A little over a week ago, I came upon another blog that has rocked my world. I was reading Beth Moore's blog, and one of her daughters put an urgent prayer request up for Joanne Heim, the author of a blog entitled "The Simple Wife." She woke up last Tuesday morning like most of us did, healthy and probably expecting a fairly normal day - hit the treadmill for a run, and her life was then changed forever - mere minutes thereafter, she was fighting for her life. She had a stroke while on the treadmill, was found by her daughter, and thankfully got to the hospital within 15 minutes - which evidently makes a difference in survival chances.
I have anxiously read every blog and twitter update her husband has posted, and this family is never far from my mind. Never in my life have I ever prayed so fervently and persistently for people I do not even know. Never has my heart broken like this for complete strangers. I don't know why some stories affect some people and others do not, but this one just tears me up. She's a mom. She has two young daughters. Ages 12 and 9. Can you imagine??
I posted a button over on the right that will take you to their blog where you can read their story and get their prayer requests. This story has affected so many - her husband mentioned yesterday he's received messages from everyone from Beth Moore to Joni Eareckson Tada to Tiger Woods (of all people!). It's amazing to me how God uses technology to bring thousands together in prayer. Awesome.
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