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Cancer free!!

As you can tell, my doctor's appointment resulted in GREAT news! I am still cancer free, and I don't need to go back to the doctor until the end of March!

Thank you for all your prayers!

Nervous

A friend of mine, who I work with, said to me the other day that I am a miracle. I feel the exact same way!

The only thing I really remember from my first visit to Dr. Sharma's office after my surgery was him telling us, because I asked, that my prognosis was not good. My cancer was very rare and very aggressive. But, now seven and a half months later, I am feeling AWESOME! For almost three months I have lived a normal life. I have taught full time, tutored and coached mathletes, started to work out, and enjoyed every minute of life! How can that not be a miracle?!

Monday morning I go for my three month check up. Although I feel great, I am VERY nervous, and I have been for the last two weeks. I know that it is all in God's hands and believe me, I have prayed every day since June for a long, cancer free life.

But, I know that no matter what Dr. Sharma tells me Monday, I can handle it.

I am not alone! God is with me. He is going to walk with me through anything and everything. Psalm 73:23 says, "I still belong to you; you hold me by my right hand." My life has been planned out longer than I have been around. God has been faithful to me; he has never left my side. James 4:8 assures me that if I "draw close to God, and God will draw close to [me]."

Believing those things make it easier to face each day!

Winter Break

I cannot believe that it is January of 2008! The last year went by in a complete blur...

It has been nice to be off of school for a couple of weeks. I feel like I haven't had much time to relax though. The beginning of last week was filled with last minute Christmas present buying, preparing for holiday gatherings, and packing.

Christmas Eve was spent with my family coming over to my house dinner and gift exchanges. Then Christmas day Mike and I went over to my Dad's for our extended family gathering. Both gatherings were wonderful!

Wednesday morning, the day after Christmas, Mike and I packed up a 33 foot motorhome and took a road trip down to Disney World with two of his teenage kids and the two dogs. What an experience! It was a lot of fun...but believe me...a 33 foot motorhome is not large enough for 4 people and 2 dogs! It is nice to be home...we all feel that way!

Disney World was beautifully decorated for Christmas. There were lights, trees, poinsettias, and ornaments everywhere! The weather was so warm, in the mid-80's, that we spent one day at Blizzard Beach. It was really nice to be walking around in shorts and tank tops, but it felt kind of weird knowing that it was the end of December.

As far as my health goes...I am feeling great. I was walking on the treadmill this morning and decided that I wanted to try to run. I did it! I ran, well, I think it was actually a jog, but whatever...it was awesome! I don't think I have done that since last April or May. I am going to take it slow, but I want to try to get back to running a couple of miles every other day or so.

I haven't worn my wig in over a week. It is so nice to be without it. As you can see, my hair is still really short. People give me looks, but I just hold my head up and continue along doing my business. My students are going to be surprised when I go back to school next week!

"Therefore we do not loose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." ~2 Chorinthians 4: 16-18

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! May your lives be richly blessed during this new year!