I promised I would try to be “real” here throughout this journey, so here it goes–some truth about the side effects of chemo. Saturday was a gift, I felt good–the tiredness had not kicked in, we went on a date . . . It was a fabulous day. Then came Sunday morning. I took my… Read More
We had a great visit at Mayo today. I had blood drawn today and thankfully I am in the normal ranges for all of my blood work. Which is great because it means my immunity is still high enough to fight. So day #3 of chemo tomorrow. We are also doing the happy dance–and… Read More
I’ve made it through the 2nd chemo treatment with simple tiredness. What wonderful grace and mercy I am experiencing at this moment. So celebrate with me–I am taking the time any chance I get.What we have been up to:Over the weekend we celebrated my dad’s 75th birthday. He turned 75 on July 5th, and… Read More
Today I had a CT Scan, Dr. Kasi called with the results this afternoon. He said the scans show that there are no tumors visible in any major organs. What a huge PRAISE!!! He says that it appears that the cancer is focused in my pelvic area. This leads him to believe that we are… Read More
We went to the doctor today. It is serious. Based on what we know, before scans, bloodwork, etc. He believes we are looking at a Stage 4 Cancer. He said we needed to be aggressive. Today we did blood work.Tomorrow we go for a CT Scan in the morning. They are hoping to get us… Read More
I couldn’t get to sleep last night. And around 3 am I was up again. I asked Ben, “What is this–the 1st Day of School jitters?”I am not really nervous about this appointment.I’m ready to figure out what’s going on inside my body.I’m ready to get fighting this thing that wants to destroy my good… Read More
* This is a copy of our blog from New Beginnings Honduras this week…. I wanted to share in both places since this is both personal and ministry and there are some different followers. On Monday evening what we thought was an emergency appendectomy turned into something so much bigger. When I woke up from… Read More
Do you know what we did last night??? You got it! We sterilized baby bottles, and packed a diaper bag(ok–so it is a hiking back pack cause we forgot to buy a diaper bag–but no judgment) We brought two sets of clothes for just in case. (Mind you we are traveling 45 minutes away) And… Read More
If you have followed us for any amount of time, you know that we are now living in Gracias, Honduras. We have been living in our home for 1 and 1/2 weeks and we are really starting to settle in to our home. I want to try and describe the life changes and what it’s… Read More
Five years ago today we arrived in Fuzhou, China and met our oldest daughter, Sara. I’ll never forget how unsure you looked and how unsure we felt. While we knew you were our child–chosen and loved, we weren’t sure what to expect adopting a teenager. You have literally blossomed into a beautiful young lady before… Read More
