We are always very careful about answering the land line. If you answer and it is a soicitation – or worse a scam – that triples the amount of calls that come in. Luckily we have caller ID to help figure out if the caller is someone we know or not. Tonight when the phone rang, it simply read, “Private Caller”. I thought about not answering, but my mom had a catscan late this afternoon and I thought perhaps it was a doctor telling us the results. I answered with a finger on the button ready to hang up if it was a solicitor or scam. It was in fact the doctor. He confirmed what we had been concerned about – my mother has diverticulitis again. She has had it too many times in the past and knows what it feels like, so hopefully this time she caught it early enough that we can knock it out here at home without her having to be hospitalized. I was so grateful that I picked up that phone and was able to talk with the doctor about test results and what to do so we wouldn’t be wondering and worrying all weekend.

I Found God today being able to talk with a doctor for answers and advice.