Thankful is an Understatement!!!

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“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that, I still possess.” –Corrie ten Boom


This Thanksgiving Day I have so very much to be thankful for! Chemo is DONE and I pray I never have to face it again. The chemo WORKED and the tumors are now undetectable! I made it through with no setbacks, which is a miracle in itself! I made a conscious decision once my emotions had calmed down from the shock of my diagnosis and that decision was to place this situation in God's hands. I knew there was no way I would ever be able to handle it otherwise, and I have been blessed beyond measure. The response to my illness, the outpouring of love and willingness to help, from family and friends, far and wide, has been overwhelming and humbling.

The kids are home and they've been cooking today getting ready for tomorrow. I've not felt great and so they've taken over making some side dishes that they love. We are actually celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow with family. The boys came over today so we could take a family photo to celebrate the end of chemo. I donned my hot pink wig and all my guys wore their t-shirts. It is a photo that we will cherish forever. Afterward, we decorated the Christmas tree. It is beautiful!

At this halfway point in my journey, with chemo behind me and surgeries in front of me, my outlook on life is very different from when it began. Facing a life-threatening illness makes you focus in on what is really important. My relationship with God, spending time with family and friends, keeping a positive attitude, living joyfully, being kind-hearted and shining the light of Jesus to those around me...these are the important things in my life. These are the things I am thankful to have the freedom to enjoy. I wish each of you a very Happy Thanksgiving and want you to know that I am every so thankful for each of YOU!!

This Week's Prayer Requests:

  1. I pray everyone has a wonderful, blessed holiday with their family and friends.
  2. Please pray that I will stay well these next 3 weeks so I will be healthy for my surgery.
  3. Also pray that my family will stay well so no one has to worry about passing it on to me.
  4. Please pray now that my surgery will go well and there will be no sign of cancer in my lymph glands or anywhere else!
  5. Pray for my Doctors, Dr. Weinberg, and Dr. Morgan, that they will also stay healthy and that God will guide them through my surgery. 
  6. Pray for my state of mind as I deal with losing a part of me. 
  7. Pray for my parents as they drive to Wilmington from TN on Dec. 11th.
  8. Pray for me to be healthy, to be brave and stay positive.
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