It's Lexie and we have just received packages!
Big thanks to Yolanda Moenning and her sons Ben and Tyler for their thoughtful gifts!
And aunt Judy and uncle Bill- thank you so much for all of the Ed stuff(:
Andrew McMahon, that movie looks super good and relatable, so thanks for that!
Thank you to the Seiler family for the care package, it was so cute!
The final package of the day was from Allison Stiegler; thank you for your thoughtfulness and prayers!
The packages have reminded me that God is in this and is actively moving people in a way that only He can do.
We are feeling the love here in Ohio!
Wow! We received the most amazing gift today ... the gift of words from 11 and 12 year old children. I'm still emotional and have goose bumps running up and down my spine. Thank you so much to the Lake Zurich YMCA for taking the time to s...hare our story with your kids. They have moved us in ways we have never been moved. I think there is something about a hand written letter that has been lost in the world we live in today. We are in awe of the heart felt, meaningful messages they wrote. We laughed, we welled with tears and we gushed with gratitude. I have to share a few excerpts from the letters:
"I hope you have a chance to see your family sometime soon and just never, and I mean never ever, give up just because you think the world has stopped. Because it hasn't!!! It is just waiting for you to get better and blossom into a beautiful girl."
"I just found out that you have a certain form of cancer but that also doesn't mean that you get disconnected from people that love you. Yes, you may think that 'well I don't know this person', but that doesn't mean I still can't care for people that I want to care for, like you."
"I want you to know when I heard your story from a YMCA counselor I was woken up. In a 'normal day' you don't think of all the people who are hurt or have cancer. But they are there."
"I want you to know that there is still hope and that God is with you always and forever, and always smile and spread the love, the world needs it!"
"I'm not super, super religious, so I can't be consistent with praying, but every time it turns 11:11, I will add you to my list of things I wish for."
Last but not least... we seriously laughed out loud ...
"So, how was Thanksgiving? Mine was good my favorite was the mashed potatoes. They were so creamy oh, and the gravy really drove it home!"
God is SO good!
"Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you now in awe of the incredibly intricate tapestry you are creating with our lives. To see you move people, intertwine lives and draw people to You in order to provide for our needs and bring glory to Your Name is awesome.
Big thanks to Yolanda Moenning and her sons Ben and Tyler for their thoughtful gifts!
And aunt Judy and uncle Bill- thank you so much for all of the Ed stuff(:
Andrew McMahon, that movie looks super good and relatable, so thanks for that!
Thank you to the Seiler family for the care package, it was so cute!
The final package of the day was from Allison Stiegler; thank you for your thoughtfulness and prayers!
The packages have reminded me that God is in this and is actively moving people in a way that only He can do.
We are feeling the love here in Ohio!
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Wow! We received the most amazing gift today ... the gift of words from 11 and 12 year old children. I'm still emotional and have goose bumps running up and down my spine. Thank you so much to the Lake Zurich YMCA for taking the time to s...hare our story with your kids. They have moved us in ways we have never been moved. I think there is something about a hand written letter that has been lost in the world we live in today. We are in awe of the heart felt, meaningful messages they wrote. We laughed, we welled with tears and we gushed with gratitude. I have to share a few excerpts from the letters:"I hope you have a chance to see your family sometime soon and just never, and I mean never ever, give up just because you think the world has stopped. Because it hasn't!!! It is just waiting for you to get better and blossom into a beautiful girl."
"I just found out that you have a certain form of cancer but that also doesn't mean that you get disconnected from people that love you. Yes, you may think that 'well I don't know this person', but that doesn't mean I still can't care for people that I want to care for, like you."
"I want you to know when I heard your story from a YMCA counselor I was woken up. In a 'normal day' you don't think of all the people who are hurt or have cancer. But they are there."
"I want you to know that there is still hope and that God is with you always and forever, and always smile and spread the love, the world needs it!"
"I'm not super, super religious, so I can't be consistent with praying, but every time it turns 11:11, I will add you to my list of things I wish for."
Last but not least... we seriously laughed out loud ...
"So, how was Thanksgiving? Mine was good my favorite was the mashed potatoes. They were so creamy oh, and the gravy really drove it home!"
God is SO good!
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We made it through 4 days of ARA-C without fevers!!! Three days off and then we do it all over again starting Friday. Continued prayers for protection and no fevers.
"Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you now in awe of the incredibly intricate tapestry you are creating with our lives. To see you move people, intertwine lives and draw people to You in order to provide for our needs and bring glory to Your Name is awesome.
It is such an honor to be chosen to shine for You through our seasons of medical hardships. I have no idea why we have been chosen, I am just an ordinary mom who loves her family ... but one day I will see both sides of the tapestry and understand Your perfect plan. To be broken, surrendered, moldable and totally dependent on You is a life changing gift because it is the most sacred place to experience Your intimacy and I can't get enough of it. I long for more of your undeniable presence in our lives as You reveal Yourself in so many ways.
I love You Lord, with everything I have and everything I am. I praise You Father for all that you have done, all that you are doing and all that your have planned for our lives. God, I ask that You would supernaturally bless those who have stepped out in faith to support us on this journey. Reveal more of Your attributes and help us all to know You more. Continue to place a hedge of protection around Lexie and regulate her body temperature so that she never has to be hospitalized for fevers. Thank You for destroying the cancerous cells that threatened to steal years from our sweet Lexie. Command her bone marrow to produce only healthy cells and filter each cell through Your hands.
Thank You for the gift of mercy and grace that You have given us beyond what we could imagine over the last six weeks. I feel so undeserving of all the blessings You have given us, but my heart explodes with gratitude. Thank You for the gift of five amazing daughters that I love more than my words could express. And thank You for choosing me to walk the path You have set before me. I love You and Praise You.
In Jesus Name, Amen."
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