MY GOOD BUDDY and MIRACLE MILES

It looks like this is going to be trucker testimonies shared over cb radios.

Well, I have high regard for truckers and their communication over the air waves.

The main reason I could never make it as a truck driver, although I had some significant local delivery jobs, was the condition of narcolepsy. You just can’t override it.

This article is going to be about two miracle testimonies.

Buddy and Miles are two amazing dogs that each had a life-threatening injury to a rear leg, about six or seven years apart, before they were together.

Buddy has been my dearest border collie for over a decade—we are close.

Years ago he was excitedly twirling around in front of my son’s truck, too close, and got run over.

I was not home, and the news devastated me, not knowing if he was going to survive.

I prayed, just that he would make it.

He did, but it seemed to take forever just to see him get around.

He loved to run, sometimes up to thirty miles an hour, and now he couldn’t even walk.

I can’t explain it—his healing is a miracle.

He runs again, not thirty miles an hour now, but he wants me to ride my bicycle fast, so he can run fast.

An interesting observation:

When he walks, he uses the back leg, rather normal.

When he trots, he often carries the back leg.

When he runs full speed, you can’t tell anything is wrong with the leg.

Buddy and I were very close for years, but as you may guess, now we are CLOSE !

We are both getting up in years, and we do face the reality of slowing down a bit.

Miles joined us a little over a year ago, my wife’s dog.

He was amazing to me from day one, because he had so many traits of a border collie—in reality, almost a clone of Buddy—so we got close.

One day I was pulling my sixteen foot trailer behind my van.

As I went around a curve in my gravel driveway, Miles ran out of room between the trailer tire and cactus next to the road.

The gutwrenching devastation of running over this new treasured dog was too much.

His injuries were even more life-threatening than Buddy’s.

He got x-rays, and the vet gave no hope—said he never saw a dog recover from such injuries, including internal as well as a rear leg like Buddy.

While others made plans for putting Miles down, I prayed and pleaded with God to have mercy on me and the dog.

He couldn’t eat, and had to be carried outside to go.

Days without hope, but I prayed and hoped.

Sometimes God just chooses to say yes, and heal—slowly, so we don’t forget to keep praying, and keep thanking.

Then one day, he could stand a few seconds, then he could go without being held up.

The days and weeks not being able to walk were so hard, because Miles was wired to fly like the wind, in total delight, in love of life, just like Buddy.

The little steps of progress were so thrilling—walking a few steps before exhaustion, picking up a stick, wanting to run if only he could, then actually running a little, then a little more (rationing him, to not hurt himself), wanting to get in the car (with help), getting in the car without help, running faster, chasing a ball, and now tearing up the turf in the house and outside, clearing all five steps on the way out—no restrictions.

Miles and I got close right after I met him—now we’re CLOSE, but different than Buddy and me.

Miles is still young, and he can’t imagine ever having to slow down.

It’s amazing, the times God chooses to use a precious creature to touch our hearts and lives profoundly, and sometimes two at the same time.

Indeed—-My Good Buddy and Miracle Miles—thank You, Jesus.

MY NEAR MURDER EXPERIENCE

It’s been quite a few years, and I can’t say I remember, but it is so real, and I am so thankful to be alive now, every day.

The first part of my life was wonderful and secure, as anyone would expect for a young child.

Then one day something was terribly wrong.

I didn’t understand why my mother took me to the doctor.

I was not sick, and my mother was not sick either.

The doctor did a simple checkup on my mother.

And the doctor did a checkup on me, checking my heartbeat, my size, and how I was growing.

That much was not so terribly wrong—just a feeling that my mother knew something was wrong.

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Then the terrible wrong started happening.

THE DOCTOR TRIED TO KILL ME—RIGHT THERE IN HIS OFFICE ! ! !

AND MY MOTHER LET HIM DO IT ! ! !

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Then another unthinkable happened.

Something went terribly wrong for the doctor.

HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN TRYING TO KILL ME ! ! !

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According to my mother, the doctor was very shook up, and scared to death, and scrambled to cover up his attempted murder.

And my mother was equally scared, and looked for a way to get out of this terrible situation and get it behind her.

But she couldn’t, and that’s why I can tell you parts of my story.

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One of the nurses who helped the doctor commit numerous murders every day, successfully without incident, saw that I was alive, and couldn’t help herself but try to keep me alive.

SHE WAS SUCCESSFUL ! ! !

Everything had to be secretive, because no one had to know in the doctor’s office that I was alive, and the nurse depended on this job to provide for her family.

So she told the doctor she would find a place for me, without telling anyone what happened.

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But my mother knew.

So the nurse talked to my mother privately in recovery.

My mother told the nurse of a place someone told her she could have taken me after I was born, with people who could take me as their child.

The nurse called, and in a matter of minutes someone came for me and gave me the emergency medical help I needed.

I recovered from most of the injuries from my attempted murder, and in a few weeks I was in a loving home with a devoted mother and father, who gave me the life I now have.

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And, the rest of the story, so far . . .

The nurse and my mother agreed to stay in touch, and I am thankful for that.

And my new mother and father agreed to their request to make contact after a time, and I’m thankful for that.

My parents openly talked about my early life a little at a time, and when I was ten, we met with my mother and with the nurse who saved my life.

I was ready, because my new parents had raised me to be thankful to God for life, and put my trust in Jesus for everything.

So, not only was the meeting, the reunion, a blessing beyond measure, I was able to let my love for Jesus bless my mother and start the healing she so desperately needed, with her own new relationship with Jesus.

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And that is just the beginning—my story, now, and how it started a couple decades ago.

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You’ve heard stories with a turning point from evil to good, with the phrase, “But God . . .”

YES ! YES ! YES !

That’s my story—But God . . . did not want me to die.

I am determined to live every day of my life to the glory of God, to the best of my ability.

I am determined to live every day of my life to do everything I can to prevent others from such a near murder experience, knowing that for most it does not include “near.”

And I am determined to make a difference in any lives affected by such experiences, just like the nurse, my mother, my new parents, were blessed—and you the reader, can be blessed with Jesus.

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The nurse who saved my life could not continue ending the life of others like me by assisting the doctor. She quit that job, and got a job with blessings at the center that found my new parents.

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When I started writing this, I had no idea I would get so involved. You see, I’m sharing it on behalf of someone else—in fact, someone I don’t know. The intensity is so strong, like it was my own story. I pray it will impact someone with an untold story—a child, a mother, a father, a nurse, a doctor, a volunteer for life.

TIME AND STRESS

(I wrote this in my notepad after the spring change to daylight savings time, and failed to post it.)

I’m guessing a lot of people are getting up late this morning—or at least struggling to get up on time this week—and not because they failed to change their clocks.

We punch buttons on our technology and get instant results, but we can’t change the fact that our internal clocks don’t operate that way.

Even if you went to bed earlier last night, something tells you that something isn’t right inside.

And the more we try to override the way we’re made in any area (even using technology and science), the more we add stress and distress to our lives.

In generations past, like the pioneer days, I believe people had more peace, time, energy, and emotion to deal with life, with less stress, than we do, because they had consistent rest, without arbitrary interruption in their schedule.

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Interesting how we still talk, and many complain, about the switches with DST.

It shows that we’re not designed to get used to such sudden, overnight changes.

We adjust to the seasons because they are gradual, and they are designed by the same Creator that made us to fit in His creation.

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AFTER A MEAL – – – STOP

After you finish a meal, do your digestive system a huge favor.

Give your tummy and the rest of the system complete priority for awhile—three or four minutes.

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Our blood supply carrying fuel is channeled to three basic areas of our body—the muscles, the brain, and the digestive system—and prioritized according to the need of each area at any given moment.

Everyone understands the need for energy for muscles, supplied by the blood flow.

Fewer people realize how much energy, supplied by the blood flow, the brain uses when it is active.

Very few people stop to consider how the digestive system requires a lot of blood flow to supply energy to its job.

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There is a limit to the total amount of energy the blood can supply to the whole body.

Applying this means that we can perform greater physical work if we do not have to use our brain a lot at the same time.

Likewise we can perform greater mental work if we do not have to use our physical muscles a lot at the same time.

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Now, focus on the digestive system and its need (demand) for energy from the blood supply.

Immediately after eating, the digestive system must be given priority by reducing as much as possible the demand for energy (blood flow) to the muscles and the brain.

There is a simple three-word suggestion for anyone to do for a few minutes (at least three or four) right after eating.

Remain seated in a comfortable position that you can maintain—then . . .

MOTIONLESS

Become aware of every muscle, and consciously relax—focus on one muscle at a time if necessary, flexing and releasing. Then remain motionless.

TALKLESS

Do not talk or otherwise communicate with anyone or anything.

THOUGHTLESS

Spend this time without thinking about anything. Take each thought that comes and imagine setting it on a shelf immediately. If necessary focus on your physical tummy. This may be a bit challenging to successfully let go of every thought—just do the best you can, but focus on relaxing your body, your interacting with others, and your thoughts.

Send as little blood as possible to your muscles.

Send as little blood as possible to your brain.

Send as much blood as possible to your digestive system, and within a minute or two you will experience movement in your gut (your tummy saying ‘thank you’)—mission accomplished !

If you are really successful, you may find yourself dozing—extra mission accomplished ! !

When you decide to stop, be sure to transition slowly back into physical activity and mental activity and personal interaction.

Remember the three words:

MOTIONLESS—TALKLESS—THOUGHTLESS