And God Said To Me...Do the part of it you love to do...
Enjoy the Journey
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This book is a journal of gratitude; conversations with God, as I began to accept and grow from the life-altering occurrence of a stroke, and realizing that it was a blessing that caused loved ones to begin to care for their high blood pressure that was previously ignored. But more importantly, it gave me the opportunity to really examine my purpose in life and realize that we all have just a finite time to accomplish that which we were created to do.
I had always said that “When I leave here, this world won’t owe me a thing”. But this occurrence made me wonder how I would feel if I knowingly left the world while still owing something to it. My breakthrough came when I broke down sobbing after hearing the song, “Yes”, by Shekinah Glory. When they said I would have to give up some relationships if I truly said “Yes” to God and agreed to let Him lead my life, I knew that it was time. My only request was that he let my husband, Lee, the love of my life, walk this earthly journey with me. And God granted my request. It has been a joy-filled journey, once I stopped fighting to do things my way and began flowing in God’s will. Of course, there are many challenges, but I now have someone I can talk to who ultimately gives me the peace of mind I need to cope and encourage others to do the same. It is my hope that other Stroke Survivors will see from reading this that there is, indeed, life after stroke, and if God spared your life, there is more that He requires of you. Don’t let Him down.
Formats Book Details Sometimes God has to slow us down enough to navigate the turn that will put us on the path to complete the tasks for which we were created. A stroke that cut off the signals from my brain to my right side was that blessing He chose to enrich my life. This is the first in the series of gratitude journals, written after I survived that stroke. Learning that strokes did not only happened to “old folks”; imperfection is not a sign of weakness; and tears, not always a sign that I had chosen to be unhappy; gave me a new outlook on life. The challenges of being a Caregiver and overcoming guilt were lessons well learned. But through it all, God sent me “Earthly Angels” to walk with me and show me love. And best of all, He walked and talked with me all the way. When the Spirit inspired me to write this series of journals, I was urged to “connect the dots” between the events of my life. Then I would see how God had caused things to happen for my greater good. More than 6 years later, I was given the word to go ahead and share these journals and let you see for yourself how God works things out. Instead of “connecting the dots” for you, I simply left it as it had been recorded to let you see the movement of God, probably in places that I hadn’t even noticed. But it was not until I truly said “Yes” to God, and gave up some old things, could I begin to flow in His will. I have found that God will not let us rest until we obey. But obedience brings with it such sweet peace that it is well worth it.
Cecelia McLeod is a 6-year Stroke survivor, married 44 years, Mother of 2, Grandmother of 2, Christian, who previously held jobs from secretary to Engineering Manager, founded a Corporation that taught Self-esteem enhancement to children, and strove to Make a Difference in the lives she touched. This book shows you that, if you woke up this morning “on this side of the grass”, God definitely has a plan for your life. Cecelia was living a healthy lifestyle; neither smoking nor drinking, and walking 1-3 miles 5 days per week when the stroke occurred. She now understands that God needed to slow her down to change the path of her journey toward the completion of His work. God told her to record her memories, connect the dots, and see how He wove events of her life together to enable her to complete the tasks for which she was created. Those tasks included: 1) The creation of the AnnieBand; a soft wristband with a pocket that holds the Medic Alert bracelet away from the skin (named for her Mother, Annie Green, who had to choose between the pain of skin torn by the bracelet and the pain of unnecessary testing due to lack of available Medic Alert information) 2) Sharing with 144,000 people around the world the words God gave her of ways to “Enjoy the Journey” of life 3) Sharing the story of that remarkable journey Cecelia is now enjoying her wonderful life with her husband, in their home in Maryland, experiencing the wonder of flowing in God’s will as she continues to do her part in the completion of these tasks, and leaving their outcome to God.
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