Two Years

Hi all,

Well, on October 19th, it will have been 2 years since Dr. Gayle, my friend and physician, called me at work and told me my lab results. Results I knew immediately meant I had some sort of leukemia. I didn't know that I would have one of the worst forms an adult can have but it is a day I won't soon forget.

So I thought instead of mundane updates on me and my family, I would just ask you to read two quotes that I came across this week.

The first one is from "Here if you need me" by Kate Braestrup. It is book given to me by a good friend and colleague about a women who lost her husband in an accident and must explain it to her children. It reads " God does not spill milk. God did not crash the car. Nowhere in scripture does it say, 'God is a car accident' or 'God is death.' God is justice and kindness, mercy and always-always-love. So if you want to know where God is in this (your life) or in anything, look for the love."

Lastly, a passage from Lamentations 3:15, 21-23. (Come on-you did't think I let it go without quoting the Bible...ha ha)

It read like this from the NLT, "He has...given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink...Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning"

So as I approach the 2 year mark, I still try to smile each day and find the hope and gratitude that I am still here to enjoy my family and all of you.

Thanks

PS: June is our new family addition-rescue cat and very friendly:)