Latest Dr. Visit

Mom saw the Dr on the 27th and they said she is a little anemic, but they are not going to treat it right now. She will have a chest X-ray next week (I think, I can't find the paper I wrote everything down on.) That will determine any changes in the metastisis. She had a very difficult evening on Sunday with difficulty breathing, but was feeling significantly better when I talked to her on Wednesday.

Back from MN...

We made it back last night after traveling 13 hours. Thankfully the drive was quite uneventful except for the realization that we had left our gas cap when we filled up last time on Wednesday. No biggie, stop quick at the auto parts store and we were on our way.

We were glad to be able to stay with my brother John and his super sweet wife Katie. We don't often get to spend much time with them when we go to Mom and Dad's due to work schedules and such. They hosted Thanksgiving dinner at their house and my sister Wendy and her family were able to be there too. Mom did not feel well enough to come, so we went over to her house to see her after the meal. I spent the day over there on Friday too.

Mom has been enjoying a little book someone else told me about. It is Healed of Cancer by Dodie Osteen.

Mom will have a doctor appt on Tuesday this week to see if she is anemic and do some other blood work.

Thanks for your prayers.

Happy Thanksgiving

We hope you all have a nice Thanksgiving. Last night we had our Community Thanksgiving service. A number of the churches get together to celebrate what we are Thankful for. Give thanks to God today for all the things you have to be thankful for, big and little.

We will be leaving for MN in the morning. We get to visit with some friends that we used to work with in NE on the way. Please lift us up for safe travel, good weather and no car issues. I will send an update about our trip and mom's next dr. appt. next week.

Cancer...

As a friend said the other day, that word stirs up such chaos. Mom was diagnosed with Stage IV cervical cancer last week. Her lymph nodes are involved and her lungs have approx. 40 spots each. She will have another dr appt on the 27th, so we won't know much more until then. Radiation and surgery are not options at this stage and they don't feel that chemotherapy will give her any benefit either. So as is her usual bent, she is looking into natural options to see what she can do with supplements and healthy food.

We decided to go home for Thanksgiving this year, which we have not done since we were married because of the distance and sometimes the weather is a concern. My brother lives close to my parents and he is going to be helping out with dr visits and anything else he can.

My brother and I were talking yesterday and we decided that we are either still in shock or we have accepted that death is just a part of life. The hardest thing for me is sitting still and waiting to leave for the trip. I'm sure there is something I could find to do to help her...

God is in control and I will try not to grab control away from him. Keep us in your prayers!!

First Blog

Well, here I am. As if I don't have enough to do already, now I am committing myself to something else to do! Anyway, I wanted to have someplace to post a few pictures and keep everyone up to date. Maybe even get out of writing the yearly Christmas letter!

My kids are homeschooled and we live on the Northern edge of the Missouri Ozarks. My husband works for the state of MO. We love it here!

This picture is of the boys and I at Silver Dollar City.