Friday Photo Shoot

Metisha is schedule for a full layout photo shoot on Friday, also known as a PET scan. A PET scan covers her entire body and shows any cancer as “hot spots”. If there are hot spots they do a follow-up MRI to get a more detailed picture of the area.

I’ll be honest, we dread scans and this scan has us rattled. It is so easy to become consumed with fear, dread of bad news, and the wait between the scan and getting the results seems endless and cruel. We pray for peace and for time to go quickly but scans often get the better of us. The well known versus Jeremiah 29:11 tell us “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Isaiah 55:8 says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways,” declares the Lord. When I think about these two versus I feel conflicted. I know Metisha is in God’s hands and he has promised her a hope and a future but I’m fearful of his ways because they may not be what I think is the best way. But instead of focusing on the conflict and the unknowns of the future, we should focus what God has done in Metisha’s cancer journey. He has given her a season of no active cancer. He has given her good health to continue to live the life she wants with cancer. He has surrounded us with family, friends and community that constantly support us with prayer and love. And as he reminded me just a few months back, he is always here loving her.

So I guess that was a lecture to myself more than anything, but we do ask that you pray with us over the next week. Pray for peace and faith in God’s healing. Pray that the wait for results will go by fast. Pray that the results will show God’s blessing and healing and no cancer will be visible, not even in her liver. Pray for the miracle we all believe will happen in Metisha’s life.

On the fun side of life, Metisha is continuing to live it to the fullest. Much to the despair and objection of her dear mother, Metisha has taken up a new interest in motorcycles and has decided to become a biker chick! Mark has had a bike for years and enjoys riding so they are looking forward to spring and hitting the highway together. Now if those record snows will stop in the DFW area …