Praise the Lord!

Let everything that has breath PRAISE THE LORD! Wendy made it through her surgery with glorious flying colors! She is a MODEL patient...such a strong woman whose faith shines through in her sense of humor, her smile, her ability to roll with the unknown, her sassy attitude and constant attempts to get Andy to raise his eyebrows. I will never cease to be amazed by the strength of her testimony and the armor of God she wears for all to see. Brave. Courageous. Strong. Beautiful.

The doctor was optimistic about her procedure, and believes we have every reason to be hopeful that the cancer is GONE! She removed 2 lymph nodes, and though the borders of the area where the tumor was can be a little tricky...thinks all went as expected!

Now...we wait. For pathology. For healing. For phase III (radiation) to begin.

Please pray in the coming days:

-- for Wendy's pain control, for peace and rest, and for complete healing of her surgical site. I heard the nurses...princess treatment it is this week :) Not many restrictions, but more "take it easy's".
-- for the pathology report to bring the BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS = CLEAN BORDERS! There is no exact timeline, but they are hopeful to hear results this week.
-- for Wendy's general health, energy, and well-being. Though we celebrate these HUGE milestones... the battle wages on!
-- for Wendy's skin- this cold, dry weather is waging war on her skin! Pray for healing and for comfort!
-- for her anticipated Dr. appointments yet this month with both the surgeon (a fpllow-up) and her radiation oncologist to make plans for treatments.
-- for the anticipation of radiation starting next month. It is a daunting prospect...daily visits for many, many weeks and the stresses, fatigue, and other potential side effects that accompany! Let's storm the gates now for the most possible comfort for this process!
-- for Andy- he is a rock. I am blessed to call him friend. Please lift him up for peace, for rest, for reassurance.
-- for the kids. They were rock stars today. Ashlyn was at the hospital, and showed maturity beyond her years. It was important for her to be at her mom's side. Taylor and Luke rocked their responsibilities today, as well, despite a day out of the ordinary! Pray for them all as they "do school and church" this week.
-- for family...Hal, Nancy, Trey and family, grandma, parents far away... they all carry the worry.

Thank you for your faithful prayers today, and the TONS of encouragements sent Wendy's way. It was a JOY for her to see HER TEAM fighting in prayer for her today! You are a blessing!

K