A "Grandma Fix"

The best gift of yesterday was the visit of "adopted daughter" Donna and "grand-daughters" Brittany and Lauryn. Well, okay, the adoption was simply between us, not legal, but it surely felt real, and oh how we miss them since they moved away. If only Chad could have come too, the visit would have been perfect. Donna brought a DVD of Chad's and Lauryn's recent baptism, which was pretty special!

This morning I feel ready for a full day's work. I hope it holds, because I surely need to put in a full week this week. Chemo happens again next Monday. It seems like a long journey without knowing what's happening at the cellular level. I'm sure this is part of what's meant by "walking by faith." You keep putting one foot in front of the other, trying to do the right thing (including chemo, nutrition, and maintaining a thankful attitude), actively trusting God to do what only He can do.

Our Sunday School class has a new prayer effort which will result in an additional 24 hours of intercessory prayer to God each week. Seventy members are making a commitment to devote an extra 3 minutes each day to pray for issues that are important to God but are outside their usual sphere of concern. Some of the suggestions: people living without knowing God above the Arctic Circle in Russia, morbidly obese people hiding in their own homes, political leaders we don't like, humility and faithfulness in the lives of Christian leaders, His mercy on our nation, and of course quiet people around the world whose lives are disrupted by the events we see in the news. Three minutes! What a small price to pay for such a big effect!

Oh dear friends, how can I ever thank you for praying for me too? I do want to live.

Love,
Carol