Going about my day last Thursday, I noticed I felt unsteady on my feet and had trouble with my balance.  I thought I was just having an off day, but by early evening, I knew something was amiss. Jan and I decided I needed to go to an immediate care facility. They told me to go immediately to the emergency room at our local hospital. 

After two nights in the ICU, multiple examinations by doctors, a series of CT exams, and an MRI, they discovered a small brain bleed in the back of my head. I was diagnosed with a TIA (mini-stroke). 

How good it is to now be at home with all that is familiar. Sitting in my writing chair, I considered the words from Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” 

Life and its circumstances can and will change over time, but the Lord remains the same. That assurance became the steady place in my recovery. Jesus and His unchanging nature are my place of confidence. As Paul said, whether we get attacked by any work of darkness, or if there are troubles, betrayal, or persecution, God’s power is expressed the greatest in our weakness. His grace is enough (II Corinthians 12:9-10). My brain bleed has become a portal to the power of God.