tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29061426273069975052024-03-13T23:18:50.073-07:00Harder Family AdventuresMomof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.comBlogger426125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-20284946815943130382024-03-06T21:35:00.000-08:002024-03-06T21:42:16.025-08:00Update 3/6/24: Fear is a Liar<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Isaiah 26:3 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for You are my praise!”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fear is a sneaky little thing. It can be subtle as it first comes at you. Suddenly, it pounces and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">it can cause you to feel paralyzed. This happened to me last week. I read something online about my cancer that sent me spiraling. I felt overwhelmed with fearful thoughts. I know scriptures like we are to take every thought captive (2 Cor 10:5), and do it be anxious about anything (Phil 4:6-7), but in that moment, fear pounced and was threatening to paralyze me. After spending some time in prayer, I reached out to a few people to pray for me. One of them sent me a few verses, including the verses above. I could feel people’s prayers helping me and I felt peace. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">During the night, I was assaulted once again. It seemed like every time I woke up, I was instantly hit with fearful thoughts. In the book of Psalm, we see David cry out to God a lot at night too. It’s like satan likes to hit us when we are the most vulnerable. Psalm 77:2 says, “In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my souls refuses to be comforted.” Or in Psalm 22:2-3 “O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. YET, You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.” I realized today that I was getting to put into practice what I have been reading about, learning how to lament and be brutally honest with God. I told Him that this diagnosis scares me and that I’m weary. I told Him I’m praying for a complete healing, and yet I trust His plan for my life. As much as I fear not being here for my kids and them growing up without parents, I also know that He loves them even more then I could imagine and He will take care of them if we aren’t around. So, I can rest peacefully knowing that they are in the best hands…God’s hands. Meanwhile, we keep pressing on and trusting God with the future. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne</b>: Wayne’s palliative team came the other day. They couldn’t believe how well Wayne was doing. She said he looked better now than he did 6 weeks ago. Wayne walks around the house again with a cane and we have even ventured to the gym for him to walk on a flat surface. Thankfully, he is much more cautious now and doesn’t </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">push himself too hard. I believe he learned his lesson with his broken ankle. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">He also continues to work hard on speech. Not being able to communicate clearly has been the hardest thing on him, and to be honest, is hard on all of us. It takes a lot of patience to wait for him to try to speak and sometimes, a guessing game ensues. We are all thankful that he is doing as well as he is. Once again, we are reminded that doctors are wonderful, but only God numbers our days. As Wayne says, God isn’t done with him yet. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEWUxJiJjetJI5aubnkfIdIFOPkVwIeal38_A8DO3G3wZqeokNvHcPbENN02E3nckFD6JX4jObFpA8gt-YRfT_jU3H-0YpryHsIaELhlC6G6sEznKgluX5HCByC4g8ejOP69gIdGM5f5emCABgGo0gEdUVQx6gkohcV-naJ4dF92nYimY40fjBz62IbVq/s4032/IMG_7961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEWUxJiJjetJI5aubnkfIdIFOPkVwIeal38_A8DO3G3wZqeokNvHcPbENN02E3nckFD6JX4jObFpA8gt-YRfT_jU3H-0YpryHsIaELhlC6G6sEznKgluX5HCByC4g8ejOP69gIdGM5f5emCABgGo0gEdUVQx6gkohcV-naJ4dF92nYimY40fjBz62IbVq/s320/IMG_7961.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0AYPOyA5G6RKbYjZFx2ZBrP2Oc1blqZ7h_7F4ezbHdCPU7nq-wAx3NqVsS-pzwSCGoIY_BhDeTpQ0c0GHcE2f_peXUiwCllQg1Rf_t8-6F9D6JoQhzMv5lTKXJwv5X0cdPg4jGr51E-Hx8vp95mmz2jxBPq36m568achQOh0kANSvvkhM-jP5KdHGrHS/s4032/IMG_7962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0AYPOyA5G6RKbYjZFx2ZBrP2Oc1blqZ7h_7F4ezbHdCPU7nq-wAx3NqVsS-pzwSCGoIY_BhDeTpQ0c0GHcE2f_peXUiwCllQg1Rf_t8-6F9D6JoQhzMv5lTKXJwv5X0cdPg4jGr51E-Hx8vp95mmz2jxBPq36m568achQOh0kANSvvkhM-jP5KdHGrHS/s320/IMG_7962.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rebecca Update</b>: It has been one full week since I completed my radiation, which has been wonderful. I don’t miss the daily drive to Lexington! If you missed it, God provided a gong for me to borrow. Below is a quick clip of me banging my gong to show my radiation was over. I felt silly, but also seen by God. I made the most of this celebration by spending some time relaxing and enjoyed some fun food with the family. Now I’m back to buckling down: eating right and exercising. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I reached out to one of my friends that I mentioned above, she made me some laminated verse cards with the verses my other friend shared. It was totally God’s perfect timing. She was traveling from IN to WV and passed right by our house. Jennifer, and Jody, have been such an encouragement to me. Thank you for the special gift! 🩷</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GsUPKGe9A-K7FNbrsnRXtv2La2F1oFncKTHVYoOD9tU2e2x6lrx5qsq7-P82CdZ5EijMJ7LvQlNpWdGwcTRSuYhHbv8oxW78F5VsYjlPkmYG6yZVsfBC3vRPu7h5miaNMOtih5EDoyh-lIUvdES3fw2IrPkf8LxwGRRVdOKzSMagQAK7kLybcYviysMB/s4032/IMG_7997.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GsUPKGe9A-K7FNbrsnRXtv2La2F1oFncKTHVYoOD9tU2e2x6lrx5qsq7-P82CdZ5EijMJ7LvQlNpWdGwcTRSuYhHbv8oxW78F5VsYjlPkmYG6yZVsfBC3vRPu7h5miaNMOtih5EDoyh-lIUvdES3fw2IrPkf8LxwGRRVdOKzSMagQAK7kLybcYviysMB/s320/IMG_7997.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0P8Z_3tMWZFSNNTzdhLIFgSi1M2li8qufRvbLiplxlJN9-vbcFv7aXWZTFT6Swk0UfKYbKvW-Mi2gESLCYyyYIlmaz89QOF7mpcCJq_qYsxrQJTNp3aA2darBZjIQ_BCqa9x-C5FyuMyeV0ESrnWYvrvDd5wNyZTQAYtx1UcMJ3DAQA6MDRIZQp6zDUSp/s4032/IMG_7925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0P8Z_3tMWZFSNNTzdhLIFgSi1M2li8qufRvbLiplxlJN9-vbcFv7aXWZTFT6Swk0UfKYbKvW-Mi2gESLCYyyYIlmaz89QOF7mpcCJq_qYsxrQJTNp3aA2darBZjIQ_BCqa9x-C5FyuMyeV0ESrnWYvrvDd5wNyZTQAYtx1UcMJ3DAQA6MDRIZQp6zDUSp/s320/IMG_7925.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7cJz4qYJD4fnn6aOLmsaAE09PNY3GLe00IEyarSgpVGyVzu3kg__4_wdA4_PoflAFenWJIjgXlWU6TavjcsMntO_2PKvsfc4dRQp3_OI1OnhR_Xj0Z_qvuZRFsu-uODep0G5zo3lUxfKg5X85Y47ZwAiXFn1S2JcQy1ZOeGDWcpccCwy2UEx-mHrUJbR/s4032/IMG_7927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7cJz4qYJD4fnn6aOLmsaAE09PNY3GLe00IEyarSgpVGyVzu3kg__4_wdA4_PoflAFenWJIjgXlWU6TavjcsMntO_2PKvsfc4dRQp3_OI1OnhR_Xj0Z_qvuZRFsu-uODep0G5zo3lUxfKg5X85Y47ZwAiXFn1S2JcQy1ZOeGDWcpccCwy2UEx-mHrUJbR/s320/IMG_7927.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx8qlhhW8JdElOlq91sdrm0ceXSuFOSSDZlT2eqn2JbloJYJFknVpL3Z-XACeeQiMx9zzvE2BKXU9JUOk9m7kpMCOlx-RF2yKksIAbeqa1qS8_X-ny29Aw7eXS0xEbBgsjwhO2lvyMy4CQ4S2IIICO1bT5TOQLonmZP0pApmTybZyJWzcPtl3QL45NoqC/s4032/IMG_7930.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDx8qlhhW8JdElOlq91sdrm0ceXSuFOSSDZlT2eqn2JbloJYJFknVpL3Z-XACeeQiMx9zzvE2BKXU9JUOk9m7kpMCOlx-RF2yKksIAbeqa1qS8_X-ny29Aw7eXS0xEbBgsjwhO2lvyMy4CQ4S2IIICO1bT5TOQLonmZP0pApmTybZyJWzcPtl3QL45NoqC/s320/IMG_7930.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzad76h9wY8E9YQcG3u-VUej3BhGgD7sUwI0Z8JWtrQsc_sda44-aHoKUZRPrao7L1Wzn1OmU9yRGO5eklhJD4kZr7AC4uUNTil_oT5GrRlysx7NWQnQ7sikMm7UJPfONqZMeT6OcC6H_hCuQIuPb7nPtxosq35qqtnEr4YJNuyS8r9Y1xzRR2wPNXQ4Y/s4032/IMG_7931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzad76h9wY8E9YQcG3u-VUej3BhGgD7sUwI0Z8JWtrQsc_sda44-aHoKUZRPrao7L1Wzn1OmU9yRGO5eklhJD4kZr7AC4uUNTil_oT5GrRlysx7NWQnQ7sikMm7UJPfONqZMeT6OcC6H_hCuQIuPb7nPtxosq35qqtnEr4YJNuyS8r9Y1xzRR2wPNXQ4Y/s320/IMG_7931.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My sister and I celebrated the end of radiation with Indian food! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vR9USTXqR8UnvrP41CfhL2aE_Iwv6zsoJ9rQvH9DSGSzEI517dEvslL1o9TRTQ27HKxs7RA4N7eJ0YFX7rszKBSLmi47Lqfadfl9k-xdadDu95j7w4xLgSxES4NGyuJr4l_7CC-1126G9Qdr-6PaTNn4-kp06jw7amL0JaNEtM79eUQ8dIw-XOgLfCgB/s4032/IMG_7932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vR9USTXqR8UnvrP41CfhL2aE_Iwv6zsoJ9rQvH9DSGSzEI517dEvslL1o9TRTQ27HKxs7RA4N7eJ0YFX7rszKBSLmi47Lqfadfl9k-xdadDu95j7w4xLgSxES4NGyuJr4l_7CC-1126G9Qdr-6PaTNn4-kp06jw7amL0JaNEtM79eUQ8dIw-XOgLfCgB/s320/IMG_7932.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPYrpH6D_9PyEaL_n3AL7uA5I8VGUvRBk5ci0jepm59xwqudHpyU32dKROuhne-ADGCOt1KVDXuyYZqeJWv-fl0wRFLypBPvB7rbQ_dNqsKAW_Fdla08pMxDsRS2PZF27GWfSYnI3FiPlP3L_8onXKlWS1-FH33SbXp0GHJ_458_AWc1-cF1zo3KATMui/s4032/IMG_7923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPYrpH6D_9PyEaL_n3AL7uA5I8VGUvRBk5ci0jepm59xwqudHpyU32dKROuhne-ADGCOt1KVDXuyYZqeJWv-fl0wRFLypBPvB7rbQ_dNqsKAW_Fdla08pMxDsRS2PZF27GWfSYnI3FiPlP3L_8onXKlWS1-FH33SbXp0GHJ_458_AWc1-cF1zo3KATMui/s320/IMG_7923.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I brought cupcakes to my oncology and radiation team as a thank you for all that they do for me. I love all of them!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkxwUrGtVMFzhWiHFWv3PgjWxJiwHS2ilEUiour4RbrXXNFPVkWFTcFudx6M451bo8R83an5nhTSmkdWoU8JeOVKOF7JkrdWlkKLDF-tD-iS3zJvE7UIo7mcpy9Isad9HVl_v57_j-P81RjfhVScrPPyK43E4pe-94itu4MfwEWlPLBjVdq11_BdE6NIx/s4032/IMG_7959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkxwUrGtVMFzhWiHFWv3PgjWxJiwHS2ilEUiour4RbrXXNFPVkWFTcFudx6M451bo8R83an5nhTSmkdWoU8JeOVKOF7JkrdWlkKLDF-tD-iS3zJvE7UIo7mcpy9Isad9HVl_v57_j-P81RjfhVScrPPyK43E4pe-94itu4MfwEWlPLBjVdq11_BdE6NIx/s320/IMG_7959.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lots of vegetables and fruit! Eating to keep my body strong and keep cancer at bay.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgND3BGjHictJTQnlPtYaxzaDU6GiG7tCF-8E2r4f3OJD1H42yvKCIhyphenhyphenGsMP1s-5HBklZwzVIjYAtrVn9peFRWQQD9Wh1hMQAVa0pJcDL0NWTj1MtlR4cxKoKxTCj9qAxcbdNqbrlZlw2L1lcnRsKfOhYaVOFsXw7sJXbNnC5etZCkX4aN3kstxGScY2eSk/s4032/IMG_7965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgND3BGjHictJTQnlPtYaxzaDU6GiG7tCF-8E2r4f3OJD1H42yvKCIhyphenhyphenGsMP1s-5HBklZwzVIjYAtrVn9peFRWQQD9Wh1hMQAVa0pJcDL0NWTj1MtlR4cxKoKxTCj9qAxcbdNqbrlZlw2L1lcnRsKfOhYaVOFsXw7sJXbNnC5etZCkX4aN3kstxGScY2eSk/s320/IMG_7965.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2VTq8kwG7m8oT0ZcZjFWk-Vs8_Hf7MRFsVrTPCbIPxWbwRQT4srQEPrQu4d-MFgkWhzGTVMyD1qdRiEuGSXmGYqTAXxwHEhjd722RJXQ_EkUIe1rHivYlTgWwQ7KMPkMsEVt4pLakpHdPqvtI0Z9sEbPFm1k23Q-y_as8mOgJxVWZlLNT78E0GVliwV7/s4032/IMG_8037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2VTq8kwG7m8oT0ZcZjFWk-Vs8_Hf7MRFsVrTPCbIPxWbwRQT4srQEPrQu4d-MFgkWhzGTVMyD1qdRiEuGSXmGYqTAXxwHEhjd722RJXQ_EkUIe1rHivYlTgWwQ7KMPkMsEVt4pLakpHdPqvtI0Z9sEbPFm1k23Q-y_as8mOgJxVWZlLNT78E0GVliwV7/s320/IMG_8037.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I grew my own sprouts! This is a new adventure I’ve added to making my own kombucha and juicing. It only took 4 days to grow my own sprouts. I read they are supposed to be a great cancer fighting food, so I’ve added it to my daily menu.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9rRonWJzVUdWEcvN7FBGwriSstXrgSJx7s8q98SujcpslUa1OeR7iY7PV-TBCIhPpkYg6-l4hWP9aRWU9P_No3PEOcrGqsKBXEH576qo3pUWryQlQHoOdGpWKFW1qWItSpVa6edoxmv2Ozy20y-6mJCo6kiF0TBGlKHr7KEGJVJGJb9QaIpaUMLLuRkM/s4032/IMG_1023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9rRonWJzVUdWEcvN7FBGwriSstXrgSJx7s8q98SujcpslUa1OeR7iY7PV-TBCIhPpkYg6-l4hWP9aRWU9P_No3PEOcrGqsKBXEH576qo3pUWryQlQHoOdGpWKFW1qWItSpVa6edoxmv2Ozy20y-6mJCo6kiF0TBGlKHr7KEGJVJGJb9QaIpaUMLLuRkM/s320/IMG_1023.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne at counseling. Cornelius decided that he liked Wayne. At first he was unsure because Wayne was so tall, but he quickly realized Wayne is sweet.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs2VeEYhinwfekuY784HHKyRq6_XhHY9bJAXPhj1AsPXxOeZMayD50fj7BjacUZUhALMyczv4Ct-WkadJmu_3m8f9SrzbVNJKnIQ45ugbBKLPgYc9wBRMOnBYgKOnuYys6S7xJ1dfElar8DMW7MZ88XpNhsagRdi83VvQ4EpAAor9OkDOnp73ZxUluCVE/s1600/image000001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs2VeEYhinwfekuY784HHKyRq6_XhHY9bJAXPhj1AsPXxOeZMayD50fj7BjacUZUhALMyczv4Ct-WkadJmu_3m8f9SrzbVNJKnIQ45ugbBKLPgYc9wBRMOnBYgKOnuYys6S7xJ1dfElar8DMW7MZ88XpNhsagRdi83VvQ4EpAAor9OkDOnp73ZxUluCVE/s320/image000001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cooking class with friends.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtByhxdZ-O9RXvu8YwhLIE4L2sSipCkvh3w3-rZfeTrS2tIVA0fblBKIA6GiaVjv9s7V8M53Ot7gXuPj4swWx4RaDVawwEomoeBMi35lpjo3J7Kk7QyTjVh2-SDgXiv-KZSJELc2tuNWtIvWHMN10d0DHYwGgeIqsSk1tmr-AohuBQvNuzmnsITnDnFfU5/s4032/IMG_7942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtByhxdZ-O9RXvu8YwhLIE4L2sSipCkvh3w3-rZfeTrS2tIVA0fblBKIA6GiaVjv9s7V8M53Ot7gXuPj4swWx4RaDVawwEomoeBMi35lpjo3J7Kk7QyTjVh2-SDgXiv-KZSJELc2tuNWtIvWHMN10d0DHYwGgeIqsSk1tmr-AohuBQvNuzmnsITnDnFfU5/s320/IMG_7942.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">PE for school </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuht-bF_C8uKf-MzWJiG3btdjsWjjsy-LG9obLCxoT-emXWR283LpobYWc8ygdfIwKrfgNf8jXkN6yiislFH_N4RnbHa50_x3anXzB6Q3HjWzkATMJqFWz8vp58ZTHR34n_sC0QoELkv_VybaF-VAN3SgQ_htg3tJTKOWHRbou16J22UZ6Ns7DFhYzRBUd/s4032/IMG_8004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuht-bF_C8uKf-MzWJiG3btdjsWjjsy-LG9obLCxoT-emXWR283LpobYWc8ygdfIwKrfgNf8jXkN6yiislFH_N4RnbHa50_x3anXzB6Q3HjWzkATMJqFWz8vp58ZTHR34n_sC0QoELkv_VybaF-VAN3SgQ_htg3tJTKOWHRbou16J22UZ6Ns7DFhYzRBUd/s320/IMG_8004.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celebrating Dr. Seuss: reading books, diagramming Dr. Seuss sentences, and of course eating goldfish and Swedish fish along the way.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7eGzs_rU5y7B-WjNhCyXJ9vRzsM4etnY1LwiA_0weGVlggw9d8iKyDqpiQrXYF4Jq5ELnLcBXXlyoODUf9cDeDB4rlMR4r0MmWwF8-rVpnzCw5BataEnhzH2JpD2vR6OempcdWBtVdnqY-GxD8R9sZQPgwIJosrvZHy4ZLIrp6P1YgUvuszSOkcUdjYT/s4032/73111753048__1D914CE7-A6D9-4C53-8283-2B362F2F265B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7eGzs_rU5y7B-WjNhCyXJ9vRzsM4etnY1LwiA_0weGVlggw9d8iKyDqpiQrXYF4Jq5ELnLcBXXlyoODUf9cDeDB4rlMR4r0MmWwF8-rVpnzCw5BataEnhzH2JpD2vR6OempcdWBtVdnqY-GxD8R9sZQPgwIJosrvZHy4ZLIrp6P1YgUvuszSOkcUdjYT/s320/73111753048__1D914CE7-A6D9-4C53-8283-2B362F2F265B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We spent Saturday and Sunday at church for missions emphasis. We cheered Shan on during the cornhole tournament and my cookies sold for $400, which all goes to support the youth mission trip fund. It’s always a fun evening. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN0LqjM9pLc1SeUWiF8GnqkRMpr1OPsSils7j_utEEP7U-KpSHdJR9IR89zg2VU5gS3rgo52fPmek_bOlq2lcmLJuN1ZyTwocs11N5Vtnnn1NoHyEDew1oSjBKBzRH8TsynLoYfjDLUOY4uy8MY-5lFgRflrIgZ9yUEwnzBVCNECQdrHuh52GAyoPlRLy/s4032/IMG_0622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN0LqjM9pLc1SeUWiF8GnqkRMpr1OPsSils7j_utEEP7U-KpSHdJR9IR89zg2VU5gS3rgo52fPmek_bOlq2lcmLJuN1ZyTwocs11N5Vtnnn1NoHyEDew1oSjBKBzRH8TsynLoYfjDLUOY4uy8MY-5lFgRflrIgZ9yUEwnzBVCNECQdrHuh52GAyoPlRLy/s320/IMG_0622.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne hasn’t lost his touch! He looks good with a baby in his arms.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDpY83ePZURb_elbuQusR0yWZ-o7jlxt30X0i4TMDKxdeCwbXhalu2534IpVi_8-gVaF3aHkd3UWix09FNoQmq0haKW_tleM-TX2LiHlCHTer_7whGpC7eyUbMLRNWey3aNTrqR95XZtj55z1RWEmyCr_ZoiHt6ZQSUaI2QiK4AEqR2fANDN1k4Eyj2ZD/s4032/IMG_7985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDpY83ePZURb_elbuQusR0yWZ-o7jlxt30X0i4TMDKxdeCwbXhalu2534IpVi_8-gVaF3aHkd3UWix09FNoQmq0haKW_tleM-TX2LiHlCHTer_7whGpC7eyUbMLRNWey3aNTrqR95XZtj55z1RWEmyCr_ZoiHt6ZQSUaI2QiK4AEqR2fANDN1k4Eyj2ZD/s320/IMG_7985.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPFTxs5doFuu3aW8FFZ1n1tHwsOm2pMSijdt7xhERRSyTr2IGv-7MiAYqJbyve-Qm33nZodrAnqKF6QQNFFQw8l9xtX4mjVhpqW8qrbxQ6wWs1xkitShl539yxUxANcyc8eXmowjkA2pR1FBSRmwXBLDXQq5gR-HivEMhibZpoFHyzmNh7XC2hiTzMQPA/s4032/IMG_7986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPFTxs5doFuu3aW8FFZ1n1tHwsOm2pMSijdt7xhERRSyTr2IGv-7MiAYqJbyve-Qm33nZodrAnqKF6QQNFFQw8l9xtX4mjVhpqW8qrbxQ6wWs1xkitShl539yxUxANcyc8eXmowjkA2pR1FBSRmwXBLDXQq5gR-HivEMhibZpoFHyzmNh7XC2hiTzMQPA/s320/IMG_7986.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH557Eg8v3LDeStKgsOIQ6pVOWSqhL54Ho18YOq0J7uqcPVcNrSqPwWwdeRRxSYESkUG1cLePRQzXdh893fAaCO0XULUNGM5Z3VA7xCNbKWiU7NXJ-LFsEfq8DurgYOXfE9bu6TC11qlQ3E7_7j4yP9JqT9hWAm0QuPcHctRUFAJxqKgNc1MsRgNxiw3fh/s2532/IMG_7994.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH557Eg8v3LDeStKgsOIQ6pVOWSqhL54Ho18YOq0J7uqcPVcNrSqPwWwdeRRxSYESkUG1cLePRQzXdh893fAaCO0XULUNGM5Z3VA7xCNbKWiU7NXJ-LFsEfq8DurgYOXfE9bu6TC11qlQ3E7_7j4yP9JqT9hWAm0QuPcHctRUFAJxqKgNc1MsRgNxiw3fh/s320/IMG_7994.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIf5mKRPV-bgJ6M-fJppmGPGD-0G6wkiAncaEjbTE7bjM00CLT9LkgmwDG8XFHyEQzqdM367hzyNue3BwAa_fxiT65wthduKOEwblytjv7VmAENQQbIhIbcL5UTdUi-g4_mfAsahrRE16HLQvrqBzNiMgBgvfduNUngLtLWz9jLycBiUG2bMYp4bKrmeG/s4032/IMG_7981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIf5mKRPV-bgJ6M-fJppmGPGD-0G6wkiAncaEjbTE7bjM00CLT9LkgmwDG8XFHyEQzqdM367hzyNue3BwAa_fxiT65wthduKOEwblytjv7VmAENQQbIhIbcL5UTdUi-g4_mfAsahrRE16HLQvrqBzNiMgBgvfduNUngLtLWz9jLycBiUG2bMYp4bKrmeG/s320/IMG_7981.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend Juyi, who is from Taiwan, sent gifts home with her son Jujubi. We had a very nice visit with him and I cannot wait to cook with the XO sauce he brought to us. His mom makes the best!!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwIRdNcPgkgCdH2-VoVmJhowN1Q93CmOVRjoelyT4PBb7Hzwj1pfImKMWXNs16CFAKlXtm_HdPXInxSgCZCVgkg_UMtLTcLVmMd8aSzopy2hsTJqqSf8I9CA-965LJTPh3K0bcbS4Gyr-7hMmyzShow0YhNaJQhti0qEip2jiN6Go8HtnLFzx5hsZmrA7/s960/IMG_3776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwIRdNcPgkgCdH2-VoVmJhowN1Q93CmOVRjoelyT4PBb7Hzwj1pfImKMWXNs16CFAKlXtm_HdPXInxSgCZCVgkg_UMtLTcLVmMd8aSzopy2hsTJqqSf8I9CA-965LJTPh3K0bcbS4Gyr-7hMmyzShow0YhNaJQhti0qEip2jiN6Go8HtnLFzx5hsZmrA7/s320/IMG_3776.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia may get mad at me, but I’m so proud of her and her accomplishments with Civil Air Patrol. She persevered with a sprained ankle traveling all over DC for the week. She had meetings with congressional leaders and even met with Andy Barr. Sophia still hasn’t 100% given up her dream of West Point and she is one step closer to that becoming a reality. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyiGWFrfLN7yQ41tYrRkUs_Dv2071trskAkr4yu6vBrvbjjcGSCL_EpdxfZMKp34aMmR92nKP9PjNXdkQLaezs1IylmpI1R2lHFgRb7TlBo8SlHJl-kGVp6ExbQ4QRIW6MGaNVsY8XG-MFZbaRY1IeqejwMmG4giNfERkzm18mBRcOtglqKLzQuoAUbIZ/s960/IMG_3784.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="960" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyiGWFrfLN7yQ41tYrRkUs_Dv2071trskAkr4yu6vBrvbjjcGSCL_EpdxfZMKp34aMmR92nKP9PjNXdkQLaezs1IylmpI1R2lHFgRb7TlBo8SlHJl-kGVp6ExbQ4QRIW6MGaNVsY8XG-MFZbaRY1IeqejwMmG4giNfERkzm18mBRcOtglqKLzQuoAUbIZ/s320/IMG_3784.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAl0zu-_DGFVoc2v22ufBF7nJFqUTVRG12YHsCL-7zZNhzUg0ACHOd04IPH8NCZs5dH0YvtSbojBb4te0TKOY62-grfe_toykJfRSZo1WE1wAh__mjtEBvknjdLvNuPhQkcNWB5QSVYeMo14s-RoqODJJX1WsFQ32e31QXp0Y5HuBIMSffhBc6wfXBVUHV/s960/IMG_3785.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1170" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF210mmKuiOCMp3qD3eDJYmt8WhTNLm83wcQWN9x-OmG1k-Ttlhem3hc_69UxCiI6f63qm3vzV6OjQaTqbccSq3RBMJ07XSIT8P0mHHgNxF0mKIOgZBM2YQuB1Mr6nuhcXNhyphenhyphencKC7X_4FCPydPI3a6KEekQwWJNbksyn6w54H41rAxUZBL2tofG4oR4LH/s320/IMG_8019.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What a great group of young people! I’m so glad we discovered Civil Air Patrol! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIY4K9bi1hDSLzsZPXHZLRG2c6vDQCTH1wSh8cZuuQWW1dyRFqYVtR3pNxdxMlvjqUaX3cVc7_-f91Kn666ZsUvmj1rwBwOhCncJeYSg1u_RsJFiayPMN5dzj3lq653bX6pDm3jHNrhWb-z734eyQgcXg2zGy4gaJsCCtDOLl-YZasF3x29BeD24CK6xv/s1173/IMG_8039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1173" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIY4K9bi1hDSLzsZPXHZLRG2c6vDQCTH1wSh8cZuuQWW1dyRFqYVtR3pNxdxMlvjqUaX3cVc7_-f91Kn666ZsUvmj1rwBwOhCncJeYSg1u_RsJFiayPMN5dzj3lq653bX6pDm3jHNrhWb-z734eyQgcXg2zGy4gaJsCCtDOLl-YZasF3x29BeD24CK6xv/s320/IMG_8039.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some fun Facebook memories from this day: this was right before Wayne’s brain surgery in 2015 for his cancer. Below: Wayne taking the girls sledding.</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6ybQtxcAgzhf3l3HH_RNRITP4OP09aqlJk1yAxx3sNT2Tj9D5EZDooGnFvY9VkGaFwSbpiflCJ3b1juIFosp7blpN8Q4sWR9bcyvIlY9tWbzhAro9kt9svj445KZIE9-lNUA-JI163xFdqpFLYHA1nLoLy1BkDJSB4XXDPXRWofvssNcwsYS2RPS8N77/s1170/IMG_8040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1170" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6ybQtxcAgzhf3l3HH_RNRITP4OP09aqlJk1yAxx3sNT2Tj9D5EZDooGnFvY9VkGaFwSbpiflCJ3b1juIFosp7blpN8Q4sWR9bcyvIlY9tWbzhAro9kt9svj445KZIE9-lNUA-JI163xFdqpFLYHA1nLoLy1BkDJSB4XXDPXRWofvssNcwsYS2RPS8N77/s320/IMG_8040.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmvi3Z4DUPcq0Roz1fNm9ZRoZ6A5ZWOBxGvkeb34WuFM4w5Kebg-KXTe-o_JT_cfekG1yqNRWAzUaVnBCEHtZWtNstosO5jkHaWA9z-rdQ6YuNKOk3fr-LvealY4D-KsrW88_kQKtL5aGEzgnZoWGaTj0d2ptWaxvRlduSuNOFphvBMn0p-FVkLaN091p/s1487/IMG_8041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmvi3Z4DUPcq0Roz1fNm9ZRoZ6A5ZWOBxGvkeb34WuFM4w5Kebg-KXTe-o_JT_cfekG1yqNRWAzUaVnBCEHtZWtNstosO5jkHaWA9z-rdQ6YuNKOk3fr-LvealY4D-KsrW88_kQKtL5aGEzgnZoWGaTj0d2ptWaxvRlduSuNOFphvBMn0p-FVkLaN091p/s320/IMG_8041.jpeg" width="188" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie38hV5imoPIjPKKzRWzr-k8_rxVj1XvZ7FKSf8LULEu-IDz_gMuk_C-I9p8Qx3gVS3JIgSFFf1AhZtcSbnhFRPcRb8H5SYGvGLoKEIUjNKbYynNWdLBdrCdwhCI0FiMIlorwEaTKfdjgvguvIewerLE3FO1_1sfNWtkrsPXLP_I2wiYZ_gS1c6XfOVAUG/s4032/IMG_8045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie38hV5imoPIjPKKzRWzr-k8_rxVj1XvZ7FKSf8LULEu-IDz_gMuk_C-I9p8Qx3gVS3JIgSFFf1AhZtcSbnhFRPcRb8H5SYGvGLoKEIUjNKbYynNWdLBdrCdwhCI0FiMIlorwEaTKfdjgvguvIewerLE3FO1_1sfNWtkrsPXLP_I2wiYZ_gS1c6XfOVAUG/s320/IMG_8045.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had to recuse Grace today. She was as waiting at the light to go get gas, and she ran out of gas. Like father like daughter! This is her walk of shame.🤣</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Prayer Requests:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: that his speech improves and that we are able to get him into a new PT/speech program at Clark Hospital so that he can be challenged more with PT. Just pray that we continue to make the most of every day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: please just pray for me as my body heals for treatment and for my pet-scan that will be happening in a few weeks. Please pray for a complete healing from this cancer so that I can spend many more years with my kids. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: Grace and Naomi are traveling to FL in a week. Grace will be joining her Life Action team in FL and Naomi will be staying with friends and volunteering at Ethnos360 for a few days. Please pray for a safe drive and that God would use each of them. Please also pray for Naomi as she is making decisions about next year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abigail is looking for a job and so far isn’t having any luck. Please pray that God brings the right job her way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We decided to send Micaela and Joella to school next year. Please pray for all of us as we make this transition. It will be the first time in 13 years that I won’t be homeschooling. With all that has gone on this year, we thought it would be wise to give everyone a break and give them a chance to get out of the house since this year has been hard on them. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwgZoRWxB6mJaxPEd4RUClo_xyx4N-8kCcmOFM0u6LeaqKC9XkCUOSQPbIo2HMyrvdf18txVHkv2HVU_EXIrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pJeHNex49JA" width="320" youtube-src-id="pJeHNex49JA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A friend sent me this song and I thought I would share it. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-28263046367629574872024-02-26T21:03:00.000-08:002024-02-26T21:03:58.131-08:00Update 2/26/24: Count Down<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Luke 12:7 “Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 56:8 “You’ve kept track of all my wandering and my weeping. You’ve stored my many tears in Your bottle-not one will be lost. For they are all recorded in Your book of remembrance.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Something I keep discovering is how much God really loves and cares for us. This week has been hard. I have shared with a few friends that I’m weary. I think all the hard stuff has just piled up and overwhelmed me. I realized being a caregiver is hard. We are entering the one year mark of starting this caregiver role. When you add my own cancer struggles, it just feels like a lot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over the past few years, I have learned a lot about myself. Through Celebrate Recovery, I have learned some amazing life skills to help navigate hard things. But, I am also human and still struggle a lot. On Friday, I had reached a low point. I was exhausted from radiation and my trips to Lexington, worn out from being a caregiver, tired from being a wife and mom, and to top it all off, I was sleep deprived because I had to take Sophia to the orthopedic early Friday morning for an ankle injury. Needless to say, I had a meltdown. In that moment, I told my family I was going to buy myself a ticket and fly to Florida to be alone. I told them I was tired and worn out. I complained that they forget that I have cancer too, on top of caring for their dad. Looking back, I was throwing my own personal tantrum. It’s pretty bad that going to radiation that day felt like a mini-vacation. I had to humble myself and apologize to my family for my poor behavior. But in that space of being real, the reality of all the hard had caught up to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I think we can feel in those hard times that God doesn’t see and that maybe He doesn’t care. But then He shows up in some pretty amazing ways to remind us that we aren’t alone and He cares. Tomorrow is my last day of radiation. When Wayne completed his 3 weeks of radiation last year, he got to hit this huge gong to celebrate. It was pretty amazing. I have been looking forward to celebrating in some big way like that. Last week during my weekly appointment with my radiologist, I saw that their version of celebrating was a cow bell. That bummed me out and I was thinking today before radiation how great it would be to ring a gong. So, I started trying to locate one. I called all the music stores and was unsuccessful. I found out where there may be a gong or two that I could travel to, but I really wanted to celebrate with my radiation team. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This afternoon, a Facebook friend had shared my request and was boldly asking others to pray for God to provide a miracle gong for me to ring, which meant a lot to me. We have been studying prayer at church the last few weeks and how we should be willing to pray big, bold prayers. Well, tonight as I was making Wayne dinner, I decided to check my Facebook account and saw that miracle prayer answered. A fellow CC mom had a gong me to borrow! When I had posted my request, I knew it was a long shot. But with God, nothing is a long shot!! God showed me that He cares even about the little things in our lives. Look, if I’m honest, I would have been fine to ring the cow bell. But God loves and cares about me so much, He decided to show up and provide a miracle for me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne</b>: Wayne is getting stronger each day. He was finally released from his boot last Thursday. He has been working hard with his exercises and is back to walking around the house with a cane. He still uses his wheelchair out in public because his muscles are very weak. But what an answer to pray Wayne has been too. He truly is my miracle man. We just need to pray that God would restore his ability to speak. I know he is frustrated almost every day with not being able to communicate with us and others.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbq9Aqmvia2MVP98ftmzY6rEXmDrMzO6CL9i7Q-Z5FK4_lHUghX12bDJbYKFu2W6VAJ0fQNKIgMyxo6KlbL84OCXHlPf17kIhTSNGT2MnnZaOVY68QTqjP5ZcCXL3gxmajsrPbIu9MHLcVOUCk8Ac6jPkJDdR_Uh1C3YgLQO_dWuX7jKzogFhPZz33wMd/s4032/IMG_7822.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbq9Aqmvia2MVP98ftmzY6rEXmDrMzO6CL9i7Q-Z5FK4_lHUghX12bDJbYKFu2W6VAJ0fQNKIgMyxo6KlbL84OCXHlPf17kIhTSNGT2MnnZaOVY68QTqjP5ZcCXL3gxmajsrPbIu9MHLcVOUCk8Ac6jPkJDdR_Uh1C3YgLQO_dWuX7jKzogFhPZz33wMd/s320/IMG_7822.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1KjeG4nyGhvB9Qb3H8oRd7L3fANaQYve2c2NSuIAJR1Eml8fiySlX-yiP0-UAXYSDqVZxVEoC0rFVyV1SeTUh1ORauA9WNaDExXPd6PVsP3h8LsJ4cwywScVZmRvMgNe5FvYz_HxUwtz_qutEC76UmSBixauZPweGsiyebAQzPU69CHFwY0gRazxtR2o/s3088/IMG_7819.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1KjeG4nyGhvB9Qb3H8oRd7L3fANaQYve2c2NSuIAJR1Eml8fiySlX-yiP0-UAXYSDqVZxVEoC0rFVyV1SeTUh1ORauA9WNaDExXPd6PVsP3h8LsJ4cwywScVZmRvMgNe5FvYz_HxUwtz_qutEC76UmSBixauZPweGsiyebAQzPU69CHFwY0gRazxtR2o/s320/IMG_7819.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne went with me to my radiation on Thursday since he had his orthopedic appointment right after. It was fun to spend the time alone with him.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHGp8_wj5GF9MPq3GiCaPOa-7kKNX9HdEeZVJxVfiRZzaNIO9i3b_s8KxZVeUEt7FWDORnS_D3t_vlYoNIejtr6xBIQvsEBo2gNkgjhI1wurDhat7eO4FOcGxL0tg6vNUORXP2a0QxEhLRIcm8VhQG_o-Q0vKDAuPMpa_x3SZi-XtY0oGA5EszZ95Hb63/s4032/IMG_7823.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHGp8_wj5GF9MPq3GiCaPOa-7kKNX9HdEeZVJxVfiRZzaNIO9i3b_s8KxZVeUEt7FWDORnS_D3t_vlYoNIejtr6xBIQvsEBo2gNkgjhI1wurDhat7eO4FOcGxL0tg6vNUORXP2a0QxEhLRIcm8VhQG_o-Q0vKDAuPMpa_x3SZi-XtY0oGA5EszZ95Hb63/s320/IMG_7823.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNJMJVJpNYHwYOr0lG-RdJNV3MskSk-FgUwftCl6FnanofUIoAmNEHwV-bwH2Bj06bGPQ-3ahnSWQ3KyKbmIPJ7yhZH3X34kgFp1G3U7pccBqvBcu4cswrMUCRUa2dc08CNRCyIUgcyR_eGJrlplOwiUjtstu9hTNYCVypEf1OS7rex9U5_CQJsJ5EudS/s4032/IMG_7825.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNJMJVJpNYHwYOr0lG-RdJNV3MskSk-FgUwftCl6FnanofUIoAmNEHwV-bwH2Bj06bGPQ-3ahnSWQ3KyKbmIPJ7yhZH3X34kgFp1G3U7pccBqvBcu4cswrMUCRUa2dc08CNRCyIUgcyR_eGJrlplOwiUjtstu9hTNYCVypEf1OS7rex9U5_CQJsJ5EudS/s320/IMG_7825.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Rebecca</b>: Tomorrow is my last day of radiation…yay!! I met with my oncologist on Friday. The plan is for me to now move my immunotherapy to every six weeks. When my appointment was over, I hugged my amazing doctor and told her I loved her, but I’m thrilled that I don’t need to see her for six weeks! We will wait a few weeks to schedule my petscan to give my body time to recover from radiation. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eWXHN2YOEfB4vcDdVYHllm2U1rdJmOe6W-p74yOdnfIV_3BnnEC1H90T0jBFo3dtP-R0TkvVbx4oKtajAi9nRkkXYoUF0dxWfUyTtO5_YVXjNNSYhRkhkUUhBS6skIsRvgMaY9V0GzjVggvG_4SFHVkp8PB4uBooEhj_-rwhs0AIz0GOZaQ3mbhpKhvf/s3088/IMG_7814.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eWXHN2YOEfB4vcDdVYHllm2U1rdJmOe6W-p74yOdnfIV_3BnnEC1H90T0jBFo3dtP-R0TkvVbx4oKtajAi9nRkkXYoUF0dxWfUyTtO5_YVXjNNSYhRkhkUUhBS6skIsRvgMaY9V0GzjVggvG_4SFHVkp8PB4uBooEhj_-rwhs0AIz0GOZaQ3mbhpKhvf/s320/IMG_7814.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Counting down the last 5 days.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99TWQPz5vPlc8DflcyOMSj06WhhuOvhEo1QBReoAkRXJRgMAovEXQN3c-hnp2nWDdTykOabZOhAIMJ2CyUOmATv_HdyH2Md_FxFz0cUHjd-Pnwcx_DyrKpf0t2WXBfs2DTCZG7KCC466JktTkwwJc1vJrhf3dgaN3ilYh9W1K9UUS4eCyMw6MUrQyVdbj/s4032/IMG_7821.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99TWQPz5vPlc8DflcyOMSj06WhhuOvhEo1QBReoAkRXJRgMAovEXQN3c-hnp2nWDdTykOabZOhAIMJ2CyUOmATv_HdyH2Md_FxFz0cUHjd-Pnwcx_DyrKpf0t2WXBfs2DTCZG7KCC466JktTkwwJc1vJrhf3dgaN3ilYh9W1K9UUS4eCyMw6MUrQyVdbj/s320/IMG_7821.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvwMNgmSZY_UkZ55do1PusZY_KcpOHU0m0bHtu7962d4oLKYpRENte-KmxXyIFvIZ5dcBvYT7H_yHGFMOnn_pQVCfYwG6biG26uZWR6WcquC5jqgeNVO4p35VOtr6sX0z-i1jHZyQE4xzmDXoxpfrqLl7S0BiuwGsH6c3zhyjY1vnYTmz_MmcDgKxJ7jS/s3088/IMG_7903.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvwMNgmSZY_UkZ55do1PusZY_KcpOHU0m0bHtu7962d4oLKYpRENte-KmxXyIFvIZ5dcBvYT7H_yHGFMOnn_pQVCfYwG6biG26uZWR6WcquC5jqgeNVO4p35VOtr6sX0z-i1jHZyQE4xzmDXoxpfrqLl7S0BiuwGsH6c3zhyjY1vnYTmz_MmcDgKxJ7jS/s320/IMG_7903.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuZa27Qnkv6s-q3CakNQLz00rdpuuSx7ANgXIAu5P0-RRs7-sVeZmRYCoIwao3a3CBDb6nIzRSVgQzIahGZzHafiM4c1-8UznzkkFxahTsjTILe_jSNmVwD0rGFU_bSfkWY1wUXIn39TcxMC-CQvcNNNv1o6uE-jbkSinCtw_B-9JFPrD7n7XU8aTV9cL/s4032/IMG_7853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuZa27Qnkv6s-q3CakNQLz00rdpuuSx7ANgXIAu5P0-RRs7-sVeZmRYCoIwao3a3CBDb6nIzRSVgQzIahGZzHafiM4c1-8UznzkkFxahTsjTILe_jSNmVwD0rGFU_bSfkWY1wUXIn39TcxMC-CQvcNNNv1o6uE-jbkSinCtw_B-9JFPrD7n7XU8aTV9cL/s320/IMG_7853.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Friday I had radiation, blood work, my oncology appointment, and my immunotherapy. I brought my infusion nurses so homemade chocolate chip cookies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5IEEvLIjDyW_dwh2nNCMZDd3RLg3yn0OwQNzN1Z2Wv7ZHJvGGJU4Z7xgf6RRUx8N3L-OYBHHK8xKmA_44e-kIlaIviHLQL4BDmyQx_ksygLJ7I573tLas6EBiTYRLRECzcqExp-E00aChoiKlHYt-WOljJ7YuXMurw_4xa6VPV5GI5XCdkW4XYltczAq/s4032/IMG_2531.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5IEEvLIjDyW_dwh2nNCMZDd3RLg3yn0OwQNzN1Z2Wv7ZHJvGGJU4Z7xgf6RRUx8N3L-OYBHHK8xKmA_44e-kIlaIviHLQL4BDmyQx_ksygLJ7I573tLas6EBiTYRLRECzcqExp-E00aChoiKlHYt-WOljJ7YuXMurw_4xa6VPV5GI5XCdkW4XYltczAq/s320/IMG_2531.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I brought a little surprise for my radiation team. I hope they know how much I appreciate them. Tomorrow I’m bring us all a special treat to celebrate together…cupcakes! I also bought my radiologist a little gift to thank him for the great job he’s done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FHACsVTEjOvMCvu6DI0LnpCRCEQagbiRBFYtRFtysUIBmqz7uId146a8fSDvSzE5F9NjuAZ97By4IJrjgsef8HrqWar9u2vmG8b-4mJorO6qcYNFFio-4mTGu1C1KiG1_9UroJbUp0S-rAu76WN7be6ZYz8FjBiaaU3D3k5EhZDLc9H7MY9NUACErsE5/s4032/IMG_5962.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FHACsVTEjOvMCvu6DI0LnpCRCEQagbiRBFYtRFtysUIBmqz7uId146a8fSDvSzE5F9NjuAZ97By4IJrjgsef8HrqWar9u2vmG8b-4mJorO6qcYNFFio-4mTGu1C1KiG1_9UroJbUp0S-rAu76WN7be6ZYz8FjBiaaU3D3k5EhZDLc9H7MY9NUACErsE5/s320/IMG_5962.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been working hard to try to get back into shape. My treatments cause me to gain quite a bit of weight and on top of that, between wanting to give my body time to recover during treatments and not feeling well, exercise didn’t happen. I’m so thankful for friends that make working out more fun!🩷</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dEn_yEdira4THdM-6v0tYodZ2Lu7qMivJKFQ4KeRjqYGTEf0G3IIGR95swijRnuflaXwTrQVieP2lR_-kGw4yIPY7Ppxq9UuzjPuKfUUj3e0jFfObiTvgVrWHJQkQmXgD0fvGF6o0F_Yp2d77mSWjax5pR4NjxUigQ5CN4w4tv9rAE8x8X_8uRoMrIZL/s750/IMG_3616.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="750" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dEn_yEdira4THdM-6v0tYodZ2Lu7qMivJKFQ4KeRjqYGTEf0G3IIGR95swijRnuflaXwTrQVieP2lR_-kGw4yIPY7Ppxq9UuzjPuKfUUj3e0jFfObiTvgVrWHJQkQmXgD0fvGF6o0F_Yp2d77mSWjax5pR4NjxUigQ5CN4w4tv9rAE8x8X_8uRoMrIZL/s320/IMG_3616.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia survived her weekend survival camp in PA. This girl’s determination just amazes me.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzhIV1I589MWHKjFPssWhFThhoF7LJRAi-gcmZ5xIUQJZjVuADHszRDaATxMTGDl8p58ttOmjFY9IImmPZspJ-z-i7g9lmjQDnuiubfi1394dc2C_Typ9h2NvZbymcC25jPSAWs-gCo20B_7t1ZhlKbfVRniddaYltWgL4qT05vAVtj-lpXrMpKRmKkWT/s3088/IMG_8170.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzhIV1I589MWHKjFPssWhFThhoF7LJRAi-gcmZ5xIUQJZjVuADHszRDaATxMTGDl8p58ttOmjFY9IImmPZspJ-z-i7g9lmjQDnuiubfi1394dc2C_Typ9h2NvZbymcC25jPSAWs-gCo20B_7t1ZhlKbfVRniddaYltWgL4qT05vAVtj-lpXrMpKRmKkWT/s320/IMG_8170.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUThfPps54_jKSsE9v4D1DyykXrPloo76xMD9Xay8yJM3V91YASmQxCSicOdHcT1f9NU-Xm5-cWIOdKuuZZj2slsXZwu9Js1Axs8co532DZdd4wSGKVkzhMNc9_-bEfm3dTzvN092dSnZKGpSva_X11B8UbZVwT-bADKM7uapGOeK9jGBljV_BunnAe8N/s4032/IMG_7840.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUThfPps54_jKSsE9v4D1DyykXrPloo76xMD9Xay8yJM3V91YASmQxCSicOdHcT1f9NU-Xm5-cWIOdKuuZZj2slsXZwu9Js1Axs8co532DZdd4wSGKVkzhMNc9_-bEfm3dTzvN092dSnZKGpSva_X11B8UbZVwT-bADKM7uapGOeK9jGBljV_BunnAe8N/s320/IMG_7840.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfrqzwrKd-AfXJuMVM9gvka0dMp8Boe-WbTzET1-3p30dFcIghWAsp4465r4DcpqW5IjfopygHWIbqp7s2IaRO6o91iLhOjUZLO1I1M60U8eAbRe7SQugcucDiguQhEsnX6lokVT6Bc89dsSkwqchF9_WgsJKbC6L_-fRlum0xDPQ8TE3tP6-VQtfNqx6/s4032/IMG_7843.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfrqzwrKd-AfXJuMVM9gvka0dMp8Boe-WbTzET1-3p30dFcIghWAsp4465r4DcpqW5IjfopygHWIbqp7s2IaRO6o91iLhOjUZLO1I1M60U8eAbRe7SQugcucDiguQhEsnX6lokVT6Bc89dsSkwqchF9_WgsJKbC6L_-fRlum0xDPQ8TE3tP6-VQtfNqx6/s320/IMG_7843.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thankfully, she only sprained her ankle. I told the orthopedic I need a frequent user punch card. I had been there the day before in the same room with Wayne. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G3a1NVgHrRm9U1N9GYDnbJtueXrA6ZOTUywd33diY89dWZvv1-atisrQJ7TjdsnqpjuVqDEWzQGyZ5eqFxLYC6s6ffH7yx0XtkkkkRq_uC-KfIJWH5u3FrsNq2HSuAoX6P4sGvW1vd6-gs_DjU02qTIPfBzAfoybnUjnd73NdGkF2MORvH-5ivPtdSl6/s4032/IMG_7845.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G3a1NVgHrRm9U1N9GYDnbJtueXrA6ZOTUywd33diY89dWZvv1-atisrQJ7TjdsnqpjuVqDEWzQGyZ5eqFxLYC6s6ffH7yx0XtkkkkRq_uC-KfIJWH5u3FrsNq2HSuAoX6P4sGvW1vd6-gs_DjU02qTIPfBzAfoybnUjnd73NdGkF2MORvH-5ivPtdSl6/s320/IMG_7845.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC-mJV4PUdWTvsW1eisBZkUqz118y4UQiZRxddFZYkigw3aET-uXqVq6f66UdYKjYcz5C133rNXZO6KIcVrNdZCAuAXWBFn0uOYUdYmpM_XT7H8VTcLutsFcNh1-eBoyv_V2pn0Yp0537xbbD2rec1KCO09QcNfllyQ3xVFCDbhdYYWw3ruXvmG6Vqhim/s4032/IMG_7846.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEC-mJV4PUdWTvsW1eisBZkUqz118y4UQiZRxddFZYkigw3aET-uXqVq6f66UdYKjYcz5C133rNXZO6KIcVrNdZCAuAXWBFn0uOYUdYmpM_XT7H8VTcLutsFcNh1-eBoyv_V2pn0Yp0537xbbD2rec1KCO09QcNfllyQ3xVFCDbhdYYWw3ruXvmG6Vqhim/s320/IMG_7846.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matching boots, just a smaller size! Wayne’s size 13 in men vs Sophia’s 6 in women.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7-Pb-Rsx1tZc8uw7TJzRcD1vvvWYdZtlRtJ2AoJT8Y_6KmOvPMYQqPUTBJk9RU3WVSnMb37pV2TASH5YKGELqNur_8ldjCNfvpCHgYGaLvEIrjTMcZm6fNfNN6O8oihkfWB371_-6Zu9dBl9s-4yPMgJ-ydr2FL0eGDNlBQagdGya4tVIEH3goo4lHT/s4032/IMG_9147.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7-Pb-Rsx1tZc8uw7TJzRcD1vvvWYdZtlRtJ2AoJT8Y_6KmOvPMYQqPUTBJk9RU3WVSnMb37pV2TASH5YKGELqNur_8ldjCNfvpCHgYGaLvEIrjTMcZm6fNfNN6O8oihkfWB371_-6Zu9dBl9s-4yPMgJ-ydr2FL0eGDNlBQagdGya4tVIEH3goo4lHT/s320/IMG_9147.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0-Oa0UhGY6iQtVrMS8PqwiU6-QgRQ8ZIr1qjlA4rlvipDw1K9xYcMRG2gOu91gXzmyc2_-rDmGpj_C7-8hBvCBMgI5HJpiPAJYxpYUBRNtHmFmbEgEY1Z3qDteJhcXMphq7e2l9cOyiiCyZOlSEb7OHcXTD_q84Uy-yPvBsbZt5P7kJ5-mxfI51QXWvH/s2000/IMG_3772.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0-Oa0UhGY6iQtVrMS8PqwiU6-QgRQ8ZIr1qjlA4rlvipDw1K9xYcMRG2gOu91gXzmyc2_-rDmGpj_C7-8hBvCBMgI5HJpiPAJYxpYUBRNtHmFmbEgEY1Z3qDteJhcXMphq7e2l9cOyiiCyZOlSEb7OHcXTD_q84Uy-yPvBsbZt5P7kJ5-mxfI51QXWvH/s320/IMG_3772.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia is in DC this week with Civil Air Patrol as part of the National Legislative Day delegation from KY! She almost missed out because of her injury. This girl loves Jesus, runs after her dreams, and is a hard worker. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhdexMDlMwaB01O5QVAKJr0k8ipLY2ockuhyXlaO1Zdu6GssRnB-MFRv9ud-pXyw29qX7-GSJHhYGvfhh2Y8btmqbvyUC8ZZV4u5R9h9Izu_d65q94AA5OrCTJGPjYuUnTjxSpefpKcNKnuwXZKesmDI4CJpqJQgPkIePx_8-Sh_cLOA3klthyphenhyphenU4-WCiT/s960/IMG_3773.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhdexMDlMwaB01O5QVAKJr0k8ipLY2ockuhyXlaO1Zdu6GssRnB-MFRv9ud-pXyw29qX7-GSJHhYGvfhh2Y8btmqbvyUC8ZZV4u5R9h9Izu_d65q94AA5OrCTJGPjYuUnTjxSpefpKcNKnuwXZKesmDI4CJpqJQgPkIePx_8-Sh_cLOA3klthyphenhyphenU4-WCiT/s320/IMG_3773.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXbnl_ivddkQtEwoJEPECDNqZbvPg607LGwq7ndwa72RrYXDnnHRBeJWEoywlbFT6SDR_1O7Qd51yCoieSYIeZqdC9ysYOU1QOBzlB0G_eallwRlcY26WJjQFpLqL4BxTrM84VKHNWFOmVzWxATE4V5Y5q1uAeyZWgg1pSsSp-EHfxhgVmiMcIRUVg01k/s960/IMG_3774.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXbnl_ivddkQtEwoJEPECDNqZbvPg607LGwq7ndwa72RrYXDnnHRBeJWEoywlbFT6SDR_1O7Qd51yCoieSYIeZqdC9ysYOU1QOBzlB0G_eallwRlcY26WJjQFpLqL4BxTrM84VKHNWFOmVzWxATE4V5Y5q1uAeyZWgg1pSsSp-EHfxhgVmiMcIRUVg01k/s320/IMG_3774.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHo9xMWEC9lCOWeRgeAPpOn8fM17qAU1UadQ-Cgukcf-bDYNiW69FLnWpwR4eSja7K8nmT5ZdSCC2LLC_xXk0qjHXKhcW9j8oM_-ppkuTwgijbEhS7C6__h5t7SUjF75HVKHitdcL72_plg_saTNyCQp4UnbAmpj2UpYSyygjWQ5t1hLAu7grkiKXzpf_/s960/IMG_3775.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHo9xMWEC9lCOWeRgeAPpOn8fM17qAU1UadQ-Cgukcf-bDYNiW69FLnWpwR4eSja7K8nmT5ZdSCC2LLC_xXk0qjHXKhcW9j8oM_-ppkuTwgijbEhS7C6__h5t7SUjF75HVKHitdcL72_plg_saTNyCQp4UnbAmpj2UpYSyygjWQ5t1hLAu7grkiKXzpf_/s320/IMG_3775.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZtpGFAisCO8nwz0Of9padZNa7YlsMyK7eXAroktRdm4KkCQhtzzL93FwVL6Qy6tmmuTGdCX22H4ASwkruZ8aKrBNfwkeVPo8U5R4tS6aD-POZN75ZjhjLZT5mN5GMnDW8CNTOM5ZX7yKPxYs9PT-HJsIcQudAp3OMOVlZ17CFIcQKTCC4FrRJR66nSCk/s1794/IMG_7870.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZtpGFAisCO8nwz0Of9padZNa7YlsMyK7eXAroktRdm4KkCQhtzzL93FwVL6Qy6tmmuTGdCX22H4ASwkruZ8aKrBNfwkeVPo8U5R4tS6aD-POZN75ZjhjLZT5mN5GMnDW8CNTOM5ZX7yKPxYs9PT-HJsIcQudAp3OMOVlZ17CFIcQKTCC4FrRJR66nSCk/s320/IMG_7870.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have to give a shout out to Naomi for driving Sophia to the drop off for her event. They had to leave the house at 4:45am on Sunday. Naomi knew I was teaching the ladies group, so she drove Sophia for me. Naomi has been such a blessing the past year with all her help with the kids. She has huge heart for Jesus too and I cannot wait to see what God had in store for her next!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblyIL89pWGEyh09vgkgg_ZDBexAFb_W7hCsuV5MHuKARzzzrualWeIhyphenhyphenfHkrkjwMuJX-ktenJTbK3bKhgSGOoKCxq8Yc1U8ARdGxwVTV9gFaKa4X7JXXrlnFouMhYE6jOe-Zm15MXwdACf5FYODwOG5LI5y4qf46XlyhvWZAksrridreO43lGvlh7ofZB/s1024/image000001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblyIL89pWGEyh09vgkgg_ZDBexAFb_W7hCsuV5MHuKARzzzrualWeIhyphenhyphenfHkrkjwMuJX-ktenJTbK3bKhgSGOoKCxq8Yc1U8ARdGxwVTV9gFaKa4X7JXXrlnFouMhYE6jOe-Zm15MXwdACf5FYODwOG5LI5y4qf46XlyhvWZAksrridreO43lGvlh7ofZB/s320/image000001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela and Joella have had some fun adventures with their friends. Hikes, games, breakfast, and spending time crafting. Joella has been making a lot of bracelets and loving every minute. I keep reminding her that now that radiation is ending, school is going to get a little more intense for her for the next couple months. She was not thrilled!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9fM317SJfPo7hAQ7-SJuSphQbSuHAxFxVM0LeHZeRJmSpwymxrpHwHuyON73sILWSMyTHS3mwdR5SveMKOBRiuqMTHJuN_25oOiLmoDF5KoShfMXeRzflmphJbotbhZMsZrRxKjpVsOmAfRGIvuOfJJpc_LCr2tMWO7IFq0o1qQijgavgPEIN-NVgapf/s1170/IMG_7800.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1170" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9fM317SJfPo7hAQ7-SJuSphQbSuHAxFxVM0LeHZeRJmSpwymxrpHwHuyON73sILWSMyTHS3mwdR5SveMKOBRiuqMTHJuN_25oOiLmoDF5KoShfMXeRzflmphJbotbhZMsZrRxKjpVsOmAfRGIvuOfJJpc_LCr2tMWO7IFq0o1qQijgavgPEIN-NVgapf/s320/IMG_7800.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTEOqPg4kkU28-aCspiebIs-9wBEAGefUVVq6TystuiHAZ1UvTOSqid-IPb0HKF6Zuwsbo2ZSrvQqu4Z277vFnB0lY3_Aei8LfYSbfZ07oFyNZiz6E8J40P0-CNj_eX6GHc-9JjOqIazcGjQLKBybM2cWdtWEHTjPRObXm4NJlTrt3UxtCSIYkNJAWwwt/s4032/IMG_7802.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTEOqPg4kkU28-aCspiebIs-9wBEAGefUVVq6TystuiHAZ1UvTOSqid-IPb0HKF6Zuwsbo2ZSrvQqu4Z277vFnB0lY3_Aei8LfYSbfZ07oFyNZiz6E8J40P0-CNj_eX6GHc-9JjOqIazcGjQLKBybM2cWdtWEHTjPRObXm4NJlTrt3UxtCSIYkNJAWwwt/s320/IMG_7802.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGm6NudGiuEX9Wu0eHkjX3WB9lvICU3Fir4FCrzo9bs-5ChfuH6T6PdqOi_ogRjNKZIisBg9ZFknFfp9sCzoWMcToQRgyvdMML-lqN0rcMq3DY4uqq7NCnvPAVlqau8Bs6Z68FvvdpT0o1Gef24kBx-UH4h57BKVrWp2IIAyG1aQcDkZ1LNe-v1VbyXTz/s4032/IMG_7807.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGm6NudGiuEX9Wu0eHkjX3WB9lvICU3Fir4FCrzo9bs-5ChfuH6T6PdqOi_ogRjNKZIisBg9ZFknFfp9sCzoWMcToQRgyvdMML-lqN0rcMq3DY4uqq7NCnvPAVlqau8Bs6Z68FvvdpT0o1Gef24kBx-UH4h57BKVrWp2IIAyG1aQcDkZ1LNe-v1VbyXTz/s320/IMG_7807.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvHG1-0YZ8oXqWgk9wVzgVPqPfAeIoHo8Voy8jLM9jK5ol-2C098QIdYuwS5OUejMSwSxtcboCnqrptTG-81DhnvgpFDSvUqcxzHUnEgAQSAMzCf92jhy3pXIVAAJKcG2FUBPJEMU6BzZUZ_8jnAAphI1141tJDZiCJQhHx-SeDbnms3oPyq93RU1EFKT/s1170/IMG_7857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvHG1-0YZ8oXqWgk9wVzgVPqPfAeIoHo8Voy8jLM9jK5ol-2C098QIdYuwS5OUejMSwSxtcboCnqrptTG-81DhnvgpFDSvUqcxzHUnEgAQSAMzCf92jhy3pXIVAAJKcG2FUBPJEMU6BzZUZ_8jnAAphI1141tJDZiCJQhHx-SeDbnms3oPyq93RU1EFKT/s320/IMG_7857.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <b>Prayer Requests</b>: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: For continued improvement in his strength and that his speech would improve.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: that my body would fully recover from all of the treatments and that ever cancer cell will have been destroyed by the treatments!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Sophia: for her ankle to heal completely and for her to shine brightly in DC as she interacts with other cadets and members of Congress.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Naomi: wisdom and guidance for where God wants her to go after school. She’s looking into some mission options for the summer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Grace: for her upcoming travel with her team in FL and for her college classes. Please also pray that God grants her wisdom to know what steps she needs to take in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Abigail: she is still searching for a full time job so she can pay off some college. Please also pray for her as she completes the last couple classes she needs to graduate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Joella & Micaela: for their school and their hearts as they trudge through all this hard stuff in our lives.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Shan: that he continues to grow in his knowledge of God and help him process even more hard things in his life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you for walking by our side and praying for us. We love all of you and appreciate everything!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-42137836535611736132024-02-17T19:08:00.000-08:002024-02-17T19:20:21.306-08:00Update 2/17/24: Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Revelation 21:4 “And God shall wipe all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lamentations 3:21-24 “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.’”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don’t know if this is true for you, but I usually start to see a pattern or theme of what God is trying to teach me. On February 7th, my friend Sue sent me an email about a study they are doing at our old church in Chicago. It is a Bible study on Lamentations. Not only did it include a link for the study, it also had a links for podcasts of Revive Our Heart and a book called </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy</i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. When I read that title, I realized another friend, Amy, had mentioned the book a few months ago. The theme of all these was lament. Back in April of 2023, I was briefly introduced to this topic when a friend gave me a book filled with laments. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, lament has taken a different feel in my life right now, given all that we are going through. I heard it said that lament is prayer in pain that leads to trust. Did you know that over 1/3 of the Psalms, which many of us turn to when life is difficult, are laments? If you include chapters with words of lament, over 1/2 of Psalms are lament. If so much of the Psalms are lament, how come we don’t practice very often? As I listened to the podcasts that Sue shared, there were a few things that stuck out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a few highlights:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- the language of lament helps us process hard things and communicate with God.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Lamentations shows us the effects of a broken world, but also how a godly person, in the midst of the broken world, still thinks Biblically and righteously.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Lament is a way to express, “This is hard and life is broken, but God is still on His throne.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Lamentations 3:21 we see a pivot, a change of heart/focus. Jeremiah calls to mind truths about God and he applies it, even in a dark and dismal moment. As a result, there is hope that springs out of the truth of who God is. He rehearses truths about God’s character and His steadfast love. Even though the circumstances around him haven’t changed, there is a different perspective, a different attitude. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Lament is the song we sing in the land between “this is really hard” and God is really good. We won’t lament forever-all our sorrows will cease when Jesus comes. Meanwhile, in this in-between time, lament needs to be the language of God's people because life is filled with sorrows, Jesus is alive, and God is good.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- To cry and grieve is part of being human, but lament is to be the language of the believer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I said, there are some amazing truths in Lamentations and the study of lament. I look forward to allowing God the opportunity to grow me in this discipline of lament. I have quickly come to realize that lament is an under practiced discipline in the church. Maybe if we learned how to be transparent with God, we could be more real with one another? The world longs to see genuine faith in Christians and too often we fail. We need people who walk the talk and are real. I truly believe that practicing lament in our prayer life would help us achieve this in our lives. Life is hard! We need to be honest with God how that feels, but then pivot and rest and trust in His character. This is why it is essential that believes spend time in God's Word and study who He is. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne</b>: Wayne is “stable”, which means he hasn’t improved, but he hasn’t gotten worse either. He is working hard on his speech therapy! He continues to amaze me with his perseverance under the difficult situations. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EoRGs49RO2UxGfwrCm2siGetuXvyVXyza5wwNHhhO8AM1bEs7pFAgtm0Qaz_wX9y5serTmCUpMYfP6QS-tnUdkucQxxQX-7BhLH3kAMlmXMyA5VQRnLruq0-hk_DraFI2rD2omIP3GEsf9dgc1XRjOu1ucAv75mYg0Z5wKRbw5ynfHwl2WjGIeo_46bE/s4032/IMG_7760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EoRGs49RO2UxGfwrCm2siGetuXvyVXyza5wwNHhhO8AM1bEs7pFAgtm0Qaz_wX9y5serTmCUpMYfP6QS-tnUdkucQxxQX-7BhLH3kAMlmXMyA5VQRnLruq0-hk_DraFI2rD2omIP3GEsf9dgc1XRjOu1ucAv75mYg0Z5wKRbw5ynfHwl2WjGIeo_46bE/s320/IMG_7760.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Rebecca</b>: I have officially finished 77% of my radiation!! Only 7 more days left. I cannot wait for this to be over.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_8SUFzx5Ul6CPnCE9uRDTvfq5S0yoOYgJZ_aupr2vL6LcrQlXCNWGd4JJWJtSLvgiAU9s9bcXIhnXM7k9VGgIXfhlDcEh4NSiHhe93dyJW-EOr-lfkxBJgZI5unrs6Zwd9npealmuff-pGM1Lh4A6L1ozxJZIxVpfcua142UlvfR9zFpX-N0gmBIyefM/s1364/IMG_7787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_8SUFzx5Ul6CPnCE9uRDTvfq5S0yoOYgJZ_aupr2vL6LcrQlXCNWGd4JJWJtSLvgiAU9s9bcXIhnXM7k9VGgIXfhlDcEh4NSiHhe93dyJW-EOr-lfkxBJgZI5unrs6Zwd9npealmuff-pGM1Lh4A6L1ozxJZIxVpfcua142UlvfR9zFpX-N0gmBIyefM/s320/IMG_7787.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaOdaFNImycxTAD2WAcXrUAle9Uu1IjjvwCWAWszfnNg9abMwhgXkP54m1Fa2gmnVhKVchkBMvSwbyq4ZPxgsF4qftqZ7JRe2o_OJkYS9jY_Eg9VjKk_XM7-KGQntmV4T1hBPbfu816JQQM5dADgNpD9uSdbXnQ2N7jc21XpYQ_ZKi_OyEiAz9RlR_gDv/s4032/IMG_7770.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaOdaFNImycxTAD2WAcXrUAle9Uu1IjjvwCWAWszfnNg9abMwhgXkP54m1Fa2gmnVhKVchkBMvSwbyq4ZPxgsF4qftqZ7JRe2o_OJkYS9jY_Eg9VjKk_XM7-KGQntmV4T1hBPbfu816JQQM5dADgNpD9uSdbXnQ2N7jc21XpYQ_ZKi_OyEiAz9RlR_gDv/s320/IMG_7770.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela has continued to excel in sign language and I’m proud of her. She came up with a plan for Abigail and was teaching her some key words and phrases. Abigail wanted to learn some sign language since she is helping with a special needs class we have at church. It’s moments like this that my mom heart just explodes with love and amazement at what God is doing in their lives.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o1JrejYqihkC12AG0duS6ac00zvC-EhwCsbBIiAdVKCceMN9Lh3rjj9EoMxTV3JeMjCrmFolJkb5wlB0Ciuc47tRfm3QFE7gGcBO-fF_1To_Lfx4yc7GlCeo8j4CIU_zJS5X19SJ0sMsFa23bpO9jrWGIEtLiyqRutJ5nbItwlKxQuqbaz1bs3b8eIkS/s4032/IMG_1457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o1JrejYqihkC12AG0duS6ac00zvC-EhwCsbBIiAdVKCceMN9Lh3rjj9EoMxTV3JeMjCrmFolJkb5wlB0Ciuc47tRfm3QFE7gGcBO-fF_1To_Lfx4yc7GlCeo8j4CIU_zJS5X19SJ0sMsFa23bpO9jrWGIEtLiyqRutJ5nbItwlKxQuqbaz1bs3b8eIkS/s320/IMG_1457.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6gknw1CUKAXdgizLGISgH4V-RaJnGOml0XHFIvgma31laiHShu8-MuLqCyePaqML4KH37poJ7XpKa51FT7k9hIU7_GiDaeWCkq2qAgdQ2BlY4BvXPHF2_BEZU1sWJ69HY9sp-QIa-t5Oa9BrrXhP_MHWmtsFOTDOKQiNk9O-75a6zw83EOugXiHny49P/s4032/IMG_1466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6gknw1CUKAXdgizLGISgH4V-RaJnGOml0XHFIvgma31laiHShu8-MuLqCyePaqML4KH37poJ7XpKa51FT7k9hIU7_GiDaeWCkq2qAgdQ2BlY4BvXPHF2_BEZU1sWJ69HY9sp-QIa-t5Oa9BrrXhP_MHWmtsFOTDOKQiNk9O-75a6zw83EOugXiHny49P/s320/IMG_1466.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvZ0qCgsfmnrURZaLkn-zJ8fy-VPNdrZlw35cf2bf5tTYzCfGj7lUecSykcHTExd2gX1rB4dYN9TVgsLfaDLe6AQSwWiuTqpl3auwzUgTxb2ZHrl9QtB_P24GnRwFqEdJzoXklCjJ9C29TZXNHB3w9ZuVuVRqtVMvuXB6hkq8C-0w4ZPUTDEPCXjK4Dhn/s3088/IMG_7774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvZ0qCgsfmnrURZaLkn-zJ8fy-VPNdrZlw35cf2bf5tTYzCfGj7lUecSykcHTExd2gX1rB4dYN9TVgsLfaDLe6AQSwWiuTqpl3auwzUgTxb2ZHrl9QtB_P24GnRwFqEdJzoXklCjJ9C29TZXNHB3w9ZuVuVRqtVMvuXB6hkq8C-0w4ZPUTDEPCXjK4Dhn/s320/IMG_7774.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Friday, my dad had back surgery. We are praying this will solve his chronic back issues. I was able to drop him off and then visit him in between my radiation. Please pray for him that his pain eases and that this surgery does the trick.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftuNEaZXkHsQAVKfj8AaNgYGXqomedhni7L1wWVa4JGCQwHB7xEx3p2n1b-LgHWHzI5yKTSrsiSI_ipi0TRILRIP0FWqdFylmc29wr_4QY-fXSWJSwi34hhwX2cTrD4ZG161Z3Xd7x2ZYSTZL-JFSk5DQ5oun5Ol9FhXrnLfhr_dYgyZWMTkUZR_K9LVl/s4032/IMG_7769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftuNEaZXkHsQAVKfj8AaNgYGXqomedhni7L1wWVa4JGCQwHB7xEx3p2n1b-LgHWHzI5yKTSrsiSI_ipi0TRILRIP0FWqdFylmc29wr_4QY-fXSWJSwi34hhwX2cTrD4ZG161Z3Xd7x2ZYSTZL-JFSk5DQ5oun5Ol9FhXrnLfhr_dYgyZWMTkUZR_K9LVl/s320/IMG_7769.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMlhaiYonrMIEa2hS4FYrPOfV3UTx7Usk0nDHYRTrgXWQLILAy0A71v_ILjpgmwp9l6J8iFs1qAEaUebmFyRgwjUkytRHqaubZNwfbUndBw7dyvajkOf4jTVFhHB1foLQwXCRw2lMfyFaV4FLWsnVP5XMFpwTmWKFHT_CJttbKvcq7oGQw53eEqNAI-dD/s4032/IMG_7777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMlhaiYonrMIEa2hS4FYrPOfV3UTx7Usk0nDHYRTrgXWQLILAy0A71v_ILjpgmwp9l6J8iFs1qAEaUebmFyRgwjUkytRHqaubZNwfbUndBw7dyvajkOf4jTVFhHB1foLQwXCRw2lMfyFaV4FLWsnVP5XMFpwTmWKFHT_CJttbKvcq7oGQw53eEqNAI-dD/s320/IMG_7777.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Three of our kids are gone this weekend learning at Civil Air Patrol events. Shan and Micaela are learning some basic search and rescue skills here in Kentucky, and Sophia is staffing at winter Hawk in Pennsylvania. I don’t know how Sophia does it! It snowed a ton and is cold. They get first hand experience practicing search and rescue on cold environments. No thank you!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sThVTmxEF2K0SHWs6BAS8Id1hg6iey3nnWHHpBLMME6-XPxp10Z8AnDnE3kA4cfI0Qga1j16LkQbfRC3c8LKhHnyk95B7VO-V5fHiZjU2subrrSo0Ed9m7DkHCtfayxh6VFa7fmxsoEA3pu99MDpDBBUHUXe_f9xIdm7COLZ5fhVnJ-Oawrv-p0VmGQR/s2532/IMG_7784.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sThVTmxEF2K0SHWs6BAS8Id1hg6iey3nnWHHpBLMME6-XPxp10Z8AnDnE3kA4cfI0Qga1j16LkQbfRC3c8LKhHnyk95B7VO-V5fHiZjU2subrrSo0Ed9m7DkHCtfayxh6VFa7fmxsoEA3pu99MDpDBBUHUXe_f9xIdm7COLZ5fhVnJ-Oawrv-p0VmGQR/s320/IMG_7784.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiJyvkACHg_ZgszmsNfggrD-vT7obyrxUlq4vH8ipEtPoI_xd-gVZKmtiy6AOhJpqoOX-JSxtvZdV9l3v-iDbhUZZw2pdKEw8HSHiQ5UmlHfdHu_NeZBv_UOPxemGGLgPtmLsroHT9xjsD3Md9es4G8BEvFTCbXCWjPCej-kDXoo_sr1Lz0AmzZ3RbCrn/s1747/IMG_7785.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiJyvkACHg_ZgszmsNfggrD-vT7obyrxUlq4vH8ipEtPoI_xd-gVZKmtiy6AOhJpqoOX-JSxtvZdV9l3v-iDbhUZZw2pdKEw8HSHiQ5UmlHfdHu_NeZBv_UOPxemGGLgPtmLsroHT9xjsD3Md9es4G8BEvFTCbXCWjPCej-kDXoo_sr1Lz0AmzZ3RbCrn/s320/IMG_7785.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDl21lIDGw_oT7Fvc_We7udiXMIri9-FL6wyjfOzucF6e1IOSyqa0g9nkheH9dMXDly5ncFpDu2qhwxwFDUGhNCyuoWR5ji3YOCG2xPtRLvrpKRHSVldHB8rd1SrtPLrxiH6lCnWC5F_sWtJS33JImCYU_oLU3QXiZMn1AscAOPPOIcFLgZwVn27bUkt9/s1774/IMG_7786.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDl21lIDGw_oT7Fvc_We7udiXMIri9-FL6wyjfOzucF6e1IOSyqa0g9nkheH9dMXDly5ncFpDu2qhwxwFDUGhNCyuoWR5ji3YOCG2xPtRLvrpKRHSVldHB8rd1SrtPLrxiH6lCnWC5F_sWtJS33JImCYU_oLU3QXiZMn1AscAOPPOIcFLgZwVn27bUkt9/s320/IMG_7786.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx-2CE_FiLyJVrkUasammuwKglhEI6jeUMGj1qJPkUhb05AtwFE07DxJm48mEpgMV9rUBhzFAiDUuI30J11WKK38btxUvZe2EBJBh8im3ClfaI5uhtLbLYQf_s8-R0zL-Nz-OyharM3aIQnCp_W_z3w9NTX6G_4isuLC-VxQ7LGyz59EIURK-ol9iUI0E/s1526/IMG_7788.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx-2CE_FiLyJVrkUasammuwKglhEI6jeUMGj1qJPkUhb05AtwFE07DxJm48mEpgMV9rUBhzFAiDUuI30J11WKK38btxUvZe2EBJBh8im3ClfaI5uhtLbLYQf_s8-R0zL-Nz-OyharM3aIQnCp_W_z3w9NTX6G_4isuLC-VxQ7LGyz59EIURK-ol9iUI0E/s320/IMG_7788.jpeg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnG69JnE5agXrC_mV6COAViUdFS5MWfgf3zq2ny8B_mjOLUhOlpu1lC9nerz6FpqqhSeZMBAx5LSjaXbhPFMGmjYn8xMZwWY6lCBDYhZ4g_mbNJvqYMLBkwFy7mM9Wjp_G_GzOE7tw2slUDZKI6DzPmibC26Q376vRmp6sWcXTxdLdzlMTJSay-Pkuibi/s1687/IMG_7789.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnG69JnE5agXrC_mV6COAViUdFS5MWfgf3zq2ny8B_mjOLUhOlpu1lC9nerz6FpqqhSeZMBAx5LSjaXbhPFMGmjYn8xMZwWY6lCBDYhZ4g_mbNJvqYMLBkwFy7mM9Wjp_G_GzOE7tw2slUDZKI6DzPmibC26Q376vRmp6sWcXTxdLdzlMTJSay-Pkuibi/s320/IMG_7789.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I spotted Sophia (black beanie in the back). She is staffing as part of the medical team.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc4OdtvxpF9Dw8XGFl-cyxrMauQ6bTxlO9p2qR68dILe-7f_-oKKQPmQ9CMgANaMx_GNifz_7mqgSAEv3ai90e-DgOLZ8gaf83WusV-O5fiZyBOCrOWXPr4vPI6dimDoUER0Saxc_eMsvagYssBIlMWRRqnb9kp4n1bUDu_gCQmrvioy5fxYJ5BMRzJf2/s1170/IMG_7790.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1170" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCc4OdtvxpF9Dw8XGFl-cyxrMauQ6bTxlO9p2qR68dILe-7f_-oKKQPmQ9CMgANaMx_GNifz_7mqgSAEv3ai90e-DgOLZ8gaf83WusV-O5fiZyBOCrOWXPr4vPI6dimDoUER0Saxc_eMsvagYssBIlMWRRqnb9kp4n1bUDu_gCQmrvioy5fxYJ5BMRzJf2/s320/IMG_7790.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please just continue to pray for Wayne as he does his therapies and we trust God with the time we have left.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Pray that my body continues to stay strong through treatments. This next Friday, I meet with my oncologist and will have another immunotherapy round. I believer we will schedule my pet scan to see if I will need more chemo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please pray for Sophia in the freezing cold weather in PA and a safe trip home. Please also pray for Shan and Micaela as they come home tomorrow. Grace is still in Tennessee serving with Life Action-pray they stay well as a virus was circulating amongst the team this past week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-51916847481560237652024-02-12T19:11:00.000-08:002024-02-12T19:28:06.555-08:00Update 2/12/24: Wake Me Up<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 143:7-8 “Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear in the morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for You I lift up my soul.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I.am.weary. I do my best to stay positive, but I am just tired of all of the hard. Each morning I wake up, for a brief moment as I lay next to Wayne, it all feels normal. Then I rub my head, feel my missing hair and suddenly, reality smacks me in the face. Life is not normal. It is filled with cancer, moments of fear, tons of appointments, and tests (both physical and spiritual). I just want to wake up from my life that feels like a nightmare so many days. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In those hard moments, I have to dig deep. I have to remind myself of all God's promises and focus on His character. Some of God's promises:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. He will never leave me nor forsake me (Deuteronomy 31:8)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. He keeps His promises (Hebrews 10:23)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. I am deeply loved and cherished by God (Jeremiah 31:3; Lamentations 3:22-23)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">4. I have salvation and the hope of heaven through Jesus (Colossians 1:5; Romans 10:9-10)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">5. He promises spiritual rest, peace of mind (Matthew 11:28)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">6. My salvation is secure (John 10:28)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">7. He has a plan and a purpose for my life (Jeremiah 29:11)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">His character: Sovereign, kind, merciful, gracious, all-powerful, all-knowing, loving, nothing is too difficult for Him, etc</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">God continues to remind me that I am not walking this journey alone. In fact, the other day I asked Him to carry me because I was just too weary to walk alone. I was just adjusting my focus from trying to do it on my own, to crying out to Him for help. I have witnessed countless times God's faithfulness in my life. I heard this song again today and it expressed my feelings so well.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qjap0ZitIEk" width="320" youtube-src-id="Qjap0ZitIEk"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For those of you who love and serve Jesus, make sure you are in God's Word and know who He is. During the hard times in life, this will be your anchor. For those of you seeking, only Jesus can fill that void in your life. He is the only one who can give you hope and peace in this life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne: </b>Wayne continues to remain stable. He has weekly PT and speech. His ankle seems to be slowly healing and he takes more steps each day with his boot. We finally received his hospital bed, although he isn’t sleeping in it yet. Wayne was certain that the bed would be too small, so he tried it out the other day. He did fit!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDbR6v-TPPhDBDzMd_7gTaQYVtd_YbzKx8VIS0Gui1WGEfLU2XeyQ_cHBauIuHoGa5e0DQGQ5FfIdZqdKKt3r5ImKRjMcIITfOSmloVOr85C7kN7dQMs_9I5MwIRy1Zp1uNbvZi5K7jNJIB6j06yWD4UKiTtskqjGFH7v0JJpFEoFTkGu43y6VMPyOJaF/s4032/IMG_7683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDbR6v-TPPhDBDzMd_7gTaQYVtd_YbzKx8VIS0Gui1WGEfLU2XeyQ_cHBauIuHoGa5e0DQGQ5FfIdZqdKKt3r5ImKRjMcIITfOSmloVOr85C7kN7dQMs_9I5MwIRy1Zp1uNbvZi5K7jNJIB6j06yWD4UKiTtskqjGFH7v0JJpFEoFTkGu43y6VMPyOJaF/s320/IMG_7683.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClDXJe93iO1By7Lqkmg8W36JoB6yeutmFmqYqNPG4OWJOcFFFuiIoMfpTU_4E3lX_vDwnGGG5CucK-pZmRadkP0A7lu9VS-wulFCzKTY7ukxGzZLTss76kdLMUBYbHDFtssO9l-0FQHW8tvrCxpeS3ei6shdysDVhOuadDpPOOGDNfsmhLn8dUZjUrgez/s4032/IMG_7684.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClDXJe93iO1By7Lqkmg8W36JoB6yeutmFmqYqNPG4OWJOcFFFuiIoMfpTU_4E3lX_vDwnGGG5CucK-pZmRadkP0A7lu9VS-wulFCzKTY7ukxGzZLTss76kdLMUBYbHDFtssO9l-0FQHW8tvrCxpeS3ei6shdysDVhOuadDpPOOGDNfsmhLn8dUZjUrgez/s320/IMG_7684.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOlUS7fLNcOJCzACyBo9S1P_Q5m2E-PW5bGEO-imDmn_mNps3mfTj0MXOwqxGJO_1LXLoGpENDxDqdwZXyEIgMmNAkXqvaf87mvu9BuK2okiS_Q_zUYRlfV7TSnxXj8yLS4yzLrG_XZu8wCiq5E2cBLzJThz-TQTqoSh1AEarlGm0TXKM-iNsmh1eC6wi/s4032/IMG_7691.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOlUS7fLNcOJCzACyBo9S1P_Q5m2E-PW5bGEO-imDmn_mNps3mfTj0MXOwqxGJO_1LXLoGpENDxDqdwZXyEIgMmNAkXqvaf87mvu9BuK2okiS_Q_zUYRlfV7TSnxXj8yLS4yzLrG_XZu8wCiq5E2cBLzJThz-TQTqoSh1AEarlGm0TXKM-iNsmh1eC6wi/s320/IMG_7691.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">He continues to struggle with speaking. Wayne provided us another fun speech memory. His therapist asked him to name 10 animals. He named some normal ones like dog, tiger, lion. He had one left and he decided to try to say porcupine. His pronunciation was quite creative. We all had a great laugh over that one. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqxa5NcyHalnrf3wBU9gIw10WVbBDuMxastMh6ukuxFcyY6dlJVb6OKWmcYYcnRL-jcIpMOq-tTqYxdpDmRdMVsYtLUJ40Jy5k-zRx8uH-u3_6pRSpRlCzmNCD3vf5mqSmOT7I7WvM1JRdT3iHlimOX8WVkRWl-VxdA7jpYvpEVg2cvd1nir95A8vmyH6/s4032/IMG_7677.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqxa5NcyHalnrf3wBU9gIw10WVbBDuMxastMh6ukuxFcyY6dlJVb6OKWmcYYcnRL-jcIpMOq-tTqYxdpDmRdMVsYtLUJ40Jy5k-zRx8uH-u3_6pRSpRlCzmNCD3vf5mqSmOT7I7WvM1JRdT3iHlimOX8WVkRWl-VxdA7jpYvpEVg2cvd1nir95A8vmyH6/s320/IMG_7677.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It reminded all of us about 9 years ago when Wayne was asked to name 10 sports. Instead of naming normal sports like baseball and volleyball, he named things like table tennis, cricket, rugby. Wayne definitely keeps us all laughing. Lately, to make up for a lack of words, Wayne uses a lot of teasing facial expressions instead.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6cjiJLxZSWie4u0UVzmxBQ2TsM8xWl5TzNKS6wKJynMumcWYdGIA3MazR9n5YFILlDPTSVdVp8dt9tYi2v4tHcyRn6h88pw1p4E7g3dglMyL7jtT1Uv_rYzF-_FyaJwU8TMLKpT-h37ViEyK1jcyMwKlvZI3OZ_9mSrSOTXRtu1PsIsdNLALUMapJaSu/s4032/IMG_7634.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6cjiJLxZSWie4u0UVzmxBQ2TsM8xWl5TzNKS6wKJynMumcWYdGIA3MazR9n5YFILlDPTSVdVp8dt9tYi2v4tHcyRn6h88pw1p4E7g3dglMyL7jtT1Uv_rYzF-_FyaJwU8TMLKpT-h37ViEyK1jcyMwKlvZI3OZ_9mSrSOTXRtu1PsIsdNLALUMapJaSu/s320/IMG_7634.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Rebecca: </b>I am 60% of the way done with radiation. I only have 11 days left. I am ready to ring that bell and be done! I would update more frequently, but I feel like there isn’t a lot of change to report in our lives and I’m just saying the same thing over and over. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaN5Jozy2ak9GB2ICVI-CLK7-lN7xxzZYGogaYbBgkdyzUTwBeyjcQSWPP2Fv5coPyJlN1-Pyw6Trp-VlfAc1qAEEn669kEs6Ae5jczYAIrhO7xU3Du-8qaaG48_ebCTlxyesl8xseI9DBk1VHxyhfP8r7t4iC4wGx9Q96Z2QsKN2QZ_mxfdf5_fQTAMu/s1170/IMG_7505.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1170" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaN5Jozy2ak9GB2ICVI-CLK7-lN7xxzZYGogaYbBgkdyzUTwBeyjcQSWPP2Fv5coPyJlN1-Pyw6Trp-VlfAc1qAEEn669kEs6Ae5jczYAIrhO7xU3Du-8qaaG48_ebCTlxyesl8xseI9DBk1VHxyhfP8r7t4iC4wGx9Q96Z2QsKN2QZ_mxfdf5_fQTAMu/s320/IMG_7505.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The radiation machine I have to lay in every day. As hard as this is, I can’t imagine what it was like for Wayne to be strapped down with a mask. I use my “tube time” to pray. It’s the only way to keep my mind from feeling anxious. I never thought I would be one to feel claustrophobic in a tube, but it totally is a battle for my mind in there.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkM5nPxgInhmfheAakqEtm5oc9BTJSi57za4Rv5vLKLuxuyLJExX8dE5I3ztz_MAIlKWB0bssDl4UkfnGIictMx0i9STgNOXVAfG-mMNGGYz1D53kkziGrbcVpoQ1sLzJxUgFQDUU1MwAHUcmRD8v0UwhTzDc5KP1ZfiEAryNSNq8MlvGXQX0Ynso3WjQ/s4032/IMG_7622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkM5nPxgInhmfheAakqEtm5oc9BTJSi57za4Rv5vLKLuxuyLJExX8dE5I3ztz_MAIlKWB0bssDl4UkfnGIictMx0i9STgNOXVAfG-mMNGGYz1D53kkziGrbcVpoQ1sLzJxUgFQDUU1MwAHUcmRD8v0UwhTzDc5KP1ZfiEAryNSNq8MlvGXQX0Ynso3WjQ/s320/IMG_7622.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Immunotherapy day</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdYzEz5brNMHreTI9k3T903FUuNJSOozwHxnQOPBGdDz4qqcg-WVMlst7Ovnv4ycNNlS2oFDP8gQHG3PkF8IdiDS6CTS63cDEVBoQb7JZcnUx6Bqx1Awom_UX8YfQLCN2vAaKLoyaSwu_VqjZvqwNSzQ6QQhCSn5R1kqgCh_aUgm_EYdRVAIcEUtersV1/s4032/IMG_7621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdYzEz5brNMHreTI9k3T903FUuNJSOozwHxnQOPBGdDz4qqcg-WVMlst7Ovnv4ycNNlS2oFDP8gQHG3PkF8IdiDS6CTS63cDEVBoQb7JZcnUx6Bqx1Awom_UX8YfQLCN2vAaKLoyaSwu_VqjZvqwNSzQ6QQhCSn5R1kqgCh_aUgm_EYdRVAIcEUtersV1/s320/IMG_7621.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Friday turned out to be an over booked day. I had doctor appointments, Wayne had therapy, I had signed the girls up to attend a play weeks ago, and it seemed everyone needed to be somewhere different that day. I am so thankful that my older kids are around to help. Abigail took her sisters to their play and then to a science class, and Naomi took kids to work. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0EprsBaHHBlSDwHcrQIGrCkGMZTi5QmJCEzOwjxImcHkVGSBsizyeavbFDo68QbFAc-OX98Lx6NqL_82u6z1trlp0Gbk3jLJci0algblyqqv7WjKaEt7y4fOnvWm9uvZcv1LhyphenhyphenCVx3ftRN8VxLa-wnmx4xODdJzVV6r2xKVL00sLpIo08f-ttkeZ5pbF/s3088/IMG_0392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0EprsBaHHBlSDwHcrQIGrCkGMZTi5QmJCEzOwjxImcHkVGSBsizyeavbFDo68QbFAc-OX98Lx6NqL_82u6z1trlp0Gbk3jLJci0algblyqqv7WjKaEt7y4fOnvWm9uvZcv1LhyphenhyphenCVx3ftRN8VxLa-wnmx4xODdJzVV6r2xKVL00sLpIo08f-ttkeZ5pbF/s320/IMG_0392.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-Uu-AI-2vVI5aEW-s6ZKpubNqcDkYY6wVKMGzmoK4XXrGiuhkkrV2EnDT354eJ8DgOUxxAzHD_BOian6LM4YM6CusbSgqxPzTtHbq4HPoxJ1hJ-jWUPcSdzHx1pydgCr79u_j_s2MCspebJO-uq3zSc6WbPGfJJ8QhdCXedJQ8UDh1721fkebTGHa7Or/s1543/IMG_7618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-Uu-AI-2vVI5aEW-s6ZKpubNqcDkYY6wVKMGzmoK4XXrGiuhkkrV2EnDT354eJ8DgOUxxAzHD_BOian6LM4YM6CusbSgqxPzTtHbq4HPoxJ1hJ-jWUPcSdzHx1pydgCr79u_j_s2MCspebJO-uq3zSc6WbPGfJJ8QhdCXedJQ8UDh1721fkebTGHa7Or/s320/IMG_7618.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gGZUiKXHVhBxnrBVf95LEIKsfg1pygNdP20eH2yNNZwxkvKrTRtn19IN8u1Qs6tsqowydy3c11tEu89AqShF1Esvhvt6Lm6m-r5s7NH3Sjno3jMOQ1f9djpP_iRa7fYK-xE1aLESzPd1dAJI-w70qasYNzUZhqe_B9hh6XcF4nHINK5fWImtnYdHHhPC/s1543/IMG_7619.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gGZUiKXHVhBxnrBVf95LEIKsfg1pygNdP20eH2yNNZwxkvKrTRtn19IN8u1Qs6tsqowydy3c11tEu89AqShF1Esvhvt6Lm6m-r5s7NH3Sjno3jMOQ1f9djpP_iRa7fYK-xE1aLESzPd1dAJI-w70qasYNzUZhqe_B9hh6XcF4nHINK5fWImtnYdHHhPC/s320/IMG_7619.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela and Joella went to a homeschool class where they experimented with skewers and balloons.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQXjTPEkYliIUss7jWhRjD2ad-cAcAC2c533oi9ne_ofCvrdHjpNTdzynd15a4DN0pc5NGhPelQVVUsj9fM1BVk2gRQ5LDoaOJ7boeuwRevErOXI2OPETTYw0gQ4ng5CckQs7eW1tXt7QGp9VnW6t_xIE4zZXu_Vb7Sic_URZ-P3e6WLw7b9Gsa-BRYBn/s4032/IMG_0981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQXjTPEkYliIUss7jWhRjD2ad-cAcAC2c533oi9ne_ofCvrdHjpNTdzynd15a4DN0pc5NGhPelQVVUsj9fM1BVk2gRQ5LDoaOJ7boeuwRevErOXI2OPETTYw0gQ4ng5CckQs7eW1tXt7QGp9VnW6t_xIE4zZXu_Vb7Sic_URZ-P3e6WLw7b9Gsa-BRYBn/s320/IMG_0981.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I came home from a long day of doctor appointments and immunotherapy to these beautiful flowers and a bag full of laminated verse cards. My friend Jennifer knows how to make a girl feel special!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">February has turned out to be a fun and busy time. Our friend, Kevin Peterson, came to visit. Our history goes way back with Kevin. He was the pastor in charge of the mission trip that Wayne and I went on before we started dating. He was the youth pastor at our church and after we were married, we served as youth volunteers. It was such a great weekend with him and remembering great times. My sister, Sarah, was able to come and spend some time with us too.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_i-9Sw37bj32oULZ6MrlKzgLN-p6ApsNkjQbDYr_mII9eqDRttbKgcEAYMz6PAO8VMDBcUCXRGKi6fvXYIiH1F2azRHmYi9nGz61BNPn9TKoRuPnpYmXDBc70EnN0vlvskuiHnNwgKwSHKyKv7bLr_ekPDosKBWJAvp66XWipRcpB9HdqrTcGB5gVS4h/s4032/IMG_7658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_i-9Sw37bj32oULZ6MrlKzgLN-p6ApsNkjQbDYr_mII9eqDRttbKgcEAYMz6PAO8VMDBcUCXRGKi6fvXYIiH1F2azRHmYi9nGz61BNPn9TKoRuPnpYmXDBc70EnN0vlvskuiHnNwgKwSHKyKv7bLr_ekPDosKBWJAvp66XWipRcpB9HdqrTcGB5gVS4h/s320/IMG_7658.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yes, our tree is still up. We transformed it into our Chinese New Year tree.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqjlMs07IQEdGtIcVOJDSWKQJd4aGs5cyADd5cwhiYVvQXI04-_dWiewcv3s5GsD8p3yzl7Hsl89z0NKDaHAZMJRProo74Di_bAE6mlnGsKZBHlvtDQbMxp2V7g1fd0OAejnKbVivCHGqeN31wKYcmI7L1rp-mq-orUGj188BH5Zl9Bd7QCkPxjfRvqMd/s4032/IMG_7672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqjlMs07IQEdGtIcVOJDSWKQJd4aGs5cyADd5cwhiYVvQXI04-_dWiewcv3s5GsD8p3yzl7Hsl89z0NKDaHAZMJRProo74Di_bAE6mlnGsKZBHlvtDQbMxp2V7g1fd0OAejnKbVivCHGqeN31wKYcmI7L1rp-mq-orUGj188BH5Zl9Bd7QCkPxjfRvqMd/s320/IMG_7672.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of the kids went to Winter Jam. They all had a blast.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC1-qzcmArr7TUtLn8gHVNaoh0XcrIhnTV17GvsrFwkGqM-t2sfC_ee97F5hdLNAiE9Q8ux1j9PZ2NnIjY6iQCC9JB6ZJCgm6sOkGmpnl6Ja1jnXoYFfOJ0UJCb5qFkFD0d_eeZpmhzFsQjsVe2XxsmNsIiKeFeJITovER-xyIxyCuEYmRXaM8TndaEbJ/s1600/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdC1-qzcmArr7TUtLn8gHVNaoh0XcrIhnTV17GvsrFwkGqM-t2sfC_ee97F5hdLNAiE9Q8ux1j9PZ2NnIjY6iQCC9JB6ZJCgm6sOkGmpnl6Ja1jnXoYFfOJ0UJCb5qFkFD0d_eeZpmhzFsQjsVe2XxsmNsIiKeFeJITovER-xyIxyCuEYmRXaM8TndaEbJ/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Naomi celebrated her 18th birthday. She had some friends over and they decorated cakes for fun. It was as great hearing all their laughter.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0rxYCS13BQVRd1DmjLTTkSJFtVKAWZcec1qN_F0AePkCzJNxGrvFtmKH-jiLcQ-LMBgeMvqY056WWAsmgVwgACCKFrLqr2sjorka1pbKdxljOQ2woPPo3UUi3UvGfKGqJ_D6gM5ZQjZQsAYsquQAh2kpdec8Ryx-0UB9eBMu82sZDLZhH1BcmjObhIxM/s4032/IMG_3402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0rxYCS13BQVRd1DmjLTTkSJFtVKAWZcec1qN_F0AePkCzJNxGrvFtmKH-jiLcQ-LMBgeMvqY056WWAsmgVwgACCKFrLqr2sjorka1pbKdxljOQ2woPPo3UUi3UvGfKGqJ_D6gM5ZQjZQsAYsquQAh2kpdec8Ryx-0UB9eBMu82sZDLZhH1BcmjObhIxM/s320/IMG_3402.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR61iD3RrOdIC2HA8tAKv6Vl4vqxI9aOj2xJZBWYMCPX2ZLQDdr_zUerSCElRC3ymYm9cY0sXXfwR4oY1QBY6psSYgLRSDiq6Ow-RaO_ZjtEIY4BhLMHu91DEscRLk5OPc_Z0TIV9y8EcWuFr9-RImtfliZDNNu67hx6u3A05r8VqqILE6bLAliIDz5xE/s4032/IMG_7637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR61iD3RrOdIC2HA8tAKv6Vl4vqxI9aOj2xJZBWYMCPX2ZLQDdr_zUerSCElRC3ymYm9cY0sXXfwR4oY1QBY6psSYgLRSDiq6Ow-RaO_ZjtEIY4BhLMHu91DEscRLk5OPc_Z0TIV9y8EcWuFr9-RImtfliZDNNu67hx6u3A05r8VqqILE6bLAliIDz5xE/s320/IMG_7637.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4Hxu7C2ETYcEsfIQp2tMSoWrK5VZzDlqu9KjdvSIYzPQz9OzKZOT1wPBHpw3NJ4MiIWVLhLlyQRhyphenhyphenwsLnNosmMWwTjNK9U2zXn7Lktbm5AmKi5tumTEa4EKsKluW3H6B2OXKrp0Nq-LJfhDEKZMLwCIIC-0Wnfr1OhxAeAij6n3sv4AaFGBFWsHlUCBg/s4032/IMG_7639.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4Hxu7C2ETYcEsfIQp2tMSoWrK5VZzDlqu9KjdvSIYzPQz9OzKZOT1wPBHpw3NJ4MiIWVLhLlyQRhyphenhyphenwsLnNosmMWwTjNK9U2zXn7Lktbm5AmKi5tumTEa4EKsKluW3H6B2OXKrp0Nq-LJfhDEKZMLwCIIC-0Wnfr1OhxAeAij6n3sv4AaFGBFWsHlUCBg/s320/IMG_7639.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uCr2-ycwpeCjiIn-mXgli7hTU2IZLNtBHtEBr_rXVWh4NZ9TL3xUOrbEZco88YHzV_7jN7OdyJInCgoQrN_ix3FZkB-uBcahULRjpB5LzjnqBhXpK3pY1TZgSrqktcXraAyolp9f0Pn4zc5ir7HemD-Qxtk3gdveoS00lg23aiec2rIuloE3lrOx1A76/s4032/IMG_7725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uCr2-ycwpeCjiIn-mXgli7hTU2IZLNtBHtEBr_rXVWh4NZ9TL3xUOrbEZco88YHzV_7jN7OdyJInCgoQrN_ix3FZkB-uBcahULRjpB5LzjnqBhXpK3pY1TZgSrqktcXraAyolp9f0Pn4zc5ir7HemD-Qxtk3gdveoS00lg23aiec2rIuloE3lrOx1A76/s320/IMG_7725.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yQAYc0V-At5pknoaKfypx1Owii4DsqrPVE9yrthVJvaHi62_rgKIVFAuwL94XH4sXuxdc34hCWwaQn8KrTMe_1OMw6PSt90B3J6fvQ92OiKEsz9zpcGBBF_y4MgDxGNTaX3NOOUdjCBWBkWzIvJvvLsEs_8G-iDPoe4HTXxMinNDRLaMUHLWADWSn9sf/s4032/IMG_8102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yQAYc0V-At5pknoaKfypx1Owii4DsqrPVE9yrthVJvaHi62_rgKIVFAuwL94XH4sXuxdc34hCWwaQn8KrTMe_1OMw6PSt90B3J6fvQ92OiKEsz9zpcGBBF_y4MgDxGNTaX3NOOUdjCBWBkWzIvJvvLsEs_8G-iDPoe4HTXxMinNDRLaMUHLWADWSn9sf/s320/IMG_8102.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our friends, the Tiemens, stopped by for a quick visit while their daughter visited Asbury. We have so many fun memories with them over the years. We miss having them as neighbors. Notice how tall they all are! I’m the short one in the group.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_W3mShJfRWuWZs_RO-z2g2SSHTImow4V-SVskH59AScj5tfXuMXJ-WRyWtMOAzhBXhvpjz3vUdY_o2y2HOBPXg16WrLx5yYXmRGX7TyWEFTMkHnP-NoQMGM5xbj0bxW6bqNb3P96gcRfzPRTV0ft2j6SRKLmGtILirNNBopvDrKnMW4HMac6ZKriwFxC/s2100/IMG_7612.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_W3mShJfRWuWZs_RO-z2g2SSHTImow4V-SVskH59AScj5tfXuMXJ-WRyWtMOAzhBXhvpjz3vUdY_o2y2HOBPXg16WrLx5yYXmRGX7TyWEFTMkHnP-NoQMGM5xbj0bxW6bqNb3P96gcRfzPRTV0ft2j6SRKLmGtILirNNBopvDrKnMW4HMac6ZKriwFxC/s320/IMG_7612.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These two crack me up. They said they are “twins”. Shan pulled his hair down to look like Sophia’s beanie. They always keep things light.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpykqceH5qOYOlRTqV2Jt9j17PPXl0deuI7Ebe-vUXzPuyKO_Go51lB9I99XYUvWw4TLLmArHwXBYqobjyims5nNM0pR-TfOxJ0jfALBypPU4DhFvP7wluTCroyYXsvsQnDrIIy8et_lo4_nl-9s2XvNEeC-7zCDrrRMleOnTh7Q3Hgyiz0h4Ferf1qh6/s4032/IMG_7627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpykqceH5qOYOlRTqV2Jt9j17PPXl0deuI7Ebe-vUXzPuyKO_Go51lB9I99XYUvWw4TLLmArHwXBYqobjyims5nNM0pR-TfOxJ0jfALBypPU4DhFvP7wluTCroyYXsvsQnDrIIy8et_lo4_nl-9s2XvNEeC-7zCDrrRMleOnTh7Q3Hgyiz0h4Ferf1qh6/s320/IMG_7627.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkReNbgppTTchzgsgDq5o24FBRRwtpYlYJ2RL9acZbkp36PBUXBRVMc0b3Jcj_RLa_q5h8PiNmbhFGpWt1CAdQYYtmYuxn-EXU6EdTGwvuSTZoh_TIBls3zv5JiVxn-cTAmZL7457jA-tkV3yFvD1obOGzjuw367Chy4lkzcjDRgmEsx9yaWaf5qdZUbm/s4032/IMG_7630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The girls love spending time with Wayne and try their best to help him. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxi6RgWA7DeCTQDOrV5Z6AYYM0MKbN62e3F9jdb44cB53EODb4Qf2BecKJNSfijgIhfmZDs0mmu0_fzAbZ1TpER8JVTzboKi8orzEdFWLBAS6syr-3IfhYH4CYt3LGX9ZaNofjuRTbTBfo7_9iJUXrMVxNsqJsF7qRkU4Fg8zfWneflNK8vSOcoYAYcJ9b/s4032/IMG_7728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxi6RgWA7DeCTQDOrV5Z6AYYM0MKbN62e3F9jdb44cB53EODb4Qf2BecKJNSfijgIhfmZDs0mmu0_fzAbZ1TpER8JVTzboKi8orzEdFWLBAS6syr-3IfhYH4CYt3LGX9ZaNofjuRTbTBfo7_9iJUXrMVxNsqJsF7qRkU4Fg8zfWneflNK8vSOcoYAYcJ9b/s320/IMG_7728.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcezg6pdpjefNP5YnfIvFSPDvQSNTnIg4fQIBu-RRGiphDHnl1YDV70StbmY1w_kget3B216ma7yWUd7uoq4MvIRWCvDyqt7l8-365qvK16Se5o0OVjHJYOJ6UhY1vI9cDOyOYGqRR1vc5mvIUHy9ybRpIkVNXXPV1ys-pBp-Sg7gG3QQqAvkQ2BENoDv/s4032/IMG_7729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcfqLsMZVyprKWvlXFeSzjMQmLwM2Hg3yVq6B9qgx46Xlk5_M2k645KEtlTvQVymIS3ZvKVpaOOwPOvx61hTFSqfXeYe6EGlRwsN9yVIYeIZzpaDUEcyLBjcqG7tzIFxTf6Ew8P06yI1aEtGoxRZ1m8Y9gkK-RzkrvxCrKnAP5ulVzrT413p7PnL5743g/s320/IMG_7732.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We celebrated Chinese New Year as a family on Sunday. Since Naomi had her friends over for a party on Saturday, we decided to have a Chinese New Year Super Bowl party. Shan was thrilled with the end results, but the rest of us were disappointed that the 49ers lost. I was hoping for a win. I guess we will wait another year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP3gwvhX1FAc7X64oQBLYgQMPlNhFdm9L3Qy25LLv9vcK8C7UrsJU9xZ7VmV7NXoiCFjfnkpaRozSYmOcmYmolrm8J4_IersIkASQUNgl4I6YOwrbcO45aeFRG-8-7ppJV532vaS8EWyhCQuNENO8u3h0mcUOyZcVqn3dDKaiepWZvk4sBKLSU2loDjld/s4032/IMG_7735.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUP3gwvhX1FAc7X64oQBLYgQMPlNhFdm9L3Qy25LLv9vcK8C7UrsJU9xZ7VmV7NXoiCFjfnkpaRozSYmOcmYmolrm8J4_IersIkASQUNgl4I6YOwrbcO45aeFRG-8-7ppJV532vaS8EWyhCQuNENO8u3h0mcUOyZcVqn3dDKaiepWZvk4sBKLSU2loDjld/s320/IMG_7735.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56G13dUtqJNFw6OLbIJDYsZEsbFFJekWWE8wV1avIDzMxiJeWtDjlIoYCk3Qm3lNADxq5AfwZbmR-xmB6TpOeNxHYe_62bGqB0kCvpoAw8GHicZehQub-cztuxGkeWk2TtECa4zyTdHrm_dJ4mdurh1vj-jSoeOfzzg1XPnZI1oPseAorSmSuTLDU36AS/s4032/IMG_7741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56G13dUtqJNFw6OLbIJDYsZEsbFFJekWWE8wV1avIDzMxiJeWtDjlIoYCk3Qm3lNADxq5AfwZbmR-xmB6TpOeNxHYe_62bGqB0kCvpoAw8GHicZehQub-cztuxGkeWk2TtECa4zyTdHrm_dJ4mdurh1vj-jSoeOfzzg1XPnZI1oPseAorSmSuTLDU36AS/s320/IMG_7741.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzBJEwt3wpBYZ67-nlXkQgr1kyGBc0W_xg4jAzo9wOeoVajUPBrzD_GyBtxZMYyIxbTiTSZuNdZPArCNaPr7JvHrE4OJiaCgERXNo3goJVDv-SLhbT-Ta0YgV3V1Qd6o2uBHTbmXDhrqY8sB1gZ03KGOdnFDN68ydVnMzgA14QOldeDDfBDooKp9gF7yh/s1405/IMG_7743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzBJEwt3wpBYZ67-nlXkQgr1kyGBc0W_xg4jAzo9wOeoVajUPBrzD_GyBtxZMYyIxbTiTSZuNdZPArCNaPr7JvHrE4OJiaCgERXNo3goJVDv-SLhbT-Ta0YgV3V1Qd6o2uBHTbmXDhrqY8sB1gZ03KGOdnFDN68ydVnMzgA14QOldeDDfBDooKp9gF7yh/s320/IMG_7743.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne’s mom has been visiting the past few days. It has been such a blessing to have her around. We have played a lot of games. Today Wayne played dominoes with his mom and then we went out to Culver’s for dinner.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: Pray for his ankle to completely heal and for continued stability of his health. Please pray for patience and endurance as we all navigate the communication struggles. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: Please pray for strength as I finish out the last of my radiation and juggle being a wife, mom, and caregiver. Please also pray that all these treatments bring complete healing to my body.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: please pray for Grace as she is traveling with her Life Action team in TN. Pray for Abigail, Grace, and Naomi as they juggle their college classes. Please pray for Sophia as she travels to PA for a winter survival camp (yes she is crazy) and Micaela and Shan as they attend a rescue training. Pray for my heart as I try to keep track of all of this activity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We continue to be so thankful for each of you who remember us in prayer. We know it is your prayers that sustains and carries us through the hard days. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-6124372949782960522024-01-31T19:53:00.000-08:002024-01-31T19:53:58.568-08:00Update 1/31/24: Endurance<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">James 1:2-4 “My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up in you the power of endurance. And then as your endurance grows even stronger, it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Endurance is an interesting term. The definition is: the ability to withstand hardship or adversity, the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity-a marathon runner’s endurance; the act of an instance of enduring or suffering.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This definition reminds me of Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The feeling of running a marathon is what many days feel like lately. We have to take one day at a time and have had to endure some very difficult tasks. If I dwell on things too long, I feel very overwhelmed. Matthew 6:34 rings so true! “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” It’s probably why I have not been consistent in posting updates. Some days feel so overwhelming, and it’s all I can do to just make it through the day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been trying to find positive things to focus on when I start to feel down or discouraged. A few days ago, my friend sent me a sweet picture and text about Wayne, which encouraged me so much:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDiNDxmX7zfaqPb69cjaa0TkV6hpV545J4echJFPYHgDZtBYd9hTDQDvMLASzNp6mgBpuKhKbyZXHIKrkjnS4Wg9hwXDHitsZVQIpxjrpFCWaSm1ydazCQg6iXdl65HxomQz9YUbS9VNXA0PkAGImT8Vv9geAd9UTpkG13YhRN8PGYDgC6Ldn1tuGU6K5/s1620/IMG_0828.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDiNDxmX7zfaqPb69cjaa0TkV6hpV545J4echJFPYHgDZtBYd9hTDQDvMLASzNp6mgBpuKhKbyZXHIKrkjnS4Wg9hwXDHitsZVQIpxjrpFCWaSm1ydazCQg6iXdl65HxomQz9YUbS9VNXA0PkAGImT8Vv9geAd9UTpkG13YhRN8PGYDgC6Ldn1tuGU6K5/s320/IMG_0828.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Somethings been on my mind ….when u had posted on fb u were collecting memories or funny moments of Wayne…..and I think today my memory was created.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">..I cried writing this-so I apologize in advance for making you cry!! 🤣🤣</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This month I’m in the children’s wing working with two little boys who have special needs (high spectrum autism). Today when I was leaving that area I looked down toward the fellowship hall and there sat Wayne in his wheelchair alone, he & I exchanged waves. We headed to walk down and talk to Wayne. When I got down I said “are u waiting on ur ride”. He chuckled & said “it might come today!” We both shared a laugh and I said “well….they may have figured u have wheels u could head on home”. He laughed and said “not in this weather, they will need to comeback and get me”. 🤣 then of course I see joella running to the van then she turns around and comes running in the church. Wayne looks at her and says “ummm u have the keys go start the car”. The look on her face of “really - I need to go back out in the cold” and then Wayne’s look on his face. We all just shook our heads and laughed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I got home and got in FB I was looking at the pictures on the churches page which is something I do every Sunday when I get home from church. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I came across this picture of Wayne…I immediately had this wave of emotions & tears. Standing on his 2 feet was a man, a son of God who has been given his life sentence of 3-6 months to live due to brain cancer lifting his voice, his heart, and his praise to Jesus!!!! A man of God who in every waking moment of his journey, whether it’s a good day or a bad day, he praises & thanks God for every one of those moments. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It makes me think, if I had to walk in his shoes would I do the same? I don’t know …. But what I do know is that I have the forever memory of a friend, a brother in Christ who fought and prayed that his journey would be an inspiration and bring others to Christ. A legacy of Christ’s love for us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It’s amazing how much one picture can speak to you or make you feel. ❤️❤️❤️</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just needed to share this with you!”</span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmphvNPAnPuLcJtnxlXr-qgXCBQGnFVlVT9Qei68RykwaNhBWBCqJrBkP2C4rv84ywd-sxHEiAA7BJbokWapqNNMKevhWQHi1-qljqAD1CUCRjmj2TQCiHyXf6qyhsQRv2fQltFbXVv0d9HZ3qxxCdlc_Ax2nxJIka2NZy9EVcoOTDXcrBSUSvxhonwB5a/s1620/IMG_0837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmphvNPAnPuLcJtnxlXr-qgXCBQGnFVlVT9Qei68RykwaNhBWBCqJrBkP2C4rv84ywd-sxHEiAA7BJbokWapqNNMKevhWQHi1-qljqAD1CUCRjmj2TQCiHyXf6qyhsQRv2fQltFbXVv0d9HZ3qxxCdlc_Ax2nxJIka2NZy9EVcoOTDXcrBSUSvxhonwB5a/s320/IMG_0837.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her words rang true in my mind. This is a picture of someone who is enduring and persevering! Someone who continues to praise and glorify God despite all the hard things he faces. This is a man who abides with Jesus. Abiding in Christ pictures a close relationship, an intimacy with Jesus, not just a superficial relationship. I truly believe that suffering and trials prove the genuineness of our faith!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I was driving to radiation, this song came on and made me think of how Wayne and I endure each day. It is a total dependence on Jesus! There is no other way to face the difficult trials we have without Jesus by our side as He carries us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abide by Aaron Williams</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BA-Wi4fdcVE" width="320" youtube-src-id="BA-Wi4fdcVE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Wayne Update: </b>Wayne continues to remain stable and nothing much has changed. He has weekly therapies from home, which has been such a blessing. Anything we can do to help Wayne feel as normal as possible, we are doing. Wayne insisted on getting a few things in order this week. We had spent time working on his service, his burial plans, etc. This has been a rough week trying to balance his wishes and not getting too sad thinking about losing him. I am thankful for those who have walked along my side and helped me with these tasks. Once again, it’s only by God’s strength that I have been able to accomplish some of these tasks.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY5lrjhbsd7uL4yanm46TlW9JzP3h0FSybzTaqB_-QVYsZRDoavRL13Q6eUANU9S5gf9mmczaUmGe6-tL64kW_t4ig4cUIRQqnpCO32ACTjsHtp4PdmE04-ChfB-MlynzNMrE2M0AoLHs8WvUNlcWfauKaPe7fWb2IwmBWp4CbuIGyoE1g71rsFo7_4sI/s4032/IMG_7570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY5lrjhbsd7uL4yanm46TlW9JzP3h0FSybzTaqB_-QVYsZRDoavRL13Q6eUANU9S5gf9mmczaUmGe6-tL64kW_t4ig4cUIRQqnpCO32ACTjsHtp4PdmE04-ChfB-MlynzNMrE2M0AoLHs8WvUNlcWfauKaPe7fWb2IwmBWp4CbuIGyoE1g71rsFo7_4sI/s320/IMG_7570.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Visiting cemeteries and choosing a plot. Wayne also wants to be buried in a plain pine box. A very sweet friend of Wayne’s is making this for him.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ785_roJ3Qd5xC8jQXKrPmm4SgXoF_mJ0VD_-Y5mnlQBXW4ZpOB7VGs99p9-as9WU7euDe7tmqkycTFXi8nRwSaZlPU31Z-_f0ASVtPNdi9tAqKX0Ef1ZIiRKi1cjUP1kuYZH0kp5HQ5S2GdDbhzbs34wVbANW7ttwcEgCypO83ecihTrTqk67hcAPnlH/s4032/IMG_7576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ785_roJ3Qd5xC8jQXKrPmm4SgXoF_mJ0VD_-Y5mnlQBXW4ZpOB7VGs99p9-as9WU7euDe7tmqkycTFXi8nRwSaZlPU31Z-_f0ASVtPNdi9tAqKX0Ef1ZIiRKi1cjUP1kuYZH0kp5HQ5S2GdDbhzbs34wVbANW7ttwcEgCypO83ecihTrTqk67hcAPnlH/s320/IMG_7576.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYN_bp-QJiCbe3KVcsy6WwW3r3OIofClpRybsQcbJzqCPPXxq8MnpS0Vdr3ICm9W0JuykGiOwM7mXqJrN9CrIKeVCerBoqkLDYWivDqIgvXnsuNe0De0pRL0c_qUracMYkrLi3nRQmYrh385IDcKb3uT293WcXa7GEEcVH0tikkPfPnBhsPFpqqR3CDxW/s1241/IMG_7591.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="901" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYN_bp-QJiCbe3KVcsy6WwW3r3OIofClpRybsQcbJzqCPPXxq8MnpS0Vdr3ICm9W0JuykGiOwM7mXqJrN9CrIKeVCerBoqkLDYWivDqIgvXnsuNe0De0pRL0c_qUracMYkrLi3nRQmYrh385IDcKb3uT293WcXa7GEEcVH0tikkPfPnBhsPFpqqR3CDxW/s320/IMG_7591.jpeg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rebecca Update:</b> Radiation has been much easier to endure then chemo, but it still hasn’t been easy. I have to travel daily to Lexington, which has been exhausting. Today, I completed 40% of my radiation treatments. I have had to celebrate the little things to get through the long six weeks. I decided to break down my radiation like I used to tackle my half marathons. Instead of focusing on how much I have left, I celebrate how much I have completed. Friday will be a long day of doctor appointments. I have radiation, blood work, meet with my oncologist, and then I have my next immunotherapy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfrLz0Aw77Qqcf5osOrJuVwBVT8rfM0sYlUb6M_1rO-fENZ2tu6zfFIJyUnICS41x4draPUHzsygj0EV2O6j606mrRMttkBq05tRu4PW8Aga-fJUprnJCNoPD8FgjrFet0pN0TaJOHyVHMOqLRQSRrFJ_63C9wnNJTq56bZaRek7Xb9ulMs8M4eBGqEHK/s3088/IMG_7523.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfrLz0Aw77Qqcf5osOrJuVwBVT8rfM0sYlUb6M_1rO-fENZ2tu6zfFIJyUnICS41x4draPUHzsygj0EV2O6j606mrRMttkBq05tRu4PW8Aga-fJUprnJCNoPD8FgjrFet0pN0TaJOHyVHMOqLRQSRrFJ_63C9wnNJTq56bZaRek7Xb9ulMs8M4eBGqEHK/s320/IMG_7523.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnUrYBjpTPJ115RDJHds6T5NQGUrjZtrQVJopuhEg2dZHvTGhY9wW-1gdzuJuPjnt4Js5CUkeizA9YZ0Awnjjh8jNoU4ehuRK3VkDFPUYYlfoDbrKdFQZO63EqSBQpx0u05WvCwoi021qX__sErreH3yI4dmPCDZ0MxOIsjDHYUPuqiW-PfauptDPvTyj/s3088/IMG_7530.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnUrYBjpTPJ115RDJHds6T5NQGUrjZtrQVJopuhEg2dZHvTGhY9wW-1gdzuJuPjnt4Js5CUkeizA9YZ0Awnjjh8jNoU4ehuRK3VkDFPUYYlfoDbrKdFQZO63EqSBQpx0u05WvCwoi021qX__sErreH3yI4dmPCDZ0MxOIsjDHYUPuqiW-PfauptDPvTyj/s320/IMG_7530.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celebrating little things to enjoy: $3 chai tea after radiation on Thursday.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnTbOEwBhpsQsrq4X0pQGzhyphenhyphenbMkA2cKUrCD8J7UBi3WW4Kfw7tWknCqD6wKEmdOobF1XNo9RTl0fKgWDNwF7EOtsYmuO5RnLjGKSvlvQ7CCy3bkSL0kGyP7B9UspJQL0szmZJQl2anB2afBrd2X9Prd4Qekfog_cewVkx86hzKDfDX8FlXDdS7q2hjcWf/s4032/IMG_7537.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnTbOEwBhpsQsrq4X0pQGzhyphenhyphenbMkA2cKUrCD8J7UBi3WW4Kfw7tWknCqD6wKEmdOobF1XNo9RTl0fKgWDNwF7EOtsYmuO5RnLjGKSvlvQ7CCy3bkSL0kGyP7B9UspJQL0szmZJQl2anB2afBrd2X9Prd4Qekfog_cewVkx86hzKDfDX8FlXDdS7q2hjcWf/s320/IMG_7537.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My dad and some friends have helped with some of my trips to radiation. It helps break up the monotony of traveling alone 5 days a week. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlneM4NQTgrGcwmco4F3R8Qgo5nguEUEsHqdc3L-iqqzwGmPNref9ZHuk0T3orScQowvaaUM6_zrzbflAwARybhmsY8GvwcBty32wfFmRhXpL-bYf2X-JpGDtcnKhNIC4M1Co8R2raxEvEIDS9bo9hluJcKdDyL1uaqwmTxJ-j-6dKeydFolj4r8KciqKN/s3088/IMG_7458.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlneM4NQTgrGcwmco4F3R8Qgo5nguEUEsHqdc3L-iqqzwGmPNref9ZHuk0T3orScQowvaaUM6_zrzbflAwARybhmsY8GvwcBty32wfFmRhXpL-bYf2X-JpGDtcnKhNIC4M1Co8R2raxEvEIDS9bo9hluJcKdDyL1uaqwmTxJ-j-6dKeydFolj4r8KciqKN/s320/IMG_7458.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We survived some cold days in KY. It reminded me of Chicago. Bo loved the snow.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYf31NDayU3h0f6C44GMFsFvrfw3_x_gu-1xaBe8oXKVLXfhyphenhyphenBWwD3sbmT5tZZwE0E8UJYNbiwch27JI_1v-VEAJJb4bp4uTaCrqH5IYlQn0CfVUzYeyAnEJwUkRoe3GsCXrEX_bDl2cZk-jtL9B3rj5W7hqTtQKSsII0Zpu64Z33wDe4eqvqDdpD9BgA/s4032/IMG_7459.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYf31NDayU3h0f6C44GMFsFvrfw3_x_gu-1xaBe8oXKVLXfhyphenhyphenBWwD3sbmT5tZZwE0E8UJYNbiwch27JI_1v-VEAJJb4bp4uTaCrqH5IYlQn0CfVUzYeyAnEJwUkRoe3GsCXrEX_bDl2cZk-jtL9B3rj5W7hqTtQKSsII0Zpu64Z33wDe4eqvqDdpD9BgA/s320/IMG_7459.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zkS0Ymcakn6gF-pZgeXa9iisIEdhNUpsLRcSS_O281U8FOOZmu7TuX_2jsQLdCJp7pHfMXf0vQrRs0cpZtgmi2Z35iqVBoQ2pjnEYPZBu40FwYuN74vnuUxiuX6W2HkyEXofOjotJuleoc7-Idg0-jTkOQ_ABtVyx9k7DkkTh4ctYppS7Joe4sFs11vG/s2679/IMG_7506.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zkS0Ymcakn6gF-pZgeXa9iisIEdhNUpsLRcSS_O281U8FOOZmu7TuX_2jsQLdCJp7pHfMXf0vQrRs0cpZtgmi2Z35iqVBoQ2pjnEYPZBu40FwYuN74vnuUxiuX6W2HkyEXofOjotJuleoc7-Idg0-jTkOQ_ABtVyx9k7DkkTh4ctYppS7Joe4sFs11vG/s320/IMG_7506.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cuddling in bed with the two youngest. We got to enjoy a movie with them while the oldest were busy.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPIdAp5_hyphenhyphen2PuT682WhoQ9A5agtDc1oYoZS6mx0OJM_xNzRkIB2BQ8cNKJRDq75K5mk9lQNPDV4qt6KleC78h5gbHiyUXypFHBfLqwWBDzDxyr0azkI3g2_oOlE6jjHdbHNIIgUR4FTjcIGi3Cn0WtyR7VdcRJdzJvdS4-6iDTH5Ott6vRDUsrkgDvr5z/s4032/IMG_7522.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPIdAp5_hyphenhyphen2PuT682WhoQ9A5agtDc1oYoZS6mx0OJM_xNzRkIB2BQ8cNKJRDq75K5mk9lQNPDV4qt6KleC78h5gbHiyUXypFHBfLqwWBDzDxyr0azkI3g2_oOlE6jjHdbHNIIgUR4FTjcIGi3Cn0WtyR7VdcRJdzJvdS4-6iDTH5Ott6vRDUsrkgDvr5z/s320/IMG_7522.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Nk9TtkOw_Ev4lsuMrB7gxH4KJsJzPf_VIGV2CdDCWpYLNeyZpBU0W7H7imrg61b_KICV98W_-2g7zJuFfEK44AqL1uwXNr4pyxdSnMLx9DYHxs3xUY_1eB1ATLuylJH4R_b1mIfQX5c3v6c_WO4rVhsOb5POUIWNuDEOPW8X73erbF-PifKfxStgWtiz/s2000/IMG_8876.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Nk9TtkOw_Ev4lsuMrB7gxH4KJsJzPf_VIGV2CdDCWpYLNeyZpBU0W7H7imrg61b_KICV98W_-2g7zJuFfEK44AqL1uwXNr4pyxdSnMLx9DYHxs3xUY_1eB1ATLuylJH4R_b1mIfQX5c3v6c_WO4rVhsOb5POUIWNuDEOPW8X73erbF-PifKfxStgWtiz/s320/IMG_8876.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We love our counselor. She is such a blessing to our family and helps all of us navigate all this heavy stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf89sfFieNLTz78m5F2jK9cHfIaYYOnMvZJtFrEqRNCDAcPSxcW2eN2G65LjADFlGaBt6lstWyypbg3pfOGn9y0cJQ5lqpOnf-3nEEq9gpALfxW-_0FowReTe7359Jn6vbj2ZJJ-JPA_npjAg-qeKt-M-pDo08uWL7Maa7sNHeXusLHHo8ABqUFYkVJTR2/s480/IMG_0273.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf89sfFieNLTz78m5F2jK9cHfIaYYOnMvZJtFrEqRNCDAcPSxcW2eN2G65LjADFlGaBt6lstWyypbg3pfOGn9y0cJQ5lqpOnf-3nEEq9gpALfxW-_0FowReTe7359Jn6vbj2ZJJ-JPA_npjAg-qeKt-M-pDo08uWL7Maa7sNHeXusLHHo8ABqUFYkVJTR2/s320/IMG_0273.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFE5gNGlpuTR72pnIytKhx4ECGzFSjIiFOX6obmag59xzhcuXbCAECn_3iOG9Fyj7xkimpQCDTqWRQz_qr1jLwQYDsqyrYPnu4uSdeIrBKJlxrj4XL5CswXVU3D08uZxzUVZOfm6UKM-9wx62lbOTEN8WCxIcs6gYwr-xx2Tmui2g4X0jzP-Zd7RT3Ddr/s480/IMG_0281.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFE5gNGlpuTR72pnIytKhx4ECGzFSjIiFOX6obmag59xzhcuXbCAECn_3iOG9Fyj7xkimpQCDTqWRQz_qr1jLwQYDsqyrYPnu4uSdeIrBKJlxrj4XL5CswXVU3D08uZxzUVZOfm6UKM-9wx62lbOTEN8WCxIcs6gYwr-xx2Tmui2g4X0jzP-Zd7RT3Ddr/s320/IMG_0281.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eASjpbcrUz2q7Zvf0slyI_7pFHCFK56LZ3xc1Mm30h5mSbM7-Du4e7CChcOrfquRA5M4GYk76gu-1l8hmSwwUMQdXkTLGGafchCN2i9FMDw7H06mIiRW6Xu2xOGDJ1die1XIFfeIR9_i3mMSRyFEd_qXz-Lr7IIU-6SOXtaj2Js6EPbrMXlrKvhCbmXn/s4032/IMG_7555.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eASjpbcrUz2q7Zvf0slyI_7pFHCFK56LZ3xc1Mm30h5mSbM7-Du4e7CChcOrfquRA5M4GYk76gu-1l8hmSwwUMQdXkTLGGafchCN2i9FMDw7H06mIiRW6Xu2xOGDJ1die1XIFfeIR9_i3mMSRyFEd_qXz-Lr7IIU-6SOXtaj2Js6EPbrMXlrKvhCbmXn/s320/IMG_7555.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj2P1C7nnnLZ3gzq5KrBo8IxMoq7qtXxFyHR-dlrSwlg8LKUZcoAF2SAjkO4V-YAF7ULI66PnmtJnW67tuGehyphenhyphennRIF1XuIUAPDbVkSPA-_VG8ydWEdjSKa2QBQPW2JmviyN57VQRsi3P2sxvXAVRXv0ikxyOsGrAsmARcZMTR22gZEwKEZGgHI2uQrrdj/s4032/IMG_7556.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj2P1C7nnnLZ3gzq5KrBo8IxMoq7qtXxFyHR-dlrSwlg8LKUZcoAF2SAjkO4V-YAF7ULI66PnmtJnW67tuGehyphenhyphennRIF1XuIUAPDbVkSPA-_VG8ydWEdjSKa2QBQPW2JmviyN57VQRsi3P2sxvXAVRXv0ikxyOsGrAsmARcZMTR22gZEwKEZGgHI2uQrrdj/s320/IMG_7556.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3_iEK9NdY3I8DQq5fh3Ctcm4zayveKzg_E1EpJNzIPxbEjOXr0MSSpGyuNmZZkg4l9UxlRo6P-NIiqZzCnbcQu5auY0c8Gtw60L-QRBKB_7Kf426Dn7EiunOsKCb2PII1a6wYZCQZAf-VIAaE1cYEJsFqe7TiaKSzptqbA4XjrBwOE8y3ZCQx8kXnkgD/s3088/IMG_7558.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3_iEK9NdY3I8DQq5fh3Ctcm4zayveKzg_E1EpJNzIPxbEjOXr0MSSpGyuNmZZkg4l9UxlRo6P-NIiqZzCnbcQu5auY0c8Gtw60L-QRBKB_7Kf426Dn7EiunOsKCb2PII1a6wYZCQZAf-VIAaE1cYEJsFqe7TiaKSzptqbA4XjrBwOE8y3ZCQx8kXnkgD/s320/IMG_7558.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela finally had her science fair. She did a great job and I’m proud of all her hard work. Once again, we learn something as a family that impacts us all. For example: Naomi did her science fair in hand dryers. Needless to say, we have never used a hand dryer since her experiment. Micaela’s science fair taught us that plant based cleaners are safe to use, but normal chemicals don’t appear to be safe for our health. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- <b>Wayne</b>: please pray for Wayne as he continues his therapies and for us as we make decisions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- <b>Rebecca</b>: continue to pray for my treatments that I continue to have minimal side effects and that this will kill all the cancer. Please also pray for me as I honor Wayne’s wishes and make some big, hard decisions. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- <b>Grace</b>: please pray for Grace as she joins her team for the next 20 days as they serve in TN. She leaves Friday morning, so please pray for her safety.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- <b>Kids</b>: please continue to pray for them as we navigate all these hard things. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div></div></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-90359664963291526172024-01-18T19:23:00.000-08:002024-01-18T19:23:33.173-08:00Update 1/18/24: Unnatural<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Isaiah 43:1-2 “But now this says the Lord, He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.’”</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are currently studying the book of Genesis in life groups at church. There is so much beauty and truth about God tucked in just those first two chapters of Genesis. Since most of the ladies in my class have heard the creation story many times, I am taking the approach to teach the class from the perspective of learning more about God’s names and character. Knowing who God is provides the foundation and anchor when life is hard and you experience suffering. Here is a sample of the gems we have gleaned from Genesis about God:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Elohim - Infinite - Life - Immortal</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Eternal - Unchanging - Creator - Order</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Omnipotent - Omniscient - Sovereign </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Provider - Protector - Personable - Holy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Redeemer - Relational - Accessible - Perfect </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Righteous - Kind - Just - Merciful - Love</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Grace - Promise Maker - Good Father</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Along with studying Genesis, I am continuing to read <i>Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering.</i> Something Tim Keller wrote in chapter 5 that struck me, especially after studying creation again was this statement, “Even a peaceful death at the age of ninety years old is not the way things were meant to be. We were not meant for mortality, evil and death were not God's plan.” Death feels so unnatural to us because it is unnatural.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update</b> <b>Wayne</b>: Nothing has changed much for Wayne. We are waiting on a swallow study and for PT to start back up. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0udiYvPy34hZn8h6T6FxyNWNhX1UmkucIa4qtmfd3Amt-TpisUmjOPqPVerPvEUsidUJb_f4gn-LxyLYmZ4WyxSlRSy697N6CI7GcCNTqgMZNQHGCEWOaoyjcEmTpieGXFAPym0eepPgA4E1tRxgdGJeV5Q50o0pn1xtu0n97XaPKY94535DlZ_SPi_wb/s4032/IMG_7420.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0udiYvPy34hZn8h6T6FxyNWNhX1UmkucIa4qtmfd3Amt-TpisUmjOPqPVerPvEUsidUJb_f4gn-LxyLYmZ4WyxSlRSy697N6CI7GcCNTqgMZNQHGCEWOaoyjcEmTpieGXFAPym0eepPgA4E1tRxgdGJeV5Q50o0pn1xtu0n97XaPKY94535DlZ_SPi_wb/s320/IMG_7420.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne sporting Naomi’s hat.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vrkIUBZvyVpURaBZdWGdjt1e9HJMBdfT-wmslCESREm-999EhesFRiBUDZhVcaAAb5617EcVCCdZZnwuNom0eJWC5MFcdW95r-cxYTR0gP_EFrUy-eb_mqh_aTNXs-v2mvhaz2T5kqKgYZIwShvDpmdG9bnhTtJ7yY4cjz_TZ7uB9L442BlR6-dIx_1C/s4032/IMG_7425.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vrkIUBZvyVpURaBZdWGdjt1e9HJMBdfT-wmslCESREm-999EhesFRiBUDZhVcaAAb5617EcVCCdZZnwuNom0eJWC5MFcdW95r-cxYTR0gP_EFrUy-eb_mqh_aTNXs-v2mvhaz2T5kqKgYZIwShvDpmdG9bnhTtJ7yY4cjz_TZ7uB9L442BlR6-dIx_1C/s320/IMG_7425.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got Wayne to try a healthy soup I made him. You can see he wasn’t so sure about it, but he ate it. He said he didn’t hate it, but he wouldn’t want it again. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update</b> <b>Rebecca</b>: I have finished three days of radiation. Although the doctor said the first two weeks are supposed to be the easiest, I have experienced some not so pleasant side effects. I can tell that I am growing weary of all these medical appointments and procedures. I am in awe of those who have endured many more months and years of treatment and how they persevere.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week has been a mental battle. As they send me into the tube to have a current x-ray before my radiation starts, I have to cling to Jesus.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Trying to lay still while scary thoughts run through your brain as a machine swirls around you making terrible noises shooting you with radiation is hard. I keep reminding myself at least I don’t have to have an IV for this part of treatment, but it’s still not fun. Some fatigue and nausea are my two side effects. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YoM7BQLxyZCikJe2VqWQUXsIMz9s8CqjHhP6R5CusOY4ab7V_Lqk9U6BZkK8hZB7Y-pD8Hnbek2bok_DoHtafMXWXbyFkd5xTcd_3RIQXGamDGAN7q5IfcVLJ8EqSABngECfV6eAxaEbgRx3iRjRlx0vJhhxISgjhGRym_Vdlno36Ovho0H-256KPbU3/s4032/IMG_7441.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YoM7BQLxyZCikJe2VqWQUXsIMz9s8CqjHhP6R5CusOY4ab7V_Lqk9U6BZkK8hZB7Y-pD8Hnbek2bok_DoHtafMXWXbyFkd5xTcd_3RIQXGamDGAN7q5IfcVLJ8EqSABngECfV6eAxaEbgRx3iRjRlx0vJhhxISgjhGRym_Vdlno36Ovho0H-256KPbU3/s320/IMG_7441.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEftTUZiW96ScAciw-ewRv2ZW4x6WvD3zGtjkP3yfxzFdpHwxhbfE_00_aGIg1QpXprXwhni03KXKMTjEMARzlcE7mQo1OpCyCzISZnO-63clWd1BN8Q3VxcbYE2x6GWwMTTCG1E9lOBhHtF3w-f3FQUocONKj0RDB9DSLGEoSUdH8baYJM7Oh1lPAYvh/s2973/IMG_7442.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEftTUZiW96ScAciw-ewRv2ZW4x6WvD3zGtjkP3yfxzFdpHwxhbfE_00_aGIg1QpXprXwhni03KXKMTjEMARzlcE7mQo1OpCyCzISZnO-63clWd1BN8Q3VxcbYE2x6GWwMTTCG1E9lOBhHtF3w-f3FQUocONKj0RDB9DSLGEoSUdH8baYJM7Oh1lPAYvh/s320/IMG_7442.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to wear the shirt my friend Stephanie made for our whole family. They have a cancer ribbon with half grey for Wayne and half peach for me. It helped me get through treatment today. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGfoCUni7i9XTDtQ-RS8GrY5u4ht1U7zPqXKNETuSp3Z2Hj3Q49m-EFYx9oAANBcToQOTWT6iqcuS4-bNqrOp7MlFpkmR_Fg46YY467GnCiZUnsZIu8ppHjJzdJo-lV6yEvhjdXDvhQcKH0GvV87gb5Kf-E-48b_SJFASR7yWOC-LNxSuS2cT1GQhhjvP/s4032/IMG_7433.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikGfoCUni7i9XTDtQ-RS8GrY5u4ht1U7zPqXKNETuSp3Z2Hj3Q49m-EFYx9oAANBcToQOTWT6iqcuS4-bNqrOp7MlFpkmR_Fg46YY467GnCiZUnsZIu8ppHjJzdJo-lV6yEvhjdXDvhQcKH0GvV87gb5Kf-E-48b_SJFASR7yWOC-LNxSuS2cT1GQhhjvP/s320/IMG_7433.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella all dressed to enjoy the snow we are having in KY. I’m glad kids enjoy the snow, because I don’t.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2rPriM8b_tZj4UsUONNjz8Y416HcSPYCsE3KyzOTo1b7xvEi7Gi0ZjY7Be5uswKNawc7c2HXiAF2-OsKZFCO7vzrgu6-yF6WKvG5ZZxKzNim78lOf5tT0AtIcNp0YFZqIGmW-u78xSte95eipfx3ez0L-TMVUZZIZF_I9G0e9_u0dXemfRh0qYlyUE6m/s4032/IMG_7434.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2rPriM8b_tZj4UsUONNjz8Y416HcSPYCsE3KyzOTo1b7xvEi7Gi0ZjY7Be5uswKNawc7c2HXiAF2-OsKZFCO7vzrgu6-yF6WKvG5ZZxKzNim78lOf5tT0AtIcNp0YFZqIGmW-u78xSte95eipfx3ez0L-TMVUZZIZF_I9G0e9_u0dXemfRh0qYlyUE6m/s320/IMG_7434.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia and I hit the gym this week. It is slow going with my body feeling weak, but little by little, I’m improving.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLg9HzgDfWFiby5gDb1rkR1ryhCpvlxq7YGXtJBobH_eUtdyFSI5Q9Q99unLiB0v-ajYdBW-6uOmRmK294W6d4nJM5fndiRTG5ubPgkhTWftSOqZmKMbzD-doL1fNRYiDK1yEU4AJGZFiSLgyQKGZnrKc3FWwmvHFvy08HlVGn-K7Zm2AXFO-meDvymdB/s4032/IMG_7438.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLg9HzgDfWFiby5gDb1rkR1ryhCpvlxq7YGXtJBobH_eUtdyFSI5Q9Q99unLiB0v-ajYdBW-6uOmRmK294W6d4nJM5fndiRTG5ubPgkhTWftSOqZmKMbzD-doL1fNRYiDK1yEU4AJGZFiSLgyQKGZnrKc3FWwmvHFvy08HlVGn-K7Zm2AXFO-meDvymdB/s320/IMG_7438.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;">Grace's Life Action team sent her sweet notes with her favorite snacks. She felt very loved by them. She missed her team.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gc3vUWo3IutCQO-Kc_4emUzzxzPYUbjV-XEql_kr22WjK4haMRt5HUU1WESmoNSA_igumxz2STDWspq4ohkSrVmtZUx5ReftzHsTtA5N_kFns7zBEsuo9GvcgIu-nazQrCJJNbuy7febK0gtPOcgYtcnEvykt8QwLvWszs4A_i0ekjXsgT2ceVRfXZc7/s4032/IMG_7413.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gc3vUWo3IutCQO-Kc_4emUzzxzPYUbjV-XEql_kr22WjK4haMRt5HUU1WESmoNSA_igumxz2STDWspq4ohkSrVmtZUx5ReftzHsTtA5N_kFns7zBEsuo9GvcgIu-nazQrCJJNbuy7febK0gtPOcgYtcnEvykt8QwLvWszs4A_i0ekjXsgT2ceVRfXZc7/s320/IMG_7413.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela had to finish up her science fair project this week. We were hoping it would be over, but weather delayed her actual science fair for two weeks. She studied cleaning supplies effects on plants. She discovered that most plant based cleaners did not negatively affect the plants, but traditional cleaners killed the plants in less then two weeks.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPwwJWvg0ofdRTYjG0gZvZ-pj_ZGGyNYWFjdd8QmyDqPVyAgfDUOogO0omSxZQ-wxAXzNqFeCZ3tNmQjUMM4YOFlc0h9jLls__6LOPJTj9X9PEvjuLyDmNPv9VWA81SEJmzxEnPQIiTKcwjV4WfQQ-xamLZva440xcY38vyutzd_ryVH-cy-fuVaKi2D5/s4032/IMG_7415.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPwwJWvg0ofdRTYjG0gZvZ-pj_ZGGyNYWFjdd8QmyDqPVyAgfDUOogO0omSxZQ-wxAXzNqFeCZ3tNmQjUMM4YOFlc0h9jLls__6LOPJTj9X9PEvjuLyDmNPv9VWA81SEJmzxEnPQIiTKcwjV4WfQQ-xamLZva440xcY38vyutzd_ryVH-cy-fuVaKi2D5/s320/IMG_7415.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please continue praying with us for amazing family memories, for our health, and that God gives me the strength to persevere.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*** I’m still collecting stories, memories, or anything you’d love to share about Wayne with our kids.***</span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-58447029428583951452024-01-12T12:43:00.000-08:002024-01-12T12:43:03.225-08:00Update 1/12/24: Anticipatory Grief<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Song of Solomon 6:3 “I am my fully devoted to my beloved, and my beloved is fully devoted to me.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Tuesday, Wayne and I celebrated 25 years of marriage. It is wonderful and amazing to be married to my best friend. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtm_-5DFgBa92BLdwFrwHUN6lg2wlU4MvJpe-H8AMwNTbXNhuui5Q4TlPTQPLhZLr2RjHnzPz_Ibjse5wJ5GJlOVY1MQ6VlkwUuZ5S-K_Brv8hdZBZcx2ph4pwZPMvgJWeqCZ69OB42xaAPPKqhYSJCmnWVp41DLC-sLLl7DfuuyrRBsD8RINpP2Si02V/s4032/IMG_7353.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtm_-5DFgBa92BLdwFrwHUN6lg2wlU4MvJpe-H8AMwNTbXNhuui5Q4TlPTQPLhZLr2RjHnzPz_Ibjse5wJ5GJlOVY1MQ6VlkwUuZ5S-K_Brv8hdZBZcx2ph4pwZPMvgJWeqCZ69OB42xaAPPKqhYSJCmnWVp41DLC-sLLl7DfuuyrRBsD8RINpP2Si02V/s320/IMG_7353.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We celebrated with dinner at Malones.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGbpoLND6B5wF2RFkFM8Mpjroj0Sb_ePs-72RmSvr0I4P1-Kfp2ay8-94M9WxgiLaUbBcBC_B1v9Ush1Mljpmg_lSEMBtCQsrkSz0kRhNLDXA20CfQ-kxBvRANJpxrwDsrerGUKeTApFKmzpZm4q2PCI7R8lOFohxBwCueidV8M5h8-y6C88BxFSb4_-i/s4032/IMG_7355.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGbpoLND6B5wF2RFkFM8Mpjroj0Sb_ePs-72RmSvr0I4P1-Kfp2ay8-94M9WxgiLaUbBcBC_B1v9Ush1Mljpmg_lSEMBtCQsrkSz0kRhNLDXA20CfQ-kxBvRANJpxrwDsrerGUKeTApFKmzpZm4q2PCI7R8lOFohxBwCueidV8M5h8-y6C88BxFSb4_-i/s320/IMG_7355.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgwgp_E3EL2mTB2agaonQbIrrhde28CIfPLDTaZQ5suoMW7X2ISgDN87h0Fz3JCEhQ6Takd7DLV7wmOv-3wroJc8NBnMmeZVdxkIeR_d94XEEloMhnGOxH0wA3Xs7Ynj11huJ4wZ31ge-6XTA3jfMjx0D_XjRBy4-f5c2teW3dfviT89O5thJwFJeHK-z/s4032/IMG_7357.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgwgp_E3EL2mTB2agaonQbIrrhde28CIfPLDTaZQ5suoMW7X2ISgDN87h0Fz3JCEhQ6Takd7DLV7wmOv-3wroJc8NBnMmeZVdxkIeR_d94XEEloMhnGOxH0wA3Xs7Ynj11huJ4wZ31ge-6XTA3jfMjx0D_XjRBy4-f5c2teW3dfviT89O5thJwFJeHK-z/s320/IMG_7357.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynctNqjVAolGPnhWNO1PuKS5sJ0_UsOoMvG6LMqj1w8svxZMMw8yMs5yNHJP8UhnmpPWHH2e3_Mlhu_Umv7L801xwHr3kEEY2kovmH0JUTsCFzFn7PCRpQ7h5X05ZXxa3BYDUd1CZr-EBaDmMjMUaoVTJ5iOaVq4VRU7_ZhG_IKKv6HSiLvwYoxDBiP-u/s4032/IMG_7359.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynctNqjVAolGPnhWNO1PuKS5sJ0_UsOoMvG6LMqj1w8svxZMMw8yMs5yNHJP8UhnmpPWHH2e3_Mlhu_Umv7L801xwHr3kEEY2kovmH0JUTsCFzFn7PCRpQ7h5X05ZXxa3BYDUd1CZr-EBaDmMjMUaoVTJ5iOaVq4VRU7_ZhG_IKKv6HSiLvwYoxDBiP-u/s320/IMG_7359.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With the joy of celebrating this milestone, there have been gut wrenching times knowing this will probably be our last anniversary. Anticipatory grief is weird. It hits at odd moments. Last night was one of those moments. One minute we are laughing and the next I am crying because I know how much I will miss laughing with my best friend. Who will understand our inside jokes? We have literally grown up together and almost all my core memories involve him. So here are some pictures that represent our lives together the last 25 years!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeUBmvqDx_HHPok0lhTDiO6wOIckzTPdv7SbWaJLhcF_Muy9og2TubCFM2DSkQCM2x8M0cGXw4uAMCsWAYCsaHmy3NXQGUFUBpSrIStHJpU2lVJdu4dx93bsjvTM2mNVCru-0TNriOwORcMLKBVZ3TYH-OlJXQlsD6NNKtR9MtmBBbrCAJCpbuBcu4I86/s4032/IMG_7365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeUBmvqDx_HHPok0lhTDiO6wOIckzTPdv7SbWaJLhcF_Muy9og2TubCFM2DSkQCM2x8M0cGXw4uAMCsWAYCsaHmy3NXQGUFUBpSrIStHJpU2lVJdu4dx93bsjvTM2mNVCru-0TNriOwORcMLKBVZ3TYH-OlJXQlsD6NNKtR9MtmBBbrCAJCpbuBcu4I86/s320/IMG_7365.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Right before we officially started dating (19&21)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHjDpIj_54-TT5Di3TFnvDbWQSz0Y_As8uGzTpHl5Yy4snPXmnDBlKVpUbFLZhAj5xE0afKaho9NJUZj9-HZDFhyphenhyphenFHp1iwGk4j26KKYllymrqAd1mgfelFjFZH-g5n3uf0XZKbXTtK5M4YCnAMBaeqRXTITIRCxFbMPMjNLMw10Iftg-I5Z-rinHlmUkW/s4032/IMG_7366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHjDpIj_54-TT5Di3TFnvDbWQSz0Y_As8uGzTpHl5Yy4snPXmnDBlKVpUbFLZhAj5xE0afKaho9NJUZj9-HZDFhyphenhyphenFHp1iwGk4j26KKYllymrqAd1mgfelFjFZH-g5n3uf0XZKbXTtK5M4YCnAMBaeqRXTITIRCxFbMPMjNLMw10Iftg-I5Z-rinHlmUkW/s320/IMG_7366.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">20&22…married almost a year after first seeing him. We have a fun story! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDp_2wHwabg1Tys_nZqx_ACSgNWXdaLKeLlihlas1AD8pwHmlM1ikrpktFke25OsvuijAjV_vpwK99ifs4GSySnunTAJY6DAYzfr9os2zxCbGk15o_PErZK8s_8nj4VrolporhtfW_F8b_yhONWvPXqWB7085Cr0VDsiP0PYztuUrrjvnZAMkjQ-VAydF8/s1800/100_0568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDp_2wHwabg1Tys_nZqx_ACSgNWXdaLKeLlihlas1AD8pwHmlM1ikrpktFke25OsvuijAjV_vpwK99ifs4GSySnunTAJY6DAYzfr9os2zxCbGk15o_PErZK8s_8nj4VrolporhtfW_F8b_yhONWvPXqWB7085Cr0VDsiP0PYztuUrrjvnZAMkjQ-VAydF8/s320/100_0568.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We met with the palliative team and will keep them for now so that Wayne can keep having therapy. Technically, Wayne could do hospice, but we will hold off for now. He did get his cast off. His foot isn’t healed, but they said the foot will continue to heal in the boot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0BP3VNhaL-E05XZM6UGcIVVvV7ejlmlomaWk54nUtXz5H2gU06a9cdGUSqLhc59v7pn1p16CP3NqHPOZyUvhAAJ9b4co5Lpmwqzv4QQe5D_lBIR7RX9jp7CASqxx40geW-jofVJbPxN7PoHmlXjHR5hxp07Ec4Fa7tksBxL22P0IQ0pEwZQNwdG4GHs9/s4032/IMG_7349.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0BP3VNhaL-E05XZM6UGcIVVvV7ejlmlomaWk54nUtXz5H2gU06a9cdGUSqLhc59v7pn1p16CP3NqHPOZyUvhAAJ9b4co5Lpmwqzv4QQe5D_lBIR7RX9jp7CASqxx40geW-jofVJbPxN7PoHmlXjHR5hxp07Ec4Fa7tksBxL22P0IQ0pEwZQNwdG4GHs9/s320/IMG_7349.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXOvm9_s_QXzTw1mAo2h9m-aqZDyB6Cib2CCi3tAN2ixQIB5M2q6IPjRMFeB2MkPWDFxqtPgq1Z7fhhIIMywtpg0gYH6WlY6jcF3YJ76OedG_aAPhtmeogjGrn-TnHYcR3v4aI7kasmuSbUfVa1EyxW8q12gRvnxbTrSsbymdHX_psfc1EBdLHNWISYFP/s4032/IMG_7350.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXOvm9_s_QXzTw1mAo2h9m-aqZDyB6Cib2CCi3tAN2ixQIB5M2q6IPjRMFeB2MkPWDFxqtPgq1Z7fhhIIMywtpg0gYH6WlY6jcF3YJ76OedG_aAPhtmeogjGrn-TnHYcR3v4aI7kasmuSbUfVa1EyxW8q12gRvnxbTrSsbymdHX_psfc1EBdLHNWISYFP/s320/IMG_7350.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpbRplcFrbq-yRC9iddfzyvNaHA5XEQM_ZwjmDjaAsLsnYkmTwEiireTV0lcm4kiVyPMJUCdzKnTl_cA6zOuJJR29S4L4cP5OuKGueNQpLAAJ5qKKqlH9Kc1VGfy6aUPPe5hhAXUER9PemLeY7tXDonQzElD5AhR9L8VklLNYjOZYbtK0zIMDvh2OBWD6/s4032/IMG_7352.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpbRplcFrbq-yRC9iddfzyvNaHA5XEQM_ZwjmDjaAsLsnYkmTwEiireTV0lcm4kiVyPMJUCdzKnTl_cA6zOuJJR29S4L4cP5OuKGueNQpLAAJ5qKKqlH9Kc1VGfy6aUPPe5hhAXUER9PemLeY7tXDonQzElD5AhR9L8VklLNYjOZYbtK0zIMDvh2OBWD6/s320/IMG_7352.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rebecca</b> <b>Update</b>: I just finished my immunotherapy infusion!! I also just found out I will start radiation this Tuesday. Lots of trips to Lexington in my future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk23DW9TLbcMmGjjQAurz_SttwucufOmJ8zl6NhMIunWQCJg5_uEek5wHghymTrvAJiG5yZw93J8Kv0y0nXBZ6MXFdFJPyKdapRLG-kVq_O3jiOU5iYesdvTZniitVYjLjie1sNvOh1KHoSMGyglgJTtOFYRlScgNWEacmjwOJbsHu1CQnBcYrYxEwDl1/s2000/IMG_7374.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk23DW9TLbcMmGjjQAurz_SttwucufOmJ8zl6NhMIunWQCJg5_uEek5wHghymTrvAJiG5yZw93J8Kv0y0nXBZ6MXFdFJPyKdapRLG-kVq_O3jiOU5iYesdvTZniitVYjLjie1sNvOh1KHoSMGyglgJTtOFYRlScgNWEacmjwOJbsHu1CQnBcYrYxEwDl1/s320/IMG_7374.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">Prayer Requests:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please just pray for our family as we navigate everything going on in our lives.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Pray for safety for Abigail and Naomi as they travel the next few days.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-55397817927845428592024-01-08T20:41:00.000-08:002024-01-08T20:41:11.071-08:00Update 1/8/24: Dying Well<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 30:5 "</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is a constant bombardment of feelings and emotions that we experience each day as we continue to process all that is going on. This verse has rung true. Weeping seems to hit at night, but then God's mercies are new the next morning and we start the day again. Have you ever watched <i>Groundhog Day</i>? There are some days that I wake up and I feel like I'm stuck in a bad dream.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week, I joined a book club where we are reading the book, <i>Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering. </i>We only read the introduction, but I know it is exactly what I need to be reading right now. God's timing is always perfect. The book quoted C.S. Lewis who wrote, “We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” The last part of that quote speaks so much to me. I know that God allows our suffering to point others to Him, but He doesn't stop there. He also uses it to draw my heart closer to Him. When you are suffering, I think you are more attune to His presence and His voice. I am not alone in the valley, the deep water, or in the dark times. God is right there holding me and carrying me each step of the way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne:</b> Wayne is doing as well as he possibly can at this time. Last week, we had a Telehealth appointment with Wayne's oncology team in Chicago, where Wayne told them he didn't want to pursue anymore treatments. Besides saying from the beginning that he wanted to glorify God either with his life or his death, Wayne has also consistently declared that he wanted quality over quantity. Since the treatments didn't really offer Wayne quality, he declined any more treatment. A friend sent me this <a href="https://theconversationproject.org/tcp-blog/dying-well-2/">article that discussed dying well</a>. She said it reminded her of Wayne. I would agree that this article is what Wayne has been saying for years. I have to admit that it is how I want to see my cancer too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The doctor told us that since Wayne is not doing any more treatments, there is no need for him to have anymore MRIs. We called the local palliative/hospice team who is coming Wednesday to meet with us and come up with a plan. Needless to say, last week was difficult as we processed this news. Although it wasn't necessarily anything new, it felt like the last nail in the coffin. Apart from God intervening, Wayne will die. I have to admit that I have had moments where I have struggled to breathe thinking about losing Wayne. My beautiful friend Amy encouraged me when I reached out to her. She reminded me how God has sustained her after losing her husband to brain cancer. I am so thankful for these wonderful reminders in the hard.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne's brother, Kevin, arrived Friday night with his daughter Madi. Wayne has enjoyed having his brother around to hang out with these last few days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Rebecca:</b> After meeting with Wayne's team, I headed to my appointment to have another CT scan. I got to enjoy an afternoon "snack" of vanilla smoothie readi-cat. Not only did I have to drink that, I also had to have contrast. Unfortunately, my first IV ended up blowing my vein. I think my poor body is done with all the pokes. My doctor's office called me Thursday morning to let me know that my CT scan looked good. I met Thursday afternoon with my radiologist for my planning scan. I will either start radiation 1/15 or 1/22. I will find out at the end of this week my official start date. Thankfully, he told me that I should feel pretty good and that most people work through their radiation. Friday I will meet with my doctor and if my labs look good, I am scheduled for my immunotherapy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">***Thank you to everyone who has been sending in memories or stories about Wayne. They have been bringing a smile to Wayne's face and laughter to our home. I'm still collecting stories, so please continue to send them in.***</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1prBy9ISqqLchV6fgmfTQDyXrxv94Zqdq2BtP6dffnR5q28LS8nfkvQDuGP0d0KekuioijePPbjPsKicxhHVnqZmmrIDJZ7_oWf1qb9sg6cA9BSBHmnHh8EJAp6fwWfblSjg6Ig90V_6QGC_TfjfUtASQ-6gRWJ02UJJXAezz6iWW1cpthY-JjCQ1ZIw/s4032/IMG_7281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1prBy9ISqqLchV6fgmfTQDyXrxv94Zqdq2BtP6dffnR5q28LS8nfkvQDuGP0d0KekuioijePPbjPsKicxhHVnqZmmrIDJZ7_oWf1qb9sg6cA9BSBHmnHh8EJAp6fwWfblSjg6Ig90V_6QGC_TfjfUtASQ-6gRWJ02UJJXAezz6iWW1cpthY-JjCQ1ZIw/s320/IMG_7281.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has been wonderful having Grace home. She has been spending some quality time with Wayne.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTeqi2TUwzyj0pRwZr9uGjf-FCtiz-wz7eVtFtnKBx8ye9tDET2hQHAknxy4701ewu19GfkMQsbs4nbkXujCRa0ceTr7p9O45cZKHEn2s09_kJivFHD3QF9GykfCVbbhtyhzXelvhamz6Oge06P94xz6zNK8anQwXrnwOK546rl2Gv6TX9aiVdFempmon/s2000/IMG_2916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTeqi2TUwzyj0pRwZr9uGjf-FCtiz-wz7eVtFtnKBx8ye9tDET2hQHAknxy4701ewu19GfkMQsbs4nbkXujCRa0ceTr7p9O45cZKHEn2s09_kJivFHD3QF9GykfCVbbhtyhzXelvhamz6Oge06P94xz6zNK8anQwXrnwOK546rl2Gv6TX9aiVdFempmon/s320/IMG_2916.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozG9XHsCxONT9g7TwjFmuqhFsGeghbVViWKPoiMuhgAOX0pN8fMJZcKakR9j7eOfaIx_fvg0lfrC-kD9VRd5QQbTTEpHZYg4r8YsxI8OyPhgrk0aEqKiBfpWOeIwAilXPwdA5AZMxoDm2drkx2-w-3IFToASduev4NSejiPRM2O4R3jer77_koRGR7kco/s1589/IMG_7217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozG9XHsCxONT9g7TwjFmuqhFsGeghbVViWKPoiMuhgAOX0pN8fMJZcKakR9j7eOfaIx_fvg0lfrC-kD9VRd5QQbTTEpHZYg4r8YsxI8OyPhgrk0aEqKiBfpWOeIwAilXPwdA5AZMxoDm2drkx2-w-3IFToASduev4NSejiPRM2O4R3jer77_koRGR7kco/s320/IMG_7217.jpeg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have been enjoying some new family games (Cascadia and Azul)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhXJ_RCfP7oswYjWxk2QUj6EzbaSUlxTi6E3ndSogXYA8Su8GqqsXfXRf9cHpIYfx7IBRRX38-pROVIWat8dSLLpRBKALVpDPEiujF_YouBB7vWd68RGmSz5kqPBlNfbuMSpFvTTJnt3NGlOR6GztYU2gWbHFAh5eX79f3Xpo86fMaQRU2A3d2IIqUcaU/s4032/IMG_7226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhXJ_RCfP7oswYjWxk2QUj6EzbaSUlxTi6E3ndSogXYA8Su8GqqsXfXRf9cHpIYfx7IBRRX38-pROVIWat8dSLLpRBKALVpDPEiujF_YouBB7vWd68RGmSz5kqPBlNfbuMSpFvTTJnt3NGlOR6GztYU2gWbHFAh5eX79f3Xpo86fMaQRU2A3d2IIqUcaU/s320/IMG_7226.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had some more fun decorating gingerbread cookies after the New Year. We found some on clearance and were given some by a friend.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUTHvnZupkE_SRXrKMBYF089EOnGp9n56S5B52XivjEW_CZQSIuy1dhPthHh6wm3NgwpiNq8sGrtlS8IqXtZOqoBTyPURYlTnZHzy21cU26oA6N_hk4_H4d4yogU9yCCP7OYhrf1OJCxyFc06-qnO4WufgFRezD6fvbUk0sk20hfpc4cnWqFXc6gcOkFS/s4032/IMG_7227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUTHvnZupkE_SRXrKMBYF089EOnGp9n56S5B52XivjEW_CZQSIuy1dhPthHh6wm3NgwpiNq8sGrtlS8IqXtZOqoBTyPURYlTnZHzy21cU26oA6N_hk4_H4d4yogU9yCCP7OYhrf1OJCxyFc06-qnO4WufgFRezD6fvbUk0sk20hfpc4cnWqFXc6gcOkFS/s320/IMG_7227.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS-EXf6cPuccU5uXa3-E_F2rGZgNk9fvspejJKOfa_mbzuivZyQG1R1mWp3A-_eXaaUdch2eVBJ71PcQEom74Pvi37CGjvZXlLcwQBkZX1UJzKuY4rKGOqJXBe7OuEDqqNvBXQFH59SfMj7a2O8shpPg2Hlr6c5SYWICbFfm9OhDQMyAmoUYsSeQ4XV51/s4032/IMG_7228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS-EXf6cPuccU5uXa3-E_F2rGZgNk9fvspejJKOfa_mbzuivZyQG1R1mWp3A-_eXaaUdch2eVBJ71PcQEom74Pvi37CGjvZXlLcwQBkZX1UJzKuY4rKGOqJXBe7OuEDqqNvBXQFH59SfMj7a2O8shpPg2Hlr6c5SYWICbFfm9OhDQMyAmoUYsSeQ4XV51/s320/IMG_7228.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ6M-aSeT7TV-VkuX4ct8kGAKWQvnZ5FCszKD6Do89L77Lbwhx10mcEK82G-GL8STsQpXM0-3WVE9ZUB6hQHW6OLfi7RU50SBg1FZfU8ubfVg7owXeUlFyCmh92bBY5dFZXhyx9jxstvBqVQ5zh-f0Y1eKoDCmnjriSSdMP7BO16LRcq8jgegnyKNJ-Cw/s4032/IMG_7229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ6M-aSeT7TV-VkuX4ct8kGAKWQvnZ5FCszKD6Do89L77Lbwhx10mcEK82G-GL8STsQpXM0-3WVE9ZUB6hQHW6OLfi7RU50SBg1FZfU8ubfVg7owXeUlFyCmh92bBY5dFZXhyx9jxstvBqVQ5zh-f0Y1eKoDCmnjriSSdMP7BO16LRcq8jgegnyKNJ-Cw/s320/IMG_7229.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZW-2dgM9VCx8SOFtIeVu6mu0K_clwDHafV_dQBbKc4NEnMpuqK1H-oOHCIt0AiMfPCwButzscoFtwiYYU_496CxZFrQVu721G0UcReHJG6Cxbzuy0YbkNx-axyN5amVVqPU0oZdr7ql2IbUyeSH1GEHcZNuBu8nYEivQq3S60mfz8rozIO_0NeqvnigQ/s4032/IMG_7256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZW-2dgM9VCx8SOFtIeVu6mu0K_clwDHafV_dQBbKc4NEnMpuqK1H-oOHCIt0AiMfPCwButzscoFtwiYYU_496CxZFrQVu721G0UcReHJG6Cxbzuy0YbkNx-axyN5amVVqPU0oZdr7ql2IbUyeSH1GEHcZNuBu8nYEivQq3S60mfz8rozIO_0NeqvnigQ/s320/IMG_7256.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella saved some cookies to decorate with her cousin. These two have been inseparable since she arrived Friday night.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUu9hCZqhTCbflWY2wrfxl4Rm7HL81gRiAyR6gQVXfauCBjkXDIJEO7SjY5ekNwadk2AW9HYjQzLCTgmi7GSVqdRoZh4pDR3obSSgSgl68bNEnVdEX_fvIoOSWg4G7lcwGUDZZ5dal5R1X0WJwGHK7pd7SHsZgWj1o3-8LW1L8s_XXkRwj5enjYKz0mhp_/s4032/IMG_7257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUu9hCZqhTCbflWY2wrfxl4Rm7HL81gRiAyR6gQVXfauCBjkXDIJEO7SjY5ekNwadk2AW9HYjQzLCTgmi7GSVqdRoZh4pDR3obSSgSgl68bNEnVdEX_fvIoOSWg4G7lcwGUDZZ5dal5R1X0WJwGHK7pd7SHsZgWj1o3-8LW1L8s_XXkRwj5enjYKz0mhp_/s320/IMG_7257.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFk_yw2i6gBiGf-fMnHHA2ZckU-WwKhSK7cDvjeOV642ND65Kj8nFwqCFKdyQsbOwmhgcKMnBeslsLQNS9r3JCfP6tLOclAD1NoPeOv4tsjtDWg48ZGoPWpmN6wbib3qWFhGPrYR4ALMZJXA-8EnQQTZOwTU0jcHbShRdH2yEzeLoVPbKlno9Sg1ldVY8/s4032/IMG_7258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFk_yw2i6gBiGf-fMnHHA2ZckU-WwKhSK7cDvjeOV642ND65Kj8nFwqCFKdyQsbOwmhgcKMnBeslsLQNS9r3JCfP6tLOclAD1NoPeOv4tsjtDWg48ZGoPWpmN6wbib3qWFhGPrYR4ALMZJXA-8EnQQTZOwTU0jcHbShRdH2yEzeLoVPbKlno9Sg1ldVY8/s320/IMG_7258.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxUHHiurLWvshC_0Q5-_f-y6db8-F10tXLNTRWCRMJ8ocuGzRLOdm2Z_1Bhh4MPQX3IrtdNNv5T0Z9iCCDu6389_umutbi_rrc8ykfjgCN5ggnRpVCo2LpUtEGJGm22xL2J5xJmccQT7jcOEQzNCXHHPF7-OFNiniWXjJaa4DJN9oR68WrGaKycnjvG3u/s4032/IMG_7230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxUHHiurLWvshC_0Q5-_f-y6db8-F10tXLNTRWCRMJ8ocuGzRLOdm2Z_1Bhh4MPQX3IrtdNNv5T0Z9iCCDu6389_umutbi_rrc8ykfjgCN5ggnRpVCo2LpUtEGJGm22xL2J5xJmccQT7jcOEQzNCXHHPF7-OFNiniWXjJaa4DJN9oR68WrGaKycnjvG3u/s320/IMG_7230.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abigail has been getting extra hugs from her dad too. She is currently in Virginia taking a week intensive course to fulfill her graduation requirement. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgIc-uFa5sNe2dQFj98LG7MLkXIsX1Hq0l4D6UWlSYg4xfnKv5jO8Y0C2w9WKSY4xqmdChsE9HV7y4eH0vx9AzZ8VML_FYijuvTmGUxP8RnUFNLdkd_pgx3wqfcVlGjPJdOSRDZkZDPv8rwtTYUmkHVeI2TsDtNDEqyjt_mOL5ut9jbJqOaita56fXeU2/s4032/IMG_1346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgIc-uFa5sNe2dQFj98LG7MLkXIsX1Hq0l4D6UWlSYg4xfnKv5jO8Y0C2w9WKSY4xqmdChsE9HV7y4eH0vx9AzZ8VML_FYijuvTmGUxP8RnUFNLdkd_pgx3wqfcVlGjPJdOSRDZkZDPv8rwtTYUmkHVeI2TsDtNDEqyjt_mOL5ut9jbJqOaita56fXeU2/s320/IMG_1346.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Doctor visit and "yummy" drink.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSfMJCuRnqtpnD08igv56BWu39zuctbMUi0sEvzvuOdXt6Z-FuN1jiXruhIzPxz8H2pj64BvdIw9pgtTyKL1yakWdHbhyphenhyphenIcCiMxZL8ogVWM81xZ3chGufSU7dn8cz0MvJ2a449TVB5NVKnbNf_kEzwg6RODJPZ4jBZmZPckvPf5jiwHMfyOlrMOWsVOPd/s4032/IMG_7233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSfMJCuRnqtpnD08igv56BWu39zuctbMUi0sEvzvuOdXt6Z-FuN1jiXruhIzPxz8H2pj64BvdIw9pgtTyKL1yakWdHbhyphenhyphenIcCiMxZL8ogVWM81xZ3chGufSU7dn8cz0MvJ2a449TVB5NVKnbNf_kEzwg6RODJPZ4jBZmZPckvPf5jiwHMfyOlrMOWsVOPd/s320/IMG_7233.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfThBCDBSEX0CUMbSj1m2o7AXSsMS0rNhkgV8JxH-JuO1byFxinsrPuMUEbJ51bVTVszu921Y2Oio7XE8xw6Vx3c8msinjH-PpQ_EGyEInovbEBXevlE314Y1pRdy3lmEQ_P64G5Yzk73xGzdFA-2QF0TRm0m3ti0fRl2KNYIagLfUympn0beKeHgeMP1M/s4032/IMG_7259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfThBCDBSEX0CUMbSj1m2o7AXSsMS0rNhkgV8JxH-JuO1byFxinsrPuMUEbJ51bVTVszu921Y2Oio7XE8xw6Vx3c8msinjH-PpQ_EGyEInovbEBXevlE314Y1pRdy3lmEQ_P64G5Yzk73xGzdFA-2QF0TRm0m3ti0fRl2KNYIagLfUympn0beKeHgeMP1M/s320/IMG_7259.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella and Madi decorated her face with stickers.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmd9eh-fmBvl8zPlrXUkjJPnvIsXwO5LIwjJMnIGW4HNYXuzG_r49UuZcB6uesr4kS82uCkH-AjBPnPkV6dP_xK6qPNn2Tr0FVBftBhyphenhyphenAf_f-hBugNOM8lqkMPxaSortqyjPo5qUAU6Rq3rDMC9t11GnQfsGImqhFgE0YA2VjcNyQQjPuzMvLTrtJ148k/s4032/IMG_7263.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmd9eh-fmBvl8zPlrXUkjJPnvIsXwO5LIwjJMnIGW4HNYXuzG_r49UuZcB6uesr4kS82uCkH-AjBPnPkV6dP_xK6qPNn2Tr0FVBftBhyphenhyphenAf_f-hBugNOM8lqkMPxaSortqyjPo5qUAU6Rq3rDMC9t11GnQfsGImqhFgE0YA2VjcNyQQjPuzMvLTrtJ148k/s320/IMG_7263.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne's friend Matt came to visit on Sunday. Matt and Wayne used to work together at Moody Bible in the finance department and spent many hours in a canoe together. It was fun to hear Wayne laugh as they talked about some of their "adventures".</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vatzieWS40NtNTDoH8M_OGkGHdUQ-HDKy-QDW8D2LgLdiEKbzc0e55kNmk458cqCyk9iHgdIYJhWPZcZU_XKmAtJdVa6OaSLmHDLzVj87bQ5rC5biJTpEW1hA6i_4vrNIEWReTDBCnZ47sI_hCkrh5vb8FiG3uM27heSEXi8kPdCJMMJdUksquNCP7vB/s4032/IMG_7270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vatzieWS40NtNTDoH8M_OGkGHdUQ-HDKy-QDW8D2LgLdiEKbzc0e55kNmk458cqCyk9iHgdIYJhWPZcZU_XKmAtJdVa6OaSLmHDLzVj87bQ5rC5biJTpEW1hA6i_4vrNIEWReTDBCnZ47sI_hCkrh5vb8FiG3uM27heSEXi8kPdCJMMJdUksquNCP7vB/s320/IMG_7270.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NuGY3bN5mF7GiMjPTOUOOaK8p84MoEFlkUnRjKRN7Rtxv9dczh2AaAdUEh5YoT9bBa6OlSrH7FeR0ru9OUpzkKRPBknJ6wOB9p9DySuq2YzzrebhudNKx4hg7BTmcC5M4aY-Vv1hPXDRlYGzi_tWkjhSKcwV9__THjjNEEFq1Jlsl0u2_ObzCu5NXcXy/s4032/IMG_7271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NuGY3bN5mF7GiMjPTOUOOaK8p84MoEFlkUnRjKRN7Rtxv9dczh2AaAdUEh5YoT9bBa6OlSrH7FeR0ru9OUpzkKRPBknJ6wOB9p9DySuq2YzzrebhudNKx4hg7BTmcC5M4aY-Vv1hPXDRlYGzi_tWkjhSKcwV9__THjjNEEFq1Jlsl0u2_ObzCu5NXcXy/s320/IMG_7271.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizFB0w74tdap-GziutZpU6MkBHz63e6ZdF8rZmVhC3UOlqJqwu46YBMsxg7ojVrsI8cn5CZH9FZzm6G5lED0brjj9RJp9a_Tv-4q48aLRq22sj-_oc4YoMQWV8koZFNXweOcUHx3eBGsCAxK0InU_z7AzuDhQyiook-uO4Z45Zr4m07PEDObOli_21QmB/s4032/IMG_7277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizFB0w74tdap-GziutZpU6MkBHz63e6ZdF8rZmVhC3UOlqJqwu46YBMsxg7ojVrsI8cn5CZH9FZzm6G5lED0brjj9RJp9a_Tv-4q48aLRq22sj-_oc4YoMQWV8koZFNXweOcUHx3eBGsCAxK0InU_z7AzuDhQyiook-uO4Z45Zr4m07PEDObOli_21QmB/s320/IMG_7277.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cousins</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAHytzVvrDP1K-JH8YD90OMY6rDEd-zZjeEt-scQ5f2FZYySMyXjX-zDnTsS4qliVlMsjlIkLkICCkiJOul1aKY3y3Lcw_jS7rUf14dlw4MnC0Rp7gZkOy9cyQtR5zK9AP3QVQgGu020etip2PpGMBpUh_iMCYY5G_IETKBc8MeA-jnJU2alCAHAad3jo/s4032/IMG_7275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAHytzVvrDP1K-JH8YD90OMY6rDEd-zZjeEt-scQ5f2FZYySMyXjX-zDnTsS4qliVlMsjlIkLkICCkiJOul1aKY3y3Lcw_jS7rUf14dlw4MnC0Rp7gZkOy9cyQtR5zK9AP3QVQgGu020etip2PpGMBpUh_iMCYY5G_IETKBc8MeA-jnJU2alCAHAad3jo/s320/IMG_7275.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela working on her science fair project. We will all be glad when it is over. My table has been covered with 10 lemon lime plants since October!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWo_Kp2Z9aOrMWp81mMH_SZTrpQBMa77hUnobwYIStPtYaiq9jf9WOLgbMRacH9r6EG16d0a_trfEiD07R8Cjmw8cAGW97jQQ5IGT_qWvoflEeis9xyDwgl1lNuq7oN4_co8Vsb4BE-1MSLLSW4SQa7m2qi-xrnNRjXAlu30aWDLbgvXI27vHFVvBuFOwu/s4032/IMG_7284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWo_Kp2Z9aOrMWp81mMH_SZTrpQBMa77hUnobwYIStPtYaiq9jf9WOLgbMRacH9r6EG16d0a_trfEiD07R8Cjmw8cAGW97jQQ5IGT_qWvoflEeis9xyDwgl1lNuq7oN4_co8Vsb4BE-1MSLLSW4SQa7m2qi-xrnNRjXAlu30aWDLbgvXI27vHFVvBuFOwu/s320/IMG_7284.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella and Madi made slime today and spent hours playing with it. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi2iO-edFXSFvtsDBZ9EQM1Ms3CMZDgv38JVhcHRifspyihr4FAmBMefBAzgM8GqNX7lS444BrRCj-81fpF6ukxEZRMb58E3JdJKFaBxPSDt8T0mxWAGj1G-OHyGKsFotinfC5ZK3twYndM7xElDfzQdl8O1EgtrWN9r_yWUqG8flR6t3t3aLVfFJW5_m/s4032/IMG_7285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNi2iO-edFXSFvtsDBZ9EQM1Ms3CMZDgv38JVhcHRifspyihr4FAmBMefBAzgM8GqNX7lS444BrRCj-81fpF6ukxEZRMb58E3JdJKFaBxPSDt8T0mxWAGj1G-OHyGKsFotinfC5ZK3twYndM7xElDfzQdl8O1EgtrWN9r_yWUqG8flR6t3t3aLVfFJW5_m/s320/IMG_7285.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTjqceciHfQMZ52PgD2J7Yax-NCjj4Q1SFaXd590c3Zc2t82q89R3R7GfHk5l6jJVIOtAYH-DhR9jLHvNEyGxj3GV3vPPHdXI-6cbPrQeQ-C7TKThjR6uKdF2GiMmMA-x8tT69_Zfj-sp2aJcWD9a0hhzjaG2LekSiiMP6d9VCVQmbiJDYtsMPLZh2WAy/s4032/IMG_7286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTjqceciHfQMZ52PgD2J7Yax-NCjj4Q1SFaXd590c3Zc2t82q89R3R7GfHk5l6jJVIOtAYH-DhR9jLHvNEyGxj3GV3vPPHdXI-6cbPrQeQ-C7TKThjR6uKdF2GiMmMA-x8tT69_Zfj-sp2aJcWD9a0hhzjaG2LekSiiMP6d9VCVQmbiJDYtsMPLZh2WAy/s320/IMG_7286.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXQOxq2s8M0sta_gvmVIZcDgA4TaJDHRXt-RJTtcT6OT-rW1T6szrpjNk6CLk-WM-4LxqVCVhsTWiOjxyavaI0HOnq2xgAbk3nBC4-2zNpr1J2j5sIhq7ZJyYBALst6St2PYulomSzGtGqT7Mnh9FSzBb1cnSMpGZmazrVAYm0NF_JW4wD1IHdaj2TLKF/s4032/IMG_7287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXQOxq2s8M0sta_gvmVIZcDgA4TaJDHRXt-RJTtcT6OT-rW1T6szrpjNk6CLk-WM-4LxqVCVhsTWiOjxyavaI0HOnq2xgAbk3nBC4-2zNpr1J2j5sIhq7ZJyYBALst6St2PYulomSzGtGqT7Mnh9FSzBb1cnSMpGZmazrVAYm0NF_JW4wD1IHdaj2TLKF/s320/IMG_7287.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oytUybpA78aA8O9MBR8BeCOoHi1PC4VmwzclZPDT6kzOCQ5JlwTEgI3S0lSLyUK98PLpEWpFyp-5-s4OJhJj97PXvNhL5iXOZ0ak_uEk3ViXzR3pqlv1Sec2orlJjbD3vhcG-IY5wmTWlo3kLqd5Tpm3jjiwrmTdjtYUi3xzc-C2A2mgp3mu-YKwEZqd/s4032/IMG_7288.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oytUybpA78aA8O9MBR8BeCOoHi1PC4VmwzclZPDT6kzOCQ5JlwTEgI3S0lSLyUK98PLpEWpFyp-5-s4OJhJj97PXvNhL5iXOZ0ak_uEk3ViXzR3pqlv1Sec2orlJjbD3vhcG-IY5wmTWlo3kLqd5Tpm3jjiwrmTdjtYUi3xzc-C2A2mgp3mu-YKwEZqd/s320/IMG_7288.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne and Kevin working on a puzzle. Grace came along and helped them with it too.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErAMTk7Mju7AjsiyZe1Vw3X4xRHOOAYt6N74D1VqzoxFE-aRY5Nne-clQ9cfnHyiQ9h7ZAb-xtngOkC1hxJzCsS0A_w8QM8VC_1KVOjlI9mOZnbXISCGiRhOfMFf5m5nst_Mk4X7RoPpCNYykqVKan2TKqDxPuRaoV5JmyN-chKxFLdlyzpQjfyO60Gn1/s4032/IMG_7289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErAMTk7Mju7AjsiyZe1Vw3X4xRHOOAYt6N74D1VqzoxFE-aRY5Nne-clQ9cfnHyiQ9h7ZAb-xtngOkC1hxJzCsS0A_w8QM8VC_1KVOjlI9mOZnbXISCGiRhOfMFf5m5nst_Mk4X7RoPpCNYykqVKan2TKqDxPuRaoV5JmyN-chKxFLdlyzpQjfyO60Gn1/s320/IMG_7289.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj9_23QfK_qoLj548KaAj8Tao2YEor3kRpPjKr6ZpaEZBE2PSUUEtczKoNMaF2ajc5aLNi_kfT7Yt4YTlUu2YirfBkILgl5u9WQDP2frRNl6HlGPqFN2cY0XPWjonOE4M6RUH3uAIBZvkYsKCQc9Ba_bLi6F1m-y-GFON49pJ_8mE0ejbzn_q6e_DAilx/s4032/IMG_7308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj9_23QfK_qoLj548KaAj8Tao2YEor3kRpPjKr6ZpaEZBE2PSUUEtczKoNMaF2ajc5aLNi_kfT7Yt4YTlUu2YirfBkILgl5u9WQDP2frRNl6HlGPqFN2cY0XPWjonOE4M6RUH3uAIBZvkYsKCQc9Ba_bLi6F1m-y-GFON49pJ_8mE0ejbzn_q6e_DAilx/s320/IMG_7308.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne and his brother</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0Aj8VWDywuLy9rSN4O7bMYtEZeHpgynTXRFaPNp0wW6yrLIqFe-MNHviWtfWXPgxQJ-SCGki5mjNZRKBfUcTXy4T1ZC9sxyo2lu3UnHdSxs7Og_e9CJNRvjSGZV4_MvWy5_q2R7xJcS81n1ngY3dfJFLsouEc3_e9ctqlCuUr3GUcLQRBqtrNAMw7nP9/s4032/IMG_7309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0Aj8VWDywuLy9rSN4O7bMYtEZeHpgynTXRFaPNp0wW6yrLIqFe-MNHviWtfWXPgxQJ-SCGki5mjNZRKBfUcTXy4T1ZC9sxyo2lu3UnHdSxs7Og_e9CJNRvjSGZV4_MvWy5_q2R7xJcS81n1ngY3dfJFLsouEc3_e9ctqlCuUr3GUcLQRBqtrNAMw7nP9/s320/IMG_7309.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-z0B6L7qV4UTjsyD1JEYqxBEvtOTbrJy-WAGusgI4OMTlyW3XiREQnt7NA9pY_jooFgQakgCUqv62eZj1pX6zgqVEQYFnBkhhATVbM2CDFF-cPAPw8-SnRR2bXVZge4T6ib2FB9VqpKXG0e1WySIRbkIyoMiMXNb7y-xqCfsBS3330TXU1V-jhTT74LV/s4032/IMG_7311.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-z0B6L7qV4UTjsyD1JEYqxBEvtOTbrJy-WAGusgI4OMTlyW3XiREQnt7NA9pY_jooFgQakgCUqv62eZj1pX6zgqVEQYFnBkhhATVbM2CDFF-cPAPw8-SnRR2bXVZge4T6ib2FB9VqpKXG0e1WySIRbkIyoMiMXNb7y-xqCfsBS3330TXU1V-jhTT74LV/s320/IMG_7311.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: Please pray for his speech (his request). It is really hard for him to communicate these days. Please also pray for our meeting with the palliative team so we have a good plan in place. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: Please pray for my labs that I can receive my immunotherapy and that my radiation goes smoothly. Please also pray that this cancer is kicked to the curb with these treatments. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: Please pray for travel safety for Abigail and Naomi as they travel. Please also pray for Abigail to make it through this intensive class. Just continue to pray for the other kids as they juggle all the things (school, work, and our health). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-76721775412748139232023-12-31T21:11:00.000-08:002023-12-31T21:26:11.152-08:00Update 12/31/23: Year End<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight." From a devotion today: "The Lord calls us to walk by faith and surrender our doubts and fears to Him. He wants us to believe His promises, even when circumstances seem bleak; trusting in Him lets us see beyond the visible to the eternal. Then we will find strength, peace, and the presence of our loving God guiding us every step of the way."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As 2023 comes to a close, I am choosing to dwell on all the amazing things God has done in our lives this year instead of focusing on the hard things that have happened. It is crazy to think about all that has changed and transpired in the last 12 months. From Wayne's cancer returning and us living in Chicago to my cancer diagnosis and treatment, God has been faithful and good to us. We have watched our children's faith grow and have seen God provide in so many different ways through different people and organizations. Although 2023 has had many challenging moments, we are confident that God is using all of this for our good and His glory. Our prayer for 2024 is that God would continue to work in and through our lives.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Making Memories:</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LmGxzWzlW_68ThUymzjiyK4-no4NAARuGCZnXHwzHRryRVa_7GIJgmySr4PsfsKF6-tUFaqIzlK9ojYmpiTxpcOX-qtGjyG1POJSVR_sAXiwf_MrrDgeITyht5krpHVdaTpK3GAGr_znxiJod4iTrxQRIscongHHdWTnxn3fueku0zGCzu6NHg84gT0n/s1024/20231227_180551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LmGxzWzlW_68ThUymzjiyK4-no4NAARuGCZnXHwzHRryRVa_7GIJgmySr4PsfsKF6-tUFaqIzlK9ojYmpiTxpcOX-qtGjyG1POJSVR_sAXiwf_MrrDgeITyht5krpHVdaTpK3GAGr_znxiJod4iTrxQRIscongHHdWTnxn3fueku0zGCzu6NHg84gT0n/s320/20231227_180551.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a wonderful visit with the Kreider Family. We spent a lot of time with them in 2023. They may not be related by blood, but they are our family.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl__THg76P1Q6ZGOl9P8W-MGjLbaV0qwOZlvVmOpn_hyCIwQzKpbtHf7ffQG-c3gkFh1EtFXpimeNZnaCXScybxn-32sG97zC5RS_5HktnEDafVjN6ynWITsW6uedy8Y53mrUmf33ygO3kG5V8b2mBOmBtZijO4smqSVhyFsGnCD0BwBbdoajJO2_n0oBw/s3617/IMG_3996.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="3617" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl__THg76P1Q6ZGOl9P8W-MGjLbaV0qwOZlvVmOpn_hyCIwQzKpbtHf7ffQG-c3gkFh1EtFXpimeNZnaCXScybxn-32sG97zC5RS_5HktnEDafVjN6ynWITsW6uedy8Y53mrUmf33ygO3kG5V8b2mBOmBtZijO4smqSVhyFsGnCD0BwBbdoajJO2_n0oBw/s320/IMG_3996.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Kreider kids requested to visit Robin's Place for dinner. Look at the pile of plates. They took full advantage of the buffet.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gYGnUkZD473J1Nnp2assOTNpsjkRfFccoEbpNqFB1aHqZ5AOzdkx8n22Twa9nx-B-OT1RJlO8Gl4VkOXcCUpuOaL3qAD3Tu87DYlFy_wv3Ff1-azIzXjiUPpBq0wiGVCum6LwXTKh5LL8-h2RyNjS9Q8byEUfX5tDDKo383w-qo9c4-7qKHk3NOejZ8v/s4032/IMG_3997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gYGnUkZD473J1Nnp2assOTNpsjkRfFccoEbpNqFB1aHqZ5AOzdkx8n22Twa9nx-B-OT1RJlO8Gl4VkOXcCUpuOaL3qAD3Tu87DYlFy_wv3Ff1-azIzXjiUPpBq0wiGVCum6LwXTKh5LL8-h2RyNjS9Q8byEUfX5tDDKo383w-qo9c4-7qKHk3NOejZ8v/s320/IMG_3997.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauYKNYz3PkgbbGt2Izad6W2wS34ygPHvvlip7Pz38xqfO3y8UKlP6WdFmzmqQMA9fL5RbuFjkXXoESVaMD6T-HIp2JnLkoGC_CiQ5VU8jXKgOd-_17rA-EFGpUi_250emDsCq4dXU4MhCNSuaeFTXScM1JSI4ojJjo-u1LEcsGqzWn_LF4FcepsJogUgZ/s4032/IMG_7078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He helped Wayne get his coat on and then managed to help clean and organize our garage.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMC4saQMw8vxzwKcgKSv7BnG_2Lw5tcBZlhzuF-MVtCKsPBUaqdJ_bHoA2ps6eYvY0jZbXeD8AWyOo8nsWWKtBE0wAKlWSFWYcAgVpo4KQa5DBDKBs9NxFH41Q-rkJ3FPZ36OCMrXHY5IF6dqZxsquJ-c8NKpr4kUYX-Z9L8dIeZ5mvCgQRmnmdPcF6X-/s3023/IMG_4008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="2907" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMC4saQMw8vxzwKcgKSv7BnG_2Lw5tcBZlhzuF-MVtCKsPBUaqdJ_bHoA2ps6eYvY0jZbXeD8AWyOo8nsWWKtBE0wAKlWSFWYcAgVpo4KQa5DBDKBs9NxFH41Q-rkJ3FPZ36OCMrXHY5IF6dqZxsquJ-c8NKpr4kUYX-Z9L8dIeZ5mvCgQRmnmdPcF6X-/s320/IMG_4008.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt4KgcfkbopPZ2DDgVFmlgeTdReRLbkSaIk8zbFLqy8jKfkFP_Yitdkx3YgxhpLdQxUDvL1sgvm9pIsz2tW_1YDg2G_FzvhnXVSlXPG3SPNDbyRLZzYTHPP813vcoCbwEJmgvTlxqNsIoX0mAGoeApsXhgQMg028gUfFV3w6AW8G-Nz4zkn7npjdfHC3-/s4032/IMG_7098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNt4KgcfkbopPZ2DDgVFmlgeTdReRLbkSaIk8zbFLqy8jKfkFP_Yitdkx3YgxhpLdQxUDvL1sgvm9pIsz2tW_1YDg2G_FzvhnXVSlXPG3SPNDbyRLZzYTHPP813vcoCbwEJmgvTlxqNsIoX0mAGoeApsXhgQMg028gUfFV3w6AW8G-Nz4zkn7npjdfHC3-/s320/IMG_7098.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela got her wart re-frozen. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The girls enjoyed using their Christmas gift cards to go to Starbucks. Why are they growing up so fast?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHZ6XREdX1nVy-BnSbrbqbIaXJWDoLXNhjc0m5g9bxY6SI3MK0O4uCb3WpDAUqWaYeVc02K3C1wlhfbDrLlz_p3pwQUnSfwQBFtvFnOhwSTYw3Q5zDTnEHILMFXWZL92Vv82HHSljTeQ5lws4LtoiG_NWakd3Zl_Bp1gB7-hEvCr5GofHnHQjlLU7PK9K/s2551/20231229_174934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="2551" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHZ6XREdX1nVy-BnSbrbqbIaXJWDoLXNhjc0m5g9bxY6SI3MK0O4uCb3WpDAUqWaYeVc02K3C1wlhfbDrLlz_p3pwQUnSfwQBFtvFnOhwSTYw3Q5zDTnEHILMFXWZL92Vv82HHSljTeQ5lws4LtoiG_NWakd3Zl_Bp1gB7-hEvCr5GofHnHQjlLU7PK9K/s320/20231229_174934.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb0Fs0dG79VEuSDHR4bKOtRcwWWMdMWbqaIE_sKAR6dwoVpRu1yuDYFGBxK-M2aizACbpWxlHdpkywAYslyRIPkpLJVpUudH9OgS268sG4mC_eY4K7dXyfP1HPyqukftBFAP42p1hzYqo-_tSrF-sBoECzL1vCxkHdOQDmdtmijY3jHO5VUrVlsVOVBuP/s4032/IMG_7150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb0Fs0dG79VEuSDHR4bKOtRcwWWMdMWbqaIE_sKAR6dwoVpRu1yuDYFGBxK-M2aizACbpWxlHdpkywAYslyRIPkpLJVpUudH9OgS268sG4mC_eY4K7dXyfP1HPyqukftBFAP42p1hzYqo-_tSrF-sBoECzL1vCxkHdOQDmdtmijY3jHO5VUrVlsVOVBuP/s320/IMG_7150.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella and her bestie created art together. I purchased a couple art tutorials for us to do over break. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwNOqVDdKRzLKG9mkj7VwBHFtm-1b-rVIe3bhHpwO7wGKgDBilNoJUUpYQ4ki0ua5D1mNLbohxt_6yrUwi9jdXv1LBdS8gmn7XWRUl-mIpqpHm7JxR-GI3p7Y1tcVs_VaGPmmJMUqS3AQYIoMpYTK0xiAqTbmeoz6fy4DRkj-n3HAQc4Eg6B4KRs22-QW/s4032/IMG_7154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwNOqVDdKRzLKG9mkj7VwBHFtm-1b-rVIe3bhHpwO7wGKgDBilNoJUUpYQ4ki0ua5D1mNLbohxt_6yrUwi9jdXv1LBdS8gmn7XWRUl-mIpqpHm7JxR-GI3p7Y1tcVs_VaGPmmJMUqS3AQYIoMpYTK0xiAqTbmeoz6fy4DRkj-n3HAQc4Eg6B4KRs22-QW/s320/IMG_7154.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne's chair ends up being an extra seat. Grace said it is very comfortable.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynIW9i0pTwFlsU99yUVwRKqyHNlfyVwyF-bO6LuzPScVWlAhNyXodT4h15VWYMhdt7AouB74ypgN7gteYexVOISQUNUHtsSdapOEllBL5Bgz4Y3uUIaw0cVdEBN8StI4VC21rkN7azGE3RshyphenhyphenRsP3jy1WtlZKTOSaL_ImU7LxK7Hxr1fMSM0fQecIECAh/s4032/IMG_7155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynIW9i0pTwFlsU99yUVwRKqyHNlfyVwyF-bO6LuzPScVWlAhNyXodT4h15VWYMhdt7AouB74ypgN7gteYexVOISQUNUHtsSdapOEllBL5Bgz4Y3uUIaw0cVdEBN8StI4VC21rkN7azGE3RshyphenhyphenRsP3jy1WtlZKTOSaL_ImU7LxK7Hxr1fMSM0fQecIECAh/s320/IMG_7155.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs1FeXw2haAF3fbxf-YqPnpwRQmQM7wEZJ0bi-_Q5E0NVJJiGhxKI-1crScDnJc4N1d6yU7_-Y1iN39EGPa7_e8pD-BWKOyuFCDdUn9QY3LwgDW1e8pz8-sIuViFljJVY4seSGiiYgD5lrfkryq77H6lz-yasxg6V5e-H9wvm2jtETp5iWVFlAIuycFjn/s4032/IMG_7160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMs1FeXw2haAF3fbxf-YqPnpwRQmQM7wEZJ0bi-_Q5E0NVJJiGhxKI-1crScDnJc4N1d6yU7_-Y1iN39EGPa7_e8pD-BWKOyuFCDdUn9QY3LwgDW1e8pz8-sIuViFljJVY4seSGiiYgD5lrfkryq77H6lz-yasxg6V5e-H9wvm2jtETp5iWVFlAIuycFjn/s320/IMG_7160.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_lzfA-j6ImsnLkXdJy_ufvKpwKIafUOtC98VlJksAP9_eBaFBEPyZDAShxxvZHZn2_MN3sMV996b4Xw-PwctCkdCVv-1G4sTdRYwciz7oHl4FNBS6TXqSrqpNn6W_ecS4wVR__ReM9MVu7GyuSUctw9G82uyHR1onIzAgB-7TjTK3zei1ilSYpTCBtQB/s4032/IMG_7162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_lzfA-j6ImsnLkXdJy_ufvKpwKIafUOtC98VlJksAP9_eBaFBEPyZDAShxxvZHZn2_MN3sMV996b4Xw-PwctCkdCVv-1G4sTdRYwciz7oHl4FNBS6TXqSrqpNn6W_ecS4wVR__ReM9MVu7GyuSUctw9G82uyHR1onIzAgB-7TjTK3zei1ilSYpTCBtQB/s320/IMG_7162.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq44sXdQUQCg2C5jefT4tT7iVHIMvzitPPMQ5CnLDoRAoaGrHTAq7r-EnAVhYSIeiAU1ItkT7kL3iceLQHt-rBNpU-BfRnEW2PxTwiv7TOOYfyCScLsm7y4LMG20L5lFGDfTsIdyYj0EYoGe6yLlZT2anTWN0P3ETzGmqPjONKVkBpEvIqqzEA9jmcpUlM/s2000/IMG_2910.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq44sXdQUQCg2C5jefT4tT7iVHIMvzitPPMQ5CnLDoRAoaGrHTAq7r-EnAVhYSIeiAU1ItkT7kL3iceLQHt-rBNpU-BfRnEW2PxTwiv7TOOYfyCScLsm7y4LMG20L5lFGDfTsIdyYj0EYoGe6yLlZT2anTWN0P3ETzGmqPjONKVkBpEvIqqzEA9jmcpUlM/s320/IMG_2910.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fun with the kids. 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I love watching them be creative.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDfqUl2xYblekmaa2W3k3_ZITC5WdEKdSy_BO8dNgu3jfhkWsxI4O0k-K_Ea9atbIM4mDUwBN3Sy6NDSjJXxXJJ75TyA-ntX5vwTKJgDL2oPU010qiW72gEurL-99BSWRAyMUAADbjt_CnhvoIYB_OQCLFyD3BF-2k7Glz16KNkykCXK0U9MRGCqAkjFl/s4032/IMG_7171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDfqUl2xYblekmaa2W3k3_ZITC5WdEKdSy_BO8dNgu3jfhkWsxI4O0k-K_Ea9atbIM4mDUwBN3Sy6NDSjJXxXJJ75TyA-ntX5vwTKJgDL2oPU010qiW72gEurL-99BSWRAyMUAADbjt_CnhvoIYB_OQCLFyD3BF-2k7Glz16KNkykCXK0U9MRGCqAkjFl/s320/IMG_7171.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You know you are loved when your friend from Chicago sends your favorite ice cream with her daughter. She asked me if I wanted anything from Chicago. I joked that I wish there was a way to get Plush Horse ice cream...and she delivered! One last hurrah before I return back to my healthy eating plan now that I'm recovering from chemo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pi-BcIAXUJGfufydZaVoF4HxXWWjb_fh-nSSzZqdpmUKdf-eEoNP7bsEHoT1qU9r5yjd5onF95v9Va3VEZu77LBhwso4o3JQ85Jrv1dcaPmVyks3wnv_lAcxwiiCwJZwUgwEu2Qu0wcFqCCEg6q2qS05nthZHXeoVfsXhPUXz5CP7WgZd1-I_ZCQ5iLN/s4032/IMG_7180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pi-BcIAXUJGfufydZaVoF4HxXWWjb_fh-nSSzZqdpmUKdf-eEoNP7bsEHoT1qU9r5yjd5onF95v9Va3VEZu77LBhwso4o3JQ85Jrv1dcaPmVyks3wnv_lAcxwiiCwJZwUgwEu2Qu0wcFqCCEg6q2qS05nthZHXeoVfsXhPUXz5CP7WgZd1-I_ZCQ5iLN/s320/IMG_7180.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tonight, our friends the Patersons, stopped by for dinner on their way back to Chicago. We had a wonderful time with them. The kids found a shared love - Just Dance. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF3IzRRjOQVZeKhaTJEJQgAiDeVFoGN-bdL6JfAR-D2to8xCVNW1vy8skelcmnvxvoQUreiXk4tOYjdnOSkUh8QJfiVugR4DtaoM4c2mFV9k6KY2_SV-mWNodkmSut9LK84vCU470F2VG5FjQppqWEbwuhwBLuoTXrQ-QoDtRn4zf1iypRV31lVFByw_I/s4032/IMG_7185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF3IzRRjOQVZeKhaTJEJQgAiDeVFoGN-bdL6JfAR-D2to8xCVNW1vy8skelcmnvxvoQUreiXk4tOYjdnOSkUh8QJfiVugR4DtaoM4c2mFV9k6KY2_SV-mWNodkmSut9LK84vCU470F2VG5FjQppqWEbwuhwBLuoTXrQ-QoDtRn4zf1iypRV31lVFByw_I/s320/IMG_7185.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhT5K4K5nBl3A-rTDlcQF-oLX-Ces4xy2g94mglht7YlGVnWR03IrOf_croNR6UhxuESxx7zNPk3ZeCxRxv-cVSfSkiGKocRKT-PdW89HPc9t9ltgz17wcQyN8RfpOL3Y84mxiO-YEfI3GHjt2dwzrGjwCPDzG_KS8bYmx7YYxoPHBdc4TB7obwROknADj/s4032/IMG_7186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I am collecting special messages from those who have known Wayne over the years. Since Wayne is on palliative care and is struggling to communicate, I am putting together a memory book for the kids filled with stories, pictures, and memories that people may have that they can read through in the future. I have been sharing them with Wayne as they come in and it has been a highlight of his day. If you have a special memory, story, or anything that you'd like to share with the kids or Wayne, please contact me (email: rebeccaharder35 at gmail)******</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: Please continue to pray for Wayne's foot to heal and guidance for his doctors as we meet with them this week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: Please pray for my body as I recover from chemo. This round has been extra rough and my body has been achy all week. I meet with the radiologist this week to create my treatment plan. I also have a CT scan this week. Please pray for these appointments and that I will not need any more chemo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please also pray for another friend facing some hard obstacles with their loved one's brain cancer and is in the hospital.</span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-59712187273005900552023-12-26T20:04:00.000-08:002023-12-26T20:28:33.212-08:00Update 12/26/23<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 27:13-14 “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVo4hpWOUkEd4ttszfvqHWgCj01ynkhXxAaHpIVRyfyDiZVeJHtDPO9KRYw66wkh9JG_hDt1JIHfzD7pyM8b9ARPT4GreS4opjLknlZvUxZjSCuRI5jnS0UlMFLl_7qybnraOCW1nZlCx_BPfc7iipfB4c6y06fCACtSXs3Fg-1fH3RSDli9keTR6MjWs2/s3489/IMG_5114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="3489" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVo4hpWOUkEd4ttszfvqHWgCj01ynkhXxAaHpIVRyfyDiZVeJHtDPO9KRYw66wkh9JG_hDt1JIHfzD7pyM8b9ARPT4GreS4opjLknlZvUxZjSCuRI5jnS0UlMFLl_7qybnraOCW1nZlCx_BPfc7iipfB4c6y06fCACtSXs3Fg-1fH3RSDli9keTR6MjWs2/s320/IMG_5114.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Merry Christmas to all of you! We pray that each of you were able to enjoy some quality time with your families. We were blessed to make some amazing memories, despite not feeling well. I tried my best to enjoy each moment, although there were times I wanted to just wish the day away. I know the sooner I get closer to a week out from chemo, the sooner I will feel better. I told a friend it’s hard sometimes to exist in the in between. I struggle to find the good in the hard. It’s possible, but it takes work.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpiQQBoeMfhT9zdrNKswOJfY6_Y7ob9oY2fJxXtW3aG7qlPDZ5Qqq7efNoWsR7RfejWu_aRui4ZzWhLOdc3X6jjheeSKQOkVaN_UMVwUGh_V1k_cD-AGZVKfPMhmLO8pUhje43rh1C5BJTa4VPXOxQoXlxIEHTTRwEJFjcJzR84SyaVL_uSL0CQDPBIeU/s4032/IMG_6912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpiQQBoeMfhT9zdrNKswOJfY6_Y7ob9oY2fJxXtW3aG7qlPDZ5Qqq7efNoWsR7RfejWu_aRui4ZzWhLOdc3X6jjheeSKQOkVaN_UMVwUGh_V1k_cD-AGZVKfPMhmLO8pUhje43rh1C5BJTa4VPXOxQoXlxIEHTTRwEJFjcJzR84SyaVL_uSL0CQDPBIeU/s320/IMG_6912.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bo was quick to welcome me home from chemo and enjoyed watching movies with me while I wasn’t feeling well.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWl0ThoYGX-rrpSS68lzg0gJXWqTqBza3X_Qo82d6XdlLrecr2dNLgFhHPgQ6nvLqJ4wC3urRlRaW21J1SA9uo4RPJ9WIowTUVK347GPiFSqlzzk7h9xc2r3dU_yB9SObmxVfw3nP_3mAH1vwBN1uk2IwJoaHKRgrv9U1uDeaGnOKP8FTXwtkcRgpYYOt/s4032/IMG_6917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWl0ThoYGX-rrpSS68lzg0gJXWqTqBza3X_Qo82d6XdlLrecr2dNLgFhHPgQ6nvLqJ4wC3urRlRaW21J1SA9uo4RPJ9WIowTUVK347GPiFSqlzzk7h9xc2r3dU_yB9SObmxVfw3nP_3mAH1vwBN1uk2IwJoaHKRgrv9U1uDeaGnOKP8FTXwtkcRgpYYOt/s320/IMG_6917.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Saturday, during my recovery, I watched one of my favorite movies, While You Were Sleeping. While I was at recovering, my sister Rachel took Sophia on a hike, which is Sophia’s love language.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wXgqkIu1zILC7CZrIvtwhHGn39DGjsOn8iXe_V3x728Cou9kU5Y05Vvw3gUIBOGXGTtBL6qp8r8Yty7pxClLOuLUYWCcYiBdh4wRvq-R62hVucRmbRS_FiPf4TojJ_JBSG1g44eHzgR4Y26LsK0O2Hv58kkHpTZDjGEioggq5GhidsV7WfVj6fu5qEvZ/s2998/IMG_5085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="2612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wXgqkIu1zILC7CZrIvtwhHGn39DGjsOn8iXe_V3x728Cou9kU5Y05Vvw3gUIBOGXGTtBL6qp8r8Yty7pxClLOuLUYWCcYiBdh4wRvq-R62hVucRmbRS_FiPf4TojJ_JBSG1g44eHzgR4Y26LsK0O2Hv58kkHpTZDjGEioggq5GhidsV7WfVj6fu5qEvZ/s320/IMG_5085.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCgI9sIP4shcnA0oplSXHHIY2VE_NX-Nt2E0lCsvDGonxWGpTpUD5Wc6kGm13VNpP3zwrd34-AnZd_I-FBI74mf5Azcup5CJ1X4wm6jbW8YXozgGTrVXFen_K4A3LWF5AZ2xAWJ9P-t6qg3ktmaRV8PVEgPIBP7WEwFltPS5yH7NYRIsTBFyq9bYOhlKs/s2152/IMG_5090.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2152" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCgI9sIP4shcnA0oplSXHHIY2VE_NX-Nt2E0lCsvDGonxWGpTpUD5Wc6kGm13VNpP3zwrd34-AnZd_I-FBI74mf5Azcup5CJ1X4wm6jbW8YXozgGTrVXFen_K4A3LWF5AZ2xAWJ9P-t6qg3ktmaRV8PVEgPIBP7WEwFltPS5yH7NYRIsTBFyq9bYOhlKs/s320/IMG_5090.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKuJuj6ftIPfSOiIgKIihr5bwPeIXRkyJVvhO7_IqgBl-3VlTitfKiITMoQZeDTKBkQgdDVdRl-NPWIIfo793rUV_stzxWUNk8KGlJgisfpI5Sigdsq4MAWO0bbTGnqC_hiGOcv9le2AHQjInGHw4KupncICs45M8l2S5QeAbxKCysS4dAz2cJXHoWiHK/s4032/IMG_5092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKuJuj6ftIPfSOiIgKIihr5bwPeIXRkyJVvhO7_IqgBl-3VlTitfKiITMoQZeDTKBkQgdDVdRl-NPWIIfo793rUV_stzxWUNk8KGlJgisfpI5Sigdsq4MAWO0bbTGnqC_hiGOcv9le2AHQjInGHw4KupncICs45M8l2S5QeAbxKCysS4dAz2cJXHoWiHK/s320/IMG_5092.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE82LDH1gVTcUCfUH_8kttZV50MX9nc3alYMwzd9gGbwnwN-jYvuIYgvbPzW9pMUJ7os8B98YqKnHFDrWjLwK-s0BtjkuLK5tarAcNhLpoH01YQ6wAbWoLwPtKU90EN6mp0lYUYAM9hAGjDZ4IDNYqdc3iGV_yE0yWOAx_eI7CPLJgwOBZ9SXHSpZpBDkB/s3088/IMG_5095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE82LDH1gVTcUCfUH_8kttZV50MX9nc3alYMwzd9gGbwnwN-jYvuIYgvbPzW9pMUJ7os8B98YqKnHFDrWjLwK-s0BtjkuLK5tarAcNhLpoH01YQ6wAbWoLwPtKU90EN6mp0lYUYAM9hAGjDZ4IDNYqdc3iGV_yE0yWOAx_eI7CPLJgwOBZ9SXHSpZpBDkB/s320/IMG_5095.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh7DHWMz2ZZ6rjKTN6CkJj3lpchFSrm40m6kE-QDHsHzvjmOJlL4E1iZGpWJpAWvwTbN2aO6H5bYqAhe-je8JvMG0QmGBzmSjJObxXD55Jl_4pBCB8VAGHezGoVUIM07EN7WTfBlit0JJ5VJQ8wLyr3-GkSdaR3cIcEX13LriSZNWkJUL89sqRxXpBYIA/s2912/IMG_5096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2912" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh7DHWMz2ZZ6rjKTN6CkJj3lpchFSrm40m6kE-QDHsHzvjmOJlL4E1iZGpWJpAWvwTbN2aO6H5bYqAhe-je8JvMG0QmGBzmSjJObxXD55Jl_4pBCB8VAGHezGoVUIM07EN7WTfBlit0JJ5VJQ8wLyr3-GkSdaR3cIcEX13LriSZNWkJUL89sqRxXpBYIA/s320/IMG_5096.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas Eve we were able to enjoy a beautiful church service together with some of my family. I had the honor of writing a piece for the lighting of the Christ candle for Advent. May these words speak to you!</span></p><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tonight we light the Christ Candle. All the other candles are encapsulated in this one candle. Jesus Christ is the source and the ultimate example of love, He is our joy, He is our source of peace, and He is our hope. Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of the promise throughout scripture, from Genesis through Malachi, for the Promised Messiah who was coming to redeem His people.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Isaiah 9:6-7, Isaiah prophesied of this:</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne an over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">This little baby who humbly entered our broken world, came to save and redeem us from our sin. But Jesus Christ is not just a baby that we remember at Christmas, He is our conquering King who is coming again. Philippians 2:10-11 declares, “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” There is power in the name of Jesus Christ! He has the power to save and transform lives.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jesus Christ is source of everything we need in this life- He is our salvation, the fulfillment of the Promised Messiah that God promised from the beginning. Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of love: He humbled Himself to come to this earth, to bear all the guilt and shame for us on the cross, and conquered sin and death when He rose from the grave. He is also our source of joy, peace, and He is our only hope.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jesus Christ truly is the only source of everything we need. May we reflect on this truth as we light this candle. A question to ponder this Christmas: is Jesus Christ the center of your life? Is He your source of love, joy, peace, and hope? Nothing else satisfies like He does. May we know and experience this truth in our lives this year.</span></i></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After church, we headed back to our house for pizza and gifts. It was a wonderful and relaxing evening. 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He loves to garden, but has had some back issues. This will allow him to keep doing what he loves, but protect his back. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMCJJtRYQGTlxhLN7lVMsmwotkPAO6NW8LaHFyIMMzubD4hue__Aiba7Z24YZG9g6_D49NuDMgBJIO_IRYIaATS9GGIVp6bP78p2ydLqkw1H716Dg1MSJuLl9oiG4L6m0C8eCFXZZO0nhix5MNevIsRvPNGy7rygJFUFP6UwB6vV3Gp1ikwtZiEGhyq2p/s4032/IMG_7005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMCJJtRYQGTlxhLN7lVMsmwotkPAO6NW8LaHFyIMMzubD4hue__Aiba7Z24YZG9g6_D49NuDMgBJIO_IRYIaATS9GGIVp6bP78p2ydLqkw1H716Dg1MSJuLl9oiG4L6m0C8eCFXZZO0nhix5MNevIsRvPNGy7rygJFUFP6UwB6vV3Gp1ikwtZiEGhyq2p/s320/IMG_7005.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBu_BzgYIYW82tPjVEk45cYoMsr55F8HX8qoQosoPRnxoShBjc9a0W5zkkvBDu8oGUZz_uXJxHvlubvXpmz93Kn46eMQjZ43s6xoprd_IqKvh-V-SeXpxvQJ3LnqwJ9JH0zJV2WF-CRY2oAF-sAPoCZOYAdpDps5R0ofL1Izmia6gfWy_cx0k45CFRV9X/s4032/IMG_7006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBu_BzgYIYW82tPjVEk45cYoMsr55F8HX8qoQosoPRnxoShBjc9a0W5zkkvBDu8oGUZz_uXJxHvlubvXpmz93Kn46eMQjZ43s6xoprd_IqKvh-V-SeXpxvQJ3LnqwJ9JH0zJV2WF-CRY2oAF-sAPoCZOYAdpDps5R0ofL1Izmia6gfWy_cx0k45CFRV9X/s320/IMG_7006.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BNO1R66usFdEtDoXwjsd88id5hFrTiuTouM3TstX9BHs4gWmUSA_KXtTk7H1ZRRDBau4Dq1shRvTzAPrdWeVAp_1phvqNwQkQ0OECRDUXsvQIRXWnZSNjkA6BPeIDXqXZ1Yk3ul18o7VYjefCN8DWWxqAQxMUF077TdIUnpyvEFV-QtxVb6N8irmpVgQ/s4032/IMG_7007.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BNO1R66usFdEtDoXwjsd88id5hFrTiuTouM3TstX9BHs4gWmUSA_KXtTk7H1ZRRDBau4Dq1shRvTzAPrdWeVAp_1phvqNwQkQ0OECRDUXsvQIRXWnZSNjkA6BPeIDXqXZ1Yk3ul18o7VYjefCN8DWWxqAQxMUF077TdIUnpyvEFV-QtxVb6N8irmpVgQ/s320/IMG_7007.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I snagged these pictures of the kids playing around. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76sQHjByr-P41UYJx3IgjZ7FvMPLvcyz1BKf1Aht_Mp_QiybUYqkFKIUF13LPFQAA62GvOHL1_Pe7FZRjtrQ7SOnpcdjXkrMSQeuPo_v-Zj_t27CilvG85ETBaRe_vjtPxk8OfH2rSn6PgfLEB4kwUNzs47L_KRXUqD8CFkbYUvH9ie9lS2QNOMUwG1lI/s4032/IMG_7008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76sQHjByr-P41UYJx3IgjZ7FvMPLvcyz1BKf1Aht_Mp_QiybUYqkFKIUF13LPFQAA62GvOHL1_Pe7FZRjtrQ7SOnpcdjXkrMSQeuPo_v-Zj_t27CilvG85ETBaRe_vjtPxk8OfH2rSn6PgfLEB4kwUNzs47L_KRXUqD8CFkbYUvH9ie9lS2QNOMUwG1lI/s320/IMG_7008.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas morning was even more laid back. In this season of not feeling well, I love having teenagers. We didn’t even get out of bed until 10 and then there was no rush. Naomi made us cinnamon rolls to keep the tradition going, since I was not up to it. We then exchanged gifts and opened stockings. We completed a puzzle, played some games, and ate Chuys (low maintenance day). We also had a special Elf couple stop by and watch a movie with us. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-wkrWv9wDOoAohgpACONe8mw2_BJCMhgNYzgyvTzdVItI3lFnaRMVBJ8GOA19EWTv7vaJpU_o-6MKgJ3HUiwtPEBYlhYP0mvXhoCj5F8FguTByhcuhtXkdrEgq3xlpK9DkA3R4vRGBalcop_2RIb10a8pkq5Y0_nbmppqdI_psbk0CVdrEDLpv3jpt8z/s4032/IMG_7024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-wkrWv9wDOoAohgpACONe8mw2_BJCMhgNYzgyvTzdVItI3lFnaRMVBJ8GOA19EWTv7vaJpU_o-6MKgJ3HUiwtPEBYlhYP0mvXhoCj5F8FguTByhcuhtXkdrEgq3xlpK9DkA3R4vRGBalcop_2RIb10a8pkq5Y0_nbmppqdI_psbk0CVdrEDLpv3jpt8z/s320/IMG_7024.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm2JUUzfHPbkCsaSWbmIWKhuM4ZKzWGWOsFcfD9WVe_TZBpyzfh5nqNqX462PbIW9prH-QnBBPKKpr9vndHyEBKshDMFuhnQnVMveF6TThNjYuyqZcqYrlsQUbPTYMQVjwmSS3bNgTu9ZYyMfe7bFZ5vrME3yVknw3Z3gX662Xk0tyPiqrrYkp2-pdB19/s4032/IMG_7028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm2JUUzfHPbkCsaSWbmIWKhuM4ZKzWGWOsFcfD9WVe_TZBpyzfh5nqNqX462PbIW9prH-QnBBPKKpr9vndHyEBKshDMFuhnQnVMveF6TThNjYuyqZcqYrlsQUbPTYMQVjwmSS3bNgTu9ZYyMfe7bFZ5vrME3yVknw3Z3gX662Xk0tyPiqrrYkp2-pdB19/s320/IMG_7028.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFk1V6JRO3gnjgxIgkPKfv7NH73UqrR_JNJf_59Eav91WHR3swnjPTGlZRwi5v9bEDxSQsIQiiYoEMKUVyif5UG_obYO1L7Vyzpb3HPttxDS_AmYnR9uaEVXAniE7P2sl1kmKEiOyhCTwJmwm84EFO25RSvUBmRfetR6PF8ccAdVlWczNq5Ohk8bKeToj/s4032/IMG_7029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFk1V6JRO3gnjgxIgkPKfv7NH73UqrR_JNJf_59Eav91WHR3swnjPTGlZRwi5v9bEDxSQsIQiiYoEMKUVyif5UG_obYO1L7Vyzpb3HPttxDS_AmYnR9uaEVXAniE7P2sl1kmKEiOyhCTwJmwm84EFO25RSvUBmRfetR6PF8ccAdVlWczNq5Ohk8bKeToj/s320/IMG_7029.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjGCqGePbCfDZS-QPA5KCl9OmgrLi87c0Ta3aJ803Y3ZsaiVIEp7vxH3ty_icO1LEp_QCYLoQzhu9Emx5cohU4CxkYldcQgfzw4TIA0InCLc-VIfp6pYnnyi5uM0nAQKI9rl1nhjhSH3tHMksVIXcRPT_1xYvRQtIlRWG4N0dy-K_Iw7HjI71UU41Yb_n/s3088/IMG_7031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjGCqGePbCfDZS-QPA5KCl9OmgrLi87c0Ta3aJ803Y3ZsaiVIEp7vxH3ty_icO1LEp_QCYLoQzhu9Emx5cohU4CxkYldcQgfzw4TIA0InCLc-VIfp6pYnnyi5uM0nAQKI9rl1nhjhSH3tHMksVIXcRPT_1xYvRQtIlRWG4N0dy-K_Iw7HjI71UU41Yb_n/s320/IMG_7031.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJn6VdNVpSluB3gRuu20vIUUFKjoNRdM_i8zgDoiDDtdGXwP-losWCaFtQdDpx2p7-l5G-MdJRhMToPnYa7P7cMumTRoIX4Pf5exU4Ty0Z7n4jQClWXn8IuvfS0yjCp8FFHuf7YSMV7LoZMAW9snNtbpdyzfg3VqV4Cp428i0_DyhTPYNdv9W3Yd2GoMP3/s4032/IMG_7032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJn6VdNVpSluB3gRuu20vIUUFKjoNRdM_i8zgDoiDDtdGXwP-losWCaFtQdDpx2p7-l5G-MdJRhMToPnYa7P7cMumTRoIX4Pf5exU4Ty0Z7n4jQClWXn8IuvfS0yjCp8FFHuf7YSMV7LoZMAW9snNtbpdyzfg3VqV4Cp428i0_DyhTPYNdv9W3Yd2GoMP3/s320/IMG_7032.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia added to my glass blown ornament collection. She got this one because it’s a running joke that she’s the gnome of the family since she’s so short.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriXayGP3F2VQ1tQC2It4s0cBK57ybDJaNlGHzFZp3lNIxn_fbaZESvwPv4d2Nhpai8HySgirh7qxv9HLDUnd_TIXhh8Wy7KeU_iPc15xi_YayV2tiT7aCbR6wUDRgvGzKAGVeJ8QaHG4iIA2OR_kCE0eda0XMGEqaKbgOfATm_O2GUCuHzLs7No3p-OKa/s4032/IMG_7033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriXayGP3F2VQ1tQC2It4s0cBK57ybDJaNlGHzFZp3lNIxn_fbaZESvwPv4d2Nhpai8HySgirh7qxv9HLDUnd_TIXhh8Wy7KeU_iPc15xi_YayV2tiT7aCbR6wUDRgvGzKAGVeJ8QaHG4iIA2OR_kCE0eda0XMGEqaKbgOfATm_O2GUCuHzLs7No3p-OKa/s320/IMG_7033.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_gpPxoxYm4CAMOTbbuY4-QEevWGPkqJL8HMH6AI3-A1wpG7c6jn3qpXb-O0c7uJAUz1VK1NsTsYhoa7quVwMU2GHNb3xRMjnM-1H7CwXUMZeNM2-5EFoDOTQozP1TFgllFwoDbSKkEHo9Ik5pe7eCtfOy1oe84RUhVaVIn3eiKB9fZ2pfFabQ95ux0ta/s4032/IMG_7039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The kids have been having a blast enjoying their company already. We look forward to spending some time with them over the next few days.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer1-u7e6QFHi11XNtw7DT7ldZUTQ5V3n4aSSdsN_20mfzLmy-1OG48p3YPN9W1B7NeyvIOlTbFpwQxU5B1JRkvHj5ni4h_SdRkzL0tY0dDhBU5PEGcl9eGyD6tGoJuTZ8HA3vXkJ593iFFaH4fvWJA2XzLyN1I4NoJCe-HAfbm1y821G_bm-SHmb6IWCh/s1999/Image-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjer1-u7e6QFHi11XNtw7DT7ldZUTQ5V3n4aSSdsN_20mfzLmy-1OG48p3YPN9W1B7NeyvIOlTbFpwQxU5B1JRkvHj5ni4h_SdRkzL0tY0dDhBU5PEGcl9eGyD6tGoJuTZ8HA3vXkJ593iFFaH4fvWJA2XzLyN1I4NoJCe-HAfbm1y821G_bm-SHmb6IWCh/s320/Image-1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mxQmEw7QlIEp2xtkqovTPECdO7JUCI6gLFkFxFIDscFkMPzU2CNhgdiG3ub_TZzagPPFmURMfFcXVqk2E0iDDndk092I3FyUi1KxPybEEn0agU6JfpvBmy_BtfM6irZQgL-rRhrVPPiR2ANXKSUv7S4MGXC1nOD-HIjZYXjyt0BSC5cJVSVVs7zfd4OX/s990/IMG_2713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mxQmEw7QlIEp2xtkqovTPECdO7JUCI6gLFkFxFIDscFkMPzU2CNhgdiG3ub_TZzagPPFmURMfFcXVqk2E0iDDndk092I3FyUi1KxPybEEn0agU6JfpvBmy_BtfM6irZQgL-rRhrVPPiR2ANXKSUv7S4MGXC1nOD-HIjZYXjyt0BSC5cJVSVVs7zfd4OX/s320/IMG_2713.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15qk4R4CqgMVBXt8AiSJH-lzIv1dvWRx9r3bXr0OdC3-RRvewNJnmi4Aqm6CgtPmsHdu6Uaa7Rl3hzng8tMnu1Sv5SiVP0bFoLE9kLrCQNscvr6qUyt_HiL595SFdxRU0rU7_MzKiHZv19WlbI7k_9sdFdwumxLg9vCsesYCVZlXj2ItyESVBsT_ozhje/s2338/IMG_3995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15qk4R4CqgMVBXt8AiSJH-lzIv1dvWRx9r3bXr0OdC3-RRvewNJnmi4Aqm6CgtPmsHdu6Uaa7Rl3hzng8tMnu1Sv5SiVP0bFoLE9kLrCQNscvr6qUyt_HiL595SFdxRU0rU7_MzKiHZv19WlbI7k_9sdFdwumxLg9vCsesYCVZlXj2ItyESVBsT_ozhje/s320/IMG_3995.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: for his speech so that he can clearly communicate with us and that his broken ankle would heal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: recovery from chemo and that radiation would do the job it needs to do so I don’t need anymore chemo. These 4 rounds have worn me out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: that we would continue to make memories and for their hearts to be ministered to by the Lord. Naomi has been sad that Wayne can’t say her name anymore. It’s not always the big things that are hard, but the little things that add up. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Immune systems: please pray that illness avoids our house. It seems like everyone is sick right now. I will be entering my low count time this week, so please pray that we all stay healthy. 🩷</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-33633538147727738782023-12-22T21:21:00.000-08:002023-12-22T21:21:18.155-08:00Update 12/22/23: Highs and Lows<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 121:1-3 “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rebecca</b>: I had my infusion today, which had its moments of being rough. There were many moments that I just had to call out to God to give me the strength to persevere. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I always try to make the best of these hard days by wearing fun things to my appointments, which includes big/fun earrings, shirts, and today a fun hat made by Karen, my SIL. I also enjoy bringing treats for the staff because I want to show them my appreciation for all they do. Today, I brought them fudge. I just love the staff at Baptist and have grown to love all of them. I had nurse Amy again today, along with Tiffany, who was training to work on the infusion floor. My sweet nurse, Becky, had the day off, but she left me a sweet card on my bed with names of God that she is studying. It’s in the small things that I can see God encouraging me in the hard moments.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwNt5FimLUsaftWOdMguiMekQ8nXwWHd-1PQFWnWmqVx8-kLFyBx2mWgts1HnvUIXdOlOZhRZGKMkfGJupnYI4ogERmWD-JAt6buya4k4SKDoPSrFN5vge31dU_oEUx_bwevFMD2jWm6VtFJ4MLvb-DK5jdTyQH7VXz7LPNVY9zqbBvYbjo3gz8T-r8nU/s4032/IMG_1231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwNt5FimLUsaftWOdMguiMekQ8nXwWHd-1PQFWnWmqVx8-kLFyBx2mWgts1HnvUIXdOlOZhRZGKMkfGJupnYI4ogERmWD-JAt6buya4k4SKDoPSrFN5vge31dU_oEUx_bwevFMD2jWm6VtFJ4MLvb-DK5jdTyQH7VXz7LPNVY9zqbBvYbjo3gz8T-r8nU/s320/IMG_1231.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQfs24Snkz1_9uD0s6mnOFiLEPOkmBxVX4PlL8MLP9l0amYUd9ypS-yaAAZQKYG80EEjrj1KxSKeTaQQod8ObAcQUnpbMlHpKMyoMUTvGwF7h4jXQ9sZ-yIO4o73zdHkssHFBmDgpD0pmBxfLtOJd49aTUObkXAwrG7NbTo2nmBcd5U3SnQVNT0UzPrTU/s4032/IMG_6900.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQfs24Snkz1_9uD0s6mnOFiLEPOkmBxVX4PlL8MLP9l0amYUd9ypS-yaAAZQKYG80EEjrj1KxSKeTaQQod8ObAcQUnpbMlHpKMyoMUTvGwF7h4jXQ9sZ-yIO4o73zdHkssHFBmDgpD0pmBxfLtOJd49aTUObkXAwrG7NbTo2nmBcd5U3SnQVNT0UzPrTU/s320/IMG_6900.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thankfully, I only had to have one poke for an IV today because my one IV held! This is huge since the last three times I had 2-3 IVs placed.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pre-meds are the toughest for me to get through. Even diluted, there is a medicine that just burns when they insert it in my IV</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Don’t even get me started on the Benadryl, which hits me like a brick and makes me instantly tired. I can’t talk straight and feel off. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t drink…I’m a light weight. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2A4aoGRE8_FrArjVDaJeukdCm63Ova9tHuubKERHK7UibxWzAe3CJdLLkPrHm8j_Yw-Ux-_jiUoc1wQEOE2BW-_LfbLe4NMOHPsnEfxWqt_v-rILL67jxTMKfM2hj1ftqwFHAU3NQltsk0yIcSShTDro12iQ53Jd1UQwtF74bIH7mnxVMWAKaOpp15hv/s4032/IMG_1233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2A4aoGRE8_FrArjVDaJeukdCm63Ova9tHuubKERHK7UibxWzAe3CJdLLkPrHm8j_Yw-Ux-_jiUoc1wQEOE2BW-_LfbLe4NMOHPsnEfxWqt_v-rILL67jxTMKfM2hj1ftqwFHAU3NQltsk0yIcSShTDro12iQ53Jd1UQwtF74bIH7mnxVMWAKaOpp15hv/s320/IMG_1233.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFVCPgcW9xHHjME9x4jba3EilJRuzQ5K3R0YHSchQNKe7DXuVHjOLxxVHED3AAXR23WvX6EmJyvgjTwgWFb3C3DGW4aoZQMoTGRekW-upkoHFxXyBreZL0j9Ts4sHVruq5MqkhivDY5b2Z0agDImBWP3FAbM00RLZtrhcPtfRA0eV9V2bCTFp3a1rcopT/s3088/IMG_6898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFVCPgcW9xHHjME9x4jba3EilJRuzQ5K3R0YHSchQNKe7DXuVHjOLxxVHED3AAXR23WvX6EmJyvgjTwgWFb3C3DGW4aoZQMoTGRekW-upkoHFxXyBreZL0j9Ts4sHVruq5MqkhivDY5b2Z0agDImBWP3FAbM00RLZtrhcPtfRA0eV9V2bCTFp3a1rcopT/s320/IMG_6898.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmtxT6uiDQyVfv9_DZhhvsTurD6iLxg7wPPL_9vHLsD0emDJVZ9gyRh-rFosFaSvam9pcoOqHBZVqvpVlLKl0hX0hnudf5RseBNbRDvhEFfW_wzNEH54r5wqVxzworqeEbSACafKNCJT7X4pxwGDb4_CPnojGMLbgaNTGbfHDSc9_7tBlVw-RwDwjLydt/s4032/IMG_6905.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmtxT6uiDQyVfv9_DZhhvsTurD6iLxg7wPPL_9vHLsD0emDJVZ9gyRh-rFosFaSvam9pcoOqHBZVqvpVlLKl0hX0hnudf5RseBNbRDvhEFfW_wzNEH54r5wqVxzworqeEbSACafKNCJT7X4pxwGDb4_CPnojGMLbgaNTGbfHDSc9_7tBlVw-RwDwjLydt/s320/IMG_6905.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I utilized my ice packs again to hopefully prevent neuropathy damage. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">My fingers and toes didn’t like me icing them today either. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">But, I survived my chemo day and made it out of there by 2:30. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiRptpjvr40spz2wSi4YNOW8kbn8V_Jp3kXyTXu4GnNKiWkPfPcmg0jrEHobxerr5p6CqvbaVT5Z7DXuxeMZ-5NtJ15lCoolsVqcvpa3cIMvEpMSIB0pLvfcC97_zvjtvt_0YCsVFD1xFyWOy73o7cApU54qw6mr7TpiAEK_C7_UcpMHn4oUYze2H5FY1/s4032/IMG_1234.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiRptpjvr40spz2wSi4YNOW8kbn8V_Jp3kXyTXu4GnNKiWkPfPcmg0jrEHobxerr5p6CqvbaVT5Z7DXuxeMZ-5NtJ15lCoolsVqcvpa3cIMvEpMSIB0pLvfcC97_zvjtvt_0YCsVFD1xFyWOy73o7cApU54qw6mr7TpiAEK_C7_UcpMHn4oUYze2H5FY1/s320/IMG_1234.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the ice is so cold, I have to use lots of blankets to keep me somewhat warm. My cousin, Melody, got me this amazing heating pan that wraps around my shoulders and down my back. It feel heavenly!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The highlight of my day was having my sisters around. They were able to rotate into my room and support me. Rachel not only bought me a chai tea, she bought me Panera for lunch! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6ELUI79wb1swzOP0_MFmeH4LIDEoVNBCGiF4fUdl3rL6IPBNFjrfU2Y33r1N3rXSdqf8ZCeemPNoPT7QwC9K6Ggsq4hINYCnFcf6DVQWksVxZl3JKeVof6_R4njpuaiz9pM0kfmekgCIQARO8RbqMn7d2mRewUjRr6_QPJge3lFjBMUX2PiDB07E4B9i/s4032/IMG_6906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6ELUI79wb1swzOP0_MFmeH4LIDEoVNBCGiF4fUdl3rL6IPBNFjrfU2Y33r1N3rXSdqf8ZCeemPNoPT7QwC9K6Ggsq4hINYCnFcf6DVQWksVxZl3JKeVof6_R4njpuaiz9pM0kfmekgCIQARO8RbqMn7d2mRewUjRr6_QPJge3lFjBMUX2PiDB07E4B9i/s320/IMG_6906.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMd8U3h3bU7FtWfDIeVoHMMOujDg0PY2yyoIAyz1cRwnhLVwoZ_VUUEE2EwY3_vcLdNDJadwf_ojE1rRK1ncB1xH5YTrg31fsYT8gpD2T1FiD_f9mAdT8D5YWqvC4vcz5yUcI9NS0vkK9ybbimyZpJ1e8OKyzX7yIwncrdwNCTzPyA0JGhP8S2rPsTKVRJ/s4032/IMG_6908.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMd8U3h3bU7FtWfDIeVoHMMOujDg0PY2yyoIAyz1cRwnhLVwoZ_VUUEE2EwY3_vcLdNDJadwf_ojE1rRK1ncB1xH5YTrg31fsYT8gpD2T1FiD_f9mAdT8D5YWqvC4vcz5yUcI9NS0vkK9ybbimyZpJ1e8OKyzX7yIwncrdwNCTzPyA0JGhP8S2rPsTKVRJ/s320/IMG_6908.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the end of the day, I had a brief scare. When I told my nurse I’d see her in 3 weeks for my immunotherapy only, she told me I had round 5 of chemo. Somehow in the system it showed that on one page, but then we found a note stating immunotherapy only. Nothing like having your heart stop because you were celebrating last chemo for now to do radiation and give my body a break. I hope to slowly get back into an exercise routine to get my body back into shape. Unfortunately, there are about 4 medicines I am given that cause weight gain. It’s hard to see the scale move the wrong way. I know that’s a minor issue in the whole scheme of life, but it’s hard none the less. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Wayne</b>: During the ride home, we received a call from our oncologist in Chicago. I’ll never forget meeting him the first time when it was all overwhelming. He was leaving for vacation, so he was as abrupt. Thankfully, over the years, we have grown to really appreciate and care for this doctor. I believe he has grown to care for Wayne too. I mean, he didn’t have a lot of long term patients like Wayne, whom he always called his boring patient.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, he looked over Wayne’s MRI and said it looked slightly better, but after we mentioned the side effects Wayne experienced, he looked at it close and told us that the medicine can cause things to flare up in the tumor. Since Wayne has some tumor I. His motor strip, that would explain his negative experience. We asked him if another dose would increase the side effects and he didn’t give us a straight answer, but did say that if we were looking for quality, probably he would skip it. He told us Wayne’s slurring is coming from the motor area, not the language area. Wayne can speak and understand. The issues he is experiencing (the complete loss of his right arm and the slurring of words) is all from the tumor in the motor region.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also appreciated the fact that he said we should just take time and think it through. He said enjoy the holidays and then we will regroup after that and discuss our decision. I felt like he cared and wasn’t trying to push us any certain direction. He knows Wayne wants quality time, and he seems to honor that and understand. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This evening Wayne’s home health nurse came. I really like all the nurses that we have had. The one tonight was very compassionate towards Wayne. She told us that she is going to request a swallow study, since Wayne has had a few episodes of choking on liquids. She is also arranging a speech therapist to come to our house and she will follow up on the status of the hospital bed. She also explained to Wayne the difference between hospice and palliative care. Overall, she was a God send and such a blessing to both of us tonight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne and I spent the evening recuperating watching some tv and snuggling with Bo. He is always so happy to have me home. Dogs truly know how to make you feel special.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYQNopXbgcd1BYhZ8bcA6gD9QJHLn9wc4JOR7wSXsdZ7oJ2gtrr68u2ve7wGl0-8vHturoJYXHdzQrfYWasBUhHWb-vK8sr8nIEY2N-ANTTURj0EmBd_55l4QTk3NJijIVasDTVTn1cIlnt_0NM-yXMbwXfR4IFoUp8P8acLLHxvKULXG9u4tQSgY0e9M/s4032/IMG_6912.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYQNopXbgcd1BYhZ8bcA6gD9QJHLn9wc4JOR7wSXsdZ7oJ2gtrr68u2ve7wGl0-8vHturoJYXHdzQrfYWasBUhHWb-vK8sr8nIEY2N-ANTTURj0EmBd_55l4QTk3NJijIVasDTVTn1cIlnt_0NM-yXMbwXfR4IFoUp8P8acLLHxvKULXG9u4tQSgY0e9M/s320/IMG_6912.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you to my friend, Carla, who took Joella to another barn day. Joella loves the horses and came back beaming. Thank you for loving on my girl when I can’t!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0kT243sSWs4pQA73vNpXUhynP9_EjxUFewx0jzYLc3tLrch5cQqFWsEDRqgG_4WM5kbJ1Cbi6VpCIdrnpu-RhruWx91Ut6oinIZwsxM-Y0bziN3rR_anGnxRIpmDlY5t5aSMdhPWXs8EomhsktPdsv68BSetp2T0dppFsAv-eamiOtzC1_2vA0Cpm12a/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0kT243sSWs4pQA73vNpXUhynP9_EjxUFewx0jzYLc3tLrch5cQqFWsEDRqgG_4WM5kbJ1Cbi6VpCIdrnpu-RhruWx91Ut6oinIZwsxM-Y0bziN3rR_anGnxRIpmDlY5t5aSMdhPWXs8EomhsktPdsv68BSetp2T0dppFsAv-eamiOtzC1_2vA0Cpm12a/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: for peace with whatever decision we move forward with and that he is able to be fully engaged the next few weeks as a family.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: please pray for no side effects from the chemo and that God heals my body of this cancer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: for all that they are processing and wisdom for our older kids in decisions they have to make (school, relationships). Pray that their faith and trust in God would continue to grow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-59543819871415027292023-12-21T19:30:00.000-08:002023-12-21T20:06:12.772-08:00Update 12/21/23: Daunting Days<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 9:9-10 "The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday was a hard day, which rolled over into today. Wayne and I met with his KY oncologist after his MRI. It was the first time I had seen pictures of Wayne’s November MRI. I couldn’t believe how much the tumor grew in those two months. The oncologist believed the edema/swelling had gone down a little from the November scan, but we are waiting to speak with our IL oncologist to get his opinion as well. The doctor tried convincing Wayne to try one more round of Avastin, but Wayne was adamant that he didn’t want to do that. I fully support his decision and so do the kids. We saw the deterioration in Wayne and don’t want to chance anymore of that. To hear first hand that we are pretty much out of options was difficult.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWxvfSpCvrF69fgT5ezXw741z05Hl9HnnxuYOgNofG_Eb_1_JnYPR09ahrikEiOKBJAV1a6e4-QGQPT1mfm7I1Q2cfbKbrLhAophfr6ErDXDpdm3Mm41-IDLh3G10IlRmWQsiCuo82u3pSrHxOL1zLTAt2K93qDEwlcIe_LdlVPSP5vTeybP9dEAS0Q1c/s4032/IMG_6853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWxvfSpCvrF69fgT5ezXw741z05Hl9HnnxuYOgNofG_Eb_1_JnYPR09ahrikEiOKBJAV1a6e4-QGQPT1mfm7I1Q2cfbKbrLhAophfr6ErDXDpdm3Mm41-IDLh3G10IlRmWQsiCuo82u3pSrHxOL1zLTAt2K93qDEwlcIe_LdlVPSP5vTeybP9dEAS0Q1c/s320/IMG_6853.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPT2wGKfTOhE57d8PALaPisRBK37-TL70je0wTNc08MpbRCzgqym55uh1KYOey0KRbly2nNt_lneohJqLfuVmaqFjzyOhrUUmA8ziymcwAALPuOe6WeHDx0hTbs4731jn-eWaQJrAirulmH4kOHR0Xq6c4Ex7Ui56jV7fDpUMFiut9fdqQ681h4qtAxfO/s4032/IMG_6854.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPT2wGKfTOhE57d8PALaPisRBK37-TL70je0wTNc08MpbRCzgqym55uh1KYOey0KRbly2nNt_lneohJqLfuVmaqFjzyOhrUUmA8ziymcwAALPuOe6WeHDx0hTbs4731jn-eWaQJrAirulmH4kOHR0Xq6c4Ex7Ui56jV7fDpUMFiut9fdqQ681h4qtAxfO/s320/IMG_6854.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHn-LAuVetoWapM7v_lUySgohrH_mxM789NnThdJT-JfXBtxwqW43QS5Bds-I0UbGk9zqiCVebMBi7CCveJ2kUuq9EHG9HbpFKysWi_eQUF9X2j9M1JssguPMPwSL_ezOsue9pF7_p_toQB9n00wGn6pNAveJlQfiZvoQgjbL88JtjvLn6sao_JeWTL5x/s860/IMG_6880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="860" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHn-LAuVetoWapM7v_lUySgohrH_mxM789NnThdJT-JfXBtxwqW43QS5Bds-I0UbGk9zqiCVebMBi7CCveJ2kUuq9EHG9HbpFKysWi_eQUF9X2j9M1JssguPMPwSL_ezOsue9pF7_p_toQB9n00wGn6pNAveJlQfiZvoQgjbL88JtjvLn6sao_JeWTL5x/s320/IMG_6880.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The photos on the right are from September and the left is from November. The top photos are of the tumor (the black spot is where Wayne’s brain is missing from previous surgery-the white circle is the tumor) and the bottom photos are the edema/swelling (grayish color).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that discouraging appointment, we headed to my follow up doctor appointment. Although my liver enzymes went down, they were still too high to safely do another round of my immunotherapy. So, we will postpone that for another three weeks. Tomorrow I will only receive my two chemo treatments. My doctor also told me to be prepared to possibly do two more rounds of chemo after my radiation. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I always knew it was possible, but all the “bad” news just really hit me. I’m trying to stay positive, but it’s just hard some days. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfQR0jWvELx7lSgumpd6Dtj1QdiE4mKaTEHjyezkcpdqRVKf5xdQIZ2wB1qQR3rBw-HXq0J7L1wmotGhaBgrref5j53XicPjG-caJjUaVrxqpLsaqiLWnlttg0GIN9r2YVFGivz-VbcHndiUtvd0Fyh49ScRbZdxMUmAyM3TmL530g3r5PVaklz1Wx-7z/s4032/IMG_1212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfQR0jWvELx7lSgumpd6Dtj1QdiE4mKaTEHjyezkcpdqRVKf5xdQIZ2wB1qQR3rBw-HXq0J7L1wmotGhaBgrref5j53XicPjG-caJjUaVrxqpLsaqiLWnlttg0GIN9r2YVFGivz-VbcHndiUtvd0Fyh49ScRbZdxMUmAyM3TmL530g3r5PVaklz1Wx-7z/s320/IMG_1212.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My sisters were right by our side all day yesterday through the appointments. These days are tiring and my sister, Rachel, took a quick snooze.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RzDAPONWe2EfyrYfmoJpCGDKf44BhWeDjcZ6OayK0rxhS4aQTqDnjc5tzX7EbGx7Yu4IebZ28AYm-bEzc57lkuQjzYyqTEjo85QCW75TIZt7FKV3JKErr0hsb6OQMWFa6zA1ZWgay5iLhUJjoI0cSJg6XjDsZDwhKvohwiHOXYGxaeU-KiFFEg4e1QBN/s4032/IMG_6855.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RzDAPONWe2EfyrYfmoJpCGDKf44BhWeDjcZ6OayK0rxhS4aQTqDnjc5tzX7EbGx7Yu4IebZ28AYm-bEzc57lkuQjzYyqTEjo85QCW75TIZt7FKV3JKErr0hsb6OQMWFa6zA1ZWgay5iLhUJjoI0cSJg6XjDsZDwhKvohwiHOXYGxaeU-KiFFEg4e1QBN/s320/IMG_6855.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lcX6bwM3JtJ9hrvd82rkeftALvmkw9tXzHlJUWIUyKiEgZD1kXjsVwRYSxDgENhuCWq6Fo5WQ-dVO11mMKR8XjzQfuY0ROXm_RmEzZcDuSPblvQCzT8wz7uNps23L1mm8_4LXAjPvHFFR2YiE3wVQH93VO4uqEerPW47TH_aWKrczTd84LfeLyGAD99J/s4032/IMG_6856.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lcX6bwM3JtJ9hrvd82rkeftALvmkw9tXzHlJUWIUyKiEgZD1kXjsVwRYSxDgENhuCWq6Fo5WQ-dVO11mMKR8XjzQfuY0ROXm_RmEzZcDuSPblvQCzT8wz7uNps23L1mm8_4LXAjPvHFFR2YiE3wVQH93VO4uqEerPW47TH_aWKrczTd84LfeLyGAD99J/s320/IMG_6856.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsiGGV_48kv3U3e2D9RnzZv8yz74nNDphm1UTalmg2hsOfrovK6SJGJB09-briIMtukk4IUvCUO4yEW6CAKQJMIMpnkhVvLAxuHlwvzLiRk2soty8sH6tjmG7xjb4JYitIpWlE9VY73i9hD3TvojEyVevOxjPSo9mBsZ_Fvd9He6FzaVbGOJRqwGFAsK8/s4032/IMG_6857.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsiGGV_48kv3U3e2D9RnzZv8yz74nNDphm1UTalmg2hsOfrovK6SJGJB09-briIMtukk4IUvCUO4yEW6CAKQJMIMpnkhVvLAxuHlwvzLiRk2soty8sH6tjmG7xjb4JYitIpWlE9VY73i9hD3TvojEyVevOxjPSo9mBsZ_Fvd9He6FzaVbGOJRqwGFAsK8/s320/IMG_6857.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning, I felt discouraged and anxious. I just want to wake up from this bad dream. Sometimes, the emotions and realities just feel overwhelming, like waves continuously crashing over my head. I want God to take all of it away, even though I know He has a plan in all of this and I can trust Him. But I am human and all of this starts to take a toll some days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne has had a few visitors since his family visited. Wayne's friend Troy came and spent the day with him. He thrilled the kids with a fun game of shuffleboard. They have been playing it for hours.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqkj5AWsCz8cpgnjJsp8XwgN7gHdklgAzi_d2PTK24pgExECvnR7hs8v3T-3h03Nsz1LCIpBkZGQu4pXaLll0JRY1Xwzy9vOrQDpEBh5q9twfNSXxnIgr6Ry83o6FuCvgOCwztLmAkoRR72jaDbd_1bf5eI1V6VV9eOHUCFyO1lmehvUKGw-vpq3CJpo_/s4032/IMG_6822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqkj5AWsCz8cpgnjJsp8XwgN7gHdklgAzi_d2PTK24pgExECvnR7hs8v3T-3h03Nsz1LCIpBkZGQu4pXaLll0JRY1Xwzy9vOrQDpEBh5q9twfNSXxnIgr6Ry83o6FuCvgOCwztLmAkoRR72jaDbd_1bf5eI1V6VV9eOHUCFyO1lmehvUKGw-vpq3CJpo_/s320/IMG_6822.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYP1N0v2zk2l0Tf-MqBH_Jar4EJTgDDldCFlYJ5OabTxybm1e1xAn_gbv_TQ5njmnuMMNMTJJQ6zFH-8BxSRekbJmvjCepgc53Spk9pl7N-PcZBXIR0XhQUVXOiuSvfodvOUHV16kQh9zpN1X6Low576nN4Ie6rRNsy1UUKorUJ1iLkl2y7CnEEKsKzh6/s4032/IMG_6816.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYP1N0v2zk2l0Tf-MqBH_Jar4EJTgDDldCFlYJ5OabTxybm1e1xAn_gbv_TQ5njmnuMMNMTJJQ6zFH-8BxSRekbJmvjCepgc53Spk9pl7N-PcZBXIR0XhQUVXOiuSvfodvOUHV16kQh9zpN1X6Low576nN4Ie6rRNsy1UUKorUJ1iLkl2y7CnEEKsKzh6/s320/IMG_6816.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrUpKrN7WmW5ejz7wO4tvvYoIkihyphenhyphen_e9UCv3YRczE0Hqd1WI_gh-fahQqSblYp5MWNbu3uPuBCt70J_4awwlixo5Aii03lT2jDaa4OSyYS5CJiz0kbx-Qzjb_HpjTbaDm-4XQuR7uzaGsF6uGUJfBQDNara9htKR3I3DGtZBdE03BVZHpmmllAelO_Pcc/s4032/IMG_6820.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrUpKrN7WmW5ejz7wO4tvvYoIkihyphenhyphen_e9UCv3YRczE0Hqd1WI_gh-fahQqSblYp5MWNbu3uPuBCt70J_4awwlixo5Aii03lT2jDaa4OSyYS5CJiz0kbx-Qzjb_HpjTbaDm-4XQuR7uzaGsF6uGUJfBQDNara9htKR3I3DGtZBdE03BVZHpmmllAelO_Pcc/s320/IMG_6820.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne's former co-workers came all the way from Chicago for the afternoon to visit. They thrilled the kids with a delicious Portillos chocolate cake and candy. Pat and Zack have always been great friends to Wayne and have visited many times while we have been in Chicago for appointments.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyhEnDK6ndlXguDHfWiEUdReFoN5YFVsgTK0UhBbvGoVS9wwB4eM3raAzup3iBeORoA1Ml84TSVHVuMGDVVV6Ru_bF-rOK1EbpL8AnfMphB4aPr33Kk5VDTEeWJNFskLjXqACM5_X6VbWDizNPJz_rY3pj2HODu4sPJ8u7jo0a04NXGp8iXCS3qWjQIpl/s4032/IMG_6843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyhEnDK6ndlXguDHfWiEUdReFoN5YFVsgTK0UhBbvGoVS9wwB4eM3raAzup3iBeORoA1Ml84TSVHVuMGDVVV6Ru_bF-rOK1EbpL8AnfMphB4aPr33Kk5VDTEeWJNFskLjXqACM5_X6VbWDizNPJz_rY3pj2HODu4sPJ8u7jo0a04NXGp8iXCS3qWjQIpl/s320/IMG_6843.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne had a new cast put on today. He opted for a red cast this time to be festive for Christmas. Unfortunately, when they were cutting his cast off, they caught his toe. Poor guy cannot catch a break.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cZr-asc8Xhr6YQAZBTIgmJlnC4C4YIrA93QB0YvHtPrbCMJ9o9iiNnTzIo06uFqnk27WV5ydvK3Rc2sFCjEW2mTAtlnqm1y-PzXI0Cu85bVafGS3q-xf9kSj2JjX0EwShusjSgwGhxRaZvSIp3kSeXCp-c0M7yL1FwbNyEbWHP_cq3jM0icKsK2UWoC4/s4032/IMG_6878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cZr-asc8Xhr6YQAZBTIgmJlnC4C4YIrA93QB0YvHtPrbCMJ9o9iiNnTzIo06uFqnk27WV5ydvK3Rc2sFCjEW2mTAtlnqm1y-PzXI0Cu85bVafGS3q-xf9kSj2JjX0EwShusjSgwGhxRaZvSIp3kSeXCp-c0M7yL1FwbNyEbWHP_cq3jM0icKsK2UWoC4/s320/IMG_6878.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNgXZ2LTJQQJtQSD3CkqaCK8rXFCyhf7IlBlIdZ_q6ar5rwKd7y_ETCtG4tpPJXPL2_NY3gjHJWTIZyK0cHcIkRaQ5NNW3XsnA0MvrRY0msHARrI6p68IpFOe2pY2zjw-c8VVZeYU0mQ3SA_9qsYPa_b5A2IhDXL-K58pTeDz6iMRxaWexTeQ7q9MiDj1/s4032/IMG_6881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNgXZ2LTJQQJtQSD3CkqaCK8rXFCyhf7IlBlIdZ_q6ar5rwKd7y_ETCtG4tpPJXPL2_NY3gjHJWTIZyK0cHcIkRaQ5NNW3XsnA0MvrRY0msHARrI6p68IpFOe2pY2zjw-c8VVZeYU0mQ3SA_9qsYPa_b5A2IhDXL-K58pTeDz6iMRxaWexTeQ7q9MiDj1/s320/IMG_6881.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We made the most of the past week. Micaela and Joella enjoyed some treats from around the world as we completed some projects learning about Christmas in other cultures. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3QTHRXBt-9f9ybvw7W5cKn_mVn_USUQMqX9olXYg74sCoKhuP3rw2UyPmxMiaKjnwy_Bt3zAJC2T9gJYLUupzA5jMB9qmPCdW5kBRB03CoAVFUthheFiM7VQdRJ2eLgv08aJYkKwNd78kWdz4BiWkmE-ujxthp2lGLecEDl8BHDhQzhWS9i7Q1aQuWcs/s4032/IMG_6809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3QTHRXBt-9f9ybvw7W5cKn_mVn_USUQMqX9olXYg74sCoKhuP3rw2UyPmxMiaKjnwy_Bt3zAJC2T9gJYLUupzA5jMB9qmPCdW5kBRB03CoAVFUthheFiM7VQdRJ2eLgv08aJYkKwNd78kWdz4BiWkmE-ujxthp2lGLecEDl8BHDhQzhWS9i7Q1aQuWcs/s320/IMG_6809.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlUg5sFOhsLTMdWTtquH1CgyY_Tq1YwqE5-CisqSe0XayZTfZ9eb_1bCllzfN5-r0H0h1MINbMorJCipVW47FAgad_zI0u7V6Ze9J0_XeBBHlRy8iNUQezBPjU_tFT9M5pnW-Ni_oYwACfJE6oN1b_Ukb_fSuIYjj79psGKjTK-PDMa3ByRp4FwlcSMP4/s4032/IMG_6810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlUg5sFOhsLTMdWTtquH1CgyY_Tq1YwqE5-CisqSe0XayZTfZ9eb_1bCllzfN5-r0H0h1MINbMorJCipVW47FAgad_zI0u7V6Ze9J0_XeBBHlRy8iNUQezBPjU_tFT9M5pnW-Ni_oYwACfJE6oN1b_Ukb_fSuIYjj79psGKjTK-PDMa3ByRp4FwlcSMP4/s320/IMG_6810.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU7ff_KkTv9tSY-3W4YzBCcnGozvWP8O4rQ_EyPUOp_oF9G77rgxdDKeV3vBlZKqr_f-2nEcUh4B9PD43qMIAEed7AQbxtgDd1brgcv7io8WUzhpSL18jK7NJzCgJtesHmyxwUvYj-HGgKBZcDjiHrs2Mdl4xGfGt23qBpqwKFaMCnGUWXoKjIneisIJM/s4032/IMG_6811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU7ff_KkTv9tSY-3W4YzBCcnGozvWP8O4rQ_EyPUOp_oF9G77rgxdDKeV3vBlZKqr_f-2nEcUh4B9PD43qMIAEed7AQbxtgDd1brgcv7io8WUzhpSL18jK7NJzCgJtesHmyxwUvYj-HGgKBZcDjiHrs2Mdl4xGfGt23qBpqwKFaMCnGUWXoKjIneisIJM/s320/IMG_6811.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLcjv1OcUDnIXQ6gbbNRBUabw5nOp_6Cf0z7FCKrkuYhCUNWdzl41vzMpx08LBB3ykluV4jSvODe3vuaeuiUkSPW_V_mGN27MgkTkBuQdiBrKAagiX9C3u1He8EmYguJfTJZsVPbxit99IFVLKJVDsPyyl_bNOenwvt0Dc53Z7aLXiKM6aqQQLB1ohQ2u/s4032/IMG_6813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLcjv1OcUDnIXQ6gbbNRBUabw5nOp_6Cf0z7FCKrkuYhCUNWdzl41vzMpx08LBB3ykluV4jSvODe3vuaeuiUkSPW_V_mGN27MgkTkBuQdiBrKAagiX9C3u1He8EmYguJfTJZsVPbxit99IFVLKJVDsPyyl_bNOenwvt0Dc53Z7aLXiKM6aqQQLB1ohQ2u/s320/IMG_6813.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_SBkZl3uj7S5KqO4cLNY83ct93o21BLxBAXLLUDDAWoG8uBNxl7G61Q-jVjDfSUXHmMEtjgHdxHchCzKJwgOrxuosHI6S4X5VB87ex_Y2n70PuDNUd3ZLv3EVnIhsC6CbElLBshKnr89kaYsBInhleD9uWDp_VLd9ZYM02DA-l3KK6G2fLYRy1guKNjM/s4032/IMG_0625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_SBkZl3uj7S5KqO4cLNY83ct93o21BLxBAXLLUDDAWoG8uBNxl7G61Q-jVjDfSUXHmMEtjgHdxHchCzKJwgOrxuosHI6S4X5VB87ex_Y2n70PuDNUd3ZLv3EVnIhsC6CbElLBshKnr89kaYsBInhleD9uWDp_VLd9ZYM02DA-l3KK6G2fLYRy1guKNjM/s320/IMG_0625.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We love Cornelius, who is our counselor's therapy dog. His ears are so soft!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnUyv1dLPiBynlD8kk-IA5DM5RK7cAPBhDdvjlElsWP2yLL0MetUvadtrnHgOeMU3dXXvq5jIIPR-TN7cFNxB1nIpYisomohdZ7DXTkUKlrG6ky2EpyCHG3yEAeuiwoOKTZ0J0eoNy8jEEQrB6H1J7oERO7ELOriSnD-RSJqFzcIGBJGgAQ5y4xBzY-mr/s4032/IMG_6826.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnUyv1dLPiBynlD8kk-IA5DM5RK7cAPBhDdvjlElsWP2yLL0MetUvadtrnHgOeMU3dXXvq5jIIPR-TN7cFNxB1nIpYisomohdZ7DXTkUKlrG6ky2EpyCHG3yEAeuiwoOKTZ0J0eoNy8jEEQrB6H1J7oERO7ELOriSnD-RSJqFzcIGBJGgAQ5y4xBzY-mr/s320/IMG_6826.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have completed two puzzles already. We just bought a fun puzzle to complete on Christmas.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbOtNOfQDdeuzNsX09P5PGGCZd5y1wGSSKouwXirCmk_YCX0vqAp3c5c-UuQtgUUB8UUawhWMq7_txewLB0GyfC2wBpyLsdWuvnGVQdw9WWSkdQNOoA1gfGY7Zy5CkzvM3sXxH0Car8-2uwLLUMWcKbIDEp-GI8arOMz-HL57JtTRjSBk3m8_u67oc6rp/s4032/IMG_6836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbOtNOfQDdeuzNsX09P5PGGCZd5y1wGSSKouwXirCmk_YCX0vqAp3c5c-UuQtgUUB8UUawhWMq7_txewLB0GyfC2wBpyLsdWuvnGVQdw9WWSkdQNOoA1gfGY7Zy5CkzvM3sXxH0Car8-2uwLLUMWcKbIDEp-GI8arOMz-HL57JtTRjSBk3m8_u67oc6rp/s320/IMG_6836.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Monday's Christmas Fun: bunco and hot cocoa bar. We took out our hot cocoa bar for our evening of playing bunco with our neighbors. It was the first time most of us had played, and it was a hit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTrpXRtH5ARsypfsCNkXjwq9aNNTHUBCvilZ6igserAY6oZjsG2XmqKvU12DUYZ6VtoVWpLNYBvtuyvoCS5L1PKE-7o8ysZ1EYXjHpXgtD9nDdH7Zwoy9Gz3kaZsTRtdEwAVG4dK6IU_23nv7vAMeYOMBZ5fSlIJGiH9_-xM5VFcHFzIlcJtwcDt0Ymx6/s3088/IMG_2240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTrpXRtH5ARsypfsCNkXjwq9aNNTHUBCvilZ6igserAY6oZjsG2XmqKvU12DUYZ6VtoVWpLNYBvtuyvoCS5L1PKE-7o8ysZ1EYXjHpXgtD9nDdH7Zwoy9Gz3kaZsTRtdEwAVG4dK6IU_23nv7vAMeYOMBZ5fSlIJGiH9_-xM5VFcHFzIlcJtwcDt0Ymx6/s320/IMG_2240.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have loved having her around the past few days. When we were done making fudge, we watched Elf and ate candy canes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TFeKvGwoc_NBJeD_XhsLYdsZpoF9gGjLlP8RThBN88S4pSg7XOBc4Y9L4ldGhs33n-R9rrwVbyQfIcVxe7PjXSPgbw9z4-dNz4bTkJbB_15PBVE5r6nI6O4gncsq2WKxkqVivTmjJ3OpF7lFalzOWWlD3dN0rq5RTQ_HhxQR6pUUCa0nf2pGRQ2VJD_6/s4032/IMG_6845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TFeKvGwoc_NBJeD_XhsLYdsZpoF9gGjLlP8RThBN88S4pSg7XOBc4Y9L4ldGhs33n-R9rrwVbyQfIcVxe7PjXSPgbw9z4-dNz4bTkJbB_15PBVE5r6nI6O4gncsq2WKxkqVivTmjJ3OpF7lFalzOWWlD3dN0rq5RTQ_HhxQR6pUUCa0nf2pGRQ2VJD_6/s320/IMG_6845.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnPbIq2ufNhWI8rs8nEHaBuF_tBnpwbn2JHepcYeWOHBlvpNSE0-AhuzlXvDe6SwCCF6LaPPFWnGYO9zKOYtsQ5PVJGKDnQxCGJk76rHw39AXDs9mw5rbUZy6jgq_OyNpFOmykMNE_OiAMsj2tuAdOk9w4T_lcXzjkx_NNXGF0ngCBZuRi71w3gK9PZbH/s3088/IMG_6847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnPbIq2ufNhWI8rs8nEHaBuF_tBnpwbn2JHepcYeWOHBlvpNSE0-AhuzlXvDe6SwCCF6LaPPFWnGYO9zKOYtsQ5PVJGKDnQxCGJk76rHw39AXDs9mw5rbUZy6jgq_OyNpFOmykMNE_OiAMsj2tuAdOk9w4T_lcXzjkx_NNXGF0ngCBZuRi71w3gK9PZbH/s320/IMG_6847.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne's sister, Karen, made Joella an elf hat. She had to wear it during the movie. She let me borrow it for a few pictures and it kept my head so warm!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUPmyHO2OlDsGPOY8KMIhSrP9ufXzhhEWNBE6aZh3Na_Tkz9zcD24dAjXdCkFWSZtCNQ720ABMBEPG4Nm9UgoNuycYPsOPXcPHA6LtxKyj1rMczmJVeGbBo4qD9Gl2VxhXic3zxoteYJuTrA_7dL3JF5o4u0hptKQx-iQ5dd78f-49exuxisblNe8jHxb/s4032/IMG_6849.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUPmyHO2OlDsGPOY8KMIhSrP9ufXzhhEWNBE6aZh3Na_Tkz9zcD24dAjXdCkFWSZtCNQ720ABMBEPG4Nm9UgoNuycYPsOPXcPHA6LtxKyj1rMczmJVeGbBo4qD9Gl2VxhXic3zxoteYJuTrA_7dL3JF5o4u0hptKQx-iQ5dd78f-49exuxisblNe8jHxb/s320/IMG_6849.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE7WfyCjrtz7f-h_NGda1rHdI-XtgbLQQqGoDpm1DD2HGyaHstvRtxzYA5Lg4mAaVCbStO3HrQkamDCvW5dPT0u8tfSNcWClOzUYn0qQYdvDv-ZcYfAHkIpBXTUwa61PEL43Tu2n7W__xMpCSRiAhBs5YCMKQJf3z_JAIgaFU_xoBSsVn80KH1eP7liXK/s4032/IMG_6850.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsE7WfyCjrtz7f-h_NGda1rHdI-XtgbLQQqGoDpm1DD2HGyaHstvRtxzYA5Lg4mAaVCbStO3HrQkamDCvW5dPT0u8tfSNcWClOzUYn0qQYdvDv-ZcYfAHkIpBXTUwa61PEL43Tu2n7W__xMpCSRiAhBs5YCMKQJf3z_JAIgaFU_xoBSsVn80KH1eP7liXK/s320/IMG_6850.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLUq6BLDh5K1HhRhHHLh6W5yKagavNJ9sAC-XfWZbEsO1nu7SAWZ0yyOccfh1o2H7FyD-f76YaR2O3iveFJWgkVGRzEyWTzutUGtUyxUCBKYXSfCFVNiCXvDcXz3eKQhBSvQ2i-79T_yu204CfzuM93CDR9SnwAVp6MRiBJ2fOnQRE9GwR3bhw6Xj4-2K/s2000/IMG_8414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLUq6BLDh5K1HhRhHHLh6W5yKagavNJ9sAC-XfWZbEsO1nu7SAWZ0yyOccfh1o2H7FyD-f76YaR2O3iveFJWgkVGRzEyWTzutUGtUyxUCBKYXSfCFVNiCXvDcXz3eKQhBSvQ2i-79T_yu204CfzuM93CDR9SnwAVp6MRiBJ2fOnQRE9GwR3bhw6Xj4-2K/s320/IMG_8414.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The older kids skipped Elf to watch their cousin's basketball game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wednesday's Christmas fun was decorating cookies with their cousins. 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Unfortunately, the older kids had to work, so it was just me, Micaela, Joella, Rachel, and Steve. We had a blast with some of our CC friends. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjIodWPrxdrbpwEoluI-UcSCsOjBqGNPJXySJBy7QcAxV6baN9pWITt5K9ceadjAuxSEBgxtlC3evlg8jvV11PgEVejuvZ9dwitbWrLnykaOubVm7V3BTa2vkqX8MWdnBcBK3OQF9KfN50WFaqKQ6bn13HgzjlldVnc2pvwlIQsfSCzlO7BcXmcRUejqF/s4032/IMG_6887.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjIodWPrxdrbpwEoluI-UcSCsOjBqGNPJXySJBy7QcAxV6baN9pWITt5K9ceadjAuxSEBgxtlC3evlg8jvV11PgEVejuvZ9dwitbWrLnykaOubVm7V3BTa2vkqX8MWdnBcBK3OQF9KfN50WFaqKQ6bn13HgzjlldVnc2pvwlIQsfSCzlO7BcXmcRUejqF/s320/IMG_6887.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k8G-xZyMkdFs1laFdxgKa2kDVITfjPslLxIHG__8pR9YfhrDpNmUcnR8qswXABGC4YMwzRSNcd7nuHnp7flKGiQMRYzBbkfs8n2tDou9orm91A0JGj4S2r2r0x1l8DXVc-0XyEUW6CJrnNPf7P_xJ3ygAB6hKAnn1nfAHpRUp5gVQdcJfnfKDIoapDix/s4032/IMG_6888.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0k8G-xZyMkdFs1laFdxgKa2kDVITfjPslLxIHG__8pR9YfhrDpNmUcnR8qswXABGC4YMwzRSNcd7nuHnp7flKGiQMRYzBbkfs8n2tDou9orm91A0JGj4S2r2r0x1l8DXVc-0XyEUW6CJrnNPf7P_xJ3ygAB6hKAnn1nfAHpRUp5gVQdcJfnfKDIoapDix/s320/IMG_6888.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga-wfxR1AZxgtEN8uvVQxHQPWg-QPLWiUfRtkSmS36bAjq8dYPFMoyNBlYDjD8oLWPx9iptrQ8whaWoyGmuc0WkKtj-rz4bjr1N2niud69SDqzmcO5xfvLeRHHfwDdHy2KoPfJMVlPpxS_UmpzkoyuPJC2u8TP3ponIdthdCJMIWZMAZbvhaEDVOIx2M9/s4032/IMG_6889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga-wfxR1AZxgtEN8uvVQxHQPWg-QPLWiUfRtkSmS36bAjq8dYPFMoyNBlYDjD8oLWPx9iptrQ8whaWoyGmuc0WkKtj-rz4bjr1N2niud69SDqzmcO5xfvLeRHHfwDdHy2KoPfJMVlPpxS_UmpzkoyuPJC2u8TP3ponIdthdCJMIWZMAZbvhaEDVOIx2M9/s320/IMG_6889.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXB6XmjxXIpiY_T6Mj524CqMD8adNBnrq7WofklieECsKFngX0f3DjsD48CuoevQ8XAp1TVj3St17TvI1TQ-I_9jZkE4fb2Bp8NJvyPsjfP2ANbgVP4xsWyzw3mp1om9v7SwrsUfd4s5t6ClwoCzUOv0ORQbZtRMvg1TVS2spnZUhcFXFccg6tLWHTn53/s4032/IMG_6890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXB6XmjxXIpiY_T6Mj524CqMD8adNBnrq7WofklieECsKFngX0f3DjsD48CuoevQ8XAp1TVj3St17TvI1TQ-I_9jZkE4fb2Bp8NJvyPsjfP2ANbgVP4xsWyzw3mp1om9v7SwrsUfd4s5t6ClwoCzUOv0ORQbZtRMvg1TVS2spnZUhcFXFccg6tLWHTn53/s320/IMG_6890.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: please pray for clear direction after we talk with his oncologist in Chicago. Pray that his ankle heals completely, since that is going very slowly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: please pray that I make it through my chemo tomorrow and that I have little side effects so that we can enjoy Christmas as a family. Pray that each of these treatments brings a complete healing to my body. Please also pray that God gives me the strength to not only heal from my chemo, but the energy to care for Wayne and trust God with each step as we move forward. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-35161351003120102232023-12-14T20:45:00.000-08:002023-12-14T20:45:15.665-08:00Update 12/14/23: Trying Times<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Psalms 62:5-8 “My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. On God my salvation and my glory rest; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.”</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I apologize for the delay in giving an update. I know when people start texting me that I’ve waited too long to update the blog. It’s easier to update everyone here than to send multiple individual text updates.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrUXgX8WFU771iS73WCXxG9KXzliLfdWDZJWphMrCdWeziIwk59Uz2bvVJfB9eirnc0yjLKTpKkXM9lTYboUNDDTzhKKrcoZCyYtlmVRgfyFai4Qb2X_jWaqYy-6mJsZJykzquWVLb2r2IXHhhxXogBoEYGMQb-zGYgfFUfyfWGyDlwb4niQmEgoJYBIG/s3088/IMG_6709.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrUXgX8WFU771iS73WCXxG9KXzliLfdWDZJWphMrCdWeziIwk59Uz2bvVJfB9eirnc0yjLKTpKkXM9lTYboUNDDTzhKKrcoZCyYtlmVRgfyFai4Qb2X_jWaqYy-6mJsZJykzquWVLb2r2IXHhhxXogBoEYGMQb-zGYgfFUfyfWGyDlwb4niQmEgoJYBIG/s320/IMG_6709.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1P2ZH9esH_fxpRygC-a22pkdCIzMzRppQ9XrlmK9RtWzJAg3OE_GEG-dgf44V7-B75FsVX-RLA0AKW_rYeADdHbeoqoYUSvM_u_cYkEAOSUtq0SEugQnMWJ3q7_mtn_IKq5MDCmluDyftccX-HW1b_rT6i6IzKs0zMjKOc156WeeiHVvS0xcWQ-GYPaT/s3088/IMG_6710.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1P2ZH9esH_fxpRygC-a22pkdCIzMzRppQ9XrlmK9RtWzJAg3OE_GEG-dgf44V7-B75FsVX-RLA0AKW_rYeADdHbeoqoYUSvM_u_cYkEAOSUtq0SEugQnMWJ3q7_mtn_IKq5MDCmluDyftccX-HW1b_rT6i6IzKs0zMjKOc156WeeiHVvS0xcWQ-GYPaT/s320/IMG_6710.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life has been slightly chaotic and challenging. Between trying to recuperate from my own treatments, and caring for Wayne, it is a full time job. I told a friend the other day that I just feel zapped. I have a bunch of books to read and activities that I could be doing, and yet, most of the time the only thing I have the bandwidth for is watching tv with Wayne.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Rebecca</b>: It took over a week this chemo round to feel back to my normal self. My taste buds were affected a lot longer this time and I was more exhausted. Thankfully, I am feeling better this week. Lord willing, 12/22 will be my last chemo. I have been working on doing some natural things to lower my liver enzymes. We will find out next Wednesday if it has worked. I’m praying that they have lowered so that I can continue with my immunotherapy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne</b>: I saved Wayne’s update for second since there is a lot more going on with him. The infusion he received two weeks ago didn’t provide Wayne with the results we were hoping. Wayne had a bad headache the first few days. What was the most concerning was the deterioration of Wayne’s speech. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Friday evening, Wayne had a seizure that was unique from others in the past. Normally, he experiences a seizure that affects his arm and leg. He described this one as a seizure in his head. After the seizure, his face slightly drooped and he could hardly speak. I called the doctor and he said to keep a close eye on him. He mentioned that it sounded like the infusion wasn’t giving the desired effects. Thankfully, by the next morning, he was back to his new normal self.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne told me that his right side continues to weaken. That on top of his speech issues, we have some tough decisions. We had a serious discussion tonight after meeting with his doctor via a tele-health appointment. His doctor would like to try one more infusion of the Avastin, but we both believe it is not in Wayne’s best interest. The negative side effects he experienced, on top of the ones he could have, such as blood clots, led us to conclude not to proceed with more infusions. Wayne has always been clear that he wants quality over quantity. Since the medicine did not give any quality, he doesn’t want any more infusions. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, what is next? Good question. We aren’t 100% sure. We will notify his doctor tomorrow that we will not do any more infusions. We will also let him know that we will make our decision about the lower dose of chemotherapy after we see the results of the MRI. If the cancer has gotten significantly bigger, we will most likely forgo any other treatments and move to hospice. That way Wayne can get some additional help at home, and we can ensure that he has quality time with us. If the tumor hasn’t grown a lot, Wayne would consider the lower dose of chemo and see if it helps. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just having to discuss these options makes me sick to my stomach. I don’t like any of the options that we are presented with these days. It just doesn’t feel fair that we have to walk this and make such hard decisions. Many times the last week, I have cried myself to sleep as my heart is breaking thinking about losing my best friend. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On a positive note, through this hard time, we were blessed to have some of Wayne’s family with us. His parents and sister came to spend time with Wayne. The kids enjoyed having extra family around.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rv1eVxE0F4iZYj-7xd0Tbon5R5KgN-nmJ0onV9kvjnkR-DcbeAV_yr-A0tr_oYhDcoGK2upbyO5StwkVGbFFiUamoFVRWwfRjZpBVmNDWU9UVmULeeccnFQR0gkjxQhBX6QJINL6CymUBnL9V9KMZ4yHKyWAgnrthbb_NL88j_Iom7H1v88u2be7h7ZZ/s4032/IMG_6738.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rv1eVxE0F4iZYj-7xd0Tbon5R5KgN-nmJ0onV9kvjnkR-DcbeAV_yr-A0tr_oYhDcoGK2upbyO5StwkVGbFFiUamoFVRWwfRjZpBVmNDWU9UVmULeeccnFQR0gkjxQhBX6QJINL6CymUBnL9V9KMZ4yHKyWAgnrthbb_NL88j_Iom7H1v88u2be7h7ZZ/s320/IMG_6738.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmCeHcXTsdKmNLjiR_WK7X808gyYA_BhQXOZQSsaTRr7ag9x4Ggw7Ov8-VAko7qcdKFF1-lt3yOF7aECVey2a4sjHIC2oCq2DEl9NqOLWaJqdn5X_5MGwhHK8-bmbA108x7YzYZUQyJ3H3J3QDeM9PmI_u7jD20zPeoQiJNVjlVBlw1MLvCWfIrgMki2l/s4032/IMG_6742.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmCeHcXTsdKmNLjiR_WK7X808gyYA_BhQXOZQSsaTRr7ag9x4Ggw7Ov8-VAko7qcdKFF1-lt3yOF7aECVey2a4sjHIC2oCq2DEl9NqOLWaJqdn5X_5MGwhHK8-bmbA108x7YzYZUQyJ3H3J3QDeM9PmI_u7jD20zPeoQiJNVjlVBlw1MLvCWfIrgMki2l/s320/IMG_6742.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhyphenhyphenQuZCNa0jMfFpmkuGbUub0Q5c2c9_mYUQxci48JCukAro0eF_KPJ_ZRGpLvm2Z4ZZRbT2LsJlV_49YA6UmK6miVHhECuQ5uZEebz7qnia9arPz99xZEWgubFMwAPDCJdPpMO8n7Svz-qHqVR0hRuTYhgn2vlJrns71kOTvB43HY_eTBrI0CVf-PJmxa/s4032/IMG_6746.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhyphenhyphenQuZCNa0jMfFpmkuGbUub0Q5c2c9_mYUQxci48JCukAro0eF_KPJ_ZRGpLvm2Z4ZZRbT2LsJlV_49YA6UmK6miVHhECuQ5uZEebz7qnia9arPz99xZEWgubFMwAPDCJdPpMO8n7Svz-qHqVR0hRuTYhgn2vlJrns71kOTvB43HY_eTBrI0CVf-PJmxa/s320/IMG_6746.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkwWMGTBavGqBaYCc7cDJQ6VP3q-w_hKB12IR5Fk_xSkrzKShVTXkuW88ac2Zsh2OL165zlNbN1jPhsYNOXgRR8fwIvoW_UDMVrAwhkYPrKuGoMgSWu-AENLUHtbnIRzfHbZPZkcvn7AnfuACwAJAGm3T4l-I3yxtvmVtRY_6TzZyoR0Z02DcDpdxEPYM/s4032/IMG_6717.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkwWMGTBavGqBaYCc7cDJQ6VP3q-w_hKB12IR5Fk_xSkrzKShVTXkuW88ac2Zsh2OL165zlNbN1jPhsYNOXgRR8fwIvoW_UDMVrAwhkYPrKuGoMgSWu-AENLUHtbnIRzfHbZPZkcvn7AnfuACwAJAGm3T4l-I3yxtvmVtRY_6TzZyoR0Z02DcDpdxEPYM/s320/IMG_6717.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfSAIYXX-VI_Zcu447bQAqc1dbYdbZE8Y7VZUAPH9-jExtCxp1FtqSqlnx8Hu-ujT9MwsXwt9rAq0FdAUZdxzyIcveaL-AUwvtdY1vA91Bhi92cfewA3T-8TjhS36PD_4061LI5PIsLXYoRs8WbDak2UfRZaqagAC8uHw8qC1N9t_LDI-L14CvgV8NBWK/s4032/IMG_6723.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfSAIYXX-VI_Zcu447bQAqc1dbYdbZE8Y7VZUAPH9-jExtCxp1FtqSqlnx8Hu-ujT9MwsXwt9rAq0FdAUZdxzyIcveaL-AUwvtdY1vA91Bhi92cfewA3T-8TjhS36PD_4061LI5PIsLXYoRs8WbDak2UfRZaqagAC8uHw8qC1N9t_LDI-L14CvgV8NBWK/s320/IMG_6723.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella performed in the Christmas play at church. She also helped with announcements on Sunday morning. I was able to attend, with a mask since it was my most vulnerable immune system days. Joella was thrilled that Abigail made it home in time for her show and that her aunts and grandparents were there too. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ipo6g4dWoExjxws8IIyE5f9I-z_CUJr5syNoKA9lBz1pQob2lvzuLOibDSkFHypWMNV5T8fxAI9AMo87195sM2w9o2NaAvRQkPSXU5PDbN5YITLwTG9wnAsyeAEi-D4iphucOuUV2PUJDDrq3c3hPlHfpfgnK-NIZd303RdPQgUyB2piCY8TJsdyWcu2/s4032/IMG_6758.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ipo6g4dWoExjxws8IIyE5f9I-z_CUJr5syNoKA9lBz1pQob2lvzuLOibDSkFHypWMNV5T8fxAI9AMo87195sM2w9o2NaAvRQkPSXU5PDbN5YITLwTG9wnAsyeAEi-D4iphucOuUV2PUJDDrq3c3hPlHfpfgnK-NIZd303RdPQgUyB2piCY8TJsdyWcu2/s320/IMG_6758.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgwMRw68e9IHIyiiwcQlhJj8t8egVohb3Ouy1S1DpwNSH9V4M9PPHPDb6AyVSqDwtlYZukip8GOebRXkIiR0_3rcEHgub0gBEGpDxg2YjCJ_3dFcO3Bs5MGRjfFXk5QOm2-QchS62a-l5g5SvnWuMf1gmPsKNlokTgxp_b9mhTPz9o-kFIx4lDqZYN6uZ/s4032/IMG_6762.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She never fails to amaze me with her pursuits and passions. I know God has great things in store.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp-2viXW4kkNQjykOgD3_Z2R1q2bYKiZdBVWJoHshNwLpk6-nv6MQy_cOOqlYaAGCruSIg03lu2nDmM4SPrnnO7m3PofJIhb97hA0RED-JRay2Cuk1TUrgRk3cmAeIGPne7gUyOYm7RFYVkWfPCLnS-takO26kC9g-VfTGvvNFMRBEF8mHKDZtmQBpjZa/s4032/IMG_6755.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp-2viXW4kkNQjykOgD3_Z2R1q2bYKiZdBVWJoHshNwLpk6-nv6MQy_cOOqlYaAGCruSIg03lu2nDmM4SPrnnO7m3PofJIhb97hA0RED-JRay2Cuk1TUrgRk3cmAeIGPne7gUyOYm7RFYVkWfPCLnS-takO26kC9g-VfTGvvNFMRBEF8mHKDZtmQBpjZa/s320/IMG_6755.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wNOI7b96Wdw-yyPCAsRGwY4JT-JM4g5wMds120rXrc1mj4HEIjmzIiKPshBT9-iJfmx-bjpwtt53dIt7KnQAoe-374LDqVPvki12rB8LYT0mV7KgtDwQW-tzjTXUVgDTgJPUPyDy-5MCwzKhVAmjAWsWqJ7aVEFmkgdiN9lzWOvRkqQZNS76gaqWbrV8/s4032/IMG_6756.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wNOI7b96Wdw-yyPCAsRGwY4JT-JM4g5wMds120rXrc1mj4HEIjmzIiKPshBT9-iJfmx-bjpwtt53dIt7KnQAoe-374LDqVPvki12rB8LYT0mV7KgtDwQW-tzjTXUVgDTgJPUPyDy-5MCwzKhVAmjAWsWqJ7aVEFmkgdiN9lzWOvRkqQZNS76gaqWbrV8/s320/IMG_6756.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We also celebrated Shan’s 17th birthday. He’s growing up so quickly and is becoming such an amazing young man. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaPFdf40E_6QAqqwSBYKUHhNPEvZEHWWj0INZI7uYvQ1pUgzKYCzq3tWh8Cf8CsaDD1QKA7TTIDrBo8tftsQtO0-EoaFJdWTi1-OKDFGRN7GAcOYA45j0SRPBALglWggLhc3uItsz-eYG18seEi0FMkdHBLvD4JVLat3nNHtYvx1YWiCjWvJL3ymcezVQ/s4032/IMG_6729.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaPFdf40E_6QAqqwSBYKUHhNPEvZEHWWj0INZI7uYvQ1pUgzKYCzq3tWh8Cf8CsaDD1QKA7TTIDrBo8tftsQtO0-EoaFJdWTi1-OKDFGRN7GAcOYA45j0SRPBALglWggLhc3uItsz-eYG18seEi0FMkdHBLvD4JVLat3nNHtYvx1YWiCjWvJL3ymcezVQ/s320/IMG_6729.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-EzgiUigO_M21YDw1ZngVbzTtfxJ1Z2EVUWpsrX2zDhtZr03c8LDBo3ov6GHAnaSL299WE0dtd5ZfNc1VaZ2OvyVjx6-uE8SRGxOxk3oNb6GdbKDNRcW6JmEJ8TGKw5O5D_A48V6iVNI6cz773AD_mU5I1KCIo3yI5ioRYaYMHGYUltI12LWLjsOlObH/s4032/IMG_6730.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-EzgiUigO_M21YDw1ZngVbzTtfxJ1Z2EVUWpsrX2zDhtZr03c8LDBo3ov6GHAnaSL299WE0dtd5ZfNc1VaZ2OvyVjx6-uE8SRGxOxk3oNb6GdbKDNRcW6JmEJ8TGKw5O5D_A48V6iVNI6cz773AD_mU5I1KCIo3yI5ioRYaYMHGYUltI12LWLjsOlObH/s320/IMG_6730.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSDQ60gG_WBsJL3m0x0LDLhEGABYZQc98jOvhDm0vN77nfjwiIPxdKeIn5_Ig79eUBjWVWV5ItAYoUU34l3mHhVoDbga1v3yZrRQ3KdBtU78TqJ99w1RdomoAQBz9gUEuYrCf4ulbkLchL6mQXd8R9VN5UXmP5wL8JB8K-IUK7dqspw9yTqmpkShgyl2X/s4032/IMG_6731.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSDQ60gG_WBsJL3m0x0LDLhEGABYZQc98jOvhDm0vN77nfjwiIPxdKeIn5_Ig79eUBjWVWV5ItAYoUU34l3mHhVoDbga1v3yZrRQ3KdBtU78TqJ99w1RdomoAQBz9gUEuYrCf4ulbkLchL6mQXd8R9VN5UXmP5wL8JB8K-IUK7dqspw9yTqmpkShgyl2X/s320/IMG_6731.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne received a new cast on his ankle. So far, it is taking its time healing. I think it is going to take a long time for this break to heal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: please pray for wisdom to know what steps we need to take as we move forward and for his MRI. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: please pray for God's strength to carry me through these difficult days. Please also pray for my own treatments to be effective so that I can remain with my kids as long as possible. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: please pray for the kids as we all navigate this time. Pray that we are able to make amazing memories over the holidays. Abigail decided to spend her last semester at Liberty at home. She will take all her classes online so that she can spend as much time with Wayne as possible. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-24225104866281183552023-12-03T18:29:00.000-08:002023-12-03T19:10:25.430-08:00Update 12/3/23: Infusions<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 41:3 "The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 6:2 "Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It has been a few crazy days in our world. On Thursday morning, Wayne had a home health nurse come over and meet with us. It was so encouraging to see what services are available to us. For example, Wayne is able to receive PT and OT from home, which will save me extra trips out of the house. Additionally, the nurses will check in on him and are available any time we have a health question. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kUZC7lD_yjJaunPloRABpHYXcED3ztWcVhW4AhLSyTX004WV1HluaYVGTKCGTML1f3ntabeKtpataCMgFKrNIUqKU-zwcOOKEb10kXsomKeVxzyOp67tKie8WTzghPdiDYbcCy3vVAD9msuejr98KIUSq1-Uhmtemb8vNCaWcLO58j_yGutJxVKwtZzF/s4032/IMG_6647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kUZC7lD_yjJaunPloRABpHYXcED3ztWcVhW4AhLSyTX004WV1HluaYVGTKCGTML1f3ntabeKtpataCMgFKrNIUqKU-zwcOOKEb10kXsomKeVxzyOp67tKie8WTzghPdiDYbcCy3vVAD9msuejr98KIUSq1-Uhmtemb8vNCaWcLO58j_yGutJxVKwtZzF/s320/IMG_6647.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thursday afternoon, Wayne had his first Avastin infusion. It was our first time utilizing our new wheelchair ramp. It was a little scary hooking it up and making sure the thing didn't fall off. Wayne's appointment took forever, even though his actual infusion was only for 30 minutes. Due to the nature of the infusion, they had to run a bunch of medical tests before administering the medicine. We didn't get out of his appointment until 4:30. By that time, I was completely exhausted and worn out. Somehow when I was pushing the wheelchair on to the ramp, one of the wheels slipped off and got stuck. I may or may not have pitched a royal fit in the parking lot. I felt so overwhelmed by life and just completely broke down. Thankfully, after my little fit, I was able to maneuver the wheelchair and get it back on the ramp. I told Wayne it shows just how worn out I am and how much I need Jesus to get me through each day. Hanging on by a thread some days.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Nr_B6DbimHN-5q1y_hyphenhyphen1v_LhLNgVDw-C1xlBpiMdWW5gwnWf6uIWYk1POMTAc20DO6ooOYevX4nOGmZRrYqUoop2srsu96Ij0nMaRfPqDxHv7dXJU5L2EynABDdONuDddbEpdpOXBxP6aEC5yShTcbLY00ijCVqwLLDY3tvV1nHsY5RWXCLa-6T80U6H/s4032/IMG_6652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Nr_B6DbimHN-5q1y_hyphenhyphen1v_LhLNgVDw-C1xlBpiMdWW5gwnWf6uIWYk1POMTAc20DO6ooOYevX4nOGmZRrYqUoop2srsu96Ij0nMaRfPqDxHv7dXJU5L2EynABDdONuDddbEpdpOXBxP6aEC5yShTcbLY00ijCVqwLLDY3tvV1nHsY5RWXCLa-6T80U6H/s320/IMG_6652.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmSESWunw3i-24lgHJYWKcZuVAvkAUU8p1OARzRJ10_8adWA6HGU8Kb99A076oES-l14-Sj_ZoVHBh-p0twfHuDtD1b0uJ2h709ZR3kIc6jsbNq2INnL-7Y-0cRTsvUbkPiDwGL5FmNZWqi6HO85gkhb-qY8LFIgB-vejkqG3AfS2V6rBeyr70jseaFn1/s4032/IMG_6653.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmSESWunw3i-24lgHJYWKcZuVAvkAUU8p1OARzRJ10_8adWA6HGU8Kb99A076oES-l14-Sj_ZoVHBh-p0twfHuDtD1b0uJ2h709ZR3kIc6jsbNq2INnL-7Y-0cRTsvUbkPiDwGL5FmNZWqi6HO85gkhb-qY8LFIgB-vejkqG3AfS2V6rBeyr70jseaFn1/s320/IMG_6653.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmkbsaoqhdUUHFatsmepfzHaZbwx6IdGKj2A9ndrMM2Ry74pfl9fHejoOUs597H_XRgRnd-o4n-nuucjvbXohAN8QB3bmtCkL1WcJXH5jBayRkgiO6unnW0jXPigL5tx7x13bQLgM9b0vQu9AYWcjkrQSfojfQrGUf98Lap25XYUxM9-W0jiMpXcKwbKw/s4032/IMG_6655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmkbsaoqhdUUHFatsmepfzHaZbwx6IdGKj2A9ndrMM2Ry74pfl9fHejoOUs597H_XRgRnd-o4n-nuucjvbXohAN8QB3bmtCkL1WcJXH5jBayRkgiO6unnW0jXPigL5tx7x13bQLgM9b0vQu9AYWcjkrQSfojfQrGUf98Lap25XYUxM9-W0jiMpXcKwbKw/s320/IMG_6655.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Friday was another early morning for me. I had to be at Baptist Hospital by 8 for my blood draw, followed by meeting with my doctor before my 3rd infusion. My friend, Rhonda, drove me to my appointment and hung out with me for most of the day. I also was fortunate to have my favorite nurse, Becky. Unfortunately, my liver enzymes were too high to receive my 3rd immunotherapy dose. We had to postpone it for my next infusion, which was a little disappointing because they have seen great results when all 3 medicines are given. I’m trusting God with the waiting and results.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I ordered a castor oil pack to use on my liver. The doctor said it’s worth trying to see if we can get the levels down. I guess due to the nature of the immunotherapy, my body can go into hyperdrive and attack other things besides just the cancer cells. This appears to be what happened this week. So, I’m buckling down and doing my part to hopefully get those levels down so I can receive another dose in 3 weeks at my next infusion.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyErn8qCv2tZ7XNQOlmJ7mUSPylO8i3Whd9I5W6S3OiNPTDLuAUg40ljWXodjs6TBbTf4vQWhbpcJlG_1Jjco-VIhemr-ov3N0buWhlicXd976KimcmQ_Jt-RnO4Q1TUNFeGCippurg_4kkU3p6JQhZ6AGvjnmRulQ9mrIPJLBUCMsaXVbh7ObJE3KTwY_/s4032/IMG_5160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyErn8qCv2tZ7XNQOlmJ7mUSPylO8i3Whd9I5W6S3OiNPTDLuAUg40ljWXodjs6TBbTf4vQWhbpcJlG_1Jjco-VIhemr-ov3N0buWhlicXd976KimcmQ_Jt-RnO4Q1TUNFeGCippurg_4kkU3p6JQhZ6AGvjnmRulQ9mrIPJLBUCMsaXVbh7ObJE3KTwY_/s320/IMG_5160.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My doctor, Hope, is the best. I’m so glad God brought her into my life.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBI54kJurXB6j4XjDtDGMBssIFE1Ff7kFLXbn4f_pKnx7AVGw_O3I2vZyoHQuMiyzghEW0K0WByC_6BEGkxKJYMpK8AxSoxzaMv85_aoaccknzJVHX250iXD5ji3-B32O8VlspRTnIAYf_9g_pKCrkMPxKUi2fN2gnG97oPdCvsCoeDka1O9KSndetV8Xj/s4032/IMG_5161.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBI54kJurXB6j4XjDtDGMBssIFE1Ff7kFLXbn4f_pKnx7AVGw_O3I2vZyoHQuMiyzghEW0K0WByC_6BEGkxKJYMpK8AxSoxzaMv85_aoaccknzJVHX250iXD5ji3-B32O8VlspRTnIAYf_9g_pKCrkMPxKUi2fN2gnG97oPdCvsCoeDka1O9KSndetV8Xj/s320/IMG_5161.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJONcvtMc2C2rug8vv4-_FysxuEpUC6_uD_EkvGtQRUbkKaDOeKqYoHP7UiFCHYDfSk72u4f6svjl8HcmKglL1iTy4MHCEPEU-MifG1zDcDip7p4aWSPRFua3TV-O7JSW-zAvIIKSUygKDzhFz2SnGQKnZ3JcHE0w-XiXbpuVp4Fic6_pUUJtKgng5D95/s4032/IMG_5162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJONcvtMc2C2rug8vv4-_FysxuEpUC6_uD_EkvGtQRUbkKaDOeKqYoHP7UiFCHYDfSk72u4f6svjl8HcmKglL1iTy4MHCEPEU-MifG1zDcDip7p4aWSPRFua3TV-O7JSW-zAvIIKSUygKDzhFz2SnGQKnZ3JcHE0w-XiXbpuVp4Fic6_pUUJtKgng5D95/s320/IMG_5162.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6nIbdnVSTasb5jIdaMtzHddijrEFwRVnjaIKyiCf7OA7KpcsLD2RprlKya2IcrvL9_PR9iqVxG8JDqGG52al253aiFJNgY37nF8CW4S6LSNE1hVJBCiMqvCeQ9_Vi_zTMAb0Y-Mt_gkuslkjvP9QItwALO3NTTF8X6dX1WpBUzIG-R5KciyCgJYf8Zrc/s4032/IMG_5163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6nIbdnVSTasb5jIdaMtzHddijrEFwRVnjaIKyiCf7OA7KpcsLD2RprlKya2IcrvL9_PR9iqVxG8JDqGG52al253aiFJNgY37nF8CW4S6LSNE1hVJBCiMqvCeQ9_Vi_zTMAb0Y-Mt_gkuslkjvP9QItwALO3NTTF8X6dX1WpBUzIG-R5KciyCgJYf8Zrc/s320/IMG_5163.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here we are 3 days after Wayne’s infusion and 2 days after mine. Wayne woke up with a bad headache. Thankfully, the home health nurses called and checked on him. They will contact the doctor and let him know so we know what to do next. We have waited to start the medicine that targets his IDH mutation until we can see what side effects we need to be aware of from the Avastin. I can tell I’m heading into day 3, which is always the worse. My body is starting to hurt this evening. Thankfully, my nausea has been minimal this time. I really do believe the sea-bands are helping a ton, as well as taking my anti nausea medicine regularly. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3rvHtnYtn7POiOoIpgX4wjMG2t8XWwDAfAcDEGwKa0dm_JXHVo6NlQx4inBOX6mkkWspKWnky1jmtO89jmEyrUgiyLWXNUPEZ1ycuPRwTSSwzNW8VNUeApTmtJGfQODgAdf8b5adZoypUUMcW2g8aHELFC3UERa8I4EATHX7HE_MTeK6OA-SMaVObPt5/s4032/IMG_6670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3rvHtnYtn7POiOoIpgX4wjMG2t8XWwDAfAcDEGwKa0dm_JXHVo6NlQx4inBOX6mkkWspKWnky1jmtO89jmEyrUgiyLWXNUPEZ1ycuPRwTSSwzNW8VNUeApTmtJGfQODgAdf8b5adZoypUUMcW2g8aHELFC3UERa8I4EATHX7HE_MTeK6OA-SMaVObPt5/s320/IMG_6670.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This machine is amazing. It helps me with the pain in my hands and feet. Hallmark is always a go to during my recovery days.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLmWDZiNmYU8B1r4TXwsxlU4Fs51wIsH8iDaciUUI6fN-tqyLdP4xYOenGd_QGywovyTw3w4duUSlz0BbaS1HZLhSQdknK4RdOMc_X7VdeOUtYriEGSNwjwzf3VG39iC6MWD-mpgSeUOrEDlXvxUptkl8uYrx_isIEwIO65qfQ7HqdEioY-mwPX7nzk-7/s4032/IMG_6672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLmWDZiNmYU8B1r4TXwsxlU4Fs51wIsH8iDaciUUI6fN-tqyLdP4xYOenGd_QGywovyTw3w4duUSlz0BbaS1HZLhSQdknK4RdOMc_X7VdeOUtYriEGSNwjwzf3VG39iC6MWD-mpgSeUOrEDlXvxUptkl8uYrx_isIEwIO65qfQ7HqdEioY-mwPX7nzk-7/s320/IMG_6672.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the midst of all of this, we are trying to continue to make memories. Micaela and Joella went with me to a play on Tuesday to see Holidays Around the World at EKU. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNWzeoEFtl92YalawS-lADmf1-Ie2TaxbsFdFP-q5QQ3MsqBwDOhJnPy2HhghPtR7IYimac88FCl5L6eRwQwTIG82dnxSPKFWDal4GC5SjKo7SWUMJX3cENlPt-9CrgZQZFYnhVH5OXT3rxp3FzRqmv47voyz7Vqcv4YP5pyIUkOiG3Z4jKdr1gpmDu7d/s4032/IMG_6628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNWzeoEFtl92YalawS-lADmf1-Ie2TaxbsFdFP-q5QQ3MsqBwDOhJnPy2HhghPtR7IYimac88FCl5L6eRwQwTIG82dnxSPKFWDal4GC5SjKo7SWUMJX3cENlPt-9CrgZQZFYnhVH5OXT3rxp3FzRqmv47voyz7Vqcv4YP5pyIUkOiG3Z4jKdr1gpmDu7d/s320/IMG_6628.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR0z5sUyovZR2_hiCZLThJhfOrEYt6B0NIOSz5_Yoijn0TZvICzC00JvnlW-OnmChTBareoOy6XJ5w5e_N0i8p_F_yBLp9TODPaKWzfWs723nV_mO3vQHBrYdk2e8LAOPcB4RsevDuThvmZYQa8xttVhBVlPTDqAoW03mpKUYcDFmAROvgtsvzY2cZJzR/s3088/IMG_6629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoR0z5sUyovZR2_hiCZLThJhfOrEYt6B0NIOSz5_Yoijn0TZvICzC00JvnlW-OnmChTBareoOy6XJ5w5e_N0i8p_F_yBLp9TODPaKWzfWs723nV_mO3vQHBrYdk2e8LAOPcB4RsevDuThvmZYQa8xttVhBVlPTDqAoW03mpKUYcDFmAROvgtsvzY2cZJzR/s320/IMG_6629.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were blessed to have Jeff and Jody visit us yesterday. We have known them for many years. Jeff was our college pastor and they played a vital role in our lives. We love them a lot and are so thankful for their friendship and encouragement over the years.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLsLlUJS5xKxHeKTSww0NOUniZpff-12sZE3QXiIdYlhgiqH0W2Ct3_Q40YMu3-dsZWLrWeuj0knFHyoJyR0wpsGhF62yjR1Gq-xCJ4GW3fSpGuJAvZXeF9tFcLguWy6BJJMabdqtM16Lx8_ycJSJqCJk1R7iDpFty3Lj8nEtQyy10z423P_3WbZo3r3R/s4032/IMG_6674.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLsLlUJS5xKxHeKTSww0NOUniZpff-12sZE3QXiIdYlhgiqH0W2Ct3_Q40YMu3-dsZWLrWeuj0knFHyoJyR0wpsGhF62yjR1Gq-xCJ4GW3fSpGuJAvZXeF9tFcLguWy6BJJMabdqtM16Lx8_ycJSJqCJk1R7iDpFty3Lj8nEtQyy10z423P_3WbZo3r3R/s320/IMG_6674.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUl_C-xnik7qoPFrbOZ5_7H2MvFLw9PUs1GZqwZq5eOS5XqIB1-dk-3J5gbwFn9bw4DWH1Aps_oi09Dx4QT_Y0k5TW0NJHbe1UcFc7cDIl4gaAAwDvmTmFOVaFFwkwTOnhyB0LmOlxKkEieOvMfGWDYxtrQdCVwXGJ65QohuMs8-N4ARB4xb3wFLux8XH/s3088/IMG_6677.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUl_C-xnik7qoPFrbOZ5_7H2MvFLw9PUs1GZqwZq5eOS5XqIB1-dk-3J5gbwFn9bw4DWH1Aps_oi09Dx4QT_Y0k5TW0NJHbe1UcFc7cDIl4gaAAwDvmTmFOVaFFwkwTOnhyB0LmOlxKkEieOvMfGWDYxtrQdCVwXGJ65QohuMs8-N4ARB4xb3wFLux8XH/s320/IMG_6677.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I made a list of some chemo must haves in case anyone is looking for ideas to give to others going through chemo. These are the things that I have benefited from the most:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Mittens and socks (ice) during chemo to prevent neuropathy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VOmgrToy7icvHCLhFkV2EkS2w07mCV3sKG_LhVGMWRaLZAohendX4-6HhdbWNBtnKUn0QN9WZmkSBsORaLzm3NHoTFzIsRn-wMyVALHIYY5ZnUYkjfYUCGMGQYHS97LeEuWGBvHzB6wj4zcl8OtHe5sns1sY4JhXxhwpR6nszs4b4_iVVDNG5ETgObZP/s1200/IMG_6685.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VOmgrToy7icvHCLhFkV2EkS2w07mCV3sKG_LhVGMWRaLZAohendX4-6HhdbWNBtnKUn0QN9WZmkSBsORaLzm3NHoTFzIsRn-wMyVALHIYY5ZnUYkjfYUCGMGQYHS97LeEuWGBvHzB6wj4zcl8OtHe5sns1sY4JhXxhwpR6nszs4b4_iVVDNG5ETgObZP/s320/IMG_6685.jpeg" width="312" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Weighted blanket: helps with body aches</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNi9cne08oOhJ0kUFPtjNYO0FZ4yjLTzGiu33migzhPLKuagNpbSIBdWffVL1kWJqE0aO_JFweA2GIErbtZdN_gWRBkzWPjP5mfUNgJy8g5c2-Nekmmvxzs-wsjcZktHSsy-7ASU0NhhRq2p36V8z-1ZiDmVbbG3ybKKHwyQ6-mDhYMZAbNBSPrgOy6Gk/s1170/IMG_6686.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1170" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNi9cne08oOhJ0kUFPtjNYO0FZ4yjLTzGiu33migzhPLKuagNpbSIBdWffVL1kWJqE0aO_JFweA2GIErbtZdN_gWRBkzWPjP5mfUNgJy8g5c2-Nekmmvxzs-wsjcZktHSsy-7ASU0NhhRq2p36V8z-1ZiDmVbbG3ybKKHwyQ6-mDhYMZAbNBSPrgOy6Gk/s320/IMG_6686.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Gin-gins for nausea </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLBHpJpipxjPTUSkDEiTbN89QbwZ5AKQgMEWI4fj-n3vn_Ux5Y8PNdDol9Pw_jW-T7aOXtsmIIhehJ5SAxzTbFsHHOtHDCUp-pPXk3IuoGPuhOYG4mg0874UtxUH54hbcDeOgH2LTMwbeAZ2ujh9bCndlEwfRQrvSFM4DGJ4GrxnF6728TUYrjvFij4Q0/s1170/IMG_6690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1170" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLBHpJpipxjPTUSkDEiTbN89QbwZ5AKQgMEWI4fj-n3vn_Ux5Y8PNdDol9Pw_jW-T7aOXtsmIIhehJ5SAxzTbFsHHOtHDCUp-pPXk3IuoGPuhOYG4mg0874UtxUH54hbcDeOgH2LTMwbeAZ2ujh9bCndlEwfRQrvSFM4DGJ4GrxnF6728TUYrjvFij4Q0/s320/IMG_6690.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Sea bands for nausea</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pgo_KsBONn0Zog8iE8znzkiTLtnAKfRHsyrgBvRk065xp6og9SMbXQ9YT5O1Di8gU3W86gh67AtVrsA6xEycfs2W_t3jiM3gLq32lLvRzYMmBzHCOccEoFp0Aj_DeqlqzIrnE0fkKFBx-_0aK-YniA9bEJHP6E7W5hMKjiuVpWr6VOgn1kYNAiKyh5mR/s1170/IMG_6687.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1170" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pgo_KsBONn0Zog8iE8znzkiTLtnAKfRHsyrgBvRk065xp6og9SMbXQ9YT5O1Di8gU3W86gh67AtVrsA6xEycfs2W_t3jiM3gLq32lLvRzYMmBzHCOccEoFp0Aj_DeqlqzIrnE0fkKFBx-_0aK-YniA9bEJHP6E7W5hMKjiuVpWr6VOgn1kYNAiKyh5mR/s320/IMG_6687.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Lemon heads to awaken dull tastebuds the first few days after chemo</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJZT3ShaqDMzj34CkBTaYu9Q3qbVFEQFQsYz_qkRrMCZDydTsYK1Rl8_EHcPOM59VXk1v43ghNuunYhYfXXeMM6yKV8D2Ixe4QsIWzhoT533c-nDmQo4IfmRbwvoBVVG_jCjLM2oiPyN80qmqddD-ik7eyfVVH88Re1gp14NMDg7YRAokV-Y_MkGg5SPg/s1057/IMG_6689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1057" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJZT3ShaqDMzj34CkBTaYu9Q3qbVFEQFQsYz_qkRrMCZDydTsYK1Rl8_EHcPOM59VXk1v43ghNuunYhYfXXeMM6yKV8D2Ixe4QsIWzhoT533c-nDmQo4IfmRbwvoBVVG_jCjLM2oiPyN80qmqddD-ik7eyfVVH88Re1gp14NMDg7YRAokV-Y_MkGg5SPg/s320/IMG_6689.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Cloud massager for sore feet, hands and legs after chemo</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOirb37w2JgkgUVyQKyi8-dma0-vs_tlHpkNEvusGIuvfZ9Kh53nqNw4sHoJwvcZCA6z3AjyDR_Pt0Ttvo_Z6M-9yoXHsiBWKgogExzzJ3VkKYKm3v8rVqppfNZzPdmPXx3HGMzbaxabYx8pVORRqCS7YR0QcPU5HCZnd0uQwH07CZr7RWIrIe0n58hzpo/s1218/IMG_6688.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOirb37w2JgkgUVyQKyi8-dma0-vs_tlHpkNEvusGIuvfZ9Kh53nqNw4sHoJwvcZCA6z3AjyDR_Pt0Ttvo_Z6M-9yoXHsiBWKgogExzzJ3VkKYKm3v8rVqppfNZzPdmPXx3HGMzbaxabYx8pVORRqCS7YR0QcPU5HCZnd0uQwH07CZr7RWIrIe0n58hzpo/s320/IMG_6688.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Phone screen holder for chemo time when hands are in ice mitts</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmfVMOo-bblWpJesfdrWjblRCE6e2cUkNYKu9Mr53eCeLMkF_dkMjMXvcXi4X28rCzLFcsUsZ6xMMa2lcva13YXwBpE5ozAv4xAeG8wR7MheuoMTHiQg68_mAN3L0oVl9DmNoufx1PN8lXUgQzUVoHpTtVgH7nBekfIjYPMhg7Ctpc7e1-3WJMjGJ8aej/s1336/IMG_6692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmfVMOo-bblWpJesfdrWjblRCE6e2cUkNYKu9Mr53eCeLMkF_dkMjMXvcXi4X28rCzLFcsUsZ6xMMa2lcva13YXwBpE5ozAv4xAeG8wR7MheuoMTHiQg68_mAN3L0oVl9DmNoufx1PN8lXUgQzUVoHpTtVgH7nBekfIjYPMhg7Ctpc7e1-3WJMjGJ8aej/s320/IMG_6692.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** Turban Wrap for head</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">** XL Back and neck heating pad: perfect to keep you warm while icing your hands and feet during chemo.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qWozTw9gGv8iO86P5p9ssqiaIcXDn5GTdzD1yyAhBiTZ3QJIAwobZxyrHRSRnr76ZHWTQasgFuVmNUA7L2bz2OHhg-KyLz84xcN9zWdu2md1uRjjsAUleG7v5LuqZXkNMvi9wSHp35nMItBkc0s9s-EUkFuObCcIRS9WbhXWipyGViybimqy0CXe-LF_/s1170/IMG_6691.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1170" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qWozTw9gGv8iO86P5p9ssqiaIcXDn5GTdzD1yyAhBiTZ3QJIAwobZxyrHRSRnr76ZHWTQasgFuVmNUA7L2bz2OHhg-KyLz84xcN9zWdu2md1uRjjsAUleG7v5LuqZXkNMvi9wSHp35nMItBkc0s9s-EUkFuObCcIRS9WbhXWipyGViybimqy0CXe-LF_/s320/IMG_6691.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: please pray for his headaches to diminish and for wisdom when to start his other medicine. Please also pray for his ankle to heal quickly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: please pray for me as I enter the hardest day of my recovery. Please pray that my liver enzymes significantly decrease so I can continue with my immunotherapy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: please pray for their hearts and that we can continue to be intentional with each day we have with them. Pray for Abigail, Grace and Naomi as they have finals this week and for safety for Abigail as she travels home next week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-36445531825117408512023-11-28T15:49:00.000-08:002023-11-28T17:55:58.597-08:00Update 11/27/23: Hard to Breathe<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 70:5 TPT "Lord, in my place of weakness and need, won't You turn Your heart toward me and hurry to help me? For You are my Savior, and I'm always in Your thoughts. So don't delay to deliver me now, for You are my God."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lot has transpired since my last post, so bear with me as I try to catch everyone up. Wayne continues to notice a progression of weakness on his right side, especially his right arm. One night he looked at me and said he's not sure how much longer he has, and that we need to make sure we have completed all the things we need to do before he passes away (like changing all the bills into my name). He told me that he says these things to prepare me for when I lose him. When he spoke those words, a dam of built up emotions spilt over. At one point, the thought of losing him completely took my breath away and I had to remind myself to breathe. I didn't know it could physically hurt so bad to think about losing someone you love. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OF5rdqiSlCaI2njnSRiUWWVTApqNShLuwh4hcHBpOmGs176kmRhQBU1besE_fc-IllYI16Z568nHHGYf_ocvpiHv5i4srqaBQ1cFyS2QmB4s85YXEJcUGf-vknPLlMyo9G5sZYlE8vsJlDGsdGn9zwc9Ti9BVucmTuFUPW2zdKXUDdVsoThK_tNVhaCK/s4032/IMG_6537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OF5rdqiSlCaI2njnSRiUWWVTApqNShLuwh4hcHBpOmGs176kmRhQBU1besE_fc-IllYI16Z568nHHGYf_ocvpiHv5i4srqaBQ1cFyS2QmB4s85YXEJcUGf-vknPLlMyo9G5sZYlE8vsJlDGsdGn9zwc9Ti9BVucmTuFUPW2zdKXUDdVsoThK_tNVhaCK/s320/IMG_6537.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I reached out to a special friend, Amy, who unfortunately lost her husband to this cancer. I knew that she would understand the range of emotions I was experiencing. She told me that she was praying and that she would get her prayer/fasting group, called the Aspens, to pray for us even more. When she texted me the group name, it was like God was showing me He is in the details. As a kid, we camped a lot at Lake Tahoe. When we would go hiking or fishing, I would love watching my favorite trees, the aspen trees, shiver in the wind. That is the word that came to mind as a kid to describe the way the leaves blow in the wind. To this day, when I see an aspen tree, it brings joy to my heart. How so like God to have this prayer group named after my favorite tree. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Amy continued to encourage me through a few more texts that evening and into the next day. She reminded me to keep an eternal perspective. She said as hard as it is, we need to remember that we get the honor of walking with our spouses to the end and then Jesus takes them from there. She further inspired me by telling me we get to encircle Jesus with worship: our husbands worship on the heavenly side and us from earth. That statement meant the world to me because I love worshiping Jesus through song. One day Wayne and I may be separated bodily, but in the end, we will worship our Savior together. When you have this perspective, singing worship songs at church to Jesus become so much more beautiful. Think of the lyrics in some of these songs with that perspective: Hymn of Heaven, Worthy of My Song, Endless Praise, Scars in Heaven, 1,000 Names, Behold Him, Find Me at the Feet of Jesus, King of Kings. I could go on forever. Worship with the right heavenly perspective will forever change your heart.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">God continued to encourage my heart. The next day, I was discussing some things with Grace and she told me that she had been reading <i>Screwtape Letters</i>. She told me that although the book is a little difficult to understand, she found one of the parts very interesting. Grace explained that one of the enemies' tactics is to get us so focused on earth, that we forget about heaven. The demon says, "...that our best method, at this stage, of attaching them to earth is to make them believe that earth can be turned into Heaven." The tactic of our enemy to get us too comfortable here on earth to the point of it feeling like heaven to us. Grace and I discussed that further and she said that if we have that focus, it makes our trials here look harder. But if we have a heavenly view, the trials don't feel as heavy because we know what is coming. This conversation reminded me of 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 "For this <u>light and momentary affliction</u> is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Compared to eternity, our trials here are just a momentary thing. Now this doesn't mean that the trials aren't difficult to walk through, but it's the mindset one must have while traversing through the trial. I think of it like how I used to attack a half marathon. As I ran, I would keep my focus on running toward the end goal. If I got stuck looking at my slow progression and how much further I had to go, or how sore my feet and body were, I would get discouraged and just want to quit. In the same way, when we are going through a trial, we must keep our eyes on heaven and not get bogged down by our circumstances. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was in these few conversations that God spoke to me and reminded me that He sees and He knows. He hasn't left my side, He will continue to sustain me, and He will get us through these difficult trials.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Update Wayne</b>: As mentioned earlier, Wayne’s right side continues to weaken. He is also struggling with his broken ankle, which has further complicated his care. Thankfully, this chemo round has not been as bad on me and I have been able to continue as his primary caregiver. We have been utilizing his two wheelchairs to help him get around. Wayne was even able to attend church with us on Sunday!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, we finally met with Wayne’s new doctor here in Lexington. Wayne and I really liked him and were impressed by him. He was very knowledgeable and informative. The doctor asked Wayne if anyone had offered ivosidenib </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">to him. Apparently, this drug has been found to be beneficial to people with an IDH gene mutation in their tumors. It is used for acute myeloid leukemia and cholangiocarcinoma, but found to also help people with brain tumors. The sister medicine, vorasidenib, is even more effective for brain tumors, but it won't be available until next fall. The doctor was upset that no one offered that to us after Wayne's recurrence and before we did a second round of radiation. I guess the medicine is more effective with less treatments. I found myself getting very upset that not one doctor at Northwestern or Cleveland Clinic mentioned this as a treatment option to us. I had to quickly remind myself that God is sovereign and could have brought this to our attention sooner. For some reason, it wasn't until now that we have discovered this. But, just like every trial we have encountered, God has always used it to help others, so I hope to do the same with this information. I have already reached out to some other wives whose husbands have the same gene mutation to let them know about this drug. If this knowledge can help them in their battles, it is worth it. It reminds me of 2 Corinthians 1:4 "He comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We learned a lot at the appointment and this is where we are at with treatment. Wayne will receive his first Avastin infusion Thursday. This drug should help Wayne with his symptoms and may help decreased the weakness in his right side. If he handles this treatment okay, then we will add back his chemo, temador, but using a different dosage. Instead of doing 5 days of chemo and 23 days off, he will do a lower dose for 21 days straight and 7 days off. The thought behind this is that the tumor will be hit for more days with the chemo so it can't act up as much. The doctor of course can't guarantee anything, but he is hopeful that with the IDH drug and this chemo, along with the Avastin, that we might see no tumor growth and its possible to maybe see a little shrinkage. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked away from that appointment with a little more hope then Wayne left Chicago.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdhJziMcuUzRLQhE-6qlmCLYD-5_AX5K4eAZvL5foeWX6kMk0CcXCICEZKunfagHGkIStyPGijbPjmezxKxmROvBszx5vZEjw9Y8DXlQojz_7maINuY7w3jzq64cyV4gjGblH3v3LJ79Dyuv42Zj2A7j1XcNg8ZMATP7WTypNFNbBtLznxfmJxvIYqzH0/s4032/IMG_6453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdhJziMcuUzRLQhE-6qlmCLYD-5_AX5K4eAZvL5foeWX6kMk0CcXCICEZKunfagHGkIStyPGijbPjmezxKxmROvBszx5vZEjw9Y8DXlQojz_7maINuY7w3jzq64cyV4gjGblH3v3LJ79Dyuv42Zj2A7j1XcNg8ZMATP7WTypNFNbBtLznxfmJxvIYqzH0/s320/IMG_6453.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rolling around with his new wheels</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sEfIKyMB2kSRgb9oHry_il4_WUqaPLgUguxLN7VDdcX1z-43cPPKX15yB_yXkr8EsFmS2TkPVtT0iAVQJEJK4sTfSmziEjTkLaWl4YtrB_7Ed-pgNuMtCHVgZ_8KJDqHQ0VePAmz_g8Ts8Soe4x18tF8WvFLohQVu5pBibWoH1Hkuj_1Qdyk3ykCm_4G/s4032/IMG_2232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sEfIKyMB2kSRgb9oHry_il4_WUqaPLgUguxLN7VDdcX1z-43cPPKX15yB_yXkr8EsFmS2TkPVtT0iAVQJEJK4sTfSmziEjTkLaWl4YtrB_7Ed-pgNuMtCHVgZ_8KJDqHQ0VePAmz_g8Ts8Soe4x18tF8WvFLohQVu5pBibWoH1Hkuj_1Qdyk3ykCm_4G/s320/IMG_2232.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We found a way to play cards. Since Wayne can't hold anything with his right hand, we found these in the closet from when DJ would play cards with us.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjMIad8iY5VenLbZMk3OODWMZC6Csh1bGdSYivsviyStwJlE8l-JmtcffnCTh8gyC5RL86v2U8XREc_CW0bWvaSU5ok_u4QzvNlGOnCKvn3gpHCvoUmBkYOXeHqhRezwoWr4QtzEQavvT6a_84TV8VHqxUcX0Kv_jpAGNY-0LqFos8OHdViBKVej1EbnE/s4032/IMG_6452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjMIad8iY5VenLbZMk3OODWMZC6Csh1bGdSYivsviyStwJlE8l-JmtcffnCTh8gyC5RL86v2U8XREc_CW0bWvaSU5ok_u4QzvNlGOnCKvn3gpHCvoUmBkYOXeHqhRezwoWr4QtzEQavvT6a_84TV8VHqxUcX0Kv_jpAGNY-0LqFos8OHdViBKVej1EbnE/s320/IMG_6452.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The kids have been great help when I need extra hands with Wayne</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KN-RdNIcMTgk-BFuOfU1hJ7xXUYi66b1dURWilujz2F97vff1reaOC2RmbHgd7iz7luH_lLXL6TMVWxtoeKa1yegnf10aYcJKTUQO2NoNpM0qd41DO-eGCpb337UTEnrx0WqbYd2i4dj1FGpVGyjnXMXxTyPmCe7gfg1IJqoP0osjHjXKVEwU9PrAgQu/s4032/IMG_6470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KN-RdNIcMTgk-BFuOfU1hJ7xXUYi66b1dURWilujz2F97vff1reaOC2RmbHgd7iz7luH_lLXL6TMVWxtoeKa1yegnf10aYcJKTUQO2NoNpM0qd41DO-eGCpb337UTEnrx0WqbYd2i4dj1FGpVGyjnXMXxTyPmCe7gfg1IJqoP0osjHjXKVEwU9PrAgQu/s320/IMG_6470.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjUO4toodNk7VVCr7K_ANr_3VI2nelEWpftgIV6QbZ-NTOqfCEEMuEEclq0FDgPLTGVfYHmxAlixmi8O9mxaUEPrWRg4kp8o9kiJTWCMSzTdG87E6-SWhaTR_1W6Rng_VW1c4sR04lWJN6wi0Ff66gsuQvmH8tHCWwcM7nnupWvnULavehY1R_3zhy-Np/s4032/IMG_6473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjUO4toodNk7VVCr7K_ANr_3VI2nelEWpftgIV6QbZ-NTOqfCEEMuEEclq0FDgPLTGVfYHmxAlixmi8O9mxaUEPrWRg4kp8o9kiJTWCMSzTdG87E6-SWhaTR_1W6Rng_VW1c4sR04lWJN6wi0Ff66gsuQvmH8tHCWwcM7nnupWvnULavehY1R_3zhy-Np/s320/IMG_6473.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne getting his cast. We will have to go back every two weeks for new casts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pwhMgnGMteBnDIJgcYt0jSRKtRJA1kYVGAEQ419hOU_Zs5dngD0iq2wRVfgT5ys_Alce4OJJg-qNqfn7Ymmh_2B61WQI01gOnylkByCS4DjRQHS5pa0NSr41NXltBBKggCaKIR1E1OReUycLA87aGB_kNnbk7mGXqMJ35z5_2cvUk2gDfrmfVdWMuxmq/s4032/IMG_6619.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pwhMgnGMteBnDIJgcYt0jSRKtRJA1kYVGAEQ419hOU_Zs5dngD0iq2wRVfgT5ys_Alce4OJJg-qNqfn7Ymmh_2B61WQI01gOnylkByCS4DjRQHS5pa0NSr41NXltBBKggCaKIR1E1OReUycLA87aGB_kNnbk7mGXqMJ35z5_2cvUk2gDfrmfVdWMuxmq/s320/IMG_6619.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q4CErkXZ_hBRasMaTQw16HdoiZDM47hYa_sO2HSS2wKZFH9Rysg242WuMDE_tXVSZRSNT0kurs_bKP8_N4Z47o_n5jqNS5L65jmzJCfXpoHbZDDIQQC5uneIanXEEjwPdp2EiFKSAw6_55Daowz4h7Fz1QLxs5_WNJ1i5X_umoH-D8DIOH9MufdvlLOz/s4032/IMG_6620.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q4CErkXZ_hBRasMaTQw16HdoiZDM47hYa_sO2HSS2wKZFH9Rysg242WuMDE_tXVSZRSNT0kurs_bKP8_N4Z47o_n5jqNS5L65jmzJCfXpoHbZDDIQQC5uneIanXEEjwPdp2EiFKSAw6_55Daowz4h7Fz1QLxs5_WNJ1i5X_umoH-D8DIOH9MufdvlLOz/s320/IMG_6620.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwzCBNGg0tGNbn9ZARVOvnio6arkOG6LOXGxFTfz5RN2kxr0saa3nMdpDXprYK0E64c-_MtcezrtHMC5KPxl2FefWBlDJULg4o0qmJm98EoqzGnskV0YdWHmB4dPs0dvcu2M01eC8ti-ImbKTgMZLzzZisqTQSx_-Al3zNv4_ijE6crnUp_5t4WA0gDic/s3088/IMG_6622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwzCBNGg0tGNbn9ZARVOvnio6arkOG6LOXGxFTfz5RN2kxr0saa3nMdpDXprYK0E64c-_MtcezrtHMC5KPxl2FefWBlDJULg4o0qmJm98EoqzGnskV0YdWHmB4dPs0dvcu2M01eC8ti-ImbKTgMZLzzZisqTQSx_-Al3zNv4_ijE6crnUp_5t4WA0gDic/s320/IMG_6622.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rebecca Update</b>: I have felt amazing this chemo round. I believe it is all your prayers sustaining me. I have asked a few times if they really gave me chemo since I have felt so good. I am mentally getting myself prepared for my next round, which is this Friday. Please pray that God allows this round to be as kind as this last round.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Family Update</b>: We have enjoyed having Grace home with us and we’re thrilled that Abigail was home for a week with us. Since everyone was home, we decided to make some fun memories. Unfortunately, Wayne didn't join us for two of the events, but he did make it to see lights with us. I took the kids to see the new Hunger Games movie, which was amazing. The next day, we went to Countdown Games and did their new escape room, Scary One, which was fabulous! We managed to work great as a team and we escaped!! Then we had Thanksgiving with family, followed by our tradition of seeing lights at the Creation Museum.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1VQ0sGKexwnJAJ_uwQMLMMqc3U1TPYDbbeEUn4Rdq8zAL5YPzplNg4Enu2uJ88Ere5q4WMvToNvxOLlT4AU7t29TOSi0EOUKZ8Qgp0spHeJUsJIFvZpy0zcF34-gkp9EQxKETv-QHuCFTUGxyXkVZwZhuBnFShHJoDvTpGHFc77axeE3uqk-tSzLYZj_/s4032/IMG_6480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1VQ0sGKexwnJAJ_uwQMLMMqc3U1TPYDbbeEUn4Rdq8zAL5YPzplNg4Enu2uJ88Ere5q4WMvToNvxOLlT4AU7t29TOSi0EOUKZ8Qgp0spHeJUsJIFvZpy0zcF34-gkp9EQxKETv-QHuCFTUGxyXkVZwZhuBnFShHJoDvTpGHFc77axeE3uqk-tSzLYZj_/s320/IMG_6480.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWU163T4Gz8WhDtoNgOi3ZbA3uyVoHT5e9vB3B1yjlRFGcnfpU1xVoqK1VJDIcqgZgOL08krEeLdQ2YnoQHmZCup5jq15iZ0vNSJhYW0SJyyK79cuaLfaZpZmOozh9X_oPsLqiMTutWKxjZQUeIecayjQ5xncXMv0tZGRb2hMGNfcOyA7W6C_GsxX31XD/s4032/IMG_6489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWU163T4Gz8WhDtoNgOi3ZbA3uyVoHT5e9vB3B1yjlRFGcnfpU1xVoqK1VJDIcqgZgOL08krEeLdQ2YnoQHmZCup5jq15iZ0vNSJhYW0SJyyK79cuaLfaZpZmOozh9X_oPsLqiMTutWKxjZQUeIecayjQ5xncXMv0tZGRb2hMGNfcOyA7W6C_GsxX31XD/s320/IMG_6489.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizuVLFwc_pWnhlpBFslsppT8LPxVUZ-Cz05bHBvUmVTXx0-VESa6nuW-bT5kKuWKY2RYbK_ecXqM7mB8fqKhoEgqvi_-OHh2R_7aQT5fCHdMY118iJtNjF1h2ZTnhd2aljQzdM7-auJmz9Mjav-NKvl-OepT5ZohKgWtWA_r_wB3clDoC0GXdnEsXdK4v/s4032/IMG_6494.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizuVLFwc_pWnhlpBFslsppT8LPxVUZ-Cz05bHBvUmVTXx0-VESa6nuW-bT5kKuWKY2RYbK_ecXqM7mB8fqKhoEgqvi_-OHh2R_7aQT5fCHdMY118iJtNjF1h2ZTnhd2aljQzdM7-auJmz9Mjav-NKvl-OepT5ZohKgWtWA_r_wB3clDoC0GXdnEsXdK4v/s320/IMG_6494.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkDwtYcuwGt01HYLhqYgPypqQU3u9XRkAH5_csdJ7ffSG97wCD4yHCHr0wt_65H1lXuKJk6q1jgS04X-G9VZXOd4tuVbLTvX1NzZYE6SEsuMmKFYzFTn5gDQt0PzfSc3WhNa6wBVs9fTm54RIVwNtjhRzfB6yjFjnSXRq29aZb-CQJcRqW4IyxqoRumqt/s4032/IMG_6502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkDwtYcuwGt01HYLhqYgPypqQU3u9XRkAH5_csdJ7ffSG97wCD4yHCHr0wt_65H1lXuKJk6q1jgS04X-G9VZXOd4tuVbLTvX1NzZYE6SEsuMmKFYzFTn5gDQt0PzfSc3WhNa6wBVs9fTm54RIVwNtjhRzfB6yjFjnSXRq29aZb-CQJcRqW4IyxqoRumqt/s320/IMG_6502.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwPQMyJXYQk5V13wXEyXwFmlXF5ldjyyMMkFSJVkB0YksP5twKdVsSvodNVW-JwwfAlMYgL7_4Ha-PryObpPoT9iQm2T4SpFMezWE5aFToXJ2OEgJzS6eHHQgLD0_dJt30uijPt7CkaasYXEdwXFTFXNV1Q1TaRCCqU40Pn1RxT5bITl_Zf-8gIWHV7jg/s4032/IMG_0959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwPQMyJXYQk5V13wXEyXwFmlXF5ldjyyMMkFSJVkB0YksP5twKdVsSvodNVW-JwwfAlMYgL7_4Ha-PryObpPoT9iQm2T4SpFMezWE5aFToXJ2OEgJzS6eHHQgLD0_dJt30uijPt7CkaasYXEdwXFTFXNV1Q1TaRCCqU40Pn1RxT5bITl_Zf-8gIWHV7jg/s320/IMG_0959.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone working hard together to prepare for Thanksgiving. Many hands made easy work.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vi4_m36DgzmoH5W4VwYcLuXesw35AJP8ZbBbTTlwgttKcLCxympOxKtiTBP8Zsy-YbVhSo22OM6TJoMtA6AR1ISI3JcDEiUnpD2r5GnDqAmtkbjZmgQNybeXXafxMly3LzLrBnHYzRniG6a8G-ZcEhWUR5nJnkuktFznGzgzgTAYlLgYnTQwBuAPNMYq/s4032/IMG_0965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vi4_m36DgzmoH5W4VwYcLuXesw35AJP8ZbBbTTlwgttKcLCxympOxKtiTBP8Zsy-YbVhSo22OM6TJoMtA6AR1ISI3JcDEiUnpD2r5GnDqAmtkbjZmgQNybeXXafxMly3LzLrBnHYzRniG6a8G-ZcEhWUR5nJnkuktFznGzgzgTAYlLgYnTQwBuAPNMYq/s320/IMG_0965.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtGdQexfzudNuek9CjfbG3MsBbErBruL3g9hoczz-Ac6BK-bJ8NgbpqKZQzCGASnylwJUGII05liasqvNgPDL2RFIB5IWXHSPDkNt6TpsZRwpDirPOgU4TOd6REQHRUBT-vNK6_z-21bj4QNExBrlijuIkCxWWdhyphenhyphencOqtk7cmgxq2qLk0jdjQYdXICc4N/s998/IMG_2449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The kids all enjoyed that </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjXWwHbq6YoPUMb1fWQ5HFUURl-NnlE12xF3U7M6G-C3fO3vlO5IGq-aG1AuURPZl5ROB7SNuPpvCoGSq2WXOimA5VuvGqX-wOLnbm3Byzz3Cwxp2lBaczfEnzUkhsQ75jsRIBn6WdwIh3rO-3Qr2lnxTilmR0SQLV2NJpFt1vCCQxQ2kDQiFBqeGBMIU/s4032/IMG_6539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjXWwHbq6YoPUMb1fWQ5HFUURl-NnlE12xF3U7M6G-C3fO3vlO5IGq-aG1AuURPZl5ROB7SNuPpvCoGSq2WXOimA5VuvGqX-wOLnbm3Byzz3Cwxp2lBaczfEnzUkhsQ75jsRIBn6WdwIh3rO-3Qr2lnxTilmR0SQLV2NJpFt1vCCQxQ2kDQiFBqeGBMIU/s320/IMG_6539.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJqqoG3slCJc7t2PHjIrbBkS_jaosHhyOSLuvHJu6IN7j8VFeH9Sr8Ikg6__mYPfSaiUu68zBN6ZxWE0pQn2lR1DpGNnDtu0xJR7TAHnRgWx1W-vE1rP20J7aIm3vpO1x52Uzi7ymsIucQ_-a3yCLnBbhEmpuOlEunzNf8Lj9xE5jwqsdMhq6mPVJRv2H/s4032/IMG_6540.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The kids decided to "reenact" the manger scene.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhfXvQddjfKwr0qKRdANayiYb8JtHPRg2r0snWgcqZqWtM5KtuBfkS1S2iBeDRsfX0ZLfTvCJr5kjSf9l-cS1QKavSLRT8bSTB4hKrSABnWkd82e_G4M1LVHv_I6MctZZ6r7jYhdIeml6P52Ab0pAhxFhyNLED86MYNR-R4_r9wBHMVN6mI5YKHHClyzX/s4032/IMG_2718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhfXvQddjfKwr0qKRdANayiYb8JtHPRg2r0snWgcqZqWtM5KtuBfkS1S2iBeDRsfX0ZLfTvCJr5kjSf9l-cS1QKavSLRT8bSTB4hKrSABnWkd82e_G4M1LVHv_I6MctZZ6r7jYhdIeml6P52Ab0pAhxFhyNLED86MYNR-R4_r9wBHMVN6mI5YKHHClyzX/s320/IMG_2718.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite2QTL-WDae1lq485H4hZSRMSIO_6z5Hr0B4TaaoN5X04gYZBvrhS0zYtJk5a483DJSaF6OlrO3WrlgtdDq27AOK-WB-4wYTitXZs6wUeq3GkM4idoQBqkXcd9mvnl5H6WM0Atx1N1RQ0xi9Aq4QldrVAi6YEAf2YtY_KNU1rQaAo0tH-Whk8wDZA6hDa/s4032/IMG_2722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Grace grabbed a flannel and tied his foot to the wheelchair. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shan pretended that the dinosaur ate his leg. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbai8hYx6jhB3OnZ_7OEvaN-cfXGEPheq6PD9WbNCJht84UzUxd13dX26P3-dVc5wZ4YSUOkW9QHZSQAVSnIiPNpXljBY-qxb3RQ_jvogYjXu28YugOKH0jZJG7HWsh1NmA8A6iJ6OxL7Q3MreFyvhoj4w3t_Tbp8-zHwRh3JxWkuNCULcXB3Ml5dGETV/s3088/IMG_9559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbai8hYx6jhB3OnZ_7OEvaN-cfXGEPheq6PD9WbNCJht84UzUxd13dX26P3-dVc5wZ4YSUOkW9QHZSQAVSnIiPNpXljBY-qxb3RQ_jvogYjXu28YugOKH0jZJG7HWsh1NmA8A6iJ6OxL7Q3MreFyvhoj4w3t_Tbp8-zHwRh3JxWkuNCULcXB3Ml5dGETV/s320/IMG_9559.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After receiving her allergy shots, we left the office and headed for home. When we were about two minutes away, she told me I needed to pull over. I was initially confused until she told me she couldn’t breathe. Sophia is seriously my hero. She told me that she was seeing stars since she couldn’t breathe and she simultaneously grabbed her epi pen and jabbed it in her leg. Thankfully, it worked and her breathing got better. I quickly turned around and went back to the allergy office so they could monitor her. We stayed for about an hour until they felt she was stable. Needless to say, we will see the allergist next week to see if we need to adjust her shot schedule going forward. I also told Sophia from now on, she needs to stay at the office for about 10 minutes to make sure she doesn’t have a reaction like that again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please for Wayne as he goes in Thursday for his first infusion. Pray that he has little side effects so that the doctor will allow Wayne to continue with his chemo with the modified schedule. Please also pray that the insurance approves the new medicine the doctor wants to try.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please pray for me as I get ready to endure round 3 of chemo on Friday. Please pray for little to no side effects so that I can continue to care for Wayne. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please pray for our kids. Pray for their hearts as they walk along this road with us.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As always, thank you for praying for us, supporting us, and encouraging us. We love and appreciate you all. I am doing my best to send everyone thank you cards. If I have missed you, I am truly thankful for you and all that you’ve done for us. 🩷<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-56137189705772933262023-11-15T17:07:00.000-08:002023-11-15T17:09:16.044-08:00Update 11/15/23: Weary to Revived<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 73:26 "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, I was weary...physically, emotionally, and spiritually. There were moments, between helping Wayne and enduring my own physical side effects of chemo, that I felt like I could barely lift my head or my prayers to the Lord. In those low moments, I knew I needed the prayers of others to help me through. I could not do it on my own. I reached out to a few people and asked them to storm heaven for me, because on my own, I just couldn't anymore. I felt completely broken. I told a friend that I was grasping at threads to cling to what I know about God because I was feeling alone and abandoned by Him. I also told her that I was done with God allowing this sifting in our lives. Notice I said allowing and not causing. God is good and cannot cause bad things to happen in our lives, but He does allow things to happen in our lives. If you aren't sure I'm speaking the truth, look at the story of Job. I have been reading his story again in my daily Bible reading. Out of the whole year, the story of Job "just happened" to be assigned during a time in my life where, unfortunately, I feel like Job. Thankfully, I did not have any friends that made my plight worse, but they encouraged me to keep clinging to Jesus, even when it was hard. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday reminds me a lot of the story of Moses found in Exodus 17. The Israelites were in an intense battle with the Amalek people. Every time Moses raised his arms, the Israelites would win, but every time his arms dropped, they would start to lose. Aaron and Hur saw the struggle that Moses was experiencing and that he was tired. They came along side him and placed a rock under him. They then held up his hands to help the Israelites succeed in winning the battle with the Amaleks. What a beautiful picture of how God wants us to walk along side others who are struggling and help build them up! I truly believe that is what many of you did for me yesterday. You were my Aaron and my Hur! Your prayers carried me through one of my most difficult days!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In Matthew 11:28, Jesus declares, "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Your prayers helped me find rest and comfort in the arms of Jesus. I love that even though yesterday was so hard, dark, and heavy, today I can wake up renewed and restored to face another day...because His mercies are new every day! Lamentations 3:22-23 declares, "The steadfast love of the Lord <u>never ceases</u>; His mercies <u>never come to an end</u>; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did anything change in my circumstances from yesterday, no. The difference is that God has renewed my strength and my focus. I still have cancer, Wayne still has terminal cancer, Wayne still has a broken ankle that we have to make a decision about surgery or not, we still have to find doctors here in KY, and yet despite all of that chaos, God has given me such peace today. I know that I can trust Him and His plan, even if I don't understand it. God has been and always will be my rock and my shelter. Psalm 61:1-4 says, "Hear my cry, God; give Your attention to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. For You have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength against the enemy. Let me dwell in Your tent forever, let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These quotes deeply spoke to me this morning:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"When you and I hurt deeply, what we really need is not an explanation from God, but a revelation of God. We need to see how great God is; we need to recover our lost perspective on life. Things get out of proportion when we are suffering, and it takes a vision of something bigger than ourselves to get life's dimensions adjusted again." Warren Wiersbe </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">"If you can't see His way past the tears, trust His heart." Charles Spurgeon </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">***************************</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I finished writing the above section of my blog around 10 this morning. Little did I know what God had in store for me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not long after I wrote this, my sister showed up with a huge surprise. She delivered a box full of birthday cards from so many of you, as well as some sweet packages. Thank you to each of you for making me feel so loved and making my day so special! God used each of you to remind me that He sees me and I’m loved. What a difference from yesterday where I felt unseen. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9aE12OV0Y8ZxJyBFmd8GhK9VVu9V0kraugey1GhikbZTcmz0wQBMXQsYGviUkPVJLRzAhRC-PpLWnfrVfS7yeOUmAZI0KwVW1eAGkYG3oHp9U0O8Hka4JKXir74krmJarWE1Cw-_UdMqCLQXNYVvkxX2fuvtWGz_lCYx-zexCoejr_M_low5kmMQ0JwW/s4032/IMG_0891.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9aE12OV0Y8ZxJyBFmd8GhK9VVu9V0kraugey1GhikbZTcmz0wQBMXQsYGviUkPVJLRzAhRC-PpLWnfrVfS7yeOUmAZI0KwVW1eAGkYG3oHp9U0O8Hka4JKXir74krmJarWE1Cw-_UdMqCLQXNYVvkxX2fuvtWGz_lCYx-zexCoejr_M_low5kmMQ0JwW/s320/IMG_0891.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_w1x2r0ZaM_asyH1YOrSTc9klMBiJf3NWvr1BCkOmTQQUjUbZEgLMsjB_OXBi85Hq-lgIn7rsXO_pdwk4FWesJtgGMz4ijkqiLRFym-nmFH4D4THNJn1mt45u0iT2ClmhLeDnmMFNC8ix2dlj79toCiEyxVm2lVqMHkzKy1FAv59olAZLVTzOC5103Z8/s4032/IMG_0884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_w1x2r0ZaM_asyH1YOrSTc9klMBiJf3NWvr1BCkOmTQQUjUbZEgLMsjB_OXBi85Hq-lgIn7rsXO_pdwk4FWesJtgGMz4ijkqiLRFym-nmFH4D4THNJn1mt45u0iT2ClmhLeDnmMFNC8ix2dlj79toCiEyxVm2lVqMHkzKy1FAv59olAZLVTzOC5103Z8/s320/IMG_0884.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbtmRCTzZVhhcIJCa-tJVRTejYkQClhOq13Jp21MNg8tWKJQB9pSaaeUw39dnSVgivXunRSUEZbRUgt5GZEOAhVFFhLEaXgNbCnE0tinBXl9rU41_iVtc3zI6KymD1O_p1TabZ4gOpKTd8qJgbA30SyQV2sPevf9zoMxAyOHPElj4vGEwt0m3S32l6A55/s4032/IMG_0886.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbtmRCTzZVhhcIJCa-tJVRTejYkQClhOq13Jp21MNg8tWKJQB9pSaaeUw39dnSVgivXunRSUEZbRUgt5GZEOAhVFFhLEaXgNbCnE0tinBXl9rU41_iVtc3zI6KymD1O_p1TabZ4gOpKTd8qJgbA30SyQV2sPevf9zoMxAyOHPElj4vGEwt0m3S32l6A55/s320/IMG_0886.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98UJrFEwu1Bt9QcetyaeFVE-gsda4D5TfJxFo4a9MYxj4znKOwoqyQwwWKDk21PgowJPdmQwAxOtONwZ_rh15XQjm4drBgyprAD1XfePS5Q9z71XfUB8_lVCqi18SKhcGMCktR8FsWT1M4hbIGMDo-sjn8bntwqnw1E1jvgfXFyaan8zlsJN3VU-U4PCO/s4032/IMG_6423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98UJrFEwu1Bt9QcetyaeFVE-gsda4D5TfJxFo4a9MYxj4znKOwoqyQwwWKDk21PgowJPdmQwAxOtONwZ_rh15XQjm4drBgyprAD1XfePS5Q9z71XfUB8_lVCqi18SKhcGMCktR8FsWT1M4hbIGMDo-sjn8bntwqnw1E1jvgfXFyaan8zlsJN3VU-U4PCO/s320/IMG_6423.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On top of the special delivery, a special someone decorated my lawn with birthday wishes and someone else delivered 45 balloons! I also had a special visitor, someone I haven’t seen in a few years. Thank you Jennifer for dropping in and surprising me with a hug and beautiful flowers!! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NS-b-5QZpNxhiH4AYxJsFwJUjvkiu6rrcnFTBrjqYP2_JoNvYLGHjwdBIqAmwcNgXq04k_M60I494xjIuUiD1epcml0FvI7fuylBMB9MQ4IV-18hrDCs3ZvwOb7I3QviU5E3ZbXNFNodyXrMI_QEWKapJtbCXeDaSyYhJWo3ItINQCcBU26RJGCJ-2n9/s4032/IMG_8175.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NS-b-5QZpNxhiH4AYxJsFwJUjvkiu6rrcnFTBrjqYP2_JoNvYLGHjwdBIqAmwcNgXq04k_M60I494xjIuUiD1epcml0FvI7fuylBMB9MQ4IV-18hrDCs3ZvwOb7I3QviU5E3ZbXNFNodyXrMI_QEWKapJtbCXeDaSyYhJWo3ItINQCcBU26RJGCJ-2n9/s320/IMG_8175.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another blessing was that I hardly had any nausea today, which was wonderful. It allowed me to indulge and have some special treats, like my birthday chai from Starbucks! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIYTQBtiEvxOaBI25iWxsRXcVm_04Sk368LB2h9xb7AvKGX0Mi6YFnSfO4M4ptasaucw9Y03-GKye6ZpcyZksp1f8HBPmatYxscyqP06vCFVJCuLIwLbbGq1KDu3pM9BxJeEx8hGmTVOFHb8SZPSZxvO_B1nDm1uMAn6BykCVURFR6dyLfS3kmUc6G_WU/s4032/IMG_6422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIYTQBtiEvxOaBI25iWxsRXcVm_04Sk368LB2h9xb7AvKGX0Mi6YFnSfO4M4ptasaucw9Y03-GKye6ZpcyZksp1f8HBPmatYxscyqP06vCFVJCuLIwLbbGq1KDu3pM9BxJeEx8hGmTVOFHb8SZPSZxvO_B1nDm1uMAn6BykCVURFR6dyLfS3kmUc6G_WU/s320/IMG_6422.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">That smile says how much I enjoyed my chai as I drove kids to counseling today. We absolutely love our counselor. She made a couple extra appointments for my kids given the news we received Friday. </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The day ended with watching a movie with Wayne while the kids were at church. I love this man so much! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1kFvwemcF7Q8VAZqDVI63jBsSEGS93FqzuN68h2STd_sevnrN0KjD96q1ILb06ALjkUmxw__rs_AGf8NNdnGLxeT-YbSiA3hM7DYo1Ch2x06Ox1poWth85wcwc-O5IQyY_7TmRDV-CXaA1LZ9m1ye-VJ6jnM2Ji0Il-E0HFfTUjZEqg91wRul2hreCX6/s3088/IMG_6432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1kFvwemcF7Q8VAZqDVI63jBsSEGS93FqzuN68h2STd_sevnrN0KjD96q1ILb06ALjkUmxw__rs_AGf8NNdnGLxeT-YbSiA3hM7DYo1Ch2x06Ox1poWth85wcwc-O5IQyY_7TmRDV-CXaA1LZ9m1ye-VJ6jnM2Ji0Il-E0HFfTUjZEqg91wRul2hreCX6/s320/IMG_6432.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8ZtZbUxCdj4DuJRbaqJg47NfO1OBwwvN9kNDokMuz4GByodfjy0czdVdNu_lHGaIrIasYYndvO67aq0r8P5Ncitk24WiRPnGgJTZieL-r2iXgLQcS5Y-GG17ZR9PfO1fswPOqpm4vHfNKns2eQ3Or5E8oTNMF3uNpdHvonLJiQxYowdrlmIOS3Kur3qz/s4032/IMG_6433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8ZtZbUxCdj4DuJRbaqJg47NfO1OBwwvN9kNDokMuz4GByodfjy0czdVdNu_lHGaIrIasYYndvO67aq0r8P5Ncitk24WiRPnGgJTZieL-r2iXgLQcS5Y-GG17ZR9PfO1fswPOqpm4vHfNKns2eQ3Or5E8oTNMF3uNpdHvonLJiQxYowdrlmIOS3Kur3qz/s320/IMG_6433.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a great birthday! Maybe not how I planned to spend my 45th year on earth, but it was better then I could dream thanks to each of you! Thank you to everyone who made me feel loved and seen by God! You were His hands and feet to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One additional prayer request for the week: That God would provide the perfect team for Wayne’s treatments here in KY. I have a bunch of calls to make tomorrow. Please pray with me that we get things rolling for his treatments. </span></p><span class="indent-1" face="system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, Arial" style="font-size: 16px;"></span>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-6755051209002582672023-11-14T05:50:00.000-08:002023-11-14T05:50:24.553-08:00Update 11/14/23: Broken<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 147:2-6 “He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds. He counts the stars and assigns each a name. Our Lord is great, with limitless strength; we’ll never comprehend what He knows and does. God puts the fallen on their feet again.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, the punches keep coming. This morning, around 2am, I was awoken out of a dead sleep. Wayne, who was doing all the things I’ve requested to keep him safe from a fall, still managed to fall off the bed. He was in a lot of pain, so we called an ambulance and the EMTs helped get him back into bed. They told us that they could take us to the ER, but all they would do is take an X-ray and send us to an orthopedic. The EMTs were so sweet, they informed us that any time Wayne needs a lift assist or even help getting into a vehicle for an appointment, they are just a phone call away. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPSEjvc9iyGQckZ4pVllEwm_bongoRorO3AEKGDiMG8HXKTkV59tvkqeL1kbdwm6PDBqlb4BgOsZccB2v-y89L74P9d4JaD-n4K7Wp_Hj3yGv2gKdpVfpq58nY60Wfw3lQABFbJ4JDAM6wATaYOYcTRaifptdx1ag17oAAzlYH6poquiZ7j4Be_WzpQEM/s4032/IMG_6402.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPSEjvc9iyGQckZ4pVllEwm_bongoRorO3AEKGDiMG8HXKTkV59tvkqeL1kbdwm6PDBqlb4BgOsZccB2v-y89L74P9d4JaD-n4K7Wp_Hj3yGv2gKdpVfpq58nY60Wfw3lQABFbJ4JDAM6wATaYOYcTRaifptdx1ag17oAAzlYH6poquiZ7j4Be_WzpQEM/s320/IMG_6402.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tHpIW3GWcCtfChMezlCuQ8_T1dX_4TC9lafMt6XHdGRXobCr2ln12vPW0td7SXv2Lu04Eym6VsSn9wyfhmtqmB6XTymlS1E4qJsJHjmiDEF3oL6CCEt-lQsPK_-qRiHjt9EBv4hx5TvVXr2_lWjl33igJ4OpMXvxZADo90l6akCAfue22I3bHTxxmPMn/s320/IMG_6408.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne decided to skip the ER and just go to the local orthopedic drop in clinic at 7, which is where we are right now. T</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he doctor just informed us that he has a broken ankle. We were offered surgery if Wayne was concerned about foot stability in the future. Given the news from the other day, Wayne has decided to just get a cast, which the doctor says most people choose.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia was great this morning. She was doing an assessment of Wayne when the EMTs arrived. She sounded so professional when asking Wayne questions and permission to touch and move his leg around. I’m so thankful for her medic class she took at Hawk Mountain.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKgeGsHgkOPaUqROWdIelJv2sFSea2VMo_aFbjY7etFQRoyQxv3XeJpUuqqfLja12cBt30dsJv_UsrWkny3l0K17q5Tb1WLNV65smRgLAfuJMIhl5ege3xGlcJqiQQGSVaYH7ROsi7h3i4nWAGgoqz064-1X7kmYHSA9G3aJvS9xmPHwR9MG0cpxtsBHK/s4032/IMG_6400.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKgeGsHgkOPaUqROWdIelJv2sFSea2VMo_aFbjY7etFQRoyQxv3XeJpUuqqfLja12cBt30dsJv_UsrWkny3l0K17q5Tb1WLNV65smRgLAfuJMIhl5ege3xGlcJqiQQGSVaYH7ROsi7h3i4nWAGgoqz064-1X7kmYHSA9G3aJvS9xmPHwR9MG0cpxtsBHK/s320/IMG_6400.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KpTGW615nQ_VH17sdhCxsf9Gbyxn162_14T1C5fKqE6z7-M1vzBUtc6SqmpN-8Li30ah8lbtL55fU4fHXNvlR8niqgRChs77SkXP2x0euHayIDiBfXKdMRS1PXw-XIocqXJWuJg7MlAWUqwrCdVa7xnR9nUFm_kHbS7Qv3TqiJp6l3U7zggmw_Q1Mkp9/s4032/IMG_6401.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KpTGW615nQ_VH17sdhCxsf9Gbyxn162_14T1C5fKqE6z7-M1vzBUtc6SqmpN-8Li30ah8lbtL55fU4fHXNvlR8niqgRChs77SkXP2x0euHayIDiBfXKdMRS1PXw-XIocqXJWuJg7MlAWUqwrCdVa7xnR9nUFm_kHbS7Qv3TqiJp6l3U7zggmw_Q1Mkp9/s320/IMG_6401.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Additional Prayer Requests:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">- <span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne: for the pain he is in with his broken ankle and that it would quickly heal. Wisdom to know how to handle transfers to and from the wheelchair. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- For me as I juggle recovery from chemo and being Wayne’s caregiver. I am so thankful that God has allowed my side effects this time around to be less severe. It is truly a blessing with all that has transpired the past few days. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-54772588723515310782023-11-11T18:45:00.000-08:002023-11-11T18:45:18.143-08:00Update 11/11/23: Crushed<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 Corinthians 4:8-9, 16-18 “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed…Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBueo30Tb7ZpP_Jwg7F9MsZNTLJHQyvCBVTsYoZwiFqY-IlRFml1ECU51ftH3Q5iuuavfi9LqC1xvfACf7-KrLmeW2cZZJ7IYGe1Ji8YrGadIXBvjhjcC37aBRDQpe7ep-ubB9rt0u9u9yYvGGffCabRzUMmwto41tmraPTeCNDPx4-LNyOSRMg-0wPOd4/s3088/IMG_6347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBueo30Tb7ZpP_Jwg7F9MsZNTLJHQyvCBVTsYoZwiFqY-IlRFml1ECU51ftH3Q5iuuavfi9LqC1xvfACf7-KrLmeW2cZZJ7IYGe1Ji8YrGadIXBvjhjcC37aBRDQpe7ep-ubB9rt0u9u9yYvGGffCabRzUMmwto41tmraPTeCNDPx4-LNyOSRMg-0wPOd4/s320/IMG_6347.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hard pressed, but not crushed. Yesterday tested that part of the verse. I felt very crushed for a hot minute, but I will keep trusting God and not lose heart.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While I was receiving my second round of chemo and immunotherapy, Wayne was up in Chicago having an MRI. Around 11, I received a call from Wayne about his MRI. Unfortunately, we received the dreaded news that no one wants to hear. “There are no more options.” There are no more options for killing the cancer. Wayne was given two options: 1) palliative care or 2) avastin, which we know is the last ditch effort to keep things stable, but doesn’t cure anything. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the words came through the phone, I once again felt like I was living a nightmare. Here I am having poison poured into my body to kill my own cancer and my best friend was told there is nothing else to do. But once again, nothing surprises God. Of all the nurses I could be assigned yesterday, my nurse had lost her father to GBM. So when she saw me crying and came to check on me, she totally understood the gravity of the news we received. It may have only been my 2nd infusion at Baptist Hospital, but they have won me over. Becky, my previous nurse, came over and checked on me a few times throughout the day. When I told her about Wayne, she cried too. Who knew that people can so quickly become like family? </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1k8O9LKrpGSGgQv0FbBlJ0bcCBCBLfVsjA7Hq-hS7tiGoSTenhtceNIWq1hKy2LGSdzEoIzQuouzp51Ll8IA63Au4sTUxOVoFkEW2St8l-e63PXZAscLAnl7bSYZXbtpxF3S-jWKn8RpYxOlDF4bp8Epg1D5ub86uHYhLLzwpCAoZQKGqFUWccdEC_bm/s3088/IMG_6359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1k8O9LKrpGSGgQv0FbBlJ0bcCBCBLfVsjA7Hq-hS7tiGoSTenhtceNIWq1hKy2LGSdzEoIzQuouzp51Ll8IA63Au4sTUxOVoFkEW2St8l-e63PXZAscLAnl7bSYZXbtpxF3S-jWKn8RpYxOlDF4bp8Epg1D5ub86uHYhLLzwpCAoZQKGqFUWccdEC_bm/s320/IMG_6359.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend Liz took me to my infusion. She’s the best and I just love her!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33yUe8Ck149-eCItVbX41GCFhHpV1uLYtx7imQcttT9nwQ9EHZ3L7VuxpQQYuEN_88t2OOQ7X7Bm0PQZXlBSDCFUMDP8_QaNtjpN8ceOUhZ8xUNJU7fu3Fmn5PXFlf8ye7MRqYrF8KO8zwizaIK_vwI7KJNTd6vEAoy_QgR5EX2eqHjy6e8OH4AoF0qZc/s3088/IMG_6365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33yUe8Ck149-eCItVbX41GCFhHpV1uLYtx7imQcttT9nwQ9EHZ3L7VuxpQQYuEN_88t2OOQ7X7Bm0PQZXlBSDCFUMDP8_QaNtjpN8ceOUhZ8xUNJU7fu3Fmn5PXFlf8ye7MRqYrF8KO8zwizaIK_vwI7KJNTd6vEAoy_QgR5EX2eqHjy6e8OH4AoF0qZc/s320/IMG_6365.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W51nMJoB09iryq2MZj_1UgRd_EjYupGgSP2xuWlm_4LRB9FmH4-3s-0hP4Bsck8IZqeSRHspe5wI0lO0VJtRJl6KDK071_pLuDOt7SM9R7b5NPzXdHFqqVKCtwLV57N5blXOgkkk98PQ6BC5bZhyazyTwI0kDjsOZz6HD89TqSwOwv8rZTvGA7MI7kE-/s4032/IMG_6368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8W51nMJoB09iryq2MZj_1UgRd_EjYupGgSP2xuWlm_4LRB9FmH4-3s-0hP4Bsck8IZqeSRHspe5wI0lO0VJtRJl6KDK071_pLuDOt7SM9R7b5NPzXdHFqqVKCtwLV57N5blXOgkkk98PQ6BC5bZhyazyTwI0kDjsOZz6HD89TqSwOwv8rZTvGA7MI7kE-/s320/IMG_6368.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I survived freezing my hands and feet during my 3 hour chemo infusion. We are hoping that it will help decrease the nerve damage this drug can cause. I saw another patient with this amazing neck device that holds your phone. Next time I will use that so I can watch a movie while my hands are tied up on ice. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp08DWUq6MsVzu5UrPQXK6-vHJYtKRddsMIp6Ol6n1Bjj9ZcYCb2sMTdxJcEWcPWGsJMCOGu5iJ4AqNtTM9S9Y1IpJxN8r-9a2tlcBvYeabEExtB0iW0O9yz0r53mfBKD3oVhdXkFBWnZ9cCYjCicqBVEdRpG6e0tjsGl3j1YMu_hWEJ7mkjTDvINrJkWi/s4032/IMG_6371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp08DWUq6MsVzu5UrPQXK6-vHJYtKRddsMIp6Ol6n1Bjj9ZcYCb2sMTdxJcEWcPWGsJMCOGu5iJ4AqNtTM9S9Y1IpJxN8r-9a2tlcBvYeabEExtB0iW0O9yz0r53mfBKD3oVhdXkFBWnZ9cCYjCicqBVEdRpG6e0tjsGl3j1YMu_hWEJ7mkjTDvINrJkWi/s320/IMG_6371.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nurse Amy, my superstar today!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ruGiJ6couq24Uo2s6NiGTXofPWy94KQutY9DZTiVE1LO08ZbbRgHJ1pdaCWdcGJK-5kwOxih-e9xUKFfW6K2PpBMiY55encUbGRAuRwHpUOswjrhPG2QIqZBAXVo97c-KqAfCkGCyxNXPHkkYZobUtjqM32Yi-XTzvzlbpyFwnkpqdaEWWkIo5vxA4w2/s4032/IMG_6372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ruGiJ6couq24Uo2s6NiGTXofPWy94KQutY9DZTiVE1LO08ZbbRgHJ1pdaCWdcGJK-5kwOxih-e9xUKFfW6K2PpBMiY55encUbGRAuRwHpUOswjrhPG2QIqZBAXVo97c-KqAfCkGCyxNXPHkkYZobUtjqM32Yi-XTzvzlbpyFwnkpqdaEWWkIo5vxA4w2/s320/IMG_6372.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend Shawn came and picked me up from my infusion. We haven’t known each other long, but she is one special friend!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpBvXBPGI-VpD2hlqdYfQw8vmxqahL0wvPKxjAMc3-iVc9NlqIzq2Ol86-63c56woWgVzkjmqovNr2R_xa_3bz5DZZtXFZ3JPD1luNaiMCPve2NRxV_bbDd-x6WC7Y-mPzB0nKVoxb7Cg_6ztZW1p4W_wfxZfltGi8Jbfb0BjZqVtsQ2Neqxxw5dN2iVj/s4032/IMG_6376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpBvXBPGI-VpD2hlqdYfQw8vmxqahL0wvPKxjAMc3-iVc9NlqIzq2Ol86-63c56woWgVzkjmqovNr2R_xa_3bz5DZZtXFZ3JPD1luNaiMCPve2NRxV_bbDd-x6WC7Y-mPzB0nKVoxb7Cg_6ztZW1p4W_wfxZfltGi8Jbfb0BjZqVtsQ2Neqxxw5dN2iVj/s320/IMG_6376.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend Terri and her daughter Meghan, who is like my daughter, stopped by to say hi after an Asbury visit. 🩷</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLVsYICckg-cYPes_pIJDi8ZlDbH0GWi74Momcep6nvIACdXdIUfcB6AKZTs0SzIIoJ2FCaplnZCJMfjwX3jGE_zwoh2vsqD6QH5JTees62bB145LTGsCNjxkJ8zASIT2w_2HWU212IZetEoi7GoT6YTk6bEeLpKHD13K4o-yfrIgve3Nz83XCn7-EZrs/s4032/IMG_6377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLVsYICckg-cYPes_pIJDi8ZlDbH0GWi74Momcep6nvIACdXdIUfcB6AKZTs0SzIIoJ2FCaplnZCJMfjwX3jGE_zwoh2vsqD6QH5JTees62bB145LTGsCNjxkJ8zASIT2w_2HWU212IZetEoi7GoT6YTk6bEeLpKHD13K4o-yfrIgve3Nz83XCn7-EZrs/s320/IMG_6377.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend Dawn made me homemade sourdough bread since she knows it’s one of the things that my body can handle with chemo.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8248hDoBeWbYbkCA6IC5uYCglnWhxvCTzuagPYxkNEWi0OAvDYACIKj3RIKr5G4Hz07Oc1SgsAXYKILQAPe7nCJeF5H06w2VygKLrNdhTIazFBVwTw16vaRGZ1ecckEJgMmfZkB49ZR0URBMMbBJiF_p2F38f2UzsnSND3khLjqPoKRafj2kZeg86Y4q0/s4032/IMG_6381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8248hDoBeWbYbkCA6IC5uYCglnWhxvCTzuagPYxkNEWi0OAvDYACIKj3RIKr5G4Hz07Oc1SgsAXYKILQAPe7nCJeF5H06w2VygKLrNdhTIazFBVwTw16vaRGZ1ecckEJgMmfZkB49ZR0URBMMbBJiF_p2F38f2UzsnSND3khLjqPoKRafj2kZeg86Y4q0/s320/IMG_6381.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My mom made me an amazing mineral bone broth from my cancer cookbook. It’s one way I can keep my nutrients up during treatment.</span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So what is next for Wayne, he will need avastin infusions every two weeks, as long as he can handle them. We are requesting his treatments be handled by Baptist. I know he is in good hands there with all the amazing nurses (Becky, Amy, and Amanda).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The hardest moment of all of this was breaking the news to our kids this morning. I had to call Abigail and Grace over the phone. My heart broke that I couldn’t hug them while delivering this devastating news. We all had some good cries, but I know there will be more to come as we all process this. I already reached out to our counselor to see if we can squeeze in some sessions for everyone. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so thankful that my kids will be home next week. It will be wonderful to have everyone home for Thanksgiving. Well, everyone but DJ. Wayne is going to visit DJ on Friday and then will pick up Grace from Elizabethtown. With all that is going on, we have had to get creative to find time to visit DJ. Grace told us that her team is stopping in Elizabethtown before going on to Michigan. So God made a way for us to get time to see DJ and pick up Grace!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-jjpbAbdOkPItEWo4wU54KAP0qXL5gAM21uZrkrXDxeJRtOZ-mlUw8RN9awdFChhnTzCVo5LgHviGipiQDA8hMDviV4U3YveAWcYMxOYpSXtGeOszkPDn7-82ZD3Y4uwjza7e-zSS5bRJcXSNYv20aMzQbNpkpxH2ma74zxW1irDmNavbWcdTLePS2_o/s1000/IMG_6380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-jjpbAbdOkPItEWo4wU54KAP0qXL5gAM21uZrkrXDxeJRtOZ-mlUw8RN9awdFChhnTzCVo5LgHviGipiQDA8hMDviV4U3YveAWcYMxOYpSXtGeOszkPDn7-82ZD3Y4uwjza7e-zSS5bRJcXSNYv20aMzQbNpkpxH2ma74zxW1irDmNavbWcdTLePS2_o/s320/IMG_6380.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">DJ at his residential home. He was treated to dumplings for his 18th birthday.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne and I are both going through chemo at the same time. Wayne started his 5 day oral chemo last night. God has been gracious to me this time. I have been feeling a million times better this time around. I’m glad I don’t feel as bad physically as last time with all this heavy news about Wayne, which is stretching me emotionally. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0vqwwPIYDW8-sgAFVlzb5TSEeV6ovGVzS4YMGumNsiJs-1Yl9UCPXbqMcj7qzAvOBJMJQIwn0VJ84Ia5fcZZAvqGsl3BV_J0XONp0399Md2AtF_H_tjCHfuVgHeVrsTgVolWb-MMVuhbXf_wPQTLN6S944EmHn3OmU8WFouZrb91f9qkqW49-s4dNiJa/s4032/IMG_6384.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0vqwwPIYDW8-sgAFVlzb5TSEeV6ovGVzS4YMGumNsiJs-1Yl9UCPXbqMcj7qzAvOBJMJQIwn0VJ84Ia5fcZZAvqGsl3BV_J0XONp0399Md2AtF_H_tjCHfuVgHeVrsTgVolWb-MMVuhbXf_wPQTLN6S944EmHn3OmU8WFouZrb91f9qkqW49-s4dNiJa/s320/IMG_6384.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two laid up chemo patients.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRVCUii4IgcT9Aks0g9pWOqYUsp5BDtw3prOHalzM2aseO8pJ47Ye6FdWKfoYoI6-s9FG4EU-TokbzMmzjRtQQheyzC9tsMGX0o2bDgTz4W5qdum5vx8bImZ-wifSnogp13OMY9Dc6XdZlYVV1zKTyW77688on9llAtaprwoVCOASW-X-ng10OGrXeHAG/s4032/IMG_6385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRVCUii4IgcT9Aks0g9pWOqYUsp5BDtw3prOHalzM2aseO8pJ47Ye6FdWKfoYoI6-s9FG4EU-TokbzMmzjRtQQheyzC9tsMGX0o2bDgTz4W5qdum5vx8bImZ-wifSnogp13OMY9Dc6XdZlYVV1zKTyW77688on9llAtaprwoVCOASW-X-ng10OGrXeHAG/s320/IMG_6385.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We will be making as many memories with our family the next few months as we can. We will be even more intentional with all the time God gives us. This song came on during my infusion, after Wayne’s phone call to me. It spoke so deeply to me. </span></p><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know You're able and I know You can</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Save through the fire with Your mighty hand</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">But even if You don't</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">My hope is You alone</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">I know the sorrow, and I know the hurt</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Would all go away if You'd just say the word</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">But even if You don't</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">My hope is You alone</div></span></span></div><div class="ujudUb" jsname="U8S5sf" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 16px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You've been faithful, You've been good</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">All of my days</div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Jesus, I will cling to You</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">Come what may</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">'Cause I know You're able</div></span><span jsname="YS01Ge"><div style="text-align: center;">I know You can</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6fA35Ved-Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="B6fA35Ved-Y"></iframe></div></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Prayer Requests:</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Wayne: for the infusions to help Wayne and give us as many days as God wants us to have. That he continues to have peace and trust God with both his life and his death.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- For our kids as they process all this hard stuff. That they would lean in hard to Jesus and trust Him each day, even though this is so much and seems unfair.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- That I would continue to feel good with my side effects and that the chemo would do the job to kill this cancer and give me many days with my family. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- We would use all of this hard to point people to Jesus and share the good news of the hope we have in Him. That our light would shine brightly!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-73618217197748705932023-11-09T18:07:00.004-08:002023-11-09T18:19:50.978-08:00Update 11/9/23: It was the Night Before Treatments<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are you ways My ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts thank your thoughts.” </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">“God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart.” Charles Spurgeon</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of my children with tears in their eyes told me the other day, “I just don’t know why God is allowing all of this in our lives. It is so hard!” I could only just hold her in my arms and cry with her. All I could tell her is that God didn’t cause this, we live in a fallen world where disease exists. That wasn’t God’s design, but unfortunately, that is where we are now. I told her I don’t know why God has allowed this in our lives either, but I know that nothing took Him by surprise. I reminded her of all the ways God has moved and worked in our lives(Wayne living almost 9 years since his diagnosis, the way God has provided for us time after time, etc). I may not understand, but I trust the One who holds us in His hands!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I realized that I haven’t given a recent update. Life has been crazy the past week and the days tend to blend into each other. In the midst of all the crazy and hard, I have been trying to be intentional to make special time with the kids and friends while I am feeling well.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiHHMUzE5JeGqyWSbgHQbcgCe0GL72Mn0Vt6Co4dNXTQUbU3wUPGwPn0MqLe0Iq2Q-WSIaFuql6sZRc6oX8xmJpdO6jYgfEyrZELOqulV_PgxRqwcnV7HM7jwR6y5z1Sc9ifd0qQsxDQXHE-xfblxdEP_29QR9z4WUYd1qZW9LdcvLEOWxZ9d9cEfilJX/s3088/IMG_6250.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixiHHMUzE5JeGqyWSbgHQbcgCe0GL72Mn0Vt6Co4dNXTQUbU3wUPGwPn0MqLe0Iq2Q-WSIaFuql6sZRc6oX8xmJpdO6jYgfEyrZELOqulV_PgxRqwcnV7HM7jwR6y5z1Sc9ifd0qQsxDQXHE-xfblxdEP_29QR9z4WUYd1qZW9LdcvLEOWxZ9d9cEfilJX/s320/IMG_6250.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne and I voted early since we were both feeling good. We didn’t want to fight crowds to vote.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYrUsws3O8uUFfGsMCGmXDuw0I0VLrWNzv16tqF1khjOMvTtPoKPKdpNqmCwdr68qCgupwKcatTxFBSE_BQpgBXHnFQ64xd8vj9V1HCpmCZ52LJv1hwHnjZXBB7JaYGSmEBIGFqhakqQzFsktBJhVQmE7I9AHoibMVddkrCrmtBRHnAKosYxLXXelKrbt/s4032/IMG_6245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYrUsws3O8uUFfGsMCGmXDuw0I0VLrWNzv16tqF1khjOMvTtPoKPKdpNqmCwdr68qCgupwKcatTxFBSE_BQpgBXHnFQ64xd8vj9V1HCpmCZ52LJv1hwHnjZXBB7JaYGSmEBIGFqhakqQzFsktBJhVQmE7I9AHoibMVddkrCrmtBRHnAKosYxLXXelKrbt/s320/IMG_6245.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our friends, Mike and Diane, made a special stop at our house. We enjoyed dinner at Robyn’s and then played some fun games. We have enjoyed knowing them for years, back when Wayne and I were newlyweds.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZchODuVp4EqOP1H8v12nC5MaTfi1xajSoBZ8gJmFhET_ttz97kTDPv7rj6vB2Jtdic7fiU-2jZguVpCjK1hvfgQ_YypWWfyCQi8J4QCBKh8MoLOLL5AGsCgo1GLF4SjaExbOBj6rhzmwFgu-VUZzvPnyLXqJFBES9oQCMIgIN1xdZjoTgG9X9Xjs8mIU/s4032/IMG_6246.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZchODuVp4EqOP1H8v12nC5MaTfi1xajSoBZ8gJmFhET_ttz97kTDPv7rj6vB2Jtdic7fiU-2jZguVpCjK1hvfgQ_YypWWfyCQi8J4QCBKh8MoLOLL5AGsCgo1GLF4SjaExbOBj6rhzmwFgu-VUZzvPnyLXqJFBES9oQCMIgIN1xdZjoTgG9X9Xjs8mIU/s320/IMG_6246.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcX_4hN8ZUeryE550GwrHKNQyi1kKCsA5WKJ_mM_y8RBvTl8YO2_xhvBV9bJqM-xhTUppZudSPNw097osDQtEOUxGe3dSt82YLofzfTJjoDdm3fc7XL6A56Nh03Qe90kJ-X-OfXNqaXDor8HWW8sGXqfPQ8OiIea0pkel2OEZZ4ICxNB35WMB32e56Z5y/s4032/IMG_6247.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcX_4hN8ZUeryE550GwrHKNQyi1kKCsA5WKJ_mM_y8RBvTl8YO2_xhvBV9bJqM-xhTUppZudSPNw097osDQtEOUxGe3dSt82YLofzfTJjoDdm3fc7XL6A56Nh03Qe90kJ-X-OfXNqaXDor8HWW8sGXqfPQ8OiIea0pkel2OEZZ4ICxNB35WMB32e56Z5y/s320/IMG_6247.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBl7v3v1Jmws4AUvWjGHsH0saKPng2EZcoXwuv67YfVM_72aGjQfOs0IRSt4F1G_-wMybG4IzMD5sZZYoGV2rWBg9R0Wriz88J2xY_PUK13DvtFImCuXOthIxEUNWCf_gGYNDXV5kbYzdeDEzZjOmgOnsTAmebxpnwycsIUyUO6KzZwuauliWU-jbg9Zn/s4032/IMG_3420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBl7v3v1Jmws4AUvWjGHsH0saKPng2EZcoXwuv67YfVM_72aGjQfOs0IRSt4F1G_-wMybG4IzMD5sZZYoGV2rWBg9R0Wriz88J2xY_PUK13DvtFImCuXOthIxEUNWCf_gGYNDXV5kbYzdeDEzZjOmgOnsTAmebxpnwycsIUyUO6KzZwuauliWU-jbg9Zn/s320/IMG_3420.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm64eu6jEW5YmrkBJWsklvCU1VIZuzaGxjKgj2zPKGFKfZXxoZfTe2rnoWt4HeLp9GSb4xiCFRbkEUnYmne1b9adlimrxu0Xh0xaxvCj_x9JWwN_d7-u3TkBuyTTsjtF5utvBqioV52XIoDSk38gd2YC6kH3a4HNG2cXOTYDqQ4zWUuVegEDJFXvsNL-Mz/s3088/IMG_6216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm64eu6jEW5YmrkBJWsklvCU1VIZuzaGxjKgj2zPKGFKfZXxoZfTe2rnoWt4HeLp9GSb4xiCFRbkEUnYmne1b9adlimrxu0Xh0xaxvCj_x9JWwN_d7-u3TkBuyTTsjtF5utvBqioV52XIoDSk38gd2YC6kH3a4HNG2cXOTYDqQ4zWUuVegEDJFXvsNL-Mz/s320/IMG_6216.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My sweet friend Kristy met me for chai tea. It was nice to get out and feel a little more like normal.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UWf9yZ_wXbvSwExyhXsA1OUnTK9rXEy4b6417y5erYlrAPy3vLcA0CQjEodClD236a3ikdHsoAbFqvqTt7gKoyV8jxbmFxJC_wstCFVTOT3b4s_PFqSOp6N-x6Sc_PUuRbjcSriZTzE7pVLLA6N06sZzk2yaY2h3oG0S-qWyywpEOPmLc2e8b_nRKsJ2/s2430/IMG_4658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="2430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UWf9yZ_wXbvSwExyhXsA1OUnTK9rXEy4b6417y5erYlrAPy3vLcA0CQjEodClD236a3ikdHsoAbFqvqTt7gKoyV8jxbmFxJC_wstCFVTOT3b4s_PFqSOp6N-x6Sc_PUuRbjcSriZTzE7pVLLA6N06sZzk2yaY2h3oG0S-qWyywpEOPmLc2e8b_nRKsJ2/s320/IMG_4658.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday was a beautiful day and I enjoyed a nice walk at the park with friends.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2Uw_4JWYzojiWjxuF0IMugdecI3ypNcis1U1mAOotS1xXpRiw5ut0NAF4gSC7uSdHZZg2gjw1z3cRotr6UaEF72DXju3xmhR679X6sQlmNOT5qlcT6H7AuzLQJxckDrct1xvOB_u1R44dIO7xhszdisaF2hNKc8KxlnWDBoFmhF0VRG23OCv4ZsgH2lj/s4032/IMG_6232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2Uw_4JWYzojiWjxuF0IMugdecI3ypNcis1U1mAOotS1xXpRiw5ut0NAF4gSC7uSdHZZg2gjw1z3cRotr6UaEF72DXju3xmhR679X6sQlmNOT5qlcT6H7AuzLQJxckDrct1xvOB_u1R44dIO7xhszdisaF2hNKc8KxlnWDBoFmhF0VRG23OCv4ZsgH2lj/s320/IMG_6232.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The girls competed in a costume competition at church. Naomi won as Shrek. I think the other girls did great with their costume ideas.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXs_3ppkpXkujjBc18PFANhIcGfXeM7iko5Ai-miTBR4rA_BJ0lO_bKPYyaXICfRTslSXCrrYGNlEjcNoSeRHJmd9txnHCYnvIovAeD8N4IcdjuzQ-nbJqmmZEY9ZPn7MzsDf5TjwkB9_zGZvqwQdCOojLulV5z33lfTQXjRuVrpF9GgxluBymjs5P3lw/s4032/IMG_6235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXs_3ppkpXkujjBc18PFANhIcGfXeM7iko5Ai-miTBR4rA_BJ0lO_bKPYyaXICfRTslSXCrrYGNlEjcNoSeRHJmd9txnHCYnvIovAeD8N4IcdjuzQ-nbJqmmZEY9ZPn7MzsDf5TjwkB9_zGZvqwQdCOojLulV5z33lfTQXjRuVrpF9GgxluBymjs5P3lw/s320/IMG_6235.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne had his appointment to get his AFO for his drop foot. It has already been helping him walk a little better. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHCu6pkVuDSWfSKndkRLkgefYALhHortt6OGHQUPwhg6jHT6HrLNxgAtWlfj5t2PTrrkMsutb2EcuCezH5SC4Ooe0-0nT9w4uIyndjyYz4XqEHEQvrm9MZ4ieT6b7SLBg47MY7bsi2pI0sYd96i2fvhMkRHXoBFIum6Kk7CySucdDGlqPk3Cy8ahyphenhyphenaVUc/s4032/IMG_6236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHCu6pkVuDSWfSKndkRLkgefYALhHortt6OGHQUPwhg6jHT6HrLNxgAtWlfj5t2PTrrkMsutb2EcuCezH5SC4Ooe0-0nT9w4uIyndjyYz4XqEHEQvrm9MZ4ieT6b7SLBg47MY7bsi2pI0sYd96i2fvhMkRHXoBFIum6Kk7CySucdDGlqPk3Cy8ahyphenhyphenaVUc/s320/IMG_6236.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia has been begging me to go hiking for the last couple months. My sweet friend Carla stepped up and took her for me. Sophia got to experience something I would not have been able to do with her. They went rock climbing! </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29sj-DUgYkFUq6qUPCkdPcPtKE8zyZyJ8VNIw9JBTlC9_7q_uxDdD_VasPDQReJIR0ou4lRHc32EA9xvqxd2BJPY380xw96MkfBO357WXrwiD5tKCYODvMC9bDN7EmjJHYxPv_aReheQ7s76W8Utm0qxZOGiRhTfWqzkpp6CsQoeFszvNlU3o_8wl989U/s2532/IMG_6285.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29sj-DUgYkFUq6qUPCkdPcPtKE8zyZyJ8VNIw9JBTlC9_7q_uxDdD_VasPDQReJIR0ou4lRHc32EA9xvqxd2BJPY380xw96MkfBO357WXrwiD5tKCYODvMC9bDN7EmjJHYxPv_aReheQ7s76W8Utm0qxZOGiRhTfWqzkpp6CsQoeFszvNlU3o_8wl989U/s320/IMG_6285.png" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia called me from climbing so I could “participate”. This girl is such a sweet heart!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhontMiKMAr2gNEkmNDwl3wFFqbyPFjfUTnQcjBVtla-Gd-7wD8chdZhFThrDcNbL4WING4ynLx6NwNxuoHqspbMMPQ5j2v2uaEmzQLYfWlWrSW1KrkPGQCwvFSos8g0w-vLbasvdCZMi7Sr6RH7WVfHqmQK4FFeK6c4DMsgzVxTblCBO_CRJp9wTQHBfwk/s2000/IMG_6290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhontMiKMAr2gNEkmNDwl3wFFqbyPFjfUTnQcjBVtla-Gd-7wD8chdZhFThrDcNbL4WING4ynLx6NwNxuoHqspbMMPQ5j2v2uaEmzQLYfWlWrSW1KrkPGQCwvFSos8g0w-vLbasvdCZMi7Sr6RH7WVfHqmQK4FFeK6c4DMsgzVxTblCBO_CRJp9wTQHBfwk/s320/IMG_6290.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Nst9rjGk_gYrYUGlBUHFovabQ3At2XYNNkCwrshD6S7t3jsiWcSxcSSQYp3bEQHdWNoV2pBJA1D2JzcsCbqlnnAxnF_R6fU6glCMrZnBpjz1qrVwitM6uUb-aaCUhfq-m1vJRMEyY2Mv_8Ru9Qot5RjmegkcgKqkTcZPV1-QDtwFn5Pn3pIh3xrQaKhr/s2000/IMG_6291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week, since my stomach finally felt normal, I got back to some extra healthy eating. Squeezing as many fruits and veggies I can into my day. Juicing is my new favorite healthy habit!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqk7y2FLX7qK4Wbd2rNf5WHcON0Mu3O5sBz33KO8ED63K0ga1FKec_7dFXOkcHYtaKK2CZCHt_VqfKoSouxG0LWkT8Uj3m8SsRryUnSeqvSPAcyYnSQxNC5MFrCA74nSsDmFWvGuoOvTP0hC6JKhyKh8qdy1K5s5irZUbXxIZRLsToP9GDgNk18W9O2ls/s4032/IMG_6337.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqk7y2FLX7qK4Wbd2rNf5WHcON0Mu3O5sBz33KO8ED63K0ga1FKec_7dFXOkcHYtaKK2CZCHt_VqfKoSouxG0LWkT8Uj3m8SsRryUnSeqvSPAcyYnSQxNC5MFrCA74nSsDmFWvGuoOvTP0hC6JKhyKh8qdy1K5s5irZUbXxIZRLsToP9GDgNk18W9O2ls/s320/IMG_6337.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxnEYflXjgFPrNjKjXFWaoTBGpIlGj194VkoHBWuuRXxRfG-nc4jpBsidMZAITyRNuAksHb11MrirGYlKTAJsX2c5Y_d8fwZp8lUewYifgdYDR3GN_fj7pV3TSUi9o-V5ON75CmhxiiRIgDPq3ksgeUrsk6p59WRz-w27EzR87OnShtZk7bSyCwPNbbr2/s4032/IMG_6352.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxnEYflXjgFPrNjKjXFWaoTBGpIlGj194VkoHBWuuRXxRfG-nc4jpBsidMZAITyRNuAksHb11MrirGYlKTAJsX2c5Y_d8fwZp8lUewYifgdYDR3GN_fj7pV3TSUi9o-V5ON75CmhxiiRIgDPq3ksgeUrsk6p59WRz-w27EzR87OnShtZk7bSyCwPNbbr2/s320/IMG_6352.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne and I have been taking walks together. Wayne had some medical funds to use through his insurance. We got him a new cane that was made for tall people! He is so much happier not having to bend over as much. He also got us a foot massager that will help me with neuropathy and him with his tired feet. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85bh61fcd8ECy98L8JfDqxbGQOijUM9TFq750al449MYDc9hB2aaz8mMHaS9T5uItiUlC1Py8Z3BWjt_mD-0fynE21sZ3_SyO3kThNA-gOLLTnu6cHhOpnXnOsSSPAPg7G7whlvs9nD5xZdPduDDp-wJziO5g8x64hiZueOlbeuK34-qcRsU7fj7_vLsy/s4032/IMG_6346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85bh61fcd8ECy98L8JfDqxbGQOijUM9TFq750al449MYDc9hB2aaz8mMHaS9T5uItiUlC1Py8Z3BWjt_mD-0fynE21sZ3_SyO3kThNA-gOLLTnu6cHhOpnXnOsSSPAPg7G7whlvs9nD5xZdPduDDp-wJziO5g8x64hiZueOlbeuK34-qcRsU7fj7_vLsy/s320/IMG_6346.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZd_3ct9c0Gz7fMqkzCSk5ynUG0XUEIDtFse0yzQwcwMnSvsVq2f5zK7n0dDh8Z0tSiQug3uZ3PR_VJmHROKWGyMgyUTPYelT4HELLnPx20EzVzoJdFhc0EjoOLIt_ibru5Q7i2OiHlddmRhPx7ximPEEODs4dVpHCfg8bsgxWIS-CMF-IHjgvRZaaU8k/s3088/IMG_6347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZd_3ct9c0Gz7fMqkzCSk5ynUG0XUEIDtFse0yzQwcwMnSvsVq2f5zK7n0dDh8Z0tSiQug3uZ3PR_VJmHROKWGyMgyUTPYelT4HELLnPx20EzVzoJdFhc0EjoOLIt_ibru5Q7i2OiHlddmRhPx7ximPEEODs4dVpHCfg8bsgxWIS-CMF-IHjgvRZaaU8k/s320/IMG_6347.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so glad I shaved my head last week. The past few days I have lost over 50% of my hair. It was easier losing little pieces instead of my long hair. The plus side, it’s quick to get ready!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSoMQ8c-wBEDpgNS5zynNGatkmAKXLGz3KkD6_B4ZI2NIPx5fMZndueUL14YsHDlcFhmLt9edJ8P1bNg8UmgCuA8B4OUzUR2puDMXFaZA8SBddh6iozwSIvKLcXK8Wzpxy3iqVboTWdfOI8DD84s8y1tKeXB1YUlkTPTgIeBPQ24HaDCCRLNs55xHmGjR/s4032/72108141971__B6188BB8-0206-45DF-B816-A2308AF0231C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSoMQ8c-wBEDpgNS5zynNGatkmAKXLGz3KkD6_B4ZI2NIPx5fMZndueUL14YsHDlcFhmLt9edJ8P1bNg8UmgCuA8B4OUzUR2puDMXFaZA8SBddh6iozwSIvKLcXK8Wzpxy3iqVboTWdfOI8DD84s8y1tKeXB1YUlkTPTgIeBPQ24HaDCCRLNs55xHmGjR/s320/72108141971__B6188BB8-0206-45DF-B816-A2308AF0231C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My brother-in-law, Travis, was so sweet and came over this weekend and set up our tree. The kids helped me decorate it on Tuesday. These lights make me so happy on these early dark evenings. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPnnX02IJ2j7CqU5qYIS2hUNSubztQXKuEWgm8VwwkpC2BSUSlibNtyQ9dpt10iNL_-Yegq-0kpWPK-H6-LGn8MckVpZv5_8XHkcbF5UvC76WbumF3b8dF1lthrzATvzkGujL3-aeiLGTmPT0gY3VPOR0iEGPc4kD81jMI9KX-2vr3hHVkCottjGAROwQ/s4032/IMG_6339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPnnX02IJ2j7CqU5qYIS2hUNSubztQXKuEWgm8VwwkpC2BSUSlibNtyQ9dpt10iNL_-Yegq-0kpWPK-H6-LGn8MckVpZv5_8XHkcbF5UvC76WbumF3b8dF1lthrzATvzkGujL3-aeiLGTmPT0gY3VPOR0iEGPc4kD81jMI9KX-2vr3hHVkCottjGAROwQ/s320/IMG_6339.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The past few years I have taken a girls trip with some ladies at church. I was not able to travel with them this year, but they decided to “take me with them”. They kept me laughing with all their texts and pictures of me causing trouble. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ6O36sZHt85Hg5aOGFxt8mHuEmKNM6ODBCb0CSfaUiMldiDhBhNPTpTMNBhtwq1mspdM_Lq6EvipBB1XcZhk-h9rGGWZQEHVgIWCKPNcn-D8CY4FfACLmsEzwwrj7cgwqpB6nV5ezQNYycWe4aiIeS0WcoCehea0Wusf2MB_hCForXlJzMJfN9m4rmBc/s1024/IMG_1738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ6O36sZHt85Hg5aOGFxt8mHuEmKNM6ODBCb0CSfaUiMldiDhBhNPTpTMNBhtwq1mspdM_Lq6EvipBB1XcZhk-h9rGGWZQEHVgIWCKPNcn-D8CY4FfACLmsEzwwrj7cgwqpB6nV5ezQNYycWe4aiIeS0WcoCehea0Wusf2MB_hCForXlJzMJfN9m4rmBc/s320/IMG_1738.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They then had a two colored ribbon (grey for brain cancer and peach for endometrial cancer). They FaceTimed us from breakfast and showed us the shirts. It brought tears to my eyes to have such amazing friends!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Plb26OhVQe7yGbm4_XpXCqzvg2yFSwjBjj-zimrO6A_Evl51DWDFablQIHC-GL2_3wgMdmkjx5qCBQMpkZxkpaGYy17p4ykV9S3cY-uaBYhCA7iAVe5UaFjpk2xcSCiizmhfguu28tUAJB9lKMEd70dkDRPNozp3V4PgdgzFjBX6jzCXxgyeLFtrPiYs/s480/IMG_2154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="444" data-original-width="480" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Plb26OhVQe7yGbm4_XpXCqzvg2yFSwjBjj-zimrO6A_Evl51DWDFablQIHC-GL2_3wgMdmkjx5qCBQMpkZxkpaGYy17p4ykV9S3cY-uaBYhCA7iAVe5UaFjpk2xcSCiizmhfguu28tUAJB9lKMEd70dkDRPNozp3V4PgdgzFjBX6jzCXxgyeLFtrPiYs/s320/IMG_2154.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started causing trouble by climbing on a train, climbing in a Christmas tree…so I got a time out in the car!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Me looking over Gatlinburg</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtb0zjOeWDPd3ifX_MVdOorx2Q3wG7BsuTs8bz1kCTwv37DwYgI0SYVf2DL0pTADfStFxjkzlHomNQHS9nrl824WmyBFxtEucsoWd4l0FMwDIisNHs2ovqjntp4EesCqKxRz3YNl9G98kspMYVsWCHACX1OsQB44otANX4xGlO1n93kaq1c2LupLvPiey/s1024/IMG_7277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtb0zjOeWDPd3ifX_MVdOorx2Q3wG7BsuTs8bz1kCTwv37DwYgI0SYVf2DL0pTADfStFxjkzlHomNQHS9nrl824WmyBFxtEucsoWd4l0FMwDIisNHs2ovqjntp4EesCqKxRz3YNl9G98kspMYVsWCHACX1OsQB44otANX4xGlO1n93kaq1c2LupLvPiey/s320/IMG_7277.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so thankful for such amazing people God has put in our lives…from Illinois to our phenomenal church family. We feel so blessed! Moments like the above by friends helps us get through the hard days like this week. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne had another seizure yesterday and he fell in the shower today. Sometimes it feel hard to catch our breath, but God remains faithful through it all. Wayne made us safely to Chicago. Thank you Scott for driving him!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow morning at 6:30, Wayne will have his MRI and doctor appointment. If his scan is stable, he will do another two rounds of chemo. Thankfully, he is able to take an oral chemo at home. If he’s approved for another round, he will start his chemo tomorrow night. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have my second round of chemo tomorrow morning. I meet with my oncologist at 8:30 and then I will begin my chemo infusion after that, which will last most of tomorrow. Since I know that our weekend will be a hot mess with both of us on chemo, I spent today making a couple meals for the kids. We finished schoolwork with the two youngest, since I knew I wouldn’t be up to helping them this weekend. I’m sure the kids will watch lots of tv and play video games, but whatever it takes to get them through this weekend, we will take it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><u>Prayer Requests:</u></b></span></p><p>- <span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne: please pray that his scan comes back stable and that he is approved for two more rounds of chemo. Please also pray for answers in addressing some of his physical issues.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Rebecca: please pray that my chemo goes well and that I don’t have any side effects. Please pray with me that God protects my nerve cells from any more damage. Neuropathy is no joke! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Kids: please pray that they survive this weekend with both parents down with chemo. Please also pray for Grace as she serves at her last church for this semester and travels home Friday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-30745720256212783392023-10-30T20:27:00.000-07:002023-10-30T20:27:16.380-07:00Update 10/30/23: Goodbyes Are Hard<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, I said goodbye to my hair. I had a brief moment of tears, but my kids kept me laughing so much, the tears quickly faded. A few days ago, I allowed Grace and Sophia to cut my hair and do anything they wanted to it since Grace wouldn’t be here for the shaving of my head. Needless to say, I was more than ready for it to be shaved after living with an ugly haircut and bangs for 3 days. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6EZG9P0LwW_9ycNt0-kfP9lFhQo4OXv0uP_iqvixvuR21gqDcB6X3awo6w2PbK1YKkSdKyVoXOO6Kd6k1n4ybTkkk2M2F2vkft4m9em4dQKAPeLUihhPMv8lQtuipuAZaPFBroX1FXIUtjloE2dxkqWPKkbwWIx64DIjO4G_9k59HeY5EjQAw03fJE0f/s3088/IMG_6204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6EZG9P0LwW_9ycNt0-kfP9lFhQo4OXv0uP_iqvixvuR21gqDcB6X3awo6w2PbK1YKkSdKyVoXOO6Kd6k1n4ybTkkk2M2F2vkft4m9em4dQKAPeLUihhPMv8lQtuipuAZaPFBroX1FXIUtjloE2dxkqWPKkbwWIx64DIjO4G_9k59HeY5EjQAw03fJE0f/s320/IMG_6204.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nEHsdsoHtqEQ293N7ljwcSsyCGaHOcREsU6-8loj3bsmCCZoIFm9kcEkGNZ1LNjZI3mB_4gktnB967bN38hohvmFtPp2iqSLcJhFda0vOOsbrx28PcGTqtIM95Jjg2IKq10GpFuWKOIM-RhsfPdKv5wag7-ZHV-u7dgPNMp1_Jnh5XY3hRpi1Zo4BRad/s3088/72003563620__66AFA4E7-A972-4168-9BB1-3B7F64575308.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nEHsdsoHtqEQ293N7ljwcSsyCGaHOcREsU6-8loj3bsmCCZoIFm9kcEkGNZ1LNjZI3mB_4gktnB967bN38hohvmFtPp2iqSLcJhFda0vOOsbrx28PcGTqtIM95Jjg2IKq10GpFuWKOIM-RhsfPdKv5wag7-ZHV-u7dgPNMp1_Jnh5XY3hRpi1Zo4BRad/s320/72003563620__66AFA4E7-A972-4168-9BB1-3B7F64575308.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kids butchered my hair. I hated it, but it did mentally get me ready for shaving it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_ViKKkI0FmHkUaCXG3ISNu54ez2eoKHePawdlQny0M_3BA4wRGg67wpNwrXQh6tCsjdAnXHKr3Ppqi0c-pipHWOlY0MR5pfa2i5uRnaKyADYMjnCTyRsrAXq03lZ2rWUI1z0WP5Hz8cWuzJGCwN_iXCFianLb3xPWpLXg9oUUdNN7NNpABOU_vbgz1x2/s4032/IMG_2224.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_ViKKkI0FmHkUaCXG3ISNu54ez2eoKHePawdlQny0M_3BA4wRGg67wpNwrXQh6tCsjdAnXHKr3Ppqi0c-pipHWOlY0MR5pfa2i5uRnaKyADYMjnCTyRsrAXq03lZ2rWUI1z0WP5Hz8cWuzJGCwN_iXCFianLb3xPWpLXg9oUUdNN7NNpABOU_vbgz1x2/s320/IMG_2224.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKmALgWnT3uCRd95o9p0WV3yMqzNyPT_jT21oKBoGKpepjwZ3F2J9m6JHQ1G9vz3nB5Ss_1LNVPp3RG6uO3xqrjBaNis0JTNm2A2xKKY_5zotajNLsB-OySueX4RWo7H6khw2z37rG6myCusEpViGWjW0HdvqJMIRVwEdrTKp4CYKCDIUGtARzrE2T8Gd/s3088/IMG_6189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKmALgWnT3uCRd95o9p0WV3yMqzNyPT_jT21oKBoGKpepjwZ3F2J9m6JHQ1G9vz3nB5Ss_1LNVPp3RG6uO3xqrjBaNis0JTNm2A2xKKY_5zotajNLsB-OySueX4RWo7H6khw2z37rG6myCusEpViGWjW0HdvqJMIRVwEdrTKp4CYKCDIUGtARzrE2T8Gd/s320/IMG_6189.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkklYfW5rDBVZgOvzhLUPmPkKRLfVTEOfUc-951tN8VdqpE5XaaSI1G6HqOB16f5fvB84h3AlU5eYF1n1FPfnv6X4nqmIAkEvk3WZLJdIXzdZQ5UhHSR4pIFrFhnb5I84MWGQv4SlDq0K92Fmn-nBpqEWMjrGvbZFBN-AjFubyqG4m7dm9u-xdEIQtJAm1/s4032/IMG_6195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkklYfW5rDBVZgOvzhLUPmPkKRLfVTEOfUc-951tN8VdqpE5XaaSI1G6HqOB16f5fvB84h3AlU5eYF1n1FPfnv6X4nqmIAkEvk3WZLJdIXzdZQ5UhHSR4pIFrFhnb5I84MWGQv4SlDq0K92Fmn-nBpqEWMjrGvbZFBN-AjFubyqG4m7dm9u-xdEIQtJAm1/s320/IMG_6195.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTAcy1r4gl8YWmmos56qYQ_LsdMRt9WO7U4xxqAqvomtb9zfB0wjZFTT6SqjaRuEDmuRIYqFwfmpMS48o4q-CkBklQfR5J38_jnkTScIToMvO_9digsboSgxrXyog-jOmv5KPRfq_NBAluH7O48jDZgkwfHTDaEOoc60kPTJiGohbkIsIRoDWd79uBR-P/s3088/IMG_6204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTAcy1r4gl8YWmmos56qYQ_LsdMRt9WO7U4xxqAqvomtb9zfB0wjZFTT6SqjaRuEDmuRIYqFwfmpMS48o4q-CkBklQfR5J38_jnkTScIToMvO_9digsboSgxrXyog-jOmv5KPRfq_NBAluH7O48jDZgkwfHTDaEOoc60kPTJiGohbkIsIRoDWd79uBR-P/s320/IMG_6204.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc6sryNqFDO02QkiQFaUybRtxkQ-zEmXx5T4ZGuyzuc4a2mLIXrRb4yefZtd5IWQYCvdp4Z0VUfb-Mk14jQfolldW12Ubt4spHWmffuMZD5ss-8OT6ynBAuEOqikudF4YpxksausN4C2uF9OzeLCCDEnJR5WRkgOXJu1cZ9niOZMvvsNnQexX0PSyTdNj/s4032/IMG_6206.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc6sryNqFDO02QkiQFaUybRtxkQ-zEmXx5T4ZGuyzuc4a2mLIXrRb4yefZtd5IWQYCvdp4Z0VUfb-Mk14jQfolldW12Ubt4spHWmffuMZD5ss-8OT6ynBAuEOqikudF4YpxksausN4C2uF9OzeLCCDEnJR5WRkgOXJu1cZ9niOZMvvsNnQexX0PSyTdNj/s320/IMG_6206.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Micaela had fun taking some 0.5 photos. While she was taking pictures, we heard a bowl drop that the kids were using to give Sophia an Amish bowl cut. Micaela snapped a picture of me laughing with all the kids antics. I love that she caught this moment…joy in the middle of the hard.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mhfKEg1rr33Xpf_yZ84VWtQdyFeMTpiAXD-43DavxZ6-pr2EpS2lN19mokWQpMmaX5kRNCe7NLCHmTiS93lHJM9TM914LUOiR9nEpjXzgoV037YqoWlONZ0cGRdonyrzlsLmtegwS6uMpldfOPBfn7JCZiQVVubR8eWmzA2k2IcJiDkdbDv_XNzQBtL6/s4032/IMG_6207.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mhfKEg1rr33Xpf_yZ84VWtQdyFeMTpiAXD-43DavxZ6-pr2EpS2lN19mokWQpMmaX5kRNCe7NLCHmTiS93lHJM9TM914LUOiR9nEpjXzgoV037YqoWlONZ0cGRdonyrzlsLmtegwS6uMpldfOPBfn7JCZiQVVubR8eWmzA2k2IcJiDkdbDv_XNzQBtL6/s320/IMG_6207.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseRZIFwN5QZkO-PEl8ZlebVTmt-Nth3s0CM7X9w9SrWelKETnECM_PO8by0s6BpYCvr_V-GjCrQDHuxXJO8vP_jq_KMmae7Im00kCVAuRahNUnKEj01rVrcb5UZFLnRyDg-oLw05h7PXLTPzb6n08gQGpcwOcsOKYS-Eb8i-8o0S4pVYcswhpMAxZEWrb/s3088/IMG_6211.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgseRZIFwN5QZkO-PEl8ZlebVTmt-Nth3s0CM7X9w9SrWelKETnECM_PO8by0s6BpYCvr_V-GjCrQDHuxXJO8vP_jq_KMmae7Im00kCVAuRahNUnKEj01rVrcb5UZFLnRyDg-oLw05h7PXLTPzb6n08gQGpcwOcsOKYS-Eb8i-8o0S4pVYcswhpMAxZEWrb/s320/IMG_6211.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia kept her word and shaved her head to keep me company. Her initial response was regret. She’s slowly coming around and accepted her hair. Her sweet friend, Nadia, stopped by to encourage her. Jess, her mom, is also going through chemo, so we took a bald photo together.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn4cJ4y9WngbHdaUk-nYG7fty6zKn127hPtsOtoAUkkeNNfPFJtPF_0qnfqhvVAM-un-ZTxrIz6HcFgXHiPvydD6gMicpSWCJHQhfPz0uZr4nIQpZ9ckweEbb4M3vv5WurOS8zX3Ge00r8J_aW9A83bGauox__ZJNHbb6yc506Icn1ldYA7XSMly2cnvP/s4032/IMG_6613.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYn4cJ4y9WngbHdaUk-nYG7fty6zKn127hPtsOtoAUkkeNNfPFJtPF_0qnfqhvVAM-un-ZTxrIz6HcFgXHiPvydD6gMicpSWCJHQhfPz0uZr4nIQpZ9ckweEbb4M3vv5WurOS8zX3Ge00r8J_aW9A83bGauox__ZJNHbb6yc506Icn1ldYA7XSMly2cnvP/s320/IMG_6613.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lots of huge emotions happened today. I received a call from the genetics department and my test results showed that I do not have PMS2, which is a form of Lynch syndrome. We may send the tumor in for molecular testing to see if we can figure anything else out about my puzzling case, but this news was huge! I didn’t realize how much it was impacting me thinking that I may have a genetic condition that I could pass on to my kids or worrying about my sisters possibly having to be tested for this as well. The test did discover a VUS, which isn’t uncommon with these genetic testing. If they ever discover something about this genetic mutation, they will contact me. She said about 90% of them turn out to be benign, so no need to worry about it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYdv5u_lK3jQ_iOx1l-b_91cGWkQAerDEV_nA7OXuJ4scw_EWwzuNGg-rIFr1aYixQY2Aay9Fu7Pqdc7QmmXQhC9S2J5rqOAoYJ3gCcW4g6_wyXXz5OluDjuHSmhz5fD-kT7GGzoZygFUbYN11J1Jp44MXZCDG0_eO0JmmZovaLSFggPRb-vHXVG9KOWi/s3088/IMG_6178.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYdv5u_lK3jQ_iOx1l-b_91cGWkQAerDEV_nA7OXuJ4scw_EWwzuNGg-rIFr1aYixQY2Aay9Fu7Pqdc7QmmXQhC9S2J5rqOAoYJ3gCcW4g6_wyXXz5OluDjuHSmhz5fD-kT7GGzoZygFUbYN11J1Jp44MXZCDG0_eO0JmmZovaLSFggPRb-vHXVG9KOWi/s320/IMG_6178.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trying out different head coverings.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jKnV-3txeO9ZJ-kqIJlsfiZS7YYXl46BRKibaU2yl4BiEa9tBWNK6N1KmlHcqpZWr3B6_gUmP6IPVvUaN4hVpo0PhohHEPRHSa5rqeVfjOsSDLUMkjrHRfCNvvpL1c9-bc754MndNkH9UeGluy4hsimMbppOZgQcffsolpcmyX-HlvlQfKaziER1ttpo/s3088/IMG_6181.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jKnV-3txeO9ZJ-kqIJlsfiZS7YYXl46BRKibaU2yl4BiEa9tBWNK6N1KmlHcqpZWr3B6_gUmP6IPVvUaN4hVpo0PhohHEPRHSa5rqeVfjOsSDLUMkjrHRfCNvvpL1c9-bc754MndNkH9UeGluy4hsimMbppOZgQcffsolpcmyX-HlvlQfKaziER1ttpo/s320/IMG_6181.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is a funny story. I had to cut Wayne’s toenails, and Shan said he had to get me proper attire to protect myself from Wayne’s “missiles”, aka toenails. So he grabbed me goggles and a mask! 🤣</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV868l0WAAgor5ciWtTSSt1h0yt7O7cNyYZYaasTFsWyKXVjYcg4w4ln-QdGk8Ms26Dd4BJQHubnCscpUkrvdpmrCi5ujtdNVH0LYa4SnLd_yhHwmpnzFOm9vE7ibAJK8po59up4z8giLA4gYa0WVQzzs-mJFOIvyvwenAdHqMIT-QmYLTesu2Quva4oT/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV868l0WAAgor5ciWtTSSt1h0yt7O7cNyYZYaasTFsWyKXVjYcg4w4ln-QdGk8Ms26Dd4BJQHubnCscpUkrvdpmrCi5ujtdNVH0LYa4SnLd_yhHwmpnzFOm9vE7ibAJK8po59up4z8giLA4gYa0WVQzzs-mJFOIvyvwenAdHqMIT-QmYLTesu2Quva4oT/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wayne continues to work hard at therapy. We have an appointment this week to pick up his AFO for his foot. We are hoping this might give him the stability he needs for his foot that is dragging. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella has been struggling the past few days with all that is going on. I allowed her to stay home with me on Sunday. We were able to spend some quality time cuddling as we watched the service online. After church, we enjoyed an afternoon of Hallmark Christmas movies in my room as the guys watched football.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmljygQU_uM3-R552zbXme-Fya4cvB7IO8lfwaQY9MH2VKzzwzZXtsTIENU20619mIRWEbqCOCE986wm1A6aZ9rwOjzmEewYxgrWixVE4GoQx7DKcye2DpGj2D7Mqlio21fgjsuEImn3D0y7-6EHKoXC_q1gj2bdkGTBjFPS9sdOkJASm_rIoqqkBoAWU/s4032/72037966580__DE5BDC44-2EEA-4072-98F7-5E81B5FDD4CC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmljygQU_uM3-R552zbXme-Fya4cvB7IO8lfwaQY9MH2VKzzwzZXtsTIENU20619mIRWEbqCOCE986wm1A6aZ9rwOjzmEewYxgrWixVE4GoQx7DKcye2DpGj2D7Mqlio21fgjsuEImn3D0y7-6EHKoXC_q1gj2bdkGTBjFPS9sdOkJASm_rIoqqkBoAWU/s320/72037966580__DE5BDC44-2EEA-4072-98F7-5E81B5FDD4CC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaj4AqqedS6Al54I8emd1887yIvWKK9EuSOlbNdapsVg3x66w4O3-zVyI6YoOUsveGG2eEJ0TuI2FN1nj1wvkK9JssPs-vNkyjJ3iHz9mIOZ0dl5_E6ACaxGEXun8ZAzKsmn16DOv0o16riYV_1ZSWtURQPFXn2onKUWSWLK9MgkygeXLjMYHM5CvPi9i/s4032/IMG_6169.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaj4AqqedS6Al54I8emd1887yIvWKK9EuSOlbNdapsVg3x66w4O3-zVyI6YoOUsveGG2eEJ0TuI2FN1nj1wvkK9JssPs-vNkyjJ3iHz9mIOZ0dl5_E6ACaxGEXun8ZAzKsmn16DOv0o16riYV_1ZSWtURQPFXn2onKUWSWLK9MgkygeXLjMYHM5CvPi9i/s320/IMG_6169.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joella was able to enjoy some fun with her friend this last week. This helped distract her and gave her a break from hard stuff. She even got to ride a horse!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxnbYNA7ZqWaWOQ0AHWsrRMGDSZKKgAhz0xJQsbx4xhKr2ap9_ejhlmRY3ZWvFWH59ngvkJP6HMdru9ihorBvCdONDkJcUanNfAvCXrmsnN3KxkVchITkEoTrWJ2S6V2wwnGCLFfFG3YaFeJtPIuIzsUA2PjDJ7g2GofBLrJXHDWZt3ssWqeqecWM0PPG/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxnbYNA7ZqWaWOQ0AHWsrRMGDSZKKgAhz0xJQsbx4xhKr2ap9_ejhlmRY3ZWvFWH59ngvkJP6HMdru9ihorBvCdONDkJcUanNfAvCXrmsnN3KxkVchITkEoTrWJ2S6V2wwnGCLFfFG3YaFeJtPIuIzsUA2PjDJ7g2GofBLrJXHDWZt3ssWqeqecWM0PPG/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaC2MNN-l6NyDA1QwoBhDtHKZAkI-zcaKDQ4Vv7bO3Lx3QFIHQj9cggewxJYsZEjQB9VNzY4k3xrkfkNfdtzG-kSTJnJ8dTxALN77oBFpGYK-cFIWxQ3oTfqalYEv0wS9gUUlDiXHc8HYWkCUMkevMwf_NlffsgFPmGZsEyjOIiiWzsplHd2wIIn-i4y4/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaC2MNN-l6NyDA1QwoBhDtHKZAkI-zcaKDQ4Vv7bO3Lx3QFIHQj9cggewxJYsZEjQB9VNzY4k3xrkfkNfdtzG-kSTJnJ8dTxALN77oBFpGYK-cFIWxQ3oTfqalYEv0wS9gUUlDiXHc8HYWkCUMkevMwf_NlffsgFPmGZsEyjOIiiWzsplHd2wIIn-i4y4/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGix8x6bzgUHIfgQ-TwZmjX3S3WzP4CeWpCV2dSdF2B4QaLRMnbHAHppuVDJvthoPFFghdaQx1Ypi1EbGmhKhRF8gtMR1tme3kpI4cMQeO_yDloB5ULINKaZ7Dbj0QiljiR971Zag2SX8NkqR5dSZ-9a3snfCn0c5-H7PDd0ILn2NhsjOJ5Wadh67bK8z/s1600/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGix8x6bzgUHIfgQ-TwZmjX3S3WzP4CeWpCV2dSdF2B4QaLRMnbHAHppuVDJvthoPFFghdaQx1Ypi1EbGmhKhRF8gtMR1tme3kpI4cMQeO_yDloB5ULINKaZ7Dbj0QiljiR971Zag2SX8NkqR5dSZ-9a3snfCn0c5-H7PDd0ILn2NhsjOJ5Wadh67bK8z/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend, Carla, also took Joella and Sophia on a hike this weekend. They both had a great time being out in nature. I can’t wait to join them in the future!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jbnpRprrPayeiDtGJli7KopCiZ4ffo9ZOM0YI7rbzsvPVnEpl0rd_FwnHzhMAh4hOZpeYEve06O4dHNpWsg4YxFAXwhpbsxF4ZzHp9dPKW79Fn910s9FJQO7_9JQ4WE2JHjZs1WAfB81GfxpweY6X11UgUp7dNkMYsqboSiIsyiBxpsVX7LV1xcNt2D3/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jbnpRprrPayeiDtGJli7KopCiZ4ffo9ZOM0YI7rbzsvPVnEpl0rd_FwnHzhMAh4hOZpeYEve06O4dHNpWsg4YxFAXwhpbsxF4ZzHp9dPKW79Fn910s9FJQO7_9JQ4WE2JHjZs1WAfB81GfxpweY6X11UgUp7dNkMYsqboSiIsyiBxpsVX7LV1xcNt2D3/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxoyEwBjQUlKkhko-NxIRbk_Ho0__mV6SkHjf8yWrU6tfwnkz7LBaVNjduEe1XpS4esylz5ANmQQmmhC7LjUL6LFT57x3ACLDRJQWcTcah2ENCJnsCcsvQRjR-8psB3bnGIXj4CuMRsm7rHEenx6qsaRqvv_kaZYn3tIYEKaup5iYzvli_84iQCB_dXWw/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxoyEwBjQUlKkhko-NxIRbk_Ho0__mV6SkHjf8yWrU6tfwnkz7LBaVNjduEe1XpS4esylz5ANmQQmmhC7LjUL6LFT57x3ACLDRJQWcTcah2ENCJnsCcsvQRjR-8psB3bnGIXj4CuMRsm7rHEenx6qsaRqvv_kaZYn3tIYEKaup5iYzvli_84iQCB_dXWw/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk_4dgMzFg3GmseapxsZhPSIiBwPbjK5FibzvomHLyWTG40t-sAB8qMPYb3OrogT2lH_GcZ04k7tEKqIdO9gXCtj7tJ9MQuQFYh13oYX_XeaTIKoEuPptSqMvhcqKZNK-Y7meUpYb3wJRZnczHoUjn-knRy5-9Exl3EqnfqcIht296jPRLT_EiWHoGkv4/s1024/image000000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzk_4dgMzFg3GmseapxsZhPSIiBwPbjK5FibzvomHLyWTG40t-sAB8qMPYb3OrogT2lH_GcZ04k7tEKqIdO9gXCtj7tJ9MQuQFYh13oYX_XeaTIKoEuPptSqMvhcqKZNK-Y7meUpYb3wJRZnczHoUjn-knRy5-9Exl3EqnfqcIht296jPRLT_EiWHoGkv4/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNpy0va9QMK9fQ3IfZP-lEsJfZfS7HYBGxLO8QcjiMJ9WOczQvdU4IbldHh-NxgqfKtiYoTH1A-Zr4HkZWPXo3hUSvX0sSf1JsWS92FW7_Y2PDi681a8EJlOOPnB5AZQDNn2zRoulswKPj1U84uf43ufZeBVR_mt_bpyXpD1YJOrQazaiQ7Y-iMYftw21/s1982/IMG_6139.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="1169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNpy0va9QMK9fQ3IfZP-lEsJfZfS7HYBGxLO8QcjiMJ9WOczQvdU4IbldHh-NxgqfKtiYoTH1A-Zr4HkZWPXo3hUSvX0sSf1JsWS92FW7_Y2PDi681a8EJlOOPnB5AZQDNn2zRoulswKPj1U84uf43ufZeBVR_mt_bpyXpD1YJOrQazaiQ7Y-iMYftw21/s320/IMG_6139.jpeg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_KEz3rX-CXx-6iWTojebAdkA_ntwHA5H7XtNl2C2xYYhqs7qOaP6sIPTknwTpzl5pOJMmfufgatHp0sc6K1-T8K7hlEdRWayylEVkjaY629hZ1zjIR-qUj0l88uOEqpooNfDsJGFVC0mQ3Wy9DmA4tWrq_E29DiZv8SAPBX8iKhJmoNFPkPHunE5w01v/s2532/IMG_6160.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_KEz3rX-CXx-6iWTojebAdkA_ntwHA5H7XtNl2C2xYYhqs7qOaP6sIPTknwTpzl5pOJMmfufgatHp0sc6K1-T8K7hlEdRWayylEVkjaY629hZ1zjIR-qUj0l88uOEqpooNfDsJGFVC0mQ3Wy9DmA4tWrq_E29DiZv8SAPBX8iKhJmoNFPkPHunE5w01v/s320/IMG_6160.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We enjoyed a call with Abigail yesterday. It was great seeing her! We can’t wait to see her for Thanksgiving.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please pray for Wayne’s right foot to get strength and for his walking gait. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please continue to pray for my nausea and some of my lingering side effects. I just bought cooling gloves and socks for my next infusion to try to limit the neuropathy damage from treatment. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Praise: Grace made it safely back to her team. Thank you to Ken and Alissa for driving her! Naomi made it safely home and enjoyed her college visit at Grace.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please pray for our kids as they walk along side us. I know they are going through a lot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-64705077222809559402023-10-25T18:21:00.002-07:002023-10-25T20:09:14.459-07:00Update 10/25/23: Turning a Corner<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">2 Corinthians 4:16-17 “Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thank you for all of the prayers. I woke up feeling better than I have the past few days. I still have some random aches and pains, as well as nausea, but I feel almost normal today with medicine. I felt well enough to take a drive to the wig shop to be proactive about this hair loss. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a little frustrating that they didn’t carry curly hair like mine. It was either over the top, or African American hair. Not sure I could pull that off! We opted instead to go back to my pre-grey hair and just go with straight hair. I have straightened my hair a few times in the past. My kids are going to have a hard time adjusting to my new look since they only have seen me with curly hair. If I can find a way to get rid of some wrinkles and age spots, it’s like I’m going back in time about 15 years. Trying to find the light in every situation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before I show you the wigs, I just have to testify to the goodness of God. Yesterday, we were surprised by a charity with a donation to our family for bills or whatever we may need assistance with. Do you know that the wig I fell in love with was that exact amount? Only God would be able to provide exactly what we needed, before we even knew we needed it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xrUHWvUEQV9bNKNXE5VNR3kOvNwvSKsjkzHSfECnt96zEJXV9dZoaMRGqnh73HGMe1n_juyMfm1NYL1WGLVoQfxGjI8EigIAPUnXRahIjIeFRDYvIhh3h1DOqN6UEJ7F6kBIj6ndaiyt4dp2DHUbfOshhSPaYL2sD2-72n3pnp-0D_iIHz_72fNCK5c7/s4032/IMG_6072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xrUHWvUEQV9bNKNXE5VNR3kOvNwvSKsjkzHSfECnt96zEJXV9dZoaMRGqnh73HGMe1n_juyMfm1NYL1WGLVoQfxGjI8EigIAPUnXRahIjIeFRDYvIhh3h1DOqN6UEJ7F6kBIj6ndaiyt4dp2DHUbfOshhSPaYL2sD2-72n3pnp-0D_iIHz_72fNCK5c7/s320/IMG_6072.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXG0ZaZUnAzQWGg0G3tCxE0syOwX3EuZfuUxYojwmJGsV5pW2p82PdyWGRqKIUx0TXfA-J6jGYdI4aR4qoRosDh1blP6ZgrZQkQNTO8Xp5egT3nlZaP5ybmTWyZW2hDW2VjqkGxz1UJrRvfUQ66hyphenhyphenpXJ8LUN_9yp7d-3ZVBwguMmkDwCcCGYQBu1Jr4R9/s4032/IMG_6076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXG0ZaZUnAzQWGg0G3tCxE0syOwX3EuZfuUxYojwmJGsV5pW2p82PdyWGRqKIUx0TXfA-J6jGYdI4aR4qoRosDh1blP6ZgrZQkQNTO8Xp5egT3nlZaP5ybmTWyZW2hDW2VjqkGxz1UJrRvfUQ66hyphenhyphenpXJ8LUN_9yp7d-3ZVBwguMmkDwCcCGYQBu1Jr4R9/s320/IMG_6076.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This one looked good from the back, but the front was a little too much! Plus it was synthetic and I wouldn’t be able to do much to keep it nice looking.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaprPKUfUb8g3ImnqO7dCe124atMnm2LPiI3ikTZt5eDGD2P3LTLivXC5QALYsnbZX8BAgVRvchHT3GtGEkBWsI6K9bpWMd7yuujhcau2NxHjgiK0J17RV7cD9drhsGQpM-yS-APFoHXCw9zEQXckAN7IfSYwM8e44sjnoVTmpkUAUorMK1JZFa5yVrC8l/s4032/IMG_6077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaprPKUfUb8g3ImnqO7dCe124atMnm2LPiI3ikTZt5eDGD2P3LTLivXC5QALYsnbZX8BAgVRvchHT3GtGEkBWsI6K9bpWMd7yuujhcau2NxHjgiK0J17RV7cD9drhsGQpM-yS-APFoHXCw9zEQXckAN7IfSYwM8e44sjnoVTmpkUAUorMK1JZFa5yVrC8l/s320/IMG_6077.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMHWHx_ZOnMQwQH0UxoFhuPb8lck4oRyQfnms9o8U2XvDvyGndC575ZNDx4uEYwoe3m3fUR3Xwj7q0hdU3r-InW-_cqFAAFurC805TMdLvVTDqtXnhhwoc-BDqZeS5skXACCRfg2XC4oWTP5mQ410k-NHdzGVBUpbz4dHuBdPIJX0jkuNQAoGBgWt1esa/s4032/71994149421__666A3EB9-4296-492D-A5B3-33E221D5A64A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMHWHx_ZOnMQwQH0UxoFhuPb8lck4oRyQfnms9o8U2XvDvyGndC575ZNDx4uEYwoe3m3fUR3Xwj7q0hdU3r-InW-_cqFAAFurC805TMdLvVTDqtXnhhwoc-BDqZeS5skXACCRfg2XC4oWTP5mQ410k-NHdzGVBUpbz4dHuBdPIJX0jkuNQAoGBgWt1esa/s320/71994149421__666A3EB9-4296-492D-A5B3-33E221D5A64A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were many that were a huge NO! The one below is what we settled with at the end. It actually looks a lot like my hair did in 2007! It matches my eyebrow color since it’s my natural color. This one was nice too because it’s actual hair, so I can wash it, style it, dye it, pretty much whatever I’d do with my own hair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBsFNOCcpk7Q30n4RjzmmJI2JqxxrYWh1I-BjlOKaGeOcAw3R-c4w_qYDb5CWu3SUHiwWUAxX9NZ3mqFNFsGVtn0XtJmR9u2rGCvN8FHnn97Q4WK3lnp2_2Yy5jHNMgQS7GMjWG9uvNA9nMMQlDcX9Dp4lsybEwZBliLXcPGwvqKg6X2a3hCUB-CBXkrq/s4032/IMG_6073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBsFNOCcpk7Q30n4RjzmmJI2JqxxrYWh1I-BjlOKaGeOcAw3R-c4w_qYDb5CWu3SUHiwWUAxX9NZ3mqFNFsGVtn0XtJmR9u2rGCvN8FHnn97Q4WK3lnp2_2Yy5jHNMgQS7GMjWG9uvNA9nMMQlDcX9Dp4lsybEwZBliLXcPGwvqKg6X2a3hCUB-CBXkrq/s320/IMG_6073.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tomorrow I will let Grace trim my hair and have fun with what is left. When Naomi returns from her college visit, we will shave the rest off since I’m shedding like a dog! </span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, Joella opted to hang out with her friend today at her barn day. I don’t blame Joella for wanting to do something fun and escape this hard stuff. I’d much rather have her do school with friends and get some pet therapy, than her struggle to watch me try on wigs because I’m losing my hair. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MVJXuMBfZBPQQkHkua8ZrhnmpWVIH_Id_oyvKO9PB_Me-DxqO0q2s0kTftPxf0N98oUU60VO84VnmC8D-qsb-Nd3ZhcvL-Onltt0BRrtIsNw-L-RLMDuzbfWqh2dzMbuKXwqomEJLbMzIcm4QWG-UzfWdjimhobpSr-sO7KSoGWRdqfx73lrKjFBU1uP/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MVJXuMBfZBPQQkHkua8ZrhnmpWVIH_Id_oyvKO9PB_Me-DxqO0q2s0kTftPxf0N98oUU60VO84VnmC8D-qsb-Nd3ZhcvL-Onltt0BRrtIsNw-L-RLMDuzbfWqh2dzMbuKXwqomEJLbMzIcm4QWG-UzfWdjimhobpSr-sO7KSoGWRdqfx73lrKjFBU1uP/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiLhJ4JqmzQsrFdKovZ5isdivSitD8DBxmbM_DCGKcPbsdptFG1noZfueUQ97oMIxhL5jFE1MyeRsZQB7dgmmYK3lcUWEqpAFjlSZFddkzrmb1DEl_1ev-0WuicM7jJdmHkk8BU-Ex-1G6fy-j_Qd1YcUCC7O-v_DhENoi8z9vsVAQ0ofF-W6Nx-MQzzr/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiLhJ4JqmzQsrFdKovZ5isdivSitD8DBxmbM_DCGKcPbsdptFG1noZfueUQ97oMIxhL5jFE1MyeRsZQB7dgmmYK3lcUWEqpAFjlSZFddkzrmb1DEl_1ev-0WuicM7jJdmHkk8BU-Ex-1G6fy-j_Qd1YcUCC7O-v_DhENoi8z9vsVAQ0ofF-W6Nx-MQzzr/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR72rEofS_fBfZgbJ2wsbFqwRQF_MTTZ8r_e1Q3FD_333G6CVaogakj5pVb-S7lyr2YOLfd9D-jGlkbGzVs7LGOqAcrp6UAw6z1YwHePfqaEejvXUTeOQBH9e7WOPm8ZWfUryThoLutLvN0djxOgGBVLR4OWukDfXQ8-fh0aBxlylsDLOUUTIJP9A5gJ_/s2000/IMG_6083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR72rEofS_fBfZgbJ2wsbFqwRQF_MTTZ8r_e1Q3FD_333G6CVaogakj5pVb-S7lyr2YOLfd9D-jGlkbGzVs7LGOqAcrp6UAw6z1YwHePfqaEejvXUTeOQBH9e7WOPm8ZWfUryThoLutLvN0djxOgGBVLR4OWukDfXQ8-fh0aBxlylsDLOUUTIJP9A5gJ_/s320/IMG_6083.jpeg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj0Kw16oinTK93CyRcxiBg6B3LL9kWWm-RDq2UXWg1CyPeMChYqMJWmfY__GWp9QNsKv4-g4z_tEvOTXkdKmp6Uhm_swNiXnqo5wHkPSDVcfFV4qRk6OZxkPXgmduL89uGcZg5hesAwDLOcZwMuzZAqlooPv4Lqz2nyaC8w0KU5T9iEj3Sk252JFlDupq/s2000/IMG_6084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyj0Kw16oinTK93CyRcxiBg6B3LL9kWWm-RDq2UXWg1CyPeMChYqMJWmfY__GWp9QNsKv4-g4z_tEvOTXkdKmp6Uhm_swNiXnqo5wHkPSDVcfFV4qRk6OZxkPXgmduL89uGcZg5hesAwDLOcZwMuzZAqlooPv4Lqz2nyaC8w0KU5T9iEj3Sk252JFlDupq/s320/IMG_6084.jpeg" width="149" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SWmgfSr-6xrBgDpBwJskN4CEnz6m85htgQht6hAjgVrsUzFAG_23sBM_tc3T1KzLRiNzJLihTtu8tX9oEPSH_5empsl3kugUcT6QVbthox8JegPXbT7ZRZiYeQ3MOI4pvoYcgtf39RQIiaynHOfy-UBZTG-_L4wNKy9ocxHbv3eX60K1XiyN3hyElZra/s2000/IMG_6085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SWmgfSr-6xrBgDpBwJskN4CEnz6m85htgQht6hAjgVrsUzFAG_23sBM_tc3T1KzLRiNzJLihTtu8tX9oEPSH_5empsl3kugUcT6QVbthox8JegPXbT7ZRZiYeQ3MOI4pvoYcgtf39RQIiaynHOfy-UBZTG-_L4wNKy9ocxHbv3eX60K1XiyN3hyElZra/s320/IMG_6085.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are trying to keep up with school and so far we are doing okay. I’m thankful for those who have come around us and helped us out. Micaela met with her friends today to work on her Challenge A materials. We have managed to squeeze in some science experiments and we bought the supplies for Micaela’s science fair project. Again, trying to have fun and make memories in the middle of the hard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KbojbQce2Cukkqv4dNtCdVeIyS-8rHcmI5-EUAmLJSCJafvgZnZBJooSSKLEz-eqLdeTVPk4cULWxzBCSOd0SjpPav3KQHpctYAQzDJBHKXQWlLkoP1SFP8D51Ua55_zk76a6APc3WLwVHKdNcZTGNSiIKYJfPvTRiQiiA0-JEvSnd8z18YeO7F6Xqh6/s4032/IMG_5868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KbojbQce2Cukkqv4dNtCdVeIyS-8rHcmI5-EUAmLJSCJafvgZnZBJooSSKLEz-eqLdeTVPk4cULWxzBCSOd0SjpPav3KQHpctYAQzDJBHKXQWlLkoP1SFP8D51Ua55_zk76a6APc3WLwVHKdNcZTGNSiIKYJfPvTRiQiiA0-JEvSnd8z18YeO7F6Xqh6/s320/IMG_5868.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPLlnS0JKf2wyvcdXj9WQil8cRqO0H2PQbDXMTxQNfF4NNEgsEmNGcxjWcl7m6fYi0e4kf9pba2H2nnaQ0l6PvuMwhcrDTIY_O4uX_cSoysrW3HgAkSRom7iIFMvYG1-7MvSR34A0CxQjW6qhHM5cNHzK_Ntp_SJazbA7AKhCKz8P3ABBIzdnf2K-h5gK/s4032/IMG_5873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPLlnS0JKf2wyvcdXj9WQil8cRqO0H2PQbDXMTxQNfF4NNEgsEmNGcxjWcl7m6fYi0e4kf9pba2H2nnaQ0l6PvuMwhcrDTIY_O4uX_cSoysrW3HgAkSRom7iIFMvYG1-7MvSR34A0CxQjW6qhHM5cNHzK_Ntp_SJazbA7AKhCKz8P3ABBIzdnf2K-h5gK/s320/IMG_5873.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqpKhnhyIZYtIpfvWlvnlOIo_EawnVOJkpnjHA7fgqvj4kVmDs-1ZqYeKFfhp1swvb_SypF52aRAHDiyy8G9OqmdQ7OjJOcu0oGKrgngbb6p8xlL4yCEXlatyuLWc9SpZs8HHF9fCj9udJTeJg3wa6opGL6PqERU1P3iusJFX5Thc9KshI4nU-lvce90n/s4032/IMG_5877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqpKhnhyIZYtIpfvWlvnlOIo_EawnVOJkpnjHA7fgqvj4kVmDs-1ZqYeKFfhp1swvb_SypF52aRAHDiyy8G9OqmdQ7OjJOcu0oGKrgngbb6p8xlL4yCEXlatyuLWc9SpZs8HHF9fCj9udJTeJg3wa6opGL6PqERU1P3iusJFX5Thc9KshI4nU-lvce90n/s320/IMG_5877.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1q5N0T1uac15fBnWhx-aILP1c4VcwRSnvw_J9qEpwN95GC0t_6LjGu9v57wdIlyEMQeWYv8P6XxVh1Laz5FviVMJLOucodhXVafh_VSOc4TrJi3UJJ7FljlorIDrI9pinZhRVvIpBuqggkyf7M3QGPgBzUZqNHmpNd7RUYSWdFZQwN5vDNTeEx7kGjVDD/s4032/IMG_5878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1q5N0T1uac15fBnWhx-aILP1c4VcwRSnvw_J9qEpwN95GC0t_6LjGu9v57wdIlyEMQeWYv8P6XxVh1Laz5FviVMJLOucodhXVafh_VSOc4TrJi3UJJ7FljlorIDrI9pinZhRVvIpBuqggkyf7M3QGPgBzUZqNHmpNd7RUYSWdFZQwN5vDNTeEx7kGjVDD/s320/IMG_5878.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- That my side effects continue to subside.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Safety for Naomi as she travels to Indiana to visit Grace Bible College.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Safety for Grace as she travels Friday to Ohio. She will be joining her team to serve three more churches before she comes home for the holidays. </span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-79691602656878210762023-10-24T10:24:00.001-07:002023-10-24T10:24:28.563-07:00Update 10/24/23: Chemo Day 5<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 61:1-4 “Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I, for You have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. Let me dwell in Your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of Your wings!”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I.do.not.know how people do chemo without Jesus. Jesus has been my anchor the last 48 hours, which have been some of the worst hours of my life. The pain in my joints and muscles took my breath away. Sleep was the way I could temporarily make the pain “disappear”. Thankfully, this morning I woke up with less pain, but now I’m battling nausea and dizziness/lightheaded. It’s a good thing I never had nausea with my pregnancies because I wouldn’t have six daughters! Foods I should be eating make me nauseous at just the thought of them. Ginger chews have been my best friend today. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ikvoNxNpT6FoLyGQ0tYIJ2D_DkbhHy1oTUS-odap34gUOc4AHBGHUqirw286Y76SN82BOGwU59YMH4U72794JbkcL-eTWrg9dhm2fctVaXYTEEyNePxTJsRoUw9mu0Rz4F6tddHFQYCN2QUhySGFwkWfubGi8RkJf_T2YJK5txcVmIqln4Sw8ARLjLaU/s4032/IMG_6051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ikvoNxNpT6FoLyGQ0tYIJ2D_DkbhHy1oTUS-odap34gUOc4AHBGHUqirw286Y76SN82BOGwU59YMH4U72794JbkcL-eTWrg9dhm2fctVaXYTEEyNePxTJsRoUw9mu0Rz4F6tddHFQYCN2QUhySGFwkWfubGi8RkJf_T2YJK5txcVmIqln4Sw8ARLjLaU/s320/IMG_6051.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXjBtW7dKhOJ8Ywj1tS40_8rHdLhsr0Re7NkfDi656dffUBsvAitsxblkTs9Eeh7csi0sWwkhPbNKmXVdpx7ZTomPjKxMm43GvhYxlrZo0aCDWoxZQmiU6a4nUEtLzRQ4hjagM-9NKQK7R3BwMZS3iszue40HB2Zx4syklbnLC718PfUdy5880yBMohOo/s3088/IMG_6047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXjBtW7dKhOJ8Ywj1tS40_8rHdLhsr0Re7NkfDi656dffUBsvAitsxblkTs9Eeh7csi0sWwkhPbNKmXVdpx7ZTomPjKxMm43GvhYxlrZo0aCDWoxZQmiU6a4nUEtLzRQ4hjagM-9NKQK7R3BwMZS3iszue40HB2Zx4syklbnLC718PfUdy5880yBMohOo/s320/IMG_6047.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The hardest part is watching my kids see me go through this. It’s hard enough when one parent is going through cancer, but doubly hard when both parents are enduring chemo treatments. I try to be real around them, but at the same time, I try to shelter them from the full reality of how much pain I am in. Wayne told me that he’s glad he isn’t on my chemo since he mainly just experiences fatigue. This two chemo and immunotherapy is so much on my body. I think my body is rebelling to all this foreign chemicals. I try to stay away from medicine and now I’m bombarding my body with it. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWc9vkT_dMqrzPelHF3FMDg8nnhN8535cUXP-db3E11Wns8O0s91yfnPF1KXjXQ56SpwwD_DIbN06747h1pMKMbnoFeGahoMSlDVMJb2AzRe5NTLkDtiWkC43rV-UXAHRVdgcyGtP6sMWCUw1hO-BILYl_cY6Ic1SiueZeyoqaa8cXECCrUnhgM7D2aPg/s4032/IMG_6065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWc9vkT_dMqrzPelHF3FMDg8nnhN8535cUXP-db3E11Wns8O0s91yfnPF1KXjXQ56SpwwD_DIbN06747h1pMKMbnoFeGahoMSlDVMJb2AzRe5NTLkDtiWkC43rV-UXAHRVdgcyGtP6sMWCUw1hO-BILYl_cY6Ic1SiueZeyoqaa8cXECCrUnhgM7D2aPg/s320/IMG_6065.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are moments of panic when I think about having to do this 3 more times. In those moments I have to remind myself that I can’t worry about tomorrow, or even an hour from now. I have to just allow God to sustain me one moment at a time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Distraction is the best thing for making it through the day. I feel bad that I just want to wish these days away and move on with my life. Chemo warriors have my deepest respect. I always knew chemo was hard, but there is no way to prepare yourself for how awful it is.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The kids are doing a great job finding ways to make things more bearable. Micaela rubbed my feet yesterday, Sophia made me mashed potatoes, and Grace played around with my hair today. I gave them permission to do some fun stuff with my hair during this week of losing my hair, which has already started. They have some fun plans in store to try on me. They are having fun with Sophia’s hair too since she told me she will go bald with me. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKL9BdAKjlUMKveS44CMGVGALO1azrYdNaVxXepos_MMNfVbEHxD4-7NR0Cwrr5ZyNRWFV53NrSsnsXi4xp0ypvjBJTVWhjMd0npsPaYBqTKiqNVE9whZbHOlTewgLp5V583wLOO021BTsGCDuyj3XIBxSKgHqP7ta4xTaBDJHiEXo9aCuu-ZqabwigId/s4032/IMG_6048.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKL9BdAKjlUMKveS44CMGVGALO1azrYdNaVxXepos_MMNfVbEHxD4-7NR0Cwrr5ZyNRWFV53NrSsnsXi4xp0ypvjBJTVWhjMd0npsPaYBqTKiqNVE9whZbHOlTewgLp5V583wLOO021BTsGCDuyj3XIBxSKgHqP7ta4xTaBDJHiEXo9aCuu-ZqabwigId/s320/IMG_6048.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVQUnzC8cYLczfn_lfwPr4m4FOuzokOIg7aurieCM1eAfsCvIfYQNmBbuEkYRT84lSfn_idZTA0PI-VuOCyw4LJGYaIpfkbXKhVjF-tsy_bH2gsb4BzmQpZ_6cIkOwK_m7D2C11fFeTx263Pfg0IWCl2Fb6WLVb_ir_ZRTBk9d6NvgUgbFkLEV5ysbxmI/s4032/IMG_6049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVQUnzC8cYLczfn_lfwPr4m4FOuzokOIg7aurieCM1eAfsCvIfYQNmBbuEkYRT84lSfn_idZTA0PI-VuOCyw4LJGYaIpfkbXKhVjF-tsy_bH2gsb4BzmQpZ_6cIkOwK_m7D2C11fFeTx263Pfg0IWCl2Fb6WLVb_ir_ZRTBk9d6NvgUgbFkLEV5ysbxmI/s320/IMG_6049.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sophia refused a good picture of her serving me, so enjoy these candid shots.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk4bu_a-Ve7gykk_emu_4Whj_VuystgT07zJZ1hA4pUICRvCLAtyc_bNF4T8_THFJBCNKCKqM47LoDv7f9MKJZkSYhlbFd4xzkrIiuRUwgye8aD9TkbKvLm_8vhfUwBumwH31PaKv7TCe6ainBFa_ts9EMUkMFqvMpZ8Xxic0oD0RHDowJTnRDymVcc9_/s4032/IMG_6050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPdYJiXcs7dVczGLqRrA9H5auatSpmE9vGcw9j7wvRcFonl8XTFkk7IpMJExxiil_PsbvLAavvLHDSUvbJkXqI8Nt6XT7Z_3QsC7gBq7xVVlVDeL3vDQra7XvuCQUS8HW_zk2ISrRrz3kNUONB8c7r036_cAE_RImSSiOqQLsGTBR_T8asiREJOns8QpL/s320/IMG_6062.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I received a box from Phil’s Friends that was covered with encouraging verses and song lyrics. My friend Paula knew what would speak to my heart!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgrpxoBDOpFBxKyz0qzr8_QOu4l_vX_1cdwMIZXx5RaJy3w-wsdnzIoZ-CNnJsXuSJl6nWO01j9UQL-cDsvSQYdX-eeA173DcN1HDESlwWwlpoWpZV8BRutvCehB1WFxKQKKluk3viSPMXXHd9jnO2W13_GviJRZM2uSMaKKO6I1VMNtGCqpF36ErYHzV/s4032/IMG_6052.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgrpxoBDOpFBxKyz0qzr8_QOu4l_vX_1cdwMIZXx5RaJy3w-wsdnzIoZ-CNnJsXuSJl6nWO01j9UQL-cDsvSQYdX-eeA173DcN1HDESlwWwlpoWpZV8BRutvCehB1WFxKQKKluk3viSPMXXHd9jnO2W13_GviJRZM2uSMaKKO6I1VMNtGCqpF36ErYHzV/s320/IMG_6052.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXS8hBbpvjCNNG5X7WgiIFBCYZi3kQwEqi5fjRkupjgdo7KoffFhOVu_RYGbtByJlh4Hne-OrWCAntMVen5ityyRIfO2jqzP-Br8f-De_XiDlsoi9Mk0MlXJ_WnDkKGw0zWgsk0BCXVAav6gMTQRKRKEUEtEzlAvLAaGhVb9fR2a4T1N2OkeJ0kyw7Gwy-/s4032/IMG_6054.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXS8hBbpvjCNNG5X7WgiIFBCYZi3kQwEqi5fjRkupjgdo7KoffFhOVu_RYGbtByJlh4Hne-OrWCAntMVen5ityyRIfO2jqzP-Br8f-De_XiDlsoi9Mk0MlXJ_WnDkKGw0zWgsk0BCXVAav6gMTQRKRKEUEtEzlAvLAaGhVb9fR2a4T1N2OkeJ0kyw7Gwy-/s320/IMG_6054.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9VlDTMkZG4e6kfRQyLRAdKY5ucGfejkxxltcq6-2NXcPUNQ1STQwjj8nLAhd5mKzvUio_4-4cbctGuV30_wXAAXgURSSz6iWAIB_XEJtNjNziJXdGvr4VcOFohAdygmvRe0C_j0oztcimtYBkrCj9liLehIIEl3sbH2VtVzURKbBoQlMZdOg7rMI5NXp/s4032/IMG_6055.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9VlDTMkZG4e6kfRQyLRAdKY5ucGfejkxxltcq6-2NXcPUNQ1STQwjj8nLAhd5mKzvUio_4-4cbctGuV30_wXAAXgURSSz6iWAIB_XEJtNjNziJXdGvr4VcOFohAdygmvRe0C_j0oztcimtYBkrCj9liLehIIEl3sbH2VtVzURKbBoQlMZdOg7rMI5NXp/s320/IMG_6055.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please pray with me that my side effects would lesson and I can be present with my kids. The road ahead seems do long and daunting. Please pray for strength and endurance as I run this race.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-82365922279517994152023-10-22T07:47:00.002-07:002023-10-22T08:01:19.456-07:00Update 10/22/23: Miserable<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 121:1-2 “I look up to the mountains and hills, longing for God’s help. But then I realize that our true help and protection is only from the Lord, our Creator who made the heavens and the earth.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Day 2 after chemo: The side effects of chemotherapy are just miserable. To all of you who have gone before me, you are my heroes. This is not for the faint at heart. I’m not quite at the place Wayne’s cousin described, feeling like the bottom of a kitty litter box, but I’m not feeling great either. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, I woke up with severe tightness in my chest, much like I experienced when they gave me my chemo. I tried some Pepcid first to see if that would help, since they gave me that at the hospital. That didn’t work, so I called the doctor and they told me to try Benadryl. She said if that didn’t help, go to the ER. Well, I waited and waited, and it didn’t get better, so off to the ER I went. Thankfully, after 2 EKGs, an X-ray, and CT scan to rule out blood clots, they gave me an anti inflammatory shot, which absolutely worked!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oyzSeaUnXFNavEm1g-r42rIjxV5G4knaoDSRqxcu7cv2cTD_3QP9Lol1a5P2-aIkBVOHbMdaTp0qE7ouM1YfZiAijYp7_LgXNuwyW-go4IlWqwCi55PetbkJpdolcahIN9HnRzJgY9vGSipiooJDg5LbQeeURxlND6Pzh1G2CtSLxEI-ki4qMutTcLHD/s3088/IMG_6024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oyzSeaUnXFNavEm1g-r42rIjxV5G4knaoDSRqxcu7cv2cTD_3QP9Lol1a5P2-aIkBVOHbMdaTp0qE7ouM1YfZiAijYp7_LgXNuwyW-go4IlWqwCi55PetbkJpdolcahIN9HnRzJgY9vGSipiooJDg5LbQeeURxlND6Pzh1G2CtSLxEI-ki4qMutTcLHD/s320/IMG_6024.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning I woke up with a sore spot in my throat, achy joints, a headache, and just overall malaise. Nothing really sounds good, except sour dough bread. I have been forcing myself to drink my nutrient rich broth I made, but it just churns my stomach. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did discover a delicious healing tea in my cookbook The Cancer Fighting Kitchen. I just finished making it and it made my morning. It tastes a lot like chai tea, without the tea. I think I will be drinking a lot of this tea the next few months. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDEc6m_HRd-aO__DovxgH8_zlyilM-3QoLJHWgocRJWsFIpi10f1Xm31plNltZVHV_iBKtlKuntyXm18KMKHwK2f_USaUkkcRtaiqSkCUZNEehikuiBYczlTIklIuxUZBYXXHD_KU0-fYgQc3vOsB0zRgbzfZrALx6Z0nAicBAWwh-lNr6GLtIz8S6Y-P/s4032/71967677762__0DD59B09-F80F-4ADB-B1BB-857AFD649E96.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDEc6m_HRd-aO__DovxgH8_zlyilM-3QoLJHWgocRJWsFIpi10f1Xm31plNltZVHV_iBKtlKuntyXm18KMKHwK2f_USaUkkcRtaiqSkCUZNEehikuiBYczlTIklIuxUZBYXXHD_KU0-fYgQc3vOsB0zRgbzfZrALx6Z0nAicBAWwh-lNr6GLtIz8S6Y-P/s320/71967677762__0DD59B09-F80F-4ADB-B1BB-857AFD649E96.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1Olg2SlNCeuAW-MpRyQOXRylU4Z_Xha5eUxzX9dNWZWBNgIKz2_VdstDWPT6aQx7Efi0y1X42gFSu5_O2uEaMQpbLUdhOisNS7H9iKb_DS74_4khwP53zsUN9rXvCOmCbx81bhlI3WNB7RuyxFYfURo9hNtee6h2xCeMqKVXaXw5SLR_DhDG174DiQ9_/s4032/IMG_6038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1Olg2SlNCeuAW-MpRyQOXRylU4Z_Xha5eUxzX9dNWZWBNgIKz2_VdstDWPT6aQx7Efi0y1X42gFSu5_O2uEaMQpbLUdhOisNS7H9iKb_DS74_4khwP53zsUN9rXvCOmCbx81bhlI3WNB7RuyxFYfURo9hNtee6h2xCeMqKVXaXw5SLR_DhDG174DiQ9_/s320/IMG_6038.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The highlights of my days are Wayne and my children. I love having Grace home with us for a week. Life keeps marching on around me and I’m doing my best to stay attentive to all of them, while allowing myself to rest too. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfgy_ZN5u2r7zHoilAjJxEIA4ixT5JNLnA1lWbmoxpFfRklq11ovnp5V9O4wndmjexxg6qsxb8y3Wt_I5EZMt9BjeGq7kKDNsxftGLvWtu3WGV-fhFFk9YQ7HQcZ90p6qqBT5pRDY3eUbWm7BXXXpWIsTeQSZ7EHIlHKGRPBoPbu0YUQ2CLPP4HLTfIut/s3088/IMG_6025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfgy_ZN5u2r7zHoilAjJxEIA4ixT5JNLnA1lWbmoxpFfRklq11ovnp5V9O4wndmjexxg6qsxb8y3Wt_I5EZMt9BjeGq7kKDNsxftGLvWtu3WGV-fhFFk9YQ7HQcZ90p6qqBT5pRDY3eUbWm7BXXXpWIsTeQSZ7EHIlHKGRPBoPbu0YUQ2CLPP4HLTfIut/s320/IMG_6025.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI7-m9RtdRZbnM89vEnYe6LO1llpgBgKvOFlepvLenw45WYpN7lu8E0-DCFVzqtv4qa4n0b-hLdbfUTmg6J6tJs0Yd4mRxvsw3LOAikqP1m0NTi0gtLCa1nlV2yQkS3gla6jhHxF__wKdZ2VONnrHV1Mbp3Uw5U2s9LaXb6Ch3QAtPYgUfnJ-ornGgo8X/s4032/IMG_6026.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxI7-m9RtdRZbnM89vEnYe6LO1llpgBgKvOFlepvLenw45WYpN7lu8E0-DCFVzqtv4qa4n0b-hLdbfUTmg6J6tJs0Yd4mRxvsw3LOAikqP1m0NTi0gtLCa1nlV2yQkS3gla6jhHxF__wKdZ2VONnrHV1Mbp3Uw5U2s9LaXb6Ch3QAtPYgUfnJ-ornGgo8X/s320/IMG_6026.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhBRdEC_HVP_QZ2eUNzqyQ7e8KmB372oV3TUI5RrvyKiNR4GkxQs1E3k5z2_sPdO7tY6tgM-zJTGWHnsP_DHN-0vdf4uVvepI8K2XAj__bYtPvxwBANDvZ3Z1DVuxuT2Y4-fk31c0t0e7hxbw9YdHqCeqhmX5WG8jG7W7S-kDyNW61Hte1n-Dl7lrSuZ2/s4032/IMG_6029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhBRdEC_HVP_QZ2eUNzqyQ7e8KmB372oV3TUI5RrvyKiNR4GkxQs1E3k5z2_sPdO7tY6tgM-zJTGWHnsP_DHN-0vdf4uVvepI8K2XAj__bYtPvxwBANDvZ3Z1DVuxuT2Y4-fk31c0t0e7hxbw9YdHqCeqhmX5WG8jG7W7S-kDyNW61Hte1n-Dl7lrSuZ2/s320/IMG_6029.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The kids were all glad to have me back after my trip to the ER. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I would appreciate lots of prayers for the next couple days as the chemo is supposed to hit the worse. Thanks for walking by our side through these terrible times. Despite all the pain and misery, we are comforted by knowing so many of you are praying for us and that God has a purpose and a plan!</span><p></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-89639123761771397772023-10-20T17:38:00.002-07:002023-10-21T07:10:32.849-07:0010/20/23: Crazy Chemo<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Psalm 34:15,17-19 “The Lord sees all we do; He watches over His friends day and night. His godly ones receive the answers they seek whenever they cry out to Him… Yet when holy lovers of God cry out to Him with all their hearts, the Lord will hear them and come to rescue them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to all whose hearts are crushed by pain, and He is always ready to restore the repentant one. Even when bad things happen to the good and godly ones, the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning was the beginning of my first chemo infusion. I was about 15 minutes late due to a few factors (making my breakfast and not getting up early enough, plus some commute traffic). From the first moment I met my nurse, I loved her. She was so sweet and reassuring. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTfOzhSwJIsCgxgW2Fs4puZP_RN0rlkM0XHrmE2Ze-FyGxi0ZPbSYG2W-olpPCgpthz2zJ5AXIoW94wBrLIEhvGmeWBCBOgKtGKG9Ai0opuU48xbZUMA4nj2bpo_zO9PZ19NKmZtTq5QL-FZ0qn2xyDk8vGSujLqWmE6KS9HNyi0zYWS2Ux5MH-x47gYu/s4032/IMG_0671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTfOzhSwJIsCgxgW2Fs4puZP_RN0rlkM0XHrmE2Ze-FyGxi0ZPbSYG2W-olpPCgpthz2zJ5AXIoW94wBrLIEhvGmeWBCBOgKtGKG9Ai0opuU48xbZUMA4nj2bpo_zO9PZ19NKmZtTq5QL-FZ0qn2xyDk8vGSujLqWmE6KS9HNyi0zYWS2Ux5MH-x47gYu/s320/IMG_0671.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you ever feel like God doesn’t see you? I know I have had periods in my life where I felt overlooked by God. But friends, let me tell you, He sees you and He longs to be known by you! El Roi is the Hebrew word used to describe God as the one who sees. I just want to testify how much God sees and how He provided everything I needed, which is another name given to God…Jehovah Jireh. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know I have referred to the tapestry poem by Corrie ten Boom which describes that God is weaving a story through history and also a story of our lives. But today God showed me something else, how He weaves people into our lives, sometimes months before you need it, because it’s part of the beautiful story He is weaving in our lives. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is another example in my life that demonstrates that God knows what we need, and when we need it. My nurse today, Becky, not only shared the same first name with me (Rebecca), she lives in Winchester, and we share many of the same friends. Tonight we discovered that her son’s girlfriend, who attends Liberty with a student population on campus around 16,000, knows Abigail! They were on the same sister hall their first year of college. You cannot tell me all of these things are by chance. I believe God ordained and directed each person in my life along this journey.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Becky was the best nurse a newbie could have. She explained things to me in such a clear way and reminded me that any sensations I have that I didn’t walk in with, she needs to know about them. Her smile lit up the room and you could see Jesus in her as she worked with patients. It was just amazing to see how God provided me the best nurse who helped me through this hard day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We started the day with my immunotherapy medicine (Jemperli). That medicine went well without any hitches. Then they started me on my pre-meds. When they put the Benadryl in my IV, that’s when things got rough for me. I got dizzy, tired, and lightheaded. They had to wheelchair me to the bathroom because I couldn’t walk at that moment. They called me a lightweight. I told them it’s a good thing I don’t drink, I think I’d pass out first drink. 🤣</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxDVby4-XqOtcWn5lNjzCSTGAOizyKDJgXj-QQ9NIfOlmDh-jWKjzU4axzpKadJ5UAcmGPA0szBUG-rdyBrxyQ3iPyLSk3Xca2ClRYawWKdyHfvSK2TqOKD5fCdX-12sTr7niD45JUJwLHThke2upY4HTqfzveCaYEKivoLBLBuZ_NTD3QqWzVE6OAv2G/s3088/IMG_6006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxDVby4-XqOtcWn5lNjzCSTGAOizyKDJgXj-QQ9NIfOlmDh-jWKjzU4axzpKadJ5UAcmGPA0szBUG-rdyBrxyQ3iPyLSk3Xca2ClRYawWKdyHfvSK2TqOKD5fCdX-12sTr7niD45JUJwLHThke2upY4HTqfzveCaYEKivoLBLBuZ_NTD3QqWzVE6OAv2G/s320/IMG_6006.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfHTWgia5b62wyX7VY431IyHL7lplvHTWo1NS5u3PpTDEZQ6I6KbQOVWLh9WpVumP5FqqkicVXTcsh78Ierfsn7S3P53AZUBOtzv3Ko2QvX6fDIBfCJhiV8LwdqAxsFKnlFOBEecWezA7DkQ-t2B7Gpm_xny7KkYJk96Lz_q1h3CeMmZZPlri8K9gwaj3/s3088/IMG_6008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfHTWgia5b62wyX7VY431IyHL7lplvHTWo1NS5u3PpTDEZQ6I6KbQOVWLh9WpVumP5FqqkicVXTcsh78Ierfsn7S3P53AZUBOtzv3Ko2QvX6fDIBfCJhiV8LwdqAxsFKnlFOBEecWezA7DkQ-t2B7Gpm_xny7KkYJk96Lz_q1h3CeMmZZPlri8K9gwaj3/s320/IMG_6008.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSzUxtqarJvjXEM8rmd0bxLu7IFeXw3hhbnU9AT8Tp4yz3KGy5a5SmE_WQkUJnplCs1JQorD-xkl5Lbh3jkLsPTPYYOQ5CRsbjix15v6TzjQHRHvWBImmipaAB0T9w2QhkkNiDd2QxNTccpaW09KjYqXsB6l8TOxTItSPw25euk-qMJs8uVQvF5xy9I1M/s1366/IMG_6009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSzUxtqarJvjXEM8rmd0bxLu7IFeXw3hhbnU9AT8Tp4yz3KGy5a5SmE_WQkUJnplCs1JQorD-xkl5Lbh3jkLsPTPYYOQ5CRsbjix15v6TzjQHRHvWBImmipaAB0T9w2QhkkNiDd2QxNTccpaW09KjYqXsB6l8TOxTItSPw25euk-qMJs8uVQvF5xy9I1M/s320/IMG_6009.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGzr9eEx3Gb0ea1KnjQkgc1qZ9cdbZ8kzrdnVKSB3zolaSirJOZ_ORUEByhfKjlldngwAriEMZpF1xuPSJOANJGa9i_Z5ryJ7wDbWbLASjD1ggl_2xT_dU4-gQOcsNuF3zBGFHeTvE16lPQydde1WqM_SUQit9lLYvq2JZhkGuGmsfuB9BZa80rosf_hw/s4032/IMG_6016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGzr9eEx3Gb0ea1KnjQkgc1qZ9cdbZ8kzrdnVKSB3zolaSirJOZ_ORUEByhfKjlldngwAriEMZpF1xuPSJOANJGa9i_Z5ryJ7wDbWbLASjD1ggl_2xT_dU4-gQOcsNuF3zBGFHeTvE16lPQydde1WqM_SUQit9lLYvq2JZhkGuGmsfuB9BZa80rosf_hw/s320/IMG_6016.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once we got that settled down a little, we started Paclitaxel. I was half conscious at this moment trying to answer questions while nodding off to sleep. I started feeling like someone placed a book on my chest and them another. I knew I didn’t feel like this when I walked in, so I told Becky. She turned off the medicine and then gave me more pre-meds (not more Benadryl). After about a half hour delay, we got back to the chemo, but at a slower pace. Finally, after over 3 hours, it was time to move on to my last chemo (Carboplatin). This infusion went well and no side effects. IV was removed and I was free to go home and ponder about all the things I need to look for from the pharmacist. The best thing about the group I’m seeing are these amazing binders that speak to my type A personality. I can easily look up symptoms I’m having and see if it warrants a call. Seriously, they have thought of everything here!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since finishing today, I officially have made it 25% through my chemo!!! Becky warned me that Monday, which is 3 days out from the infusion, will probably be the hardest day with fatigue and not feeling well. If I’m slow to return texts, I apply in advance. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone I have talked to encouraged me to take a daily short walk or two to help with fatigue and symptoms. Tonight Wayne and I took a short 1/4 mile walk. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The girls were glad to have me home! I’m so thankful that we had time this past week to work on some science stuff with them. Joella was studying eruptions and did the mentos and Diet Coke. Micaela’s science experiment is covering my bar. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG21N3rgM3bFNQw7qoaSDHbFnRLMkjUB0fhx5xR9B_hmMi2112pNxOHGddn4r_ivNnOPlV3KMeOULEoRw0_Sgs0SbZsrJPNYAbwLYwux8bSjIwCRrewfd1gFJBP2VR9HNw1o65cJTxE1D8d925L1OHXFHi4Ltjiam_luj1ghHS2sbGramjKkWpAVnM8hN/s4032/IMG_5868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG21N3rgM3bFNQw7qoaSDHbFnRLMkjUB0fhx5xR9B_hmMi2112pNxOHGddn4r_ivNnOPlV3KMeOULEoRw0_Sgs0SbZsrJPNYAbwLYwux8bSjIwCRrewfd1gFJBP2VR9HNw1o65cJTxE1D8d925L1OHXFHi4Ltjiam_luj1ghHS2sbGramjKkWpAVnM8hN/s320/IMG_5868.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VOTLpW8Qoy-MYJqdeKcVioosICuxftLCLUYLc5KaqFNP_kiD-fUN5-P-FqsJlAb2-ehZwVKnHaKfTb3gtEkdYPXISaHm0uQogy-cjZ-TASe40rrojZcwBlPFh3ErVU-FdU8ZzWD259iOkrVAu0g8p3p9fBBL3PPb9YvOdDO3Nw2AMY7SVLO04UtCn4r4/s4032/IMG_5877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VOTLpW8Qoy-MYJqdeKcVioosICuxftLCLUYLc5KaqFNP_kiD-fUN5-P-FqsJlAb2-ehZwVKnHaKfTb3gtEkdYPXISaHm0uQogy-cjZ-TASe40rrojZcwBlPFh3ErVU-FdU8ZzWD259iOkrVAu0g8p3p9fBBL3PPb9YvOdDO3Nw2AMY7SVLO04UtCn4r4/s320/IMG_5877.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRs2gmk-ZUprU_f5MQ-8mqHiNwXZG4tJVetQ0SszLo-e8Vzxs7w-QByxWhdvMzAnayoNgJO9YAgLYF52I1TEaJMQzJ0_3TouuZhARZ8oDEgbv9oEV-gvuNbtxeE2V-L68m5tvw2YANs082adr_bT1fzDkgPq-xXH1XSrAZkfhRvS-5NtvwpLpx8sV4Q0y/s3088/IMG_6017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRs2gmk-ZUprU_f5MQ-8mqHiNwXZG4tJVetQ0SszLo-e8Vzxs7w-QByxWhdvMzAnayoNgJO9YAgLYF52I1TEaJMQzJ0_3TouuZhARZ8oDEgbv9oEV-gvuNbtxeE2V-L68m5tvw2YANs082adr_bT1fzDkgPq-xXH1XSrAZkfhRvS-5NtvwpLpx8sV4Q0y/s320/IMG_6017.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFjkh22ROdQ0AKNP66ctkmJQirISeUGc-PEPYA7wX3MK8y2ZZWvcZp0hQCyzmXqYE2Lrlnn6whz0DWq7YGAJc__uew5J2XnKP22Ih1p9XMZhacp6sh4UmuwUOUwb9rEdyqWuXNldh3IejGfVfUWXmrlNLU8s5sSY2sT2BVpJhsYFBON-ehW_WhEnlQqfX/s3088/IMG_6018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFjkh22ROdQ0AKNP66ctkmJQirISeUGc-PEPYA7wX3MK8y2ZZWvcZp0hQCyzmXqYE2Lrlnn6whz0DWq7YGAJc__uew5J2XnKP22Ih1p9XMZhacp6sh4UmuwUOUwb9rEdyqWuXNldh3IejGfVfUWXmrlNLU8s5sSY2sT2BVpJhsYFBON-ehW_WhEnlQqfX/s320/IMG_6018.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Strength for my body to overcome the chemo effects and that the chemo will kill of the cells in my body. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Pray that I stay hydrated and fueled for this fight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please continue to pray for Wayne. His right hand is getting stronger, but now his right leg is dragging a little again. Steps forward and steps back. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please also just continue to pray for our kids since all of this is just a lot on them. Thank you to all of you taking them along places we can’t at this time!🩷</span></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2906142627306997505.post-81933223312377128592023-10-19T18:28:00.003-07:002023-10-19T18:35:08.330-07:0010/19/23: Ready or Not<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">James 5:13-15 “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. If anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. I’d anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders if the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up…” </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Sunday, I was blessed to have some of the leaders at church pray over me. It touched me so deeply to see the whole church come forward and pray with them. I know it’s just a small taste of all of you praying for us, but what an emotional moment that was for me. Thank you for continuing to pray for us and all the support you have given us!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPUsDlE3BwkA3l0jYB4qX57_P-XHC2-MJRP1pakv7sAgwFHSDx2_uj6LVFMYaEZayJUA3WRLzlNARxzErI_HWD2eHUJmeQIuPgQLF-eAGBTE6NLypPTN1oKtXq9GKLBV3NI-ozgGbtVvwpK3KReCRPXilnaJbyWQsNh4MQqb4R_jV6fML_CpQHb6XhKqz/s2000/IMG_5900.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPUsDlE3BwkA3l0jYB4qX57_P-XHC2-MJRP1pakv7sAgwFHSDx2_uj6LVFMYaEZayJUA3WRLzlNARxzErI_HWD2eHUJmeQIuPgQLF-eAGBTE6NLypPTN1oKtXq9GKLBV3NI-ozgGbtVvwpK3KReCRPXilnaJbyWQsNh4MQqb4R_jV6fML_CpQHb6XhKqz/s320/IMG_5900.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKQWQtMuZboQ1vOnqXWc_Rl0Vb2biyXr6WgWwJzzVVcwzz07nhs_FL-KeXG54fG41KQiUkVTed5YbmGcVmGQmdwBlhW_6GN3OYn_VmLT9vP3cb_6l927kJGN2U5S5WUVTd5XW_b9Rr2obYfpVgfFiUyLlNstCRFce7asIaDr-nNyZQiByUsQnEC_ARK06/s1620/IMG_7920.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKQWQtMuZboQ1vOnqXWc_Rl0Vb2biyXr6WgWwJzzVVcwzz07nhs_FL-KeXG54fG41KQiUkVTed5YbmGcVmGQmdwBlhW_6GN3OYn_VmLT9vP3cb_6l927kJGN2U5S5WUVTd5XW_b9Rr2obYfpVgfFiUyLlNstCRFce7asIaDr-nNyZQiByUsQnEC_ARK06/s320/IMG_7920.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ready or not, I am approximately 13 hours from my first chemo infusion. This afternoon I met with a pharmacist and a NP to discuss all the side effects that are possible. I left that appointment feeling slightly overwhelmed. Not only did I feel bombarded with a ton of information, I found out I cannot have anyone back in the infusions with me. So, it’s going to be me and Jesus in that infusion room. Faith over fear…that is my mantra right now. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’m praying for a smooth ride, but this whole situation feels so daunting. I know God has been preparing me and encouraging my heart in preparation for tomorrow. Today I looked over my devotionals for tomorrow (I have quite a few now thanks to friend’s gifts) and I was stunned by what I saw. Here are titles from two of the devotionals..."Trust for Miracles" and "Liturgy for the Morning of a Medical Treatment". God is just amazing the way He orchestrates the timing of things in our lives. Who knew that on October 20th I would need to read these devotions. There is never a surprise to God!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkhJ307WFJgA9F9HDBJsbTCBO4VXtjXkIMFkyXf5Rv1vg3M7L_cQeP9nuMGiTlJRVylrOLdqAMXnotEGXuwePkXp7JqsCuU-7EVs5HUWZfHzb3A7MhfA5RYC-3YlSXRRAg1rbqQd4prhKcAukitysmc8itBtzBshuJEuhK5yZiqZf3Csb3Thp9zbsBhe4/s4032/IMG_5994.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkhJ307WFJgA9F9HDBJsbTCBO4VXtjXkIMFkyXf5Rv1vg3M7L_cQeP9nuMGiTlJRVylrOLdqAMXnotEGXuwePkXp7JqsCuU-7EVs5HUWZfHzb3A7MhfA5RYC-3YlSXRRAg1rbqQd4prhKcAukitysmc8itBtzBshuJEuhK5yZiqZf3Csb3Thp9zbsBhe4/s320/IMG_5994.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNdv9zTm-orIhT9yXhCS3QoOYuNE_G0k5f3L3q5No2bagshbRupW86GrauRkjtonWI5F9bHFBdUvXWsDJPUCliK51HYGh8X3Ud0xZQK_NKUEWdMOl_TmNapgpkfKagtfE8o5OP398QSamWVCwpoSW8cHj6G4c_zxs7S84dbw2TsfKxV4_bPeuLjhuHpxm/s4032/IMG_5995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNdv9zTm-orIhT9yXhCS3QoOYuNE_G0k5f3L3q5No2bagshbRupW86GrauRkjtonWI5F9bHFBdUvXWsDJPUCliK51HYGh8X3Ud0xZQK_NKUEWdMOl_TmNapgpkfKagtfE8o5OP398QSamWVCwpoSW8cHj6G4c_zxs7S84dbw2TsfKxV4_bPeuLjhuHpxm/s320/IMG_5995.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This has been a chaotic week of appointments for me. I had a colonoscopy on Monday, which thankfully didn’t show anything at all. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoUt_yklui1pJynxzrj2U0MOHDVYswJ5GHaz7xQ1uvkb9e0RQ8RsW3XHPN6x-7_zD3rTJCOEFTdjE-JPGUl693zpJ7uv3PB11cH8iCQEEFVUbnKdIecFBolMFLIdez6GjWKlEXNyaJ4z5aVhEQsA39h_qjMyskvmg2ukfs1bswLBZpS9qy9rwEEFG1XH0/s3088/IMG_5927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoUt_yklui1pJynxzrj2U0MOHDVYswJ5GHaz7xQ1uvkb9e0RQ8RsW3XHPN6x-7_zD3rTJCOEFTdjE-JPGUl693zpJ7uv3PB11cH8iCQEEFVUbnKdIecFBolMFLIdez6GjWKlEXNyaJ4z5aVhEQsA39h_qjMyskvmg2ukfs1bswLBZpS9qy9rwEEFG1XH0/s320/IMG_5927.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>Yesterday, I met with my radiation doctor, who I really liked. He was able to explain the whole treatment plan with a little more clarity. He said the plan is to do these first 4 chemo treatments to kill off any of the bad cancer cells they found, since they like to travel. He then said that they will do about 5 weeks of radiation. The goal of that is to kill off any “roots” from the tumor that was in my pelvis. He told me that my surgeon had shaved most of it off, but like pulling out a plant, there are always roots left and the radiation goal is to kill those roots. The good news I received today was that regarding staging, everything looks good overall (not in my lymph nodes, it wasn’t found in my lymph vessels, and they haven’t spotted it anywhere else in my body). I’ll take all the positive news I can these days. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rTyhflwGfCEXgzHKFcikusmSusgGDrsf1r_w_2Z52dT29p4TlPwHkWaeqpCb_8yNU9qYqMSidiaSMIRxB31_s8d22pfRayreTGyYHgeJM0edHQrbsx_PgpEHdWhDYYeqQfPX-v3VrzNwCFFTEVccGK9v0qiMSDmXFiTpbq3eItsmou0fa3DDykamvVuH/s3088/IMG_5969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rTyhflwGfCEXgzHKFcikusmSusgGDrsf1r_w_2Z52dT29p4TlPwHkWaeqpCb_8yNU9qYqMSidiaSMIRxB31_s8d22pfRayreTGyYHgeJM0edHQrbsx_PgpEHdWhDYYeqQfPX-v3VrzNwCFFTEVccGK9v0qiMSDmXFiTpbq3eItsmou0fa3DDykamvVuH/s320/IMG_5969.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today at my appointment, I was informed that after radiation, they will run some more scans to see how treatment has gone so far. Depending on what we see, I will either 1) have 2 more rounds of chemo, 2) keep doing immunotherapy, or 3) go to observation mode. I’m trusting God with the results, but I would love for it to be #3. I am so thankful that Wayne and my sister Sarah could be with me at the appointments today. It helped having others there to absorb all the information we were given. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I told a friend the other day that this whole process reminds me a lot of the feelings you have going in to have your first baby. You do all this training and classes, but until you go through it, there is no preparing for it. I figure the next few infusions will be like having subsequent babies. Now you know what to expect, but you have to mentally prepare yourself to get through it again. The bonus of child birth is you get a baby at the end as your reward. I’m praying the positive of this process is no more cancer! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Wayne update</b>: Wayne had been doing well. He made it through another round of his chemo. He is back to PT this week. Today we took him to a specialist to get a custom foot brace made for him to stabilize his foot/ankle. Wayne has been such a great support to me through all of this. ❤️</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, the kids have been doing as well as they can. We are doing our best to try to keep things as normal as possible for them. I signed Joella up for an online writing class and have arranged for her to do school with some friends. Today Joella went on a field trip to Carter Caves. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXr6X6hV2MJlUF_BbiVUO11sNUp4nCTjfuef3Pcssss94ciNZbqYFNYxZyDKSnfp_u5xRzJ0AbKGa1HWxC6QdJwE2i2536-w7Z_ZqmLptl8rtOiV1Kw25-QTkrTkTJ0yz1x7kdAuHXDYJer-Fkgyy4uLRi-jmmDO0Em4aC2CLpYeI-SGfVaMRUvZiLGqT/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizXr6X6hV2MJlUF_BbiVUO11sNUp4nCTjfuef3Pcssss94ciNZbqYFNYxZyDKSnfp_u5xRzJ0AbKGa1HWxC6QdJwE2i2536-w7Z_ZqmLptl8rtOiV1Kw25-QTkrTkTJ0yz1x7kdAuHXDYJer-Fkgyy4uLRi-jmmDO0Em4aC2CLpYeI-SGfVaMRUvZiLGqT/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_K5GrgJ_opKi5ZJE8khPeGHzJuB1uuk8s5QjuJzIAyRS9qMBW9fDqfMPrbrxyfoCECY9sFx63wwO7Il3IPX77pizAncZp_a4pgRRdElPgJ2srSmRg68W8KtPO8BQmrgQ7Ci6nNiNyCIwSEFApONFt1AMHI61_hDnYCP41zeBbSW_EO4COE-QbNBHqel4/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_K5GrgJ_opKi5ZJE8khPeGHzJuB1uuk8s5QjuJzIAyRS9qMBW9fDqfMPrbrxyfoCECY9sFx63wwO7Il3IPX77pizAncZp_a4pgRRdElPgJ2srSmRg68W8KtPO8BQmrgQ7Ci6nNiNyCIwSEFApONFt1AMHI61_hDnYCP41zeBbSW_EO4COE-QbNBHqel4/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMtkK6LuDaGE5Yv4IKXSydGyw6c1ajHkHWdPWnHG7lZlluxa-9UwU6sNUEruWZIwf5VNmTNYVpPDMeSQbPI0znjHawGGN1uULgPS_gqikWBZgncZN0KarewVN4BsGNL9D3ihobLWhyphenhyphenQ6QiQIhuoPki6oWP6P5HRJcC_b2jzERvl-0g-h9BIBr3Sshc0bz/s1024/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMtkK6LuDaGE5Yv4IKXSydGyw6c1ajHkHWdPWnHG7lZlluxa-9UwU6sNUEruWZIwf5VNmTNYVpPDMeSQbPI0znjHawGGN1uULgPS_gqikWBZgncZN0KarewVN4BsGNL9D3ihobLWhyphenhyphenQ6QiQIhuoPki6oWP6P5HRJcC_b2jzERvl-0g-h9BIBr3Sshc0bz/w320-h240/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzXvdZuJT8iVU48uptqZIRdXIQMuFisWkmkHhxYecB0x79TQYn40N10q4CjGn40rnM9szcye-qnu4YOoyBaDd1JLOboLIOfrAeEIN_-aVRLAQ2YK4AP9zJN4ODsU1etWtmlIu6ZT2KFmSOwGkpJk8IgqV-3Hbm6LS9cLpsJjTvTlsF4iqxjLBjFRMY6eE/s4096/IMG-6001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzXvdZuJT8iVU48uptqZIRdXIQMuFisWkmkHhxYecB0x79TQYn40N10q4CjGn40rnM9szcye-qnu4YOoyBaDd1JLOboLIOfrAeEIN_-aVRLAQ2YK4AP9zJN4ODsU1etWtmlIu6ZT2KFmSOwGkpJk8IgqV-3Hbm6LS9cLpsJjTvTlsF4iqxjLBjFRMY6eE/s320/IMG-6001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9Lpx9x8tooUW6EpqIl6bf_FFa5MU-wi_xr-IBqpd0Abm2TsAMFIKl1ru7Y0_ABasVyYFLxZofF4NuBOjC70ctm97Dm_OhRApxwvVDFnVGFq9QSDGWO9nYo2YBr_BOTXtYTHwhgvCtk_XAM8PJ2ZKVml9dIhajBBSRfmWply83bkQZ83KEZ1B2bTSDa9M/s4096/IMG-6002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4096" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9Lpx9x8tooUW6EpqIl6bf_FFa5MU-wi_xr-IBqpd0Abm2TsAMFIKl1ru7Y0_ABasVyYFLxZofF4NuBOjC70ctm97Dm_OhRApxwvVDFnVGFq9QSDGWO9nYo2YBr_BOTXtYTHwhgvCtk_XAM8PJ2ZKVml9dIhajBBSRfmWply83bkQZ83KEZ1B2bTSDa9M/s320/IMG-6002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abigail and Naomi served families with Inheritance of Hope this past weekend. I love how they have allowed God to use the hard things in their lives to minister to others. Naomi’s friend, Sarah, traveled with her. What a treasured gift Sarah is to Naomi. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJigrggVi9z4loszEDUegKQfgVcBd8vAbUAPldXDp2SIa2Z4asW8KENLoZ4aaZqk2mrdxFyaWXU2vaj-6uSxQHqWSwc-MKGUEm9PqJ1XUjuddC7z8wl8AD2OKZOkH0MZqJb6xLRmfxa19LU5qm2XPiMPRS7PmVXij9k9DCFYT0Ty7ztnKhelc9M2iK0Cn8/s1429/IMG_5990.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJigrggVi9z4loszEDUegKQfgVcBd8vAbUAPldXDp2SIa2Z4asW8KENLoZ4aaZqk2mrdxFyaWXU2vaj-6uSxQHqWSwc-MKGUEm9PqJ1XUjuddC7z8wl8AD2OKZOkH0MZqJb6xLRmfxa19LU5qm2XPiMPRS7PmVXij9k9DCFYT0Ty7ztnKhelc9M2iK0Cn8/s320/IMG_5990.jpeg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx0b2H9ukxnScEcn5LWyI5HWT69d2hHX-WleX-hD7Ah7a1S9Z29zMWwA7_EYvvuzRd8HgWhK0aRle9Vs8kDluZ9j3wCAE3z49_F7sDh05epkCEwIApyzRZ2Kp1soBOQ5uHJ_qOEmlYmezJe2bobXfY6R2MFUlDB1g-wPvqeCDbclsKvUmQ1TyGleftccy/s1280/429C189D-C7A6-4619-A63D-13F1D65564FE.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTx0b2H9ukxnScEcn5LWyI5HWT69d2hHX-WleX-hD7Ah7a1S9Z29zMWwA7_EYvvuzRd8HgWhK0aRle9Vs8kDluZ9j3wCAE3z49_F7sDh05epkCEwIApyzRZ2Kp1soBOQ5uHJ_qOEmlYmezJe2bobXfY6R2MFUlDB1g-wPvqeCDbclsKvUmQ1TyGleftccy/s320/429C189D-C7A6-4619-A63D-13F1D65564FE.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu10JsrDxJSVx2dN4b43s70aTugZq3PS-vPDaG2nKxiGYq0Ap3P1A_Vqt7Etytf40jTCtCFGLTCq8bTEl2oXmP212tWCG-TT6epjDhewbbZlzNNUvyCXcSrzXgw9ubiAnupvfnGSPA-lAt5J7N4o2mMqH3cI7LOKIJ0XGRKcc9o8jPtzf5A50ZIgKDI8E/s3088/IMG-7692.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu10JsrDxJSVx2dN4b43s70aTugZq3PS-vPDaG2nKxiGYq0Ap3P1A_Vqt7Etytf40jTCtCFGLTCq8bTEl2oXmP212tWCG-TT6epjDhewbbZlzNNUvyCXcSrzXgw9ubiAnupvfnGSPA-lAt5J7N4o2mMqH3cI7LOKIJ0XGRKcc9o8jPtzf5A50ZIgKDI8E/s320/IMG-7692.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4qmcwo_65EjByrTfbRe-AV8HBPbpK92YhBkkYGkDJ-iOKf0PIHoG4uyt8cQK2p8fib0qLOf7Duy3mSWbDwp4yOvw_xd9w7IfvcEntwxaU_Vda_WcJJ-cyth3ZVNLnLFDPQ5_HDkNUouo4Rssyz8IUfRThVsW7mO70NaQHZNiuXidmnj3gtckCw-ISJ1o/s2048/IMG-7851.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4qmcwo_65EjByrTfbRe-AV8HBPbpK92YhBkkYGkDJ-iOKf0PIHoG4uyt8cQK2p8fib0qLOf7Duy3mSWbDwp4yOvw_xd9w7IfvcEntwxaU_Vda_WcJJ-cyth3ZVNLnLFDPQ5_HDkNUouo4Rssyz8IUfRThVsW7mO70NaQHZNiuXidmnj3gtckCw-ISJ1o/s320/IMG-7851.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A friend suggested this cookbook to me. I’ve already made my first batch of broth to eat during the first week of chemo. It’s supposed to help my body rebuild its vitamins and minerals after treatment.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL53NkIq2Rq6C2cinkONH5VLwZxd9fnToO-eLiXlV-NVgttTwcmxMfw6h7O8tA_O8bXVHm24ParwjgKGEJawI9MY1_w99Fpkjsfb6mipZE_vaaDMzuDENVGQKaaIV0Lls4V-2ZPlApSuSdnhAqcU40ZCRjAMiacr_FUNrJuZZZvniG1QiLBs02yO2LC1kU/s4032/71914807578__7E56EA46-17C4-4777-9E94-5CA805C432F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL53NkIq2Rq6C2cinkONH5VLwZxd9fnToO-eLiXlV-NVgttTwcmxMfw6h7O8tA_O8bXVHm24ParwjgKGEJawI9MY1_w99Fpkjsfb6mipZE_vaaDMzuDENVGQKaaIV0Lls4V-2ZPlApSuSdnhAqcU40ZCRjAMiacr_FUNrJuZZZvniG1QiLBs02yO2LC1kU/s320/71914807578__7E56EA46-17C4-4777-9E94-5CA805C432F7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zp4Sp-j6RQhouT8pOh9KG4-0ZjnVe9krRvhwqWQPdi9OHkOcLixQji8b1XRk5if5K7njF9NO91dnVlZkd6PPzXMFrPaWC0YASJHsi6gjaf3gL_W2c-HadVNxTvLP9rx1eGCg7S_1YywJpYDEtnO7BJW_uNuhrLsCu1lOia2FEYvWCj_8Qzz_x7HV5tYy/s2250/soup.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2250" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zp4Sp-j6RQhouT8pOh9KG4-0ZjnVe9krRvhwqWQPdi9OHkOcLixQji8b1XRk5if5K7njF9NO91dnVlZkd6PPzXMFrPaWC0YASJHsi6gjaf3gL_W2c-HadVNxTvLP9rx1eGCg7S_1YywJpYDEtnO7BJW_uNuhrLsCu1lOia2FEYvWCj_8Qzz_x7HV5tYy/s320/soup.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Little moments like these below make my heart so full. Joella is such a gift to us. I love watching her worship Jesus on Sunday and take notes at church. Watching the other kids serve and attend functions at church while inviting friends are things that I treasure.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5-jfgYWxcABT4ILxGMP6edn2eH9Z2Z49e3yXvA5c2aRZlhnWYnDKE-BpTWlaB1HvYBm3aE5_Dbp4uWHClyaOO_pTZPOfAWVe-43I5j5iAO6aJK2GOW3pUnzaxAZqRDPSICESYtxrkuzDx7kIyYDEnl3So8gQKHoGA1QAHCf7oVCze1dfYDeJC_aYt5Nc/s4032/IMG_5892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5-jfgYWxcABT4ILxGMP6edn2eH9Z2Z49e3yXvA5c2aRZlhnWYnDKE-BpTWlaB1HvYBm3aE5_Dbp4uWHClyaOO_pTZPOfAWVe-43I5j5iAO6aJK2GOW3pUnzaxAZqRDPSICESYtxrkuzDx7kIyYDEnl3So8gQKHoGA1QAHCf7oVCze1dfYDeJC_aYt5Nc/s320/IMG_5892.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXaMpdPCJX8ghL70VHFXO63KXFJhk3L3MisOLWXJOkDGOKuMZ9oS80yo-maUzz9mgYolI4Hho46t7QohlDd4b3aKw-dzh_xok4-C9X7SK99IOoIvWyK6eXJ1xXgJeW6vk6H-wLHkTLV1om_Yvm6fSIPD6USPfODptXLgpBwO7RaYUTHnZX6VkFWZfScrH/s1455/IMG_5976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1455" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXaMpdPCJX8ghL70VHFXO63KXFJhk3L3MisOLWXJOkDGOKuMZ9oS80yo-maUzz9mgYolI4Hho46t7QohlDd4b3aKw-dzh_xok4-C9X7SK99IOoIvWyK6eXJ1xXgJeW6vk6H-wLHkTLV1om_Yvm6fSIPD6USPfODptXLgpBwO7RaYUTHnZX6VkFWZfScrH/s320/IMG_5976.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P8yBFEXif11yhv1zUB2olaSVLlXj9dLt3WtwTEMFTm5y7OqZ81fulFYjkOIZVKySoUh7hVNKTD_BD1nhdb5IQ4O28_huE2TC6yMWv5rDy4pRZ3xI0Vej9J44C9ghUcApwVNskoTOrHSpHI07dbwpiP4gMkZjWZejPq28FXMPvSHcTFgz02eL2mxW5p6G/s1909/IMG_5977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1909" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P8yBFEXif11yhv1zUB2olaSVLlXj9dLt3WtwTEMFTm5y7OqZ81fulFYjkOIZVKySoUh7hVNKTD_BD1nhdb5IQ4O28_huE2TC6yMWv5rDy4pRZ3xI0Vej9J44C9ghUcApwVNskoTOrHSpHI07dbwpiP4gMkZjWZejPq28FXMPvSHcTFgz02eL2mxW5p6G/s320/IMG_5977.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Where does time go? It just seemed like yesterday Abigail was a baby. Didn’t she just graduate high school, and yet here she is a few months away from graduating college. She is a treasure!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumwtbv1OBffL5-XGAraS2CB7IxrO-8GeD4Y-Bcks4Ad027lReRvSAJRpqHJn6Sj2WjY3yocfUGcbTIn_eZ-5PMyB2W0aMmYNlsxB4dVWu1AK8tJNiDAEkkuidiUboIMHXMaQz6xR59NnXAPeR-bNo8LvX9Q0dVsHaYxy7-w0GHyPMHRWuh9Ccg8suiIOJ/s1675/IMG_5992.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumwtbv1OBffL5-XGAraS2CB7IxrO-8GeD4Y-Bcks4Ad027lReRvSAJRpqHJn6Sj2WjY3yocfUGcbTIn_eZ-5PMyB2W0aMmYNlsxB4dVWu1AK8tJNiDAEkkuidiUboIMHXMaQz6xR59NnXAPeR-bNo8LvX9Q0dVsHaYxy7-w0GHyPMHRWuh9Ccg8suiIOJ/s320/IMG_5992.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’m super excited that Grace will be coming home for a week. God knew that I would love having her around during my first week of treatment. It will be nice to have her around for a week and I know she will be an encouragement to her sisters as well. She’s in her element serving Jesus with Life Action. I love hearing all the God is doing in her life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkvK33HcVMUK6l4ZxU76orGFSaCS2RNeinJSGU7936fbsa3jJSH7GVOrbxLMgCl-WD_LjMV2_3t8wevtm9S2LZbLS93U-cu8wZVDQrw569WmGegrEquQiJvnOluBtFMWMbjcQPcQt5TOKqnC3H-e6OMxKH6jeAjxZS0BN0f7oiDbjtNcmwaQt3Rjbdqqk/s4032/IMG_0719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkvK33HcVMUK6l4ZxU76orGFSaCS2RNeinJSGU7936fbsa3jJSH7GVOrbxLMgCl-WD_LjMV2_3t8wevtm9S2LZbLS93U-cu8wZVDQrw569WmGegrEquQiJvnOluBtFMWMbjcQPcQt5TOKqnC3H-e6OMxKH6jeAjxZS0BN0f7oiDbjtNcmwaQt3Rjbdqqk/s320/IMG_0719.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ve still been working on the kid’s memory books. I have lots of pictures to sort through. I still have 7 years worth for the older girls. It’s been fun finding some gems and remembering so many good times with the kids. Time is a weird concept: so many of these pictures felt like yesterday, and yet it has been years. Crazy! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqyFXDChzCk92HViPWYKa3i6h3MWeIuCbWu78VUzM_tXVgi905MWrc3lgXov8rQIZhSkYTAzu433Kwtrwn0pGWzNG08zq3U6pajXIAEaSIeBa8oCkrjCO245pET7kYoE2X1dtsjBBuicC2X2l7q_H-npxMmrO74fwTTCk9XIUrTV9N2IHnSv3Ys4odL38/s4032/71926071923__D75E93E7-D482-4AE4-9B50-138335BF2B92.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqyFXDChzCk92HViPWYKa3i6h3MWeIuCbWu78VUzM_tXVgi905MWrc3lgXov8rQIZhSkYTAzu433Kwtrwn0pGWzNG08zq3U6pajXIAEaSIeBa8oCkrjCO245pET7kYoE2X1dtsjBBuicC2X2l7q_H-npxMmrO74fwTTCk9XIUrTV9N2IHnSv3Ys4odL38/s320/71926071923__D75E93E7-D482-4AE4-9B50-138335BF2B92.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhao2SohEPXneLDsV6iihXs5EkQCxfYHaJ7y64qFe1hPkUb7zuwU6RHPu8l4Ku-2Y1sYTCsh3QJtUBfgYWtRz7B9vVmjfz-CY7zYQbGfQrrEdZ6067SPQaJxaO6x5oDyokMwezCWsj21AvAn-EgSSNoRMM80aJ6eJ3gCBkFHun7GRt8UZi5C2bTBpK4-_6F/s4032/71926342283__F8CD4BE9-36CA-47A1-B6AF-382E4BF1DA0B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhao2SohEPXneLDsV6iihXs5EkQCxfYHaJ7y64qFe1hPkUb7zuwU6RHPu8l4Ku-2Y1sYTCsh3QJtUBfgYWtRz7B9vVmjfz-CY7zYQbGfQrrEdZ6067SPQaJxaO6x5oDyokMwezCWsj21AvAn-EgSSNoRMM80aJ6eJ3gCBkFHun7GRt8UZi5C2bTBpK4-_6F/s320/71926342283__F8CD4BE9-36CA-47A1-B6AF-382E4BF1DA0B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUXw2A2raH8EDkNrUhcrc19lUZdjZqrc4weBIN4SrBe6FnTV9qKu_DGPv_kKzGPk0BRmWNMuHH77elVEOtsmKAOUnnO55kBPHq-uh_5qSTGw3i9q_b2LlmXpGb11EupDNsyM46bvKD0oFY-akDqioI1wCJWl1nLwC9bG3p7Dq-zkzbQeNzKxo_jXTDjIU/s4032/71926591204__2A8DCC46-B8EB-423D-8439-980A3E2C0060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUXw2A2raH8EDkNrUhcrc19lUZdjZqrc4weBIN4SrBe6FnTV9qKu_DGPv_kKzGPk0BRmWNMuHH77elVEOtsmKAOUnnO55kBPHq-uh_5qSTGw3i9q_b2LlmXpGb11EupDNsyM46bvKD0oFY-akDqioI1wCJWl1nLwC9bG3p7Dq-zkzbQeNzKxo_jXTDjIU/s320/71926591204__2A8DCC46-B8EB-423D-8439-980A3E2C0060.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv42k9gDzBoum0fpn5MqXmUEzIv758YnMC5NdVUXecDuSDjIgVBtxjPvtP8oJakGH01JR1dbJc5umaJ8sixF7XL3PDXjJcQtW2WdGB45jaNvUB5pa20OYTN58PZnEWYibe_Bk1jijuraDOyVJqlHjIWtDimKoQqpSSpMIJwE74ZhsVrc8olghPK0ggBlWx/s4032/IMG_5979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv42k9gDzBoum0fpn5MqXmUEzIv758YnMC5NdVUXecDuSDjIgVBtxjPvtP8oJakGH01JR1dbJc5umaJ8sixF7XL3PDXjJcQtW2WdGB45jaNvUB5pa20OYTN58PZnEWYibe_Bk1jijuraDOyVJqlHjIWtDimKoQqpSSpMIJwE74ZhsVrc8olghPK0ggBlWx/s320/IMG_5979.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In this season, there have also been difficult times. We had to miss the wedding of a young girl we have known for 15 years. I have also missed out on field trips with the kids and other fun events due to needing to rest after surgery. I'm sure I will miss out of more in the next few months, but I have to remember to just make the best of everything, both the good days and the hard days. God has this and He keeps reminding me that He is holding me and walking with me through this. There are also moments of where He is reminding me to trust Him with my future. He knows the future and I can trust Him, whether He decides to heal me here on earth or in heaven. My job is to trust Him, do my part with the treatment, and stay as positive as I can...He is able and trustworthy!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Prayer Requests</b>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Strength for Wayne as he continues to do PT.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Please pray for my treatment tomorrow: little to no side effects, peace as I sit alone receiving treatment, and that I will be able to keep my hydration and nutrition over the course of treatment. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- Safety for Grace as she travels home and that we have a great time together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">- The kids to have grace and peace as we enter an unknown time and space in our lives.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Momof8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16631740198857533317noreply@blogger.com0