A Special Day - 06/08/2024 Meeting My Counselor, Michele LangMead, in Person For the First Time

 A Special Day

Have you ever asked God for something?  I mean presented God & God ONLY with your request\s.   He tells us to ask for the desires of our hearts. 

Shortly after I stepped into my 2’nd journey with breast cancer and then later learned that it had also metastasized to my bones...  well through time I asked God for five things and I had ONLY presented my requests to Him.  They truly were the deepest desires of my heart.  Why did I ask only God?  Honestly, I did not want to interfere with what God’s plans were for me on this newest journey with cancer.  I KNEW what His word told me in Psalm 37:4

“Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”  (NIV)

You see inside I knew that IF the desires of my heart lined up with His perfect plan for this season, then He would fulfill them.  And when I can’t find the words, God hears my heart.  The bonus is that NOBODY knows my heart better than God. There is no disappointment when we present our requests to God alone and fully trust in His perfect plan for our lives “no matter His response”.   You’ve heard me say many times that accepting His will, His way and His perfect timing brings peace.  After all, it is He that has the perfect plan. 

In writing this passage I have struggled because there are no earthly words for deep spiritual things.   You should know that God in His mercy & grace answered ALL five of my requests  and ONLY could He have orchestrated them.  The above pictures was His answer to my 5th request.  In the deepest place in my heart I had wanted to meet my counselor, Michele in person.  As I can’t ride in the car for too long a distance, this would take God’s divine orchestration because she lives in Alberta and I live in New Brunswick.

For approximately 14 years, I have had the blessing of this very special counselor in my life.  God truly handpicked her for me when I was seeking Godly counsel. The desire of my heart was to meet Michele in person, so I could HUG her and have a moment in time to thank her for all she had done for me through the years.  God granted me the gift of meeting Michele on June 8th in NS!  Though there are truly no earthly words to capture this moment there are pictures.   Let me tell you strongly to LISTEN to God’s still small voice when He speaks.  Did you hear me say LISTEN?!  At first Michele and I had sessions via phone through Focus on the Family.   Fast forward and in the COVID error\era, we used google meet. 

Three weeks ago today, God nudged me to message Michele, not for counseling but just to check in “with her”, as through the years God has developed a strong spiritual bond between us that only He could do.  Long story short, Michele said she’d be away for a couple of weeks, but she loved to talk to me either before she went away or after she got home.  God strongly NUDGED me to message and set up a time with her BEFORE she went away, so I did.  When I spoke with her I found out that she was going to Nova Scotia!  Yes, you heard me right, Nova Scotia!  We talked June 3’rd & just like that we were eating breakfast together in Nova Scotia on June 8th!!!!   It is very humbling to think that God knew that He would give me the gift of meeting her in person 14 years ago, after we first spoke.  Think about it for one second.  I shudder to think what would have happened if I hadn’t listened to God and called Focus on the Family back then!!! 

So how am I doing you might ask.  Though my breast cancer has metastasized to 12 places in my bones, I am enjoying each day to the fullest.  God has honored me in that I am NOT in excruciating pain.  Actually I am not in much pain IF I obey my limitations, so instead I embrace them.  The power of prayer, my natural therapies & the one medication for nerve pain has given me a good quality of life.  I do not focus on what I can’t do but instead on what I can.  I give myself permission to be tired and rest when I need to.  God has blessed me with a husband who continues to brew my coffee for the “Bottoms Up Cafe” & my “swamp water tea” or should I say “Texas Tea” as Jed Clampett  would say...  for it has been a rich blessing which helps me on my journey that I don’t fully understand yet.  Yes I continue to use both natural therapies faithfully and all my naturopathic supplements.  Truly I am blessed that I have a good family doctor, homeopathic doctor, palliative care doctor, oncology team and continued support from Hope4Cancer.  Not to forgetting to mention a wonderful family, church family & friends who support me.  God is good even when we don’t understand why, but instead choose to fully trust Him.  Though I must confess that I do have one bone to pick with my husband Jamie.  He tells me my baby is no longer named “Angela Joy” but instead it is “Angela” AND “Joy”!  Hum… I guess I am now having twins & need to work on middle names.  Any suggestions?  May God continue to bless you all in just the ways you need.

ps the extra bonus was getting to meet Michele’s husband, with whom I had spoken with on the phone one time.  He is an extremely kind and interesting man, who is a philosopher but that is a story to be continued.  It involves chocolate, right Graham & Michele?!