{"id":567,"date":"2018-06-04T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/our-room-with-view\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:14:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:14:04","slug":"our-room-with-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Our Room With a View"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a sweet heaven-on-earth few days at Beavers Bend with my family, we parted ways as they returned to Frisco, and I headed to Tulsa because the next day I would be attending a Confirmation Retreat as a sponsor to a precious teenage girl. First things first when I go to Tulsa — I go to see Mom and spend time with her while Karen and George get to have a date night. As it turned out, the night became one that we had to rush Mom to the hospital ER because of medical concerns, which ended up being two days of Mom, Karen and I being \u201cguests\u201d of the Oklahoma Heart Institute Hospital for Mom to undergo many tests and procedures. Thankfully, I can report, as of last night, Mom is back at home in Tulsa and I am back home in Frisco.After a sweet heaven-on-earth few days at Beavers Bend with my family, we parted ways as they returned to Frisco, and I headed to Tulsa because the next day I would be attending a Confirmation Retreat as a sponsor to a precious teenage girl. First things first when I get to Tulsa — go see Mom and spend time with her while Karen and George get to have a date night. As it turned out, the night became one that we had to rush Mom to the hospital ER, which ended up being two days of Mom, Karen and I being \u201cguests\u201d of the Oklahoma Heart Institute Hospital for Mom to undergo many tests and procedures. Thankfully, I can report, as of last night, Mom is back at home in Tulsa and I am back home in Frisco.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s timing was impeccable. Of all times for me to be in Tulsa when I could be a moral support to Sis and help carry the responsibility of the next couple of days. Teamwork lightens the load. We grabbed a couple of hours of sleep with one of us in the chair and the other on the window seat. When the sun came up, that first morning and we looked out the window, we saw our view from Mom\u2019s room. We realized we had a \u201cRoom with a View\u201d in this 5-Star Hotel –er\u2019 hospital! The gorgeous Tulsa skyline welcomed us to this new day of faith and hope. It\u2019s a matter of perspective \u2013 being IN a room that accommodates every medical device and equipment imaginable which could accompany all kinds of concerns and wonderings about what this day and tomorrow could hold. Or, it could be looking OUTSIDE that room to the beautiful skies, the Tulsa skyline, as well as the fond remembrances of walking in Pro-Life marches, participating in charitable organizations benefits, remembering the Route 66 marathons that I and family and friends ran on those streets, the great restaurants and shopping that THAT VIEW gave us instead of worries and concerns. <\/p>\n

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A special memory that came back to us was 10 years ago when in this same hospital when Mom was a patient and we were snowed in for days. Karen and I were Mom\u2019s roommates then and because of the impassable roads, medical personnel had to use vacant rooms to sleep in. We had other memories in this hospital as my sweet husband was in there two separate times. I reminisced about our \u201cTrust Me and relax” message from God during times of overwhelming concern and worry. <\/p>\n

Karen and I were Ron\u2019s (my husband\/her brother) prayer team. We would go for walks during \u201cstressful times\u2019 at the hospital. We could have worried, but we turned those times into opportunities for stretching our faith muscles. During one of those \u201cfaith walk\u201d times, we noticed a mama cat and her baby kitten, lying on the grass at the corner of the hospital grounds. They watched us intently, and unlike wild cats, they never flinched. Immediately, we could sense God saying to us “Just like these cats\u2026.. RELAX \u2013 be in peace — I am with you.” After those sweet prayer moments, we could go to sleep\u2026.completely at peace, knowing that God would be orchestrating the plans for the next day. And, He most certainly did. That\u2019s where we are with Mom. At 95, there are expected AND unexpected ups and downs along the way. After all, lots of body parts in these bodies that have many miles on them. You just never know when a replacement or tune-up is necessary. At the end of a couple of days of little sleep, we cherished our \u201cRoom with a View\u201d because the view we\u2019ve come to know is God\u2019s view. <\/p>\n

Maybe the view of your circumstances has you overwhelmed and your heart is heavy with troubles that loom in the \u201croom\u201d you are in. Maybe it\u2019s time to take a little walk and have a talk with He Who knows everything about everything and He wants you to turn your cares over to Him. He knows what tomorrow holds, so why not allow Him to orchestrate the details? In the meantime, take a deep breath and RELAX\u2026..God has got this! Turn that ROOM you are in, into a ROOM WITH A VIEW of God\u2019s faithfulness, of His promises to never leave you or forsake you, of turning your mourning into dancing and the spirit of heaviness into joy. THAT room, my friends, is better than a 5-Star hotel! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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