Update from Elaine
Dear Friends and Family,
~A SPECIFIC ANSWER
Let me begin by thanking you for faithfully praying for the needs and concerns we have shared with you. God hears and answers! We asked you to specifically pray for Kate's blood counts.
~Praise that during this second round of chemo Kate had not needed a transfusion of RBC! This is truly amazing. You will remember she had 2 transfusions the first round of chemo. Even given that her chemo dose was increased for the second round, Kate's counts have not dropped to a level necessitating a transfusion.
~MAGGIE~ NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Maggie completed her 7th grade basketball season last Thursday, but not without a little Maggie style drama ot make for a dramatic end of the year :) Wednesday afternoon in her last practice, Maggie opted to avoid falling on some team mates and fell herself, breaking the fall with her hand/wrists. By evening the pain was pretty intense even with pain relievers and ice. She went to school the next day, with the hopes that the trainer could take a look at her and that she'd still be able to play her last game. However, mid morning the school nurse called and said the pain was worse. We saw the pediatrician who immediately sent us for an X-ray.
~Praise that Maggie's injury was only a bad bruise!
We made it back from the hospital just in time for Maggie to join her team and watch from the bench as they played their last game.
~POINT OF PRAYER
MRI, Thursday, October 26th
This Thursday is Kate's first MRI since beginning treatment again. The MRI will be at 10:15 am and we will meet with the oncologist at 2:00pm to dicuss the results of the scan.
~Please pray that God's handprint be upon the MRI and that we see positive improvement. We are believing God for a miracle and trusting him to bring healing to Kate in his perfect timing.
~A MOM'S HEART
I am thankful that I will be teaching second grade Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will be busy for the days leading up to the MRI. It has been on my heart daily and I am anxious for the outcome.
~Please ask that I will keep my eyes on Father and walk in faith believing.
My heart's desire is to live each day as a precious gift from God. With His help I am trying to be intentional about living each day to the fullest with joy and not spending my energies on stresses and worries that take away from the day for the girls and me. I know God is in control and has a perfect plan to bring good out of the challenges that He has allowed in our lives.
~Please pray that I will walk by faith each day in His strength and not mine.
How it encourages us to know that we are being carried by your prayers. Thank you for continuing to journey along side of us.
Only by grace,
Elaine
~A SPECIFIC ANSWER
Let me begin by thanking you for faithfully praying for the needs and concerns we have shared with you. God hears and answers! We asked you to specifically pray for Kate's blood counts.
~Praise that during this second round of chemo Kate had not needed a transfusion of RBC! This is truly amazing. You will remember she had 2 transfusions the first round of chemo. Even given that her chemo dose was increased for the second round, Kate's counts have not dropped to a level necessitating a transfusion.
~MAGGIE~ NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Maggie completed her 7th grade basketball season last Thursday, but not without a little Maggie style drama ot make for a dramatic end of the year :) Wednesday afternoon in her last practice, Maggie opted to avoid falling on some team mates and fell herself, breaking the fall with her hand/wrists. By evening the pain was pretty intense even with pain relievers and ice. She went to school the next day, with the hopes that the trainer could take a look at her and that she'd still be able to play her last game. However, mid morning the school nurse called and said the pain was worse. We saw the pediatrician who immediately sent us for an X-ray.
~Praise that Maggie's injury was only a bad bruise!
We made it back from the hospital just in time for Maggie to join her team and watch from the bench as they played their last game.
~POINT OF PRAYER
MRI, Thursday, October 26th
This Thursday is Kate's first MRI since beginning treatment again. The MRI will be at 10:15 am and we will meet with the oncologist at 2:00pm to dicuss the results of the scan.
~Please pray that God's handprint be upon the MRI and that we see positive improvement. We are believing God for a miracle and trusting him to bring healing to Kate in his perfect timing.
~A MOM'S HEART
I am thankful that I will be teaching second grade Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will be busy for the days leading up to the MRI. It has been on my heart daily and I am anxious for the outcome.
~Please ask that I will keep my eyes on Father and walk in faith believing.
My heart's desire is to live each day as a precious gift from God. With His help I am trying to be intentional about living each day to the fullest with joy and not spending my energies on stresses and worries that take away from the day for the girls and me. I know God is in control and has a perfect plan to bring good out of the challenges that He has allowed in our lives.
~Please pray that I will walk by faith each day in His strength and not mine.
How it encourages us to know that we are being carried by your prayers. Thank you for continuing to journey along side of us.
Only by grace,
Elaine
posted by Tracy @ 8:22 AM
4 Comments:
At 8:02 PM,
Anonymous said…
Elaine, Kate, & Maggie,
You are perfectly right that God has control and plans for you as he does for everyone. Although we may question "why?" we also may never learn that answer till we meet him face to face. As we walk through life and stumble across the speedbumps along lifes pathway, we must keep the strong faith we have and play the game called "follow the leader" with God being the leader.
You are in our thoughts and prayers as your faith is being tested. We are praying that your faith in God gets stronger through these trying times.
may God bless you all,
Jim, Debbie, & Cory Morton
At 11:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
You are all in our prayers. Kate will get through this with the grace of God. God will show you all what he has in store for each of you. Keep the faith and know that he is with you at all times.
God bless all of you.
Bob & Shirley
At 8:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Elaine,Kate,Maggie, The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. Deuteronomy 33:27 Let us cling to him and never stop trusting him. Hebrews 4:14.
At 2:46 PM,
Anonymous said…
Elaine, like you I am not a computer preson and have never taken typing in school so please excuse all the mistakes you will read over time here..belive me , I can speel much better than yo are going to read...:) I got your letter the other day with the info on this site and surprised myslef that I actually got to it on my own and didn't have to ask Larry for help....a computer teacher/husband...is not a good instructor...same as trying to teach you how to drive...don't go there.:) ANyway, I am thankful for the update on the girls asnd will join all others with paryers tomorrow for Kate's MRI. Whatever the outcome...God has it covered. And Tracy thank you so much for being a big part of this happening for those of us wanting to know how Katie is doing. Yyour efforts are appreciated. Sandy K.
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