Sun 4/20

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Erin is now getting her 4th dose of chemo for round 3. She felt pretty crummy last night and they had to give her a sedative to help her sleep. Today she is doing o.k. so far, although she has to have her spinal tap today and is dreading it. Hopefully they will wait until after lunch. Please pray for skill for the PA and good results for Erin. We are thankful for a loving God that hears our prayers and answers with perfect timing in His great mercy! Blessings on you all for your prayers!

"Answer me quickly O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. For your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble." Psalm 143:7-11

Wow, does His word ever fail to move? Love, janet

sat 4/19

Blessings, Erin is doing well. Some nausea but not too bad, just trying to sleep and keep herself distracted. We are thankful to be on the 6th floor with the group of nurses who know us. We keep them well stocked in chocolate so they will love us. You would be surprised at how many people benefit from M&M therapy! Thank you for all the prayers!! We are blessed to be surrounded by your love.

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." Hebrews 10: 23-24

Thanks for spurring us on and keeping us hopeful in Christ! Your comments really do boost our spirits and give us encouragement! Love, janet

Round 3

Hello friends...Bill Here....


It has been a while since I posted the update but I look forward to reading your posts every day! We got the call this afternoon that they had a room for us and to come to the hospital. As I write this, we are waiting in admissions for our room to be cleaned. We're headed back to room 615 with all our round 1 & 2 staff friends on the 6th floor! It may sound funny, but it is comforting to be among the folks that became like family during the 6+ weeks we spent here for rounds 1 & 2.


So, we expect to get started tonight on round 3 of chemo which should take 5 days of treatment and then, hopefully, 3 weeks of recovery at home. Our prayer is for smooth sailing through this round with no nausea or other side affects. The extended break has been a true blessing for Erin as she has enjoyed a taste of getting her life back and being out in the world among all her friends and loved ones. It was a much-needed opportunity to recharge her spirit and ours and we are thankful for it.


As we head into this next round we thank God for the many many blessings he has bestowed upon us....the awesome news of remission is a gift from God that gives us hope for the future and the love, prayers and support that all of you provide is a constant source of comfort and encouragement. We pray God's continued blessings on each of you! - Bill

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