Metisha is excited to ring in the New Year (and a new decade) with a new treatment. There is a theme of new beginnings and we eagerly anticipate that God will turn her cancerous liver into a beadazzled liver, and then into a healed liver!
We are praying for several things:
- Metisha will have no side effects from the chemo beads or the procedure.
- The doctors will be able to treat a large portion of her liver in this first treatment.
- She will be able to go home tomorrow night so she can rest. She usually does a good job of talking her way out of the hospital!
- A BEADazzled liver will lead to a cancer free liver!
Sometimes I find myself asking where God is in all of this. Why did God allow this to happen to Metisha? Why hasn’t God cured her yet? Where is God when we are devastated from bad news and feeling hopeless? The truth is he is here and more than we will ever know or understand. He was here when Mom and Dad moved back to Fairview over 30 years ago, placing our family in the middle of a community that has shown us an immeasurable amount of love and support. He was here when he placed Mark in Metisha’s life decades ago to be her constant rock. He was here when He allowed Metisha to see the victory of heaven when our grandfather passed away. He was here when He lead Metisha to the Life Church giving Mark and Metisha a wonderful church family. He was here in his perfect timing when he blessed our family with the pending arrival of a baby while we fight alongside Metisha for her life. He was here when Dad was watching a TV program that lead him to send an email to a doctor that lead Metisha to the chemo bead treatment therapy. He was always here orchestrating events but most importantly he was and is ALWAYS here loving her. And oh how he loves her! We cannot fathom this love or begin to understand its vastness but we can know that he is constantly engulfing her in love. It is a love that is passionate, peaceful, fierce, endless, and so much more. Because he loves her, he hurts when she hurts but he is also fighting for her. No matter what, no matter the day, no matter the circumstance, he is here loving her with an endless capacity. That is where God is in all of this.
Psalm 103:11 – For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him
2 comments:
I love this post!! Every word is so beautifully followed by the next, to the point that I had tears streaming down my face. I hope she gets better. With people like the person that posted this, I am sure she will. There is so much love and compassion toward her that I know she will be just fine. God sent her great family and friends. Or may I say , god has given great family and friends a person like Metisha.
This post made me cry too!!! Regan is such an amazing writer! I'm so lucky to have such a loving sister:) She is one of the many miracles God has placed in my life!
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