My Journey
Held in the Palms of His Hands
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My Story
Okay, it is now time to stop feeling sorry for myself and tell you, my story. Dear Lord, I need Your help. Please give me the right words to pen on these pages. I give You all the praise and all the glory. Thank You, Lord. Amen.
I will not go through everything that has happened in our lives (I would probably bore you with all the detail).
Instead, I will write about our daily struggles together with having two sons who were unhealthy for the first few years of their lives, my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 1986, Terry’s near-death experience in 2017, and our standing on Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 91, other scriptures, and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for help through it all. I hope you noticed me saying our daily struggles—yes, with God, we are in this together.
Let me introduce our family first. We have two boys. Our first son, Jeremiah James Paul Zimmermann (“Jay”), was born on January 19, 1982. Terry wanted to name him Jeremiah Jehoshaphat Deuteronomy Zimmermann. I asked him if he was going to teach him how to spell those names.
He said, “Okay, I think we should go with the first names we picked out.” Oh, did I laugh.
Our second son, Zechariah August Earl Zimmermann(“Zech”), was born on October 4, 1983. What big names they have. If you are wondering why they have two middle names, it’s a tradition in the Zimmermann family to give their sons two middle names. We are so blessed to be able to say both our sons love God. Jay, age thirty-nine, is married to Kimberly Riker Zimmermann, and they have two precious boys: Nathaniel Christopher Paul Zimmermann (“Nate”), seven years old, and Azariah Cayde Eli Zimmermann (“Ace”), one year old. Zech, age thirty-eight, is married to Jordan Kaylee Jo Phillips, and they have two precious boys as well: Zechariah August Earl Zimmermann II (“August”), five years old, and Jakobe Nyle Zee Zimmermann (“Kobe”), three years old. Wow, two awesome sons, both men of God; two daughters-in-love, both women of God; and four precious grandsons. Now my favorite person of our family: the man himself, my husband, Terence Robert Paul Zimmermann (“Terry” or “Papa”). Oh, how I love this man. He is not just my husband, but he is also my caregiver; he is a wise, godly man, a pillar, a rock, and he loves God with all his heart. He is a quiet man, but when he speaks, you listen. Besides the Lord, Terry is my everything. I love you, babe. He would tell me to stop because he does not want to fall off the pedestal that I have him on. I am just speaking truth, baby, just speaking truth. You are awesome, and I will love you always.
Now let our story begin.
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About the Book
My Journey is an autobiography inspirational book about how our family has dealt with illness and how in 1986 I am, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis changed our lives. My husband and I decided on the day we found out that we would serve God no matter what. I do not know what I thought but I could have never imagined the roller coastal rides and the difficulties that this disease had. In this book I will explain what has happened and how asking God to carry me daily and HIS word has kept me sane. I am hoping that in authoring this book that it will encourage you to ask God to help you go through whatever situation or circumstance you find yourself going through and how He will give you joy through every storm in your life.
About the Author
Connie Cox Zimmermann is a wife and mother of two boys and four grandsons. She loves God with all her heart. She has been married to her husband Terence Robert Paul Zimmermann for 40 years. This book is about her Journey serving God no matter how hard most days would be physically. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1986. In those 40 years she and her husband raised two boys who were sick the first few years of their life, now healed. And while in bed for some of those years she started taking courses through the Light University in 2002 and earned her BCBC-Board Certified Biblical Counselor Certificate and she is part of the AACC-American Association of Christian Counselors; www.AACC.net and www.LightUniversity.com. She is also a Platinum Elite Partner with the IBCC the International Board of Christian Counselors. This book is about her life serving God no matter what. A must read for people that go through struggles daily. She tells all that God has carried her through each day and she has Joy beyond measure running the race with her Lord and Savior.