Difficult . . . Gonna Make It!!!

Guess who came by today?  

Pretty.darn.difficult . . . but we are so

blessed with amazingly wonderful family

and friends!!!!!

It's the small surprises that make all

of the difference!!!

God's grace is amazing!!!

We are going to make it!!

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes.

There will be no more death or mourning

or crying or pain, for the old order of things

has passed away."  Revelation 21:4

Days: Better than Nights!!

Love, love, love this man!  We have

certainly had a whirlwind weekend.

Mike did his best to keep up.  It

is fun that I get to be the chauffer

now and he tags along for the

ride.  Today he spent most of the

day resting, but we were so

very, very blessed to have be

surrounded by family and friends

for the majority of the day.  I 

know that I am beginning to sound

like a broken record, but we

COULD NOT/WOULD NOT be

able to make it without them.

They are the most amazing

support group in the whole entire

world.  Selfishly, I wish that they

could keep the singing, dancing, 

and entertainment up during the 

wee hours!  That is when the good

old devil comes around and really

likes to make we worry and toil.

Perhaps these are struggles that I am

meant to endure alone.

That aside, today was a totally

amazing day with my favorite

Sunday dinner.  The menu included:

2 hams

homemade stuffing

homemade mashed potatoes

homemade rolls

cranberry sauce

yummy salad

green beans

and an amazing

apple cake to knock

your socks off

Sundays.I.love.'em.

Words of Encouragement.

Encouragement has taken on a WHOLE new

meaning for me over the past year.  I cannot

tell you how much it lift my spirits to 

receive a simple text or phone call during

the day.  It is AMAZING to realize all of

the people who are interceding on behalf 

of our family.

Today was no exception.  I received texts

an emails with the exciting news that

friends and family members were praying

for our Dad during this trial.  A sentence 

from a friend goes a LOOOOOONG way.

It is so incredibly wonderful to know that

we are not in this storm alone.

As if a text is not enough . . . it is incredible

to scamper out to the mailbox and have an

uplifting card in the mail from a besty.  We

are incredibly blessed to have such wonderful

people in our corner.  We know that each

of them has been chosen by God to be

with us as prayer warriors and supporters

during our trial.

The BIG day is August 31.  Mike has

a PET/CT scan on that day.  We will

receive the results after Labor Day weekend.

The results will determine whether or

not we will be eligible to continue with

the clinical trial.

Onward.comrades.

Mama Mia . . . Spaghetti is Served.

 Every great meal begins with TONS

of love . . . 

Geri came all the way from New Jersey for

some R&R and I conned her into making

her awesome gravy and macaroni . . .

sauce and pasta for us westerners.

The food and company were equally

amazing . . . 

Love my Sundays with my familia!!!

The kids ate thirds and fourths . . . 

A day would not be complete without

the kiddos hooking up on the games!!!

Yummy, yummy dessert . . .

. . . and of course . . . 

the dishes!!!

As our summer winds down with a 

whirlwind week this week, I am so

grateful for our fun Sunday dinners!!!!

We watched intently as Geri made the

gravy and we are planning on whipping up

a batch ourselves this week and freezing

it so that we can just whip it out in a

moments notice.

Sundays.family.summer.food.fun.

gotta.love.it.