From FoxNews.com:

Out-of-Control Wildfire Whips Through Santa Cruz Mountains, Prompts Evacuations

Santa Cruz, CA —  Gusty winds fanned a wildfire Thursday that burned several homes, forced evacuations and closed schools in the mountains of central California, where rugged terrain frustrated efforts to get a handle on the fast-moving blaze.

Hundreds of people fled as the nearly 4-square-mile fire continued to grow despite more than 500 firefighters and a swarm of tanker planes and helicopters dousing the area.

Residents of hundreds of homes were asked to leave, but many are unoccupied vacation houses. No injuries had been reported.

Irene was up early, went to Starbucks and to the bank, strolled Bed Bath and Beyond and ultimately rushed her way through Safeway because of hunger pangs.  She was “blown away” by the fierce wind each time she was in and out of the car running errands.  However, I came home to dinner and enjoyed a delicious home made turkey pot pie!!  Yum …. !!!!!!!!

Irene’s nausea remained at a low roar until evening when it intensified and her extreme fatigue continues…

Do you know the song, “same song same verse” …. !!!??!!!

Second verse, same as the first!!!!!!!!!

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire
Deuteronomy 4:24a

Describing God as a “consuming fire” is an intriguing metaphor worth musing upon.

Caminando con Fé

Dave

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A condition of the HEART ….

According to Wikipedia ….

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical activity of the heart over time. Its name is made of different parts: electro, because it is related to electrical activity, cardio, Greek for heart, gram, a Greek root meaning “to write”. The abbreviation “EKG” is preferred over the more straightforward “ECG” in oral communication, because the latter may be misheard as EEG.

Electrical waves cause the heart muscle to pump. These waves pass through the body and can be measured at electrodes (electrical contacts) attached to the skin. Electrodes on different sides of the heart measure the activity of different parts of the heart muscle. An ECG displays the voltage between pairs of these electrodes, and the muscle activity that they measure, from different directions. This display indicates the overall rhythm of the heart, and weaknesses in different parts of the heart muscle. It is the best way to measure and diagnose abnormal rhythms of the heart, particularly abnormal rhythms caused by damage to the conductive tissue that carries electrical signals, or abnormal rhythms caused by levels of dissolved salts (electrolytes), such as potassium, that are too high or low.  In myocardial infarction (MI), the ECG can identify damaged heart muscle. But it can only identify damage to muscle in certain areas, so it can’t rule out damage in other areas. The ECG cannot reliably measure the pumping ability of the heart; ultrasound is used for that.

Irene’s three days a week of dialysis treatment continues.  The dialysis team is increasingly concerned about Irene’s consistent blood pressure DROP which measures in the 89/50 range.  They are recommending that she schedule an electrocardiogram.  The amyloidosis can invade all of the internal organs including the heart.

Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life.
Proverbs 4:23

…. if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with you heart that you believe and

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Do you ever WRANGLE with God?

Candidly, I do and imagine that you do too.  We struggle, at times, with the many injustices that occur in this fallen world and we observe significant human pain and suffering.

So, how do we appropriately respond?  What shall we and can we do? How do we reconcile the divergence of what we see and the sense of justice that’s in all of our hearts?

King David by Pedro Berruguete

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge-

then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.

With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”

Irene has enjoyed several good days.  She’s wrestled with the nausea and fatigue but faithfully plods through the days and is actually tackling the yard with a vengeance!!  She’s keeping the house in order (and that’s a tough

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