Monday Update

April 13, 2015

We Have News To Share!

You have been praying and we are really sensing it. Karen and I think that it is wonderful to know that we have so many friends traveling along on this journey with us.  Thank you so very much.

We are being very intentional in counting our blessings. For the many friends who have sent a card, a note, an email, or a private message on Facebook, thank you so much.  Your expressions of encouragement are such a blessing.

The shot on Saturday is designed to stimulate the bone marrow to go into overdrive helping to build up her immunity. The unfortunate side effect is that it causes “growing like pains” that is resulting in a lot of discomfort in her limbs. We are grateful that the better anti-nausea medication Zophran is helping with her nausea. She’d really be a sick camper right now without that medication.

So, our prayer request is that the joint pain will let up. Also on April 21st she will have a port implanted by her vascular surgeon. We are pleased about this. The amount of chemo-therapy that she has yet ahead will be much easier given via the port.

A couple of verses that are especially meaningful to me today are, “I have set the LORD always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad…” (Psalm 16:8-9).  This joy of which David speaks is not the denial of problems pretending they do not exist. It is rather the deliberate choice to focus on the Lord, depending fully upon Him, and beginning to understand the blessing that comes from Him.