Family photos this morning. Thanking God for sunshine and Tawn and the beautiful leaves clinging to the trees for one more week.
Family photos on a normal year are pressure enough. Today, with cancer hanging over my every emotion, even more pressure. Is my hair okay? Is this the last time we will see it like this? Am I okay with that? Is it okay to be okay? No rules on how a person handles a game changer diagnosis like this. Having a good hair day. Thinking of eyelashes with a grateful heart each time I add another layer of mascara to make those blondies stand out. Trying to be appreciative of this big mane of mine whilst the shoulder pain makes it impossible to style. Grateful and cursing in the same breath. So glad God loves me even so.
Grateful for silver linings, one of which is how family and friends are gathering around us in prayer and with offers of support. Cancer is a lot of hard things. It is already proving to be a lot of connecting with loved ones and strengthening of relationships and that is so, so good.
PRAYER REQUESTS
PRAYER REQUESTS
- Peace for Shawn and I, for Kyle and Miranda and Braden and Connor, for our parents and siblings and nieces and nephews and inner circle friends watching and hurting as we go through this
- that God would keep soft our children's hearts toward Him through all the emotions of this hard journey
- strength and stamina; physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
- that the cancer shrinks to gone, gone, gone!
- gentle side effects to this second round of chemo
- family unity, harmony, love, strength, joy, happiness
- anything else you feel God puts on your heart
- Peace for Shawn and I, for Kyle and Miranda and Braden and Connor, for our parents and siblings and nieces and nephews and inner circle friends watching and hurting as we go through this
- that God would keep soft our children's hearts toward Him through all the emotions of this hard journey
- strength and stamina; physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
- that the cancer shrinks to gone, gone, gone!
- gentle side effects to this second round of chemo
- family unity, harmony, love, strength, joy, happiness
- anything else you feel God puts on your heart
Honey, you will always stand out, you're just that kind of girl. Enjoy your day! (And you look gorgeous by the way!)
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