Catching Up

Well yes it has been a number of days since our last posting and for that I must as your forgiveness. The reality is that last week my mind hit a wall, it became as if there were no thoughts remaining or at the very least no way to access them. During this journey Dawn and I have been able to at the very least retain control of our minds, we have been able to communictae openly and rather easily our thoughts. However last week each of us came to a place of blankness. I hesitate to even say this because the statement creates so many negative ramnifications and births far too many possibilities of thought. That said this was not a place of desperation, depression or fear, no I beleive that it was simply a case of being completely overwhelmed by the buisiness of Illness. You see the one thing I never realized or thought of was how busy people with serious illness become. The Doctor and lab appointments seem to come daily, if you plan to work or intermingle another activity sure enough there will be the need for another test. Then there is the managing of the endless stream of invoices, E.O.B.'s (explanation of benefits), secondary insurance, primary insurance, disability insurance and so on. Please understand I am not complaining simply making a point. In reality we feel suprememly blessed to be so well cared for by so many people, and by the Leadership of LCC. I guess the bottom line is being sick makes you busy!
Dawn's mother has been an amazing help by cleaning the house, doing laundry, and so on once or twice a week. It has been I believe equaly satisfying for her, she is a very giving woman who does her best to feed and care for everyone she knows. And for all of you who have offered to help out that we have not called yet, don't worry I am confident your help will be needed, I have swallowed any pride I have had in that area, but for now please continue to pray. Today please pray for the Chemotherapy that Dawn will have on Tuesday to have no side effects, that it will destroy her tumors, and that she will not be nauseated. Also we would seek prayer for her liver; specificaly that it would heal and be reduced to it's normal size.
The Church in Shasta Lake is growing at a very healthy rate, many people are coming in from the local area in seek of a touch from the Lord, and prayerfully they are finding what they truly need for complete restoration! Last week we had around 80 adults in the Worship Center many of them new to the fellowship, please continue to pray for us. We really do desire to have Dawn be able to join us there as sson as possible as the women of the Church are ready for a Godly woman to lead them and I can think of none better than Dawn. Enough of this distraction it is time to get to work! We trust emphaticly that God is in control to beleive otherwise is to give the enmy far too much credit where it is not due. For thankfully satan has no power that God has not allowed him to have, for our God Reigns!!!!!