Thurs 4/17

Hello prayer warriors! Thanks for all the wonderful prayers. Our prayer pager is still buzzing away and it really is a blessing to hear it. You guys get up early! Erin is well today. Resting up for tomorrow. She is not looking forward to chemo, imagine that. I say, bring it on, that just brings us one step closer to being done. You know that motion of waving arms toward you like the Jewish women do over the Sabbath meal? Sort of welcoming the light and warmth into your embrace? That is the signal I use with Erin to say, "we welcome this." This is God's tool to get you better. When there is a hard procedure facing us or another needle, I make that motion silently (I know, you can't imagine me doing anything silently). But it reinforces all the discussions we have had about handling this journey and all it encompasses. So make that motion with us and help us welcome this round of chemo. God works in amazing ways...not just through prayers, but with needles, chemicals, biopsies, spinal taps, and germ-X!! So again we praise God for His providence.

"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16

Love you! janet

Wed 4/16

Hello all, God is so good, can you sense that today? We can. We are so thankful to have a faithful God who sees all our needs before we even know we have them. Erin is happy and well. Enjoying her last days before round 3. Please pray for the side effects to be minimal. After all she has gone through, 5 more days of chemo sounds daunting. But knowing she can come home after that is encouraging. I'm sure it will get harder to stay secluded as the weather gets prettier. Thanks for all your love and encouragement. We are blessed by your support. I know this is a long process for all of us, so the prayers are even more precious because of your endurance with us in this journey. I know the Lord will reward your faithfulness!! Love to all, janet

"The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. All you have made will praise you, O Lord; your saints will extol you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom." Psalm 145:9-12

Tues 4/15

Good afternoon, All is well with Erin. We just got back from the clinic. Erin's central line had clotted off so they put some enzyme in it to clear it out. Love that! Don't want to jeopardize her line! Other good news, Erin's hair is growing back. Just in time to get zapped again by round 3. But hey, it's encouraging to her that is WILL grow back in time. She is so blessed. We see a lot of folks at the cancer clinic that look at her with sad eyes because she is so young. (Of course she is at an adult clinic so there are no little kids there. Now, that would be hard to see on a weekly basis.) If only they knew. She is healed by God's grace and we are so thankful. Guess we need to carry our megaphone! We could walk around shouting the good news.

"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Isaiah 52:7

Thanks for the prayers, please keep them coming, we need every one of them. Love, janet

Mon 4/14

Blessings on you bloggers, Thanks for the words of encouragement and prayers. Barbara, we will add your Uncle to our prayers! Thanks for sending us the megaphone sermon to check out Kristie, can't wait to hear it. Erin is doing well today. She was able to go to youth last night and had a very full day of blessings. Today she went to school to see all her teacher buddies. Sorry she missed you Terry, you weren't in your office. Everyone was glad to see her and she is excited to get back to teaching. What a wonderful group of teacher-friends she has. Everyone has been so great about loving on Erin and all of us. Isn't it just awesome how God provides us with just the right people at just the right time to cheer us up?

"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. " Romans 15:5

Tues is our day for labs and then maybe Friday or Saturday for chemo. Thanks for the prayers! Love , janet

Sun 4/13

Loving friends and family, Thanks for continuing to check on Erin's progress. She is well today. She is hoping to visit her 8th grade girls group this afternoon. She hasn't hung out with them is months. It boosts her spirits to see everyone and catch a few hugs. It looks like our Tues start for round 3 will be postponed a few days. Maybe Thurs or Fri. Please pray for God's perfect timing. We are trying to be patient. We will go in for labs on Tues anyway and see what the timing looks like. Worship was wonderful this morning and we are so happy to be a part of a church that worships with passion!!

"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." John 4:24
"Bring an offering and come before him; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness." 1 Chronicles 16:29

Rejoice with us in a God of miracles! love, janet

Sat 4/12

Hello all. Thank you for your prayers. We continue to be blessed by them. Erin is feeling well and we are so happy for these days of rest before the next round. I am grateful for the Psalms that have been such a quick and gentle comfort when I am looking for one.

"Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious! Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing praise to your name." Come and see what God has done, how awesome his works in man's behalf! He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot- come let us rejoice in him." Psalm 66: 1-6

Hope you all enjoyed your spring break. We are loving the rain! blessings, janet

Fri 4/11

Hello, sorry this is late but we just got back from the movies. Erin is trying to catch up on the latest before she goes back into relative seclusion. She feels great, just tired. She has to limit the number of activities per day to keep up her strength. God has been so awesome to her and all of us through this spring break week. We are thankful for all the love. Please keep Erin in your prayers as we head into another chemo round. She is nervous about it and dreading the nausea and pain. We all are, but we know that God is working through this wierd world of medicine and we are grateful. Bill checked in with the 6th floor nurses earlier in the week and told them her good news. They were so sweet and supportive. It is nice to have them on our team! Blessings on you all. Love, janet