tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post801046694955558408..comments2024-03-28T05:23:16.460-04:00Comments on Imparting Grace: Ordinary, everyday miracleRichella Parhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-19551874711514217682015-05-17T21:31:22.084-04:002015-05-17T21:31:22.084-04:00Karen, I would suggest you see a vascular surgeon....Karen, I would suggest you see a vascular surgeon. If there's a medical school in your area, call and ask if there's a specialty clinic for patients with vascular abnormalities. I would suggest that's a good place for you to start. And by all means, email me or message me on Facebook; I'd be glad to talk to you about your birthmark. God bless you!Richella Parhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-51081947561434617162015-05-17T20:10:22.079-04:002015-05-17T20:10:22.079-04:00Hello.....I was googling vascular birthmark on the...Hello.....I was googling vascular birthmark on the leg pictures and found your photos and story. I also have a large very dark red vascular birthmark on my left leg and have suffered from self esteem issues as a result. I have had this since I was born (I am 49 now) and I too am starting to have spider veins in it as well as swelling in my lower leg. I am concerned but not sure what I should do about it. Do I go to a dermatologist or to an orthopedic doctor? I'm not sure the birthmark and the swelling are related. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252393365876202429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-3554732586428513772015-05-04T07:26:56.628-04:002015-05-04T07:26:56.628-04:00This is very impressive story. It shows that noth...This is very <a href="www.jimsrubbishremoval.co.uk" rel="nofollow">impressive </a> story. It shows that nothing is by accident and because of God everything happens for a reason. You shouldn't be ashamed of your birthmark because it shows how special you are = )<br />Wish you all the best!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372180356332139284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-19183014728839195292015-05-04T00:04:52.042-04:002015-05-04T00:04:52.042-04:00I think I just deleted my previous comment. Anyway...I think I just deleted my previous comment. Anyway, I love to call them tender mercies -- little signs that God is everywhere in our lives if we choose to look. I'm so grateful for your missing vein as well, thank you for sharing your story ♥ I have awful varicose veins Richella, as in I hardly ever wear shorts and when I wear skirts I wear thick nylons and they are getting worse. I love your perspective in this all and really I should be so grateful for these legs that have taken me through a wonderful life no matter how ugly they are.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998834833645862095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-67576170033754577782015-05-04T00:00:23.672-04:002015-05-04T00:00:23.672-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998834833645862095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-33472318609476763572015-04-30T23:11:30.501-04:002015-04-30T23:11:30.501-04:00Richella, you are so precious. Thank you for shari...Richella, you are so precious. Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so happy your doctors were able to figure things out and now you can manage it. Your positive spirit is so uplifting, you are one amazing woman. xoxo,LizThe Tuscan Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05169883066424667797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-9464035254756504682015-04-30T18:22:54.980-04:002015-04-30T18:22:54.980-04:00Thanks for the reminder that God gives us miracles...Thanks for the reminder that God gives us miracles every day! Even when we struggle. Right now, we are struggling greatly financially, and sometimes I struggle with it, but still I know that God will provide for us. Thanks again for posting this!Home on the Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079737086466443650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-66950947650493402472015-04-30T18:22:38.003-04:002015-04-30T18:22:38.003-04:00Thanks for the reminder that God gives us miracles...Thanks for the reminder that God gives us miracles every day! Even when we struggle. Right now, we are struggling greatly financially, and sometimes I struggle with it, but still I know that God will provide for us. Thanks again for posting this!Home on the Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079737086466443650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-14415315583173110242015-04-30T14:08:17.485-04:002015-04-30T14:08:17.485-04:00Wow! What an amazing story! I hope they are able t...Wow! What an amazing story! I hope they are able to help you manage it. Sounds like God already helped with a big part. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159865273175487129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-29919374853544782942015-04-30T10:10:16.061-04:002015-04-30T10:10:16.061-04:00Grace! Grace! God's Grace! Just think how G...Grace! Grace! God's Grace! Just think how God made a way so that your syndrome would not impact the "things" which mattered most to you. You have been so blessed to have birthed and raised such wonderful sons. Your husband must be an amazing man, Richella. In between the lines, I have sensed that you are great cherished. In addition God has given you a purpose and even a platform. His goodness is amazing. I rejoice with you at this amazing gift of no vein. Who would ever guess?! Big hugs!!Diane | An Extraordinary Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584343980240951141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-19399000256016032442015-04-30T08:30:54.876-04:002015-04-30T08:30:54.876-04:00WOW! Thank God indeed!WOW! Thank God indeed!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130676558134771069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-91348091508614073372015-04-28T21:26:30.530-04:002015-04-28T21:26:30.530-04:00Richella, WOW!!!!
Another reason I'm so thank...Richella, WOW!!!!<br /><br />Another reason I'm so thankful to live in an area of the country people travel to from around the world for medical care. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-62327499919501342702015-04-28T20:08:04.580-04:002015-04-28T20:08:04.580-04:00Richella, how wonderful that you got good news! It...Richella, how wonderful that you got good news! It's wonderful for you to share your story and real life here. It just may reach and touch someone who is going through the same thing.Kim @ Savvy Southern Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493624262438266840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-36282945253310473472015-04-28T19:50:55.511-04:002015-04-28T19:50:55.511-04:00Fearfully and wonderfully made AND created in the ...Fearfully and wonderfully made AND created in the image of God! Praising him for His mercies. He made you beautiful inside and out!Pat@Life At Lydias Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14787343275424850739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-70152095864357168862015-04-28T18:21:08.740-04:002015-04-28T18:21:08.740-04:00Richella, I did not know you had a birthmark or a ...Richella, I did not know you had a birthmark or a condition that has caused you such angst over the years. It is not so hard when you are an adult but I can't begin to imagine what you must have gone through as a child with people being thoughtless. God bless you. You are an overcomer and I have never heard you once complain on your blog about health issues. <br /><br />I have discovered in life that even in adversities there are blessings--and I think you found one there. How often would we think to thank God for a vein that was supposed to be there..and wasn't? Blessings-xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-12812887287543458182015-04-28T18:19:22.755-04:002015-04-28T18:19:22.755-04:00Richella, may I add an "Amen" to all com...Richella, may I add an "Amen" to all comments above. You are such a beautiful woman and a birthmark doesn't change that at all. But the verse that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" certainly comes to mind.<br />He made you perfect in every way to have the life you are having, raising your beautiful family and sharing your heart with so many of us! Bless you for sharing this because you never know who you might touch! Blessings to you!<br />His Doorkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681568647223880627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-8824583040492778062015-04-28T15:23:28.676-04:002015-04-28T15:23:28.676-04:00Wow! I'm so thankful, too. What an incredible ...Wow! I'm so thankful, too. What an incredible story.<br />Thank you for sharing it with all of us.<br />Kathy Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668699397851882212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-67557857253332967202015-04-28T15:15:48.104-04:002015-04-28T15:15:48.104-04:00Dear Richella...thank you for sharing this today. ...Dear Richella...thank you for sharing this today. I had no idea you had that condition, but I loved hearing about the miracle connected to it! I am sure that was awesome news for you to hear. I love hearing about miracles! Our God is so amazing!!!<br />You are such a beautiful woman, so full of grace and kindness. I have always admired you. Beauty surrounds you in your home and in all that you do. Our Lord made you exactly as you should be...and the same is true of all of us. I think there are many people carrying burdens in their lives and they may not ever share them...and I think you are courageous to share yours and to give God the glory for how He has worked! (My mother lost her right arm in a car accident when she was in her twenties and she went on with courage to raise 4 children and to re-learn how to do everything with one arm. She loved the Lord, and He gave her strength and courage to carry on. I was always so proud of her...and of her fortitude and strength.)<br />This is not something I tell people very often, but I have cellulite really bad on my hips, thighs and arms, and have had it since I was a young woman. I never like to go swimming because it is not pretty! Even when I was thin I had it...and now that I am heavier it shows even more. I just cover it up by always wearing clothing that doesn't let it be seen...but I always know it is there. I have always hidden when I undress as I don't even like my husband to see it. <br />Yet, even though I am self-conscious about it...I do know that I am fearfully and wonderfully made, and I accept who I am, and am so grateful for who I am in Christ. Of course, my cellulite is not threatening at all and is more of an outward sign that my system does not function as well as it should because of my many food allergies that I have had from childhood. I know more now than I ever did before about my allergies and food in- tolerances and now I try to eat well to keep my body working properly, and I avoid my known allergens, but I still get toxic at times.<br />Anyway sweet lady, I imagine that you have had many years to come to terms with your birth mark and your health situation...but I am sure it has been filled with struggles. I just want to say again that you are such a beautiful lady inside and out, and I know that you love the Lord and have Him in your life, I know He gives you grace for each and every day, and I rejoice that you have recently heard of the miracle He has done for you! He is so good!<br />Thanks for sharing, and may God continue to bless you and perform continuing miracles in your life! You are such a special lady. You are precious Richella! The Lord uses you in so many ways to bless others!!!<br />Love in Christ,<br />LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751356958497450109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-42528466707752517472015-04-28T14:08:32.760-04:002015-04-28T14:08:32.760-04:00Thank you for sharing your story. I know that too...Thank you for sharing your story. I know that took incredible bravery and courage to open up and share photos and your feelings about it. I have a skin condition known as Vitiligo. According to WebMD it is caused by a loss of pigment in the skin, due to destruction of pigment-forming cells known as melanocytes. The exact cause of the destruction of these cells is not known. One possible explanation might be that the body's immune system destroys the cells, as in other autoimmune conditions. Although vitiligo affects all races equally, it is more noticeable in dark-skinned people. Michael Jackson was a well known person with Vitiligo. I am not dark skinned. So my patches are bright pink and depending on the time of year, darker pink (summer). I loathe my skin condition. It is on my neck and with long hair I often pin it up in the summer and I always get stares or questions about what it is...it it contagious? (no) I sadly passed it on to my two children (son and daughter). They both hate having it too. Although it is not life threatening or dangerous, like what you have to contend with, it makes us look different. I truly know now how hard it is to go through life with something you didn't ask for that makes you stand out in a crowd. willowbird35https://www.blogger.com/profile/18279726036560195237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-51204401254309649022015-04-28T12:47:53.840-04:002015-04-28T12:47:53.840-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your story, Richella...Thank you so much for sharing your story, Richella. Yes, I see small miracles, but I'm sure I miss some along the way. Have to be very observant :) Thank God for your miracle and what a wonderful blessing!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440751066438510282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-10372027369224874142015-04-28T12:47:48.045-04:002015-04-28T12:47:48.045-04:00Bless your dear heart, Richella! I know this has ...Bless your dear heart, Richella! I know this has been a cross for you to carry through life. What an amazing thing to find out your cross has, all along, been keeping you from a "greater woe". We sing a song that has these words in one of the verses, "and in mercy His wisdom the flames may have sent, that my soul greater woe might be spared". I am always thinking about that "greater woe" when we go through deep trials and wondering what worse thing God is graciously and mercifully sparing us from. Oh, He is a GOOD God Who loves us, and sometimes He gives us a bigger glimpse into the depths of that love. Thank you for being so transparent and for sharing something so personal. The spiritual wisdom is so profound and encouraging. Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891257905649460436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-55121758718750836412015-04-28T12:27:22.502-04:002015-04-28T12:27:22.502-04:00Richella - Thank you for sharing your miracle with...Richella - Thank you for sharing your miracle with us today. So often we miss seeing the things God has done and is doing each and every day. We indeed are fearfully and wonderfully made. What a blessing you are to others. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057506263785393147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-57509282034570620932015-04-28T11:27:36.468-04:002015-04-28T11:27:36.468-04:00What a great message you posted today! congratulat...What a great message you posted today! congratulations on the good news from the dr. http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875811819914386158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-50012046956234660282015-04-28T11:26:50.634-04:002015-04-28T11:26:50.634-04:00Oh Richella...this is such wonderful news! Thank y...Oh Richella...this is such wonderful news! Thank you for being bold enough to share your condition in the first place but what a blessing it is to find out that you were missing the part that would have worsened the condition! Our God works His miracle in so many ways...I have experienced them too! Praise Him!Debby Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499542865677173703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-78665327070748499392015-04-28T10:59:37.247-04:002015-04-28T10:59:37.247-04:00I thank God everyday for the "miracles" ...I thank God everyday for the "miracles" in my life...I am so happy for you!<br /><br />Cheryl @ The Creative Me and My McGThecreativeme23https://www.blogger.com/profile/17758285954877901809noreply@blogger.com