NEW BEGINING + 8 Days...Riding shotgun with the LORD!!!

Need proof that our lord is in TOTAL control?  You’ll get it today.  But before doing so, let me tell you about the last week of walking with him.

Last Friday, September 24^th , one day after my CRASH COLLISSION with the lord in my sales office (if you don’t know what I mean…go back to my last blog entry).  I was feeling so empowered, and walking with a confidence that I can’t recall having.  So here I was, sitting at my desk, thinking about the last 30 day roller coaster I had been on and I was already beginning to forget key points.  It was then and there that I decided to write this blog.  At the time, I thought it was to remind myself of the crazy events that lead BACK to the lord… I would soon find out that the purpose of the blog was for others to read and not for me.

That night I slept very poorly.  When I say poorly…I mean like maybe two hours…max!!!  I think it was a combination of my new exciting life serving the lord and the AGONY of detoxing from the pain meds.  It was about 5:00 a.m. and I finally said the heck with it and I got out of bed and went to watch T.V.  It was raining like crazy and I was thinking…”Man- I wished I could sleep right now”  In the meantime, my wife was sleeping hard enough for both of us…She deserves it…but she snores like a man!!!  Wait- did I just say that?  No…I wrote it.  This is a blog and I can write what I choose.  She’s gonna get me when she reads it though…

So after watching the morning news for almost 2.5 hours straight…I finally got dressed and headed to Whole Foods to get my supplies for the day… organic veggies, fruits, yogurt etc.  On the way there, it was still raining like crazy… I mean I could barely see.  I didn’t need too… It was during that ride that the lord spoke to me again.  I thought I was writing this blog for me to remember the events of my experience.  However, during that drive I learned that I was writing this blog for you to read…just as you are now.  In addition, I learned that the entire ordeal of the last 5 weeks was to teach me to be thankful for the things I have and also as a testimony to share with others regarding the grace of our father;god. 

Now my life was really beginning to have purpose, I felt.  As if delivering 3 babies at home in less than 5 years and homeschooling them was not enough pressure…Now I was being delegated, by the lord to fight for him and use my testimony to lead others to him.  It was a lot of responsibility…but I felt no pressure.  In fact, I prayed that he would reveal more plans quickly.  I was moving a little too fast, as he was not done in the miracle department!!!

That day at work…it rained all day.  This gave me time to write…In between calling customers all day- trying to "drum" up some business...I wrote and wrote and wrote.  The more I wrote…the better I felt.  This was new to me; as I am no writer…and for sure- I’m no blogger…but I was feeling like a million bucks…the words were just pouring out of me.  Most of them misspelled of course…but none the less…they were flying out at about 20 words per minute because my typing is worse than my spelling…LOL!!!

Sunday, September 24^th , we took communion at church and I was a mess.  I’m sure everyone was thinking I was a freak because I could not even look up without bursting into tears.  My heart seemed as if it had an open wound and every little “nudge” would cause me to cry…uncontrollable.  I was so thankful and I felt more humility than I can ever imagine.  It was like I was a child and I was being embraced by my father, whom I had not seen…IN MANY YEARS…and in fact that was the case.  I was there…100% open and humbled by the love and compassion of my father…Jesus.  I had never felt so close to him in my life.  I had gone to church most of my life…but I was a “CASUAL CHRISTIAN”  I was at church for holidays or when I had tragedy in my life…some of you know the drill. Not Now… BABY I WAS ALL IN!!!- That day at work was another awesome day and before I knew it, I was back at home with my family…loving on the kiddos.

The next day was Monday September 25^th and it was a normal day at the office.  I was still starving because I was only doing raw fruits and veggies, yes, the 100 ounces of juice daily, and yes…my morning and evening coffee. (If you don’t know what I mean about the coffee…no need to read my last post…it’s gross!!!)  Somehow I was managing to get by on the 1000 or so calories a day… and that day zipped by as well.

The next day was Tuesday September 28^th.   First thing, was taking the girls to gymnastics class, where they are dominating. Hand stands on the rings and everything…already at the age of four…CRAZY how agile they are.  After class, we went to our local ORGANIC VEGETABLE CO-OP to get our weekly load of ORGANIC Fruits and Vegetables.  Being pain free for close to two weeks now, and my “NEW, ENERGIZED” outlook on life, I was eager to share my story with anyone who would make the mistake of listening…Once I start…it’s hard to stop.

I didn’t have to look far for someone ready to listen.  In fact, as I was picking up our “TUB” of goods, I struck up a conversation with the husband and wife team that run the organic co-op.  After introducing myself…they of course said what everyone says…

“YOUR WIFE IS SO AMAZING” they said.

I was thinking…”what am I…chopped liva”?  Nah- just kidding…I love it when she gets the credit and acknowledgment she clearly deserves…  However…I said, “Yes she is…and I’m the guy that was smart enough to snatch her up”.  Anyway, they are great people and if you live in HEB area and need a less expensive avenue to organic fruits and vegetables please get with me and I’ll pass their info along.

Next, I was lucky enough enough to talk my sister into taking #1 and #2 (that’s what I call my girls) to the park and to CiCi’s pizza, and mama bear had #3 (my boy) with her for an appointment.  That meant I had the house to myself and no kids…with no pain and a ton of energy…I put on MONSTER BALLADS and I was in super cleaning mode…I would pay for it later that night…as I was super sore.

The next day was Wednesday September 29^th.  We spent the morning getting ready for a trip to one of our best friend’s house who has two boys the same ages as my girls.  We were going to drop them off and head to an appointment for some more of that “ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT”.  This time it was in the way of a colloidal silver I.V treatment.  VERY COOL stuff…Google it.  Not much there because it is so underground, but basically, they use colloidal silver, which is a natural antibiotic that works wonders for burns, infections, cuts, bruises, ear aches, teething babies…all kinds of stuff.

The person applying the therapy will remain unnamed…unless you are seriously sick…then get with me and I’ll get you with him.  He hooks me up to an IV and the pink color fluid began to flow into my body.  That’s about as exciting as it was…nothing too funny to share…all the magic takes place in your body.  That stuff kills “BAD CELLS” in your blood very quickly. After the treatment it was back to grab the girls and back to our house to call it a day.  I needed my rest…GOD WAS ABOUT TO MAKE ANOTHER GUEST APPEARANCE IN MY LIFE!!!

The next day was Thursday September 30^th and I had a follow up appointment with the mean ol’ surgeon that never says hello, goodbye or even looks at you…but he was in a neck brace and I thought he was a pretty cool guy…in his own way.  There I was…waiting for the results from last week’s CT scan.  You remember… the one that I did the morning of September 23^rd… the day that the lord pulled the emergency brake on my life.  So it was a full 7 days that I had recommitted my life to the lord and I felt that he was in the driver’s seat for the first time in my life.

Then the doctor walked in and in traditional manner…no, good morning, hello, nothing.  He just starts reading my file and looking at my CT scan.  I hear him mumbling to himself something along the line of…

“Huh…okay…wow…” then he turns to me and says, “Mr. Wooley your tumor is GONE…I’m not sure what happened…because tumors like yours DO NOT JUST GO AWAY…it was probably a swollen lymph node or something…but anyway…IT’S GONE”

I freaked out and started crying…again.  Man, at this point, I had cried more in the last seven days than I think I had in my entire life…I mean the tears were flowing.  Then I got a hold of myself and I looked up and he said.

“We’ll do a follow up MRI in 30 days” and then poof…he was gone quicker than an 18mm tumor in the brachial plexus nerve….you like that?  That was me trying to be funny…I guess I’m no comedian either.

I was so thankful again.  Only this time I was not thankful for me…I was thankful for the pictures of the tumor…the hospital reports and all the evidence I had that showed there was a tumor and you could see it clear as day.  Now…it was gone and I was excited that I now had PHYSICAL proof that I could use in my new crusade of sharing my testimony and leading others to our Christ.

As soon as I could, I called my wife and started crying and screaming at the same time…”Honey- he took my tumor away…this is going to change others people’s lives…This is just adding physical proof to the awesome testimony that I already have” Just when I thought I had all the confirmation I needed, I got in my car and turned on the radio.  Just as I did… the same song I that heard the previous Thursday, September 23^rd, JUST AFTER GIVING MY LIFE TO THE LORD... came on.  It’s that new song by Matt Maher, it’s called “HOLD US TOGETHER”  and the chorus says, “TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE…IT’S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT”  I mean I just heard that song last Thursday after my walk with the lord and just after I had the CT scan completed…And now I’ve just been given the results that my TUMOR was GONE and the same song was on again…call it what you want…I’m calling it confirmation…The lord was letting me, just as he did a week earlier…”THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE”…and now it was clear that the circle had been starting and now it’s up to me to continue to search for his direction and start my life of serving him….thus completing the circle!

Now that today is Friday October 1^st and I am caught up with all the events…maybe the super long posts will not be necessary.  Just so you know, I still have one tumor on the right side of my neck, which I will be seeing doctors for soon and I have no additional information on the Syrinx Formation in my back and no symptoms from either.  I will update the blog with additional entries as they happen.

My family and I ARE NOT CONCERNED about my health AT ALL…Just as my song goes…”IT’S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT”

Again, thank you for reading my blog.  I make no promises at getting better at blogging…but I do promise to share my testimony with anyone that will listen and I ask that you pass it along to ANYONE you feel would benefit from reading it.

All the best…

SW