Harder Family

Harder Family

Sunday, January 26, 2025

1/26/25: Got Questions?

Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.” 

If you missed my announcement the other day, I wanted to share it again with you since I have yet to receive any emails. After the video post the other day, God laid an idea on my heart. I know there are some who read this blog who may not have a personal relationship with Jesus or even believe there is a God that I talk constantly about. I am going to open up “the floor” so to speak and try to answer questions or show you more of who God is so you can have this same amazing relationship with Him that I have. My desire is that everyone would know Him and experience His amazing love and comfort that He pours out on me every day. I have created an email just for this purpose: Harderfamilyquestions@gmail.com 

Feel free to send me questions, comments, thoughts, prayer requests…anything that I might be able to do for you! I will then create a video to share with all of you about these topics. If no one sends anything in, I’ll create my own topics that I think may be helpful to you on your journey. So this is your last chance to avoid being bored by my topic selection. 😆

Update Wayne:

Wayne’s appointment with his palliative team went well. Nothing new to report there. Although Wayne doesn’t want an MRI, we may have to get one later this year to keep his LT disability provider happy. I guess when you live past the 3-6 month expectancy after ending treatments, they worry that his terminal cancer is no longer an issue? 

Wayne’s therapies have been going well. He has been using a Zynex tens machine to help improve nerve activity to his right arm. Wayne is faithfully working hard to try to get stronger. He’s determination is amazing!


Update Rebecca:

My immunotherapy went well on Friday. It was a long day at the hospital, but I’m thankful for another successful treatment. This time I have felt the effects a little more…my joints hurt and I was more tired than normal. My team at Baptist is phenomenal. I love my doctor and all the infusion nurses are just great! 


Update Family:

Life continues to move quickly around us. The kids are all back in school and knee deep in classes. Grace is a few weeks into her surgical assistant program. She is thriving and doing amazing! She demonstrated to Wayne and I how she has to gown up and wash herself down for surgery (at least what she has learned in class to prepare for her future work). It was an interesting process and made us appreciate all the work that goes into making a sterile environment for surgery.



Naomi is working for a local dance studio and saving up money for her summer mission trip to Ireland. She’s also volunteering at church with the youth group and preschool kids. I love her heart for serving Jesus!



Joella and Micaela have been doing well in school. In her free time, Joella has joined her friend at her barn days. Joella loves animals!





Shan is ready for Chinese New Year. We will be having a Chinese feast in a few days. He is doing well in all his dual enrollment classes. Shan is hoping to pursue being a neurosurgeon, so we need to look into some colleges for him.


Sophia loved the snow and made sure to enjoy it as much as she could. Wayne and I think we had too much snow and ice for our liking. Sophia is also doing well in her dual enrollment classes. We have been making calls about visiting some colleges as she makes plans for the future. She wants to pursue physicians assistant school so that she has practical training for the mission field. She would love to serve somewhere in the jungle. 



Grace continues to work at a cute clothing store in town. I finally stopped in and visited her. She’s great at helping you find a cute outfit. 


The only thing pretty about ice is the beautiful picture it makes when the sun shines through it. All the trees looked like they had diamonds. 


Winter Jam: Rupp Arena with the youth group


Micaela and Joella’s first dance. My babies are growing up!


Micaela is thriving serving with her FCA club. She loves her teachers and classmates at school. It has been amazing to see her grow and be stretch in new ways at school.

Joella loves school too. She traveled a week ago with her Beta Club to Lexington to the state convention. They love all the new experiences they get to participate in at school. 

We heard from Abigail today and the newlyweds are doing well. They finally get to move into their new apartment on Saturday. Moving to this new stage with Abigail is so unique. It feels weird that she’s not in our home anymore, and yet we are thrilled for her and Elijah’s new life together.  


Prayer Requests:

- Wayne: Pray for Wayne as he works with his arm that it will gain some function back. I know this would encourage him.

- Rebecca: pray for my joint pain to go away from my treatment. 

- Please pray for my dad who has a follow up appointment regarding his tumor and for Wayne's dad's health.


Thursday, January 23, 2025

Update 1/23/25

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

Have you ever heard the phrase God never wastes a hurt? I would say that applies to any pain, trial, or hardship we face…it never goes to waste if you are willing to allow God to use it and you! The verse above explains it beautifully. When you are walking through a trial or pain, God comforts you in that space. You are now equipped to later help others walking the same difficult road and comfort them with the comfort God gave you. For example: I have been able to walk along side numerous women who have husbands with terminal cancer because I understand what they are going through and I can comfort them with truths from God’s Word that has helped me. You never know how God will use the pain you are experiencing! 

After the video post the other day, God laid an idea on my heart. I know there are some who read this blog who may not have a personal relationship with Jesus or even believe there is a God that I talk constantly about. I am going to open up “the floor” so to speak and try to answer questions or show you more of who God is so you can have this same amazing relationship with Him that I have. My desire is that everyone would know Him and experience His amazing love and comfort that He pours out on me every day. I have created an email just for this purpose (because I don’t want my real email to somehow end of on a spammer’s list). Feel free to send me questions, comments, thoughts, prayer requests…anything that I might be able to do for you! I will then create a video (God keeps challenging me to grow in uncomfortable ways) to share with all of you about these topics. If no one sends anything in, I’ll create my own topics that I think may be helpful to you on your journey. 

Harderfamilyquestions@Gmail.com

I look forward to receiving questions and discussing God’s Word together.


Update: Wayne

Wayne continues to blow everyone’s mind. He does therapy twice a week and walks the track at least two other days. Speaking still gives him trouble, but even with that, his old teasing self is there. He likes to give us all a hard time. Tomorrow he has an appointment with his palliative care nurse. We always enjoy her visits since she helps us see the big picture and how well he is doing vs when she first met him last year.🩷

Update: Rebecca

I have been on cloud nine after my last ct scan results. I can’t stop giving God all the glory for my healing. It has been amazing to see God answers prayers on my behalf and my friend at church. I have my immunotherapy tomorrow morning. Please pray for my veins to hang in there. I’m so done with all these ivs. 


Photos from our annual Christmas lights trip to the Creation Museum.