It's been a while!!!

It has been forever since I have blogged!!!! I have never gone this long before!!! We have had a little drama here at the Litton house. As many of my friends already know I have had migraine headaches for years. Since Daddy passed away my headaches have increased dramatically. Of course at first I was thinking the increase in the headaches was just the stress of everything we had been through. Well I had a doctor's appt. and we decided that the headaches were probably just stress but since we had never really pursued the root of my headaches then maybe we should do an MRI. I had the MRI and last Thursday I got the results. Well they weren't what I had hoped. The MRI said that I had a 6mm area near my pituitary gland that was suspicious. The MRI said it was either a cyst I was born with or a craniopharyngioma ( a benign tumor). Either way the MD said it would probably have to be removed because they can grow. Well of course with everything we had just been through with Daddy I immediately thought the worst. Those of you who know me well know that the glass can on occasion be half empty and not half full. Well for a day or so I frantically searched the internet learning everything I could about these two growths. Big mistake!!! I mean everything you read on the internet about illness is usually worst case scenario. Well by the weekend I had decided that on Sunday I was going to lay this problem at the feet of Jesus and I was going to walk away from it. So on Sunday Shannon and I went down to the altar during the invitation at church and prayed together. We both gave this situation to God and prayed that he would take it from us. I have to say I felt so much better after I did that I couldn't believe it!! Today I went to see Dr Goldman the neurosurgeon. He reviewed my MRI himself and said that he thinks that it is nothing but the way my brain is made up. He feels that it is neither the cyst or the tumor. He recommended a follow up MRI in three months to recheck it but he didn't think it was anything to worry about. We talked in detail with him and Shannon and I were both very comfortable with his diagnosis. Praise God!!!! We were so thankful!!! I praise my God for taking care of me and taking this problem from me. I know this was a long story but I wanted to share it with my friends. I have truly learned from this experience. I truly know now that it doesn't matter how much I worry, it doesn't change one thing. I have let worry and fear rule me for so long and I am so glad that I gave this problem to God and let him take care of it. I know that sometimes our prayers aren't answered the way we want them to be but sometimes they are answered better than we could have hoped. I know we are all works in progress and I wanted to share my experience with you all. ............... Thank you all for your prayers, e-mails, calls and words of encouragement.