{"id":271,"date":"2010-09-15T18:25:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultimatejoy.wordpress.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2010-09-15T18:25:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:25:22","slug":"ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/?p=271","title":{"rendered":"Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I had surgery on my knee.\u00a0 Because of it, I haven\u2019t had much time to devote to my blog and I apologize to my readers.\u00a0 However, I also am praising God because of you.\u00a0 Many of you sent warm wishes to speed my recovery and what a difference they made.\u00a0 Thanks to all that prayed for me.<\/p>\n

During my recovery when I wasn\u2019t mobile, Richard and I would spend the evenings watching television.\u00a0 Near the evening\u2019s end, he\u2019d get up and make two small cups of ice cream, one for me and one for him.\u00a0 It was an \"\"<\/a>extraordinary way to end the evening \u2013 the two of us enjoying one of life\u2019s special treats.\u00a0 It would warm my heart and soothe my soul to enjoy my dessert comforted by the man I love.<\/p>\n

Late in the evening, as I snuggled down to sleep, I\u2019d pray to God to make my recovery quick and complete.\u00a0 And I\u2019d always hear a small whisper from Him, \u201cI am near.\u00a0 Don\u2019t doubt that I am concerned about your health and your recovery.\u00a0 Let your heart be quiet with this assurance.\u00a0 I care about you and I love you. \u00a0I\u2019m with you every moment of the day \u2013 during the pain, the grueling physical therapy, the stumbling efforts to walk.\u00a0 Don\u2019t doubt my presence for a moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each day I see improvement and each day I praise God for all that he has done for me.\u00a0 If you are hurting or sad, remember God\u2019s promise in Matthew 28:20, \u201cI am always with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

For every hectic day, God is your quiet rest.
\nFor every painful experience, God is your healing touch.
\nFor every disappointment, God is your certain hope.
\nFor every turbulent storm, God is your calming peace.
\nFor every hurtful action, God is your forgiving love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, I had surgery on my knee.\u00a0 Because of it, I haven\u2019t had much time to devote to my blog and I apologize to my readers.\u00a0 However, I also am praising God because of you.\u00a0 Many of you sent warm wishes to speed my recovery and what a difference they made.\u00a0 Thanks to all that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myrawells.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}