a need. I dont deserve any of this, yet for some reason God has chosen to bless me. To that end, I have to tell ANYONE who will listen, or READ about what He has done for me. It can be like that for you too. Its all about believing and receiving.
First things first. God DOES NOT LIE! He has promised healing, and if you are willing to take it, its yours!! How do I know this? BECAUSE Ive EXPERIENCED it. I must admit there have been a couple of times, especially just this last week, that I wondered. I never doubted, but wondered. In June my Oncologist said, See ya in 6 months! I thought GREAT, no Dr appts for 6 months. Well because Ive elected to keep my port, I have to have it flushed every so often. So I had to remember to do that. So I had to go back to that "place" from time to time. MEMORIES! Every time I would just think how fortunate I was that I had Jesus on my side. This last couple of weeks I remember that my 6 months was up and I needed to make an appointment for a new PET scan. Well the "committee" that decided what kind of treatments you can get, said NO to the PET scan, but said to get a CT scan instead. I really did not mind, did not really want either one, but a CT scan is much faster than a PET. The CT scan was totally negative for anything even slightly related to that c word!!! Did you expect anything different? I did not. Of course satan started in again saying that I wasnt really healed, and that Im undeserving, pretty much anything to get to me. We guess what, GODS NOT DEAD, HES still in the HEALING business, and Im still healed, and will remain so. So take that satan. God delivered the knock out punch on this one. Im NOT yours!!
Other things have happened in this last few months as well. Its been a very interesting last 6 months or so. Im a GRANDPA for the 1st time. We have a wonderful little boy name Micah!! At this writing he is almost a month old. He's got all his fingers and toes, and he's healthy, and beautiful. What else could an old man ask for!!
In July, while on vacation, I received a phone call from a person asking if I would be interested in rehabbing houses for him. Thinking it might be a bit of a scam, I was skeptical, and blew him off till I got home. I called him on my return and guess what, he was legit. :) Amazing how God works things out. After doing a few houses, my partner and I decided to make a new LLC and named it A New Beginning Contracting LLC. This name came for 2 reasons. ONE we give houses a new beginning, and TWO, we give people a new beginning. We have hired a couple of guys from Teen Challenge, and this gives them a new chance at life. We've hired another guy who just needed a new start and help with his son. Another had been burned by other contractors who stole product from their suppliers. WE were on probation with HIM to prove ourselves. Our business is all about ministering to the needs of others. There have been times of testing financially and times of wondering what I had gotten myself into, after all Im retirement age. LOL Its all good, its GODS company and we are practicing workplace evangelism. These guys need our help!! AND we are willing to give it to them.
About 3+ years ago, I had applied to the VA for benefits for my heart attack I had almost 9 years ago. When this other c thing hit, I added that to the claim. I had not heard ANYTHING from them. I just kind of blew it off thinking if it was meant to be, someday I would hear something. I was hoping for maybe 20%. In July I got a call from the VA office in SOUTH DAKOTA! I live in MO. I had applied in ST LOUIS. Well apparently the St Louis office dropped the ball on a LOT of people and all the files got transferred to SD. Well long story short after some Dr visits and more forms, I was awarded a 100% disability with the accompanying payments. God provides more and more. I "can" retire, but for some reason, I "cant" till the business is where God wants it to be. Fortunately I have a partner who is also a Christian, and very competent in running things.
So here is the rundown.
STILL HEALED, FOREVER HEALED
NEW BABY
NEW BUSINESS
NEW BENEFITS
What a last 6 months. GOD is totally awesome. HE provides even when you dont realize there is a need. I dont deserve any of this, yet for some reason God has chosen to bless me. To that end, I have to tell ANYONE who will listen, or READ about what He has done for me. It can be like that for you too. Its all about believing and receiving.
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