Round 4 begins

Hey all, We just got in our room, E618. It was a long day waiting on the phone call to come in. Uncle Jim made Erin a poster of her skiing on Lake Burton and it is inspiring her to be done so she can get back to the things she loves. We praise God for bringing us this far and continuing to guide us through this journey. It may take us a while to actually explore the depths of what we have been learning. The details are so overwhelming right now it is difficult to see the whole picture, but we know God is and will continue to use this to grow us all in our faith. Thank you all for your continued prayers for Erin. Please pray for minimal side effects and a quick recovery. She will be on a new medicine this round and we pray that it will be gentle on her body while still effectively doing it's job against any rebel cells. Our God is mighty to save! love to all, janet

Waiting for a Room

Hello Friends....Bill here,

Well, the hospital called and told us that they are still waiting for a room to open up for Erin and it would probably be tomorrow. The good news is that Erin is feeling good and can still get out and about, but we are all anxious to get on with this so we can be done. So, instead of going to the hospital today, Erin, Janet, Laura, Amanda, and JoJo took the dogs and bikes to Mulberry Park and played outside enjoying the beautiful weather. Erin and Amanda rode bikes while Janet, JoJo and Laura walked the dogs. Erin has been able to get a good dose of freedom over the past week and see so many of her friends, which has been great for her morale!

I know it has been a while since I posted the update but I don't want you to think that I have not been keeping up with the blog and I just want you all to know that it has been such a blessing for all of us! It's hard to believe that we have been on this journey with all of you for almost 5 months and we praise God for your faithfulness to be with us every step of the way to cover us in prayer, and to constantly lift our spirits!

Thank you and we pray God's richest blessings on each of you.

Bill

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." - Proverbs 3:3

Sunday 5/18

Thank you Lord for the outpouring of love at the blood/ bone marrow drive! We collected 90 units of blood and 60 folks signed up for the bone marrow registry. That is awesome and we are so grateful for all of you who gave of yourselves in honor of Erin!! She enjoyed getting to pass out cookies and juice and support all of you in return. What an awesome show of unity in Christ. It really blessed our hearts to see all of you today. Glory to God for such a wonderful church family.
Erin starts round 4 tomorrow so we are again asking for prayers for minimal side effects and strength to go through it all. She is getting really excited to be done with it all. We are counting down the days! Thanks again everyone! love, janet

sat 5/17

Dear friends, thank you for your vigilence on the wall! Your prayers have been a constant source of comfort and support to all of us. God's love is so evident in your faithfulness. We just want to say thank you, it means more than you will ever know. Erin is feeling sore today as expected but a little retail therapy works wonders! Hope you are having a great weekend. See you tomorrow at the blood/bone marrow drive!

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34

Love you! janet

Fri 5/16

Thanks to all for the prayers! Erin came through her biopsy just fine. We just got home and she is sleeping off the good meds. They confirmed again that they cannot admit her until Monday because of the bed crunch. We were hoping for tomorrow so we could stay on schedule but what can you do? Anyway, Monday it is for round 4. This way she can be at church on Sunday and pass out cookies to the blood donors! :-) Praise God for all the folks signed up for blood donation and those who are going to sign up for bone marrow registry. We are so blessed by your faithfulness and friendship!

"From everlasting to everlasting the Lord's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children - with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts." Psalm 103:17-18

I love the word everlasting, don't you? blessings, janet

Thurs 5/15

Hello, hope you are loving the rain, we are! Erin is out and about trying to make the most of her few days "off". Her bone marrow biopsy is tomorrow at 1p.m. She is not looking forward to it but she knows we need that info to keep going toward the goal. The goal is in sight, only 2 more treatments! She is feeling better today, thanks so much for the prayers! Please remember the blood drive and bone marrow drive on Sunday from 8-12:30 at First United Methodist church in Lawrenceville. If you want to worship our Lord with us, and a really cool guitarist(Bill), come to the service at 9:30. We would love to have you there!

"One thing I do; Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

Not sure Erin will forget what she has gone through but she is definitely straining toward her goal! Thanks for cheering her on! love, janet

Wed 5/14

Hello friends and family, Erin is doing fine today, just some stomach pain. Bill and I were able to help with the bone marrow drive at Scientific Atlanta/Cisco today. We added 35 donors to the National registry!! Praise God for such a great turnout. I think they had around 100 blood donors, so that is another praise!! We are praying that we get a great turnout at church this weekend also. If you are unable to attend but would like to get in on the bone marrow drive while it is free, check out marrow.org. Bill said he saw that it was free on there now too, for a few more days. Thanks to all of you who signed up, it is such a blessing to see people excited to give of themselves-literally.

"Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." Luke 6:38

Wow, that pretty much spells it out. blessings, janet