Dear Prayer Warriors, Thank you for the prayer support. We need it and are so comforted by the love and encouragement. Since Erin's transplant, they start numbering the days +1 to +100. The first 100 days are the most critical for infections etc. So we are on day +3 today. Also they are watching for engraftment on day 10-14. So many numbers to watch. Her counts are still very low but she doesn't need blood yet. Probably tomorrow. Unfortunately, Erin still has a lot of stomach pain and nausea, although I think the nausea is a little better or at least better controlled. She is on as many drugs as they can find that she isn't allergic too. She isn't having any fun, that's for sure. She hasn't eaten anything in 2 days. I know that isn't the record around here but it takes it's toll as well. She is tired of feeling so crummy. Please pray for relief from the stomach pain. We had a nice visit from a former patient yesterday. He rode his bicycle in to visit with folks going through transplant. He had a transplant 10 years ago and is doing great. It was very encouraging to see a success story. So we are praising God for sending a messenger of hope when we need it the most. He is faithful to provide everything in His time. Gotta love it! Hope your day is lovely. blessings, janet
"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him." 2 Samuel 22:26-31
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Hey Blonshines,
I keep thinking of that line in a Casting Crowns song that goes, "Oh, what I would do to have the kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant with just a sling and a stone."
Man, you guys are doing it -- and we're standing with you -- as you trust God and face this foe. And, Praise Him, we know how the story goes..."the stone was just the right size to put the giant on the ground."
Love that!
Praying hard that the pain will go away and renewed strength will take its place.
paula calhoun
Dear Precious Blondshine Family,
It is amazing how I pray without ceasing for precious Erin because He brings her to mind countless times each day. This morning between 5:15 & 5:30 (when I normally start praying for Erin, Cori and the desire to go workout), God laid it on my heart to pray from Jerimah with Erin's name in it and to let her know.
So this morning, I have been praying:
Thank you God that you have a plan for Erin. I praise you God because you have a hope and future for Erin. Thank you that your perfect plan is not to harm Erin but to give her a hope and a future. I thank you Lord that all of these nasty side effects means that Erin's body is responding to the treatments and that Erin admist her pain, discomfort, and all knows that her body is responding to Your complete healing and glory. Amen
In Christ Love, Tracy Bishop
Hi Erin and all of you Blonstiens! I am so glad that you were able to visit with someone who has walked in your footsteps and is now cured, healthy, and riding around on his bike! That must surely have lifted your spirits!
I wanted to share a little bit of one of Elizabeth's books with you. I was reading it to her the other night, and of course thought of you, Erin, the entire time! So, I wanted to share a little of it with you. It's from The Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones. Here goes:
"Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil..So God granted him what he requested," 1Chronicles 4:10.
Then it continues:
Oh that You would bless me indeed...
I trust you God and can't wait to see what surprises you have in store for me. I ask in love for all I need. Pleas bless me God, bless me indeed.
Enlarge my territory...
O God, You are so big and strong. I'll follow you my whole life long. I know you have great plans for me. Exciting things to do and be!
Keep Your hand on me....
Dear God, sometimes I'm full of fear, then I remember you're right here. And in the dark when I can't see, I know you keep your hand on me.
Keep me from evil....
Dear God, please help me now I pray, to turn from wrong and to obey. For I want everyone to see that you are living inside of me!
We are continuing to pray for Erin in the green shirt! For that stinky stomach pain and nausea to go away and for those cells to graft, graft, graft!!
Love you all!
Pam
Dear Sweet Erin,
We know all of this is to be expected, but it certainly doesn't make it any easier to endure. We're praying (and the prayer team at The Way is, too) for relief from nausea and stomach pain, for strength, endurance, comfort and reassurance. Take comfort from the lyrics of Third Day's song, Cry out to Jesus:
There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He'll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus
Just know Blonshines you have lots of folks holding your arms up and crying out to Jesus on your behalf when you grow too weary to do it yourselves. We love you guys.
Blessings and peace,
The Harden's
....Wow, I know you were inspired to see that 10 year post transplant patient today. He lifts OUR spirits just knowing he came! Keep thinking of him and that he made it through this extra tough time.
We pray for those stomach pains to cease and desist so that you can eat and get feeling better soon.
We LOVE YOU!!
The Stills
Hi all. I just got back from Melbourne, celebrating Mother's 100th birthday. It was wonderful but you all were still in my prayers, all the time. I am so happy to here the transplant has taken place and pray your side effects will diminish and the transplant to take well.
Love, Eunice
I've been preparing today for tomorrow's orientation for our Wednesday morning Disciple III class...prepping curriculum, folders and bags, and I wanted to let you know you'll be the first on our prayer list! We love you, Blonshines and want the pain and nausea to disappear.
So glad to hear of your 'entertaining an angel' on a bike!! awesome how God provides :)
xxxx000, kisses and hugs to all
Susan
I love the passage that you posted Mrs. Blonshine. With God's help we can scale a wall. I pray that God continues to give Erin strength to scale the many walls before her, the nausea, engraftment and the battle of just feeling crummy. I pray for relief and for reassurance in the form of past patients. Erin will be one of those soon, and she will have her story to tell and lift other up.
I love you and pray for you all.
Brittany
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