Marc and I are so thankful for all of you. Thank you for your comments, prayers, gifts, thoughts, and cards. We are also thankful to God for each of you because every good and perfect gift---friends and family---comes from him. Psalm 100 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Serve... Continue Reading →

Day One to Day Six of this round of chemo was a bit more difficult. I spent Sunday, Day 4, sleeping in the love seat from 3pm to 10pm and then going upstairs to sleep the entire night. Sunday evening around 5pm there was also another call to the on-call oncologist since I had a... Continue Reading →

My mailbox is a gift box these days. Books, hats, plaques, cards are coming almost every day. I am overjoyed and humbled. So many are thinking of me and are moved by compassion to do something. Grace is being given to me. Each one is a reminder of the lavish grace of God. Someone sent... Continue Reading →

My blood counts were way up yesterday, hallelujah! Thankful for healthy bone marrow that makes great numbers of neutrophil cells. The oncologist did say that he wants to give me a shot now the day after each chemo treatment to keep those cells from dropping so dramatically for so long. He's hoping this will keep... Continue Reading →

This morning is Chemo #3. The rhythm is blood draw, see oncologist, start chemo. So I'll be there from about 9:45am to 1pm. I'm not looking forward to today because it means another 21 day roller coaster ride. I realized last Wednesday in the hospital that I only had a week for this to start... Continue Reading →

The days in the hospital were filled with reading. Here's a poem that I liked by John Newton: I asked the Lord, that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of His salvation know, And seek more earnestly His face. I hoped that in some favoured hour, At once He'd... Continue Reading →