It has been a busy but crazy few days. I am thankful because I down to single digits for treatment left. It is also the reality that I am down to less days to target those specific tumors with radiation. I am completely trusting the Lord to remove these tumors completely. I have 7 days left….7! Can you believe it? When we started with 31 it seemed like it would last forever and here we are about to finish up. As I started thinking about 7, I was really focused on the fact that 7 is God’s perfect number. Then I really thought, why not take a Bible verse for each day to claim for that treatment as we finish up?!
I know I have an army beside, in front of, behind me who will pray with me these promises and Truths for each day:
Wednesday – Isaiah 53:5 “And by His stripes we are healed.”
Thursday – Exodus 15:26 ” I am the Lord that Heals you.”
Friday – Exodus 23:25-26 “I will take sickness away from the midst of you and the number of your days I will fulfill.”
Monday – Psalm 107:20 “I sent my Word and healed you and delivered you from your destruction.”
Tuesday – Psalm 103:3 “I heal all diseases.”
Wednesday – Ephesians 6:3 “I want it to be well with you and I want you to live long on the earth.”
Thursday – Matthew 4:23 “I heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”
Thank you everyone for walking this journey with me and standing firm on God’s Word with me. I am Blessed.
We have so enjoyed the opportunities to spend time with people as they have brought us dinner the last few days . It has been so great to catch up, laugh and see wonderful caring people at the house.
We were blessed with a restful weekend. I went and got new glasses! This was a big deal because for the last long time – who knows how long, I’ve been duck taping my glasses together because I didn’t want to go get glasses. I decided that the duck tape needed to go and I went with my favorite soccer color – blue! Was also blessed by Rhonda McKinney with a new hat – perfect right? Where would we be without HOPE?
We were able to drop the girls off at soccer camp at the University of Central Arkansas. I was thankful they had other girls from their teams there so they weren’t going alone, the hugs I got were a blessing too! Ready to coach again….Hard to believe that in 3 short years it will be their turn…. where does time go?
We also had family drop in and visit for a few hours. Wasn’t long, but it was so great to be able to see my cousins Angie and Mike and their sweet little ones. They dropped through on their way home to Peoria, IL. We were able to visit and then had to go Chick-fil-a to see Garrett at work. My parents had just come to town so we were able to see them there too and hang out until it was time for bed! Thanks Mike and Angie for making the stop -so good to see you guys and thanks for joining us on our nightly walk! And thanks to the teens (Anna, Caleb and Zach) we know who were nice enough to take all the pics!
So yes, it’s been a busy few days for us! But, what a blessing. Loving my time with each person that I get to spend time with!
AHHHH can I just rest in this today? What PEACE here – If God is on my team, no one else stands a chance! What’s awesome about this? I know He and I are on the same team and so I can have JOY and HOPE that bubbles over. Thank you Jesus. Thank you. I love being able to stare at this everyday in my kitchen be reminded of the fact that nothing is ever wasted. God has a plan and purpose in everything I go through. Bless – what PEACE!
In reading the end of Romans 8 today I was ready to battle. I have shared with you my desire to pray for you all especially in treatment. As I pray each day, I really desire to seek the Lord’s will as I am bold and ask for Him to intercede for me and for others.
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[i] have been called according to his purpose.
What a blessing to know that the very Spirit of God intercedes for us as we pray. We don’t need to “worry” that we pray “good enough” or have the “right words,” we have been given help through the Spirit. Paul goes on to remind us that if we are under Christ we have nothing else to worry about. We are under the banner of the maker of the universe!
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
When I stop and really think about the fact that God Himself was willing to allow His own son to die… for me…. for you. That’s mind blowing. And because God was willing to do something that hard, for us -He gave us His son – we can rest in knowing that His desire is FOR us.
33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j]
Jesus Himself not only paid the price for our sin, He stands interceding for us. I always think about Jesus in the garden before he went to the cross. The hardship and difficulty He knew that lay before Him. He asked his disciples to pray, but they kept falling asleep. After the third time he let them sleep and prayed alone. He knew the difficulty that the disciples would face going forward. He had warned them and told them to pray that they wouldn’t fall into temptation but, their bodies gave into sleep. What a blessing to know that when we are weak – HE IS STRONG and STANDING for us and PRAYING with us!
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
No matter what we face going forward. We can claim these verses and know that when we put our trust in Christ, choosing to live our lives for Him, NOTHING we do or that happens in the world will ever separate us from what Jesus already accomplished on the cross. Remember that. Don’t allow failure or others speak the lies of “God could never love you or use you….” NOT TRUE. You have a purpose and God has a plan for your life that is unique and special. Ask Him to show you and live faithfully for Him, you’ll see Him work in ways you never thought possible.
Here are some other ways you guys can pray for me:
- I am coming off of my steroids slowly… so, I know it will mean less “extra” energy – prayers for my body to adjust to this and also against any swelling that may want to happen – I still want energy!
- Prayers I can get all these toxins out of my body as I am being hit by them daily
- Prayers for me as I start focusing on what I have going on in the next couple of weeks – school/soccer
- Prayers for good vision still and no head “Aches”
- Prayers for clear scans when they get scheduled!
Yes Thursday is the day! I would love to do this….Would be such a blessing. Thank you for thinking of this!