Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving and do we have alot to be thankful for. (Today, the part of Regan the super writer, will be played by Metisha. Sorry, she is the brains of our family and I am the brawn but I gave Regan the day off. I couldn't afford to pay her holiday pay. She should be featured on the credit card commercials because she is "Priceless." )

Psalm 116:1-8 says:
I love the Lord, because he listens to my (and all of your) prayers for help. He paid attention to me, so I will call to him for help as long as I live. The ropes of death bound me, and the fear of the grave took hold of me. I was troubled and sad and I called out the name of the Lord. I said "Please save me!"
The Lord is kind and does what is right; our God is merciful. The Lord watches over the foolish; when I was helpless, he saved me. I said to myself "Relax, because the Lord takes care of you." Lord, you saved me from death. You stopped my eyes from crying; you kept me from being defeated.

God did all of these things for me, but I wanted all of you to know that all of your prayers gave me courage, strength, and peace beyond all measure. I could not have traveled this road without each and every one of you. For every chemo, scan, and doctors appointment, I took you with me. I am so thankful and blessed to have the support of such wonderful family and friends. God has healed me and he heard your prayers. So, thank you and thank Him. Your prayers helped to save me.

I also wanted to loudly sing the praises of my beautiful sister, Regan. She is so talented and I have loved reading this sight as much as you. She is such a gifted writer and story teller (to which I have to give some credit to my wonderful mother-in-law and high school English teacher, Ann.) Her writings have been a blessing and witness to many.
Thank you Regan. I love you very much!

...and my final thoughts for the day...
I am so thankful to be alive today, even though I am beginning to look like a cocker spaniel with whoopie cushions on my chest.
I am so thankful for you.
I am so thankful for a God who hears us when we cry for help and blesses us beyond all measure.

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you and I am truly blessed to have you as loving friends.

The “R” Word!

Tisha saw her oncologist today and he used the “R” word for the first time: REMISSION!
REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! REMISSION! Ok, one more: REMISSION! :)

We have known there was no active cancer left since her PET scan in July, but this is the first time the doctor has said remission and it feels unbelievable! And she doesn’t have to go back to the oncologist until January!

The last nine months have been a blurry rollercoaster. We’ve cried a lot of tears and then laughed until it hurt. We’ve been weighed down by despair and then stood strong in faith. We’ve felt hopeless and then hopeful. But through it all, there has been one constant: we have been held tight in your constant love, constant support, and most importantly constant prayers. Metisha and her family know that it is by prayer that Metisha is healed. God answered our prayers with a miracle!

So the blogging will continue to slow down, but I will keep updating through the reconstruction process. I know some of you will experience Ta Ta blog withdrawal, but we are so thankful to have no news to report!

Please don’t stop praying. Praise God for His healing and His miracle! Pray that Metisha will remain in remission. And continue to pray for her friends John and Jeff as they fight the cancer battle.

Luke 8:48
Jesus said, "Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!"

Psalm 30:2
O LORD my God,I cried to You for help, and You healed me.