Sunny Sunday

Good Morning Friends, Yes, Monica is right, Bill cleaned the windows and everything looks so bright this morning. What a beautiful day the Lord has made, we are rejoicing. Erin feels good this morning except her thermostat is off kilter. She gets hot in some parts and not in others. She has moments of nausea too. Normal is so hard to define anymore. However, compared to the worst days, she feels great. She is still confined to the house though since her white count is still extremely low. I know she would love to be out and about but we can't risk it until we get a good lab result. Her next appt is Tues. She also has to get an EKG, Echocardiogram and CT as part of her prep for the transplant. So Tues will be a long day. Thanks for all your prayers!! We feel surrounded by your love. Blessings for the Sabbath, janet

"Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, not your son or daughter, not your manservant or maidservant, not your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, not the alien within your gates. so that your manservant and maidservant may rest, as you do. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day." Deut 5:12-15

That is the 4th commandment. It's good to review those now and again.

sleepy sat

Good afternoon Prayer Warriors, We are getting a late start because the girls stayed up watching movies last night. Erin feels well, which means we all feel well. It is amazing how Erin's symptoms affect the rest of us. When she feels bad, we all feel bad, and when she feels good, the sun shines brighter and everybody smiles. So it is a good day! Praise the Lord for good days. Thanks for the prayers, God is faithful to listen! love, janet

"May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all the nations. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him." Psalm 67

Hello bloggers, Thank you for your prayers. Erin is feeling good this morning. She had a good evening too, no bone pain or nausea. Yeah, God is good. So we are looking forward to a good day, a few visitors and some Canasta! We didn't have to go to the clinic today which is a nice break. All in all , not much to report. Thanks for checking in though and continuing to pray for Erin. She is such a trooper through all of this, always a smile. Blessings, janet

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5:22

Praising God for the Spirit so evident in Erin and all of you!!

Rainy day

Good Morning Friends, All is well so far today. Erin had a good day yesterday until bedtime and then she returned her pills to the bucket! You know what I mean? Boo nausea!! So we are spending today hanging out like yesterday. Good job on the peer pressure though, Erin did walk on the treadmill for a bit last night. She frowned the whole time, but she did it. I really couldn't tell if she was walking like an Egyptian though. No hand movements anyway. Let's hope she walks on it again today. She really looks forward to hearing from you all on the blog, e-mail, or facebook. So, keep up the encouraging words. Thanks and God bless you for the prayers!! love, janet

"But 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 this verse because it reminds me of the heritage of faith we have from our families. Praising God for obedient parents and grandparents who taught us how to love God. Without our hope is Jesus, how would we bear this time of trouble?

Just waiting

Good morning, thanks for the prayers. Erin is doing fine this a.m. but actually had a pretty painful evening. Her bone pain was really acting up. She seems to have a harder time in the evenings with nausea and pain. Bone pain, as you may recall, means her marrow is starting to produce cells again which is why her numbers are starting to creep up. We hope that the chemo wiped out all the leukemia cells but we won't know that until her next biopsy. So thanks for the prayers for pain relief and no nausea. Erin has been keeping herself pretty busy with all this new cable to explore and movies she has or has not seen before. We also play alot of cards. She doesn't have alot of energy so I haven't been able to get her to walk her laps. Maybe you all could encourage her to walk!! Nothing like peer pressure! Thanks for the prayers. We are so lifted up by your faithful encouragement and scripture references. Blessings, janet

"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 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 15:4-6

clinic day

Hello Friends, Thanks for checking in, all is well today. Erin had bone pain last night but seems o.k. today. We just got back from the clinic and her numbers were up a little. White count 0.8, platelets 43. So we are o.k . til next week. Hopefully, we won't have to go in sooner. She had a low grade temp last night but it didn't get high enough to call the Dr. It was lower this a.m. thank the good Lord. So, we are hoping to just rest this afternoon. Bless you all for your prayers. Keep 'em coming. There is power in prayer!! love, janet

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13

Hanging out

Hello Prayer Warriors, Thanks for praying that hedge of protection around us. We feel very secure in God's arms. Each morning we face this decision. We have the choice to fall apart or the choice to trust God for His love and protection. Sounds like an easy choice but I tell you, it can be very difficult. There is a verse that says God's word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. I remember someone once explaining that the reason we don't get a big light to see what is far ahead is that we are to trust EVERY SMALL STEP to God. He gives us a small lamp to see the steps we need to take now. If we knew what was up ahead we might not lean on Him for each individual step. So this is our faith walk, more like a marathon really. Knowing the God we serve makes it easier to continue to choose Him every day instead of the chaos of this world. And believe me, the chaos is knocking on our door rather loudly! So we stay in the word and trust in a Savior that loves us. Or as my friends at work call it, my "bubble!"
Erin is feeling well today. She is enjoying some Gilmore Girls reruns and catching up on her e-mails etc. Thanks for keeping up the prayers!! blessings, janet

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. I have suffered much; preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word. Accept, O Lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws." Psalm 119:105-108

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith..." Hebrews 12:1-2