17 January 2011

I have my last chemo treatment tomorrow! Thank you Lord!! It has been a long journey but the end is in sight.

Yesterday I was able to go the service at the Youghal Baptist Church. It has been a long time since I was able to go and I was warmly welcomed by all. I am so grateful for the support these dear people have given me over these past months.

14 January 2011

Today has been a good day. I even went to the Ladies Bible Study this morning. It was so good to be with a group of women who desire to walk with God. We have been studying 'Becoming a Woman of Prayer' by Cynthia Heald and today we looked at the Lord's pattern of prayer. There was a quote by C. Samuel Storms which says so much I want to share it with you.

"...prayer is the expression of our dependence upon our God, our whole-souled reliance upon his power to sustain us, his mercy to forgive us, his bounty to supply us, and his glory to overwhelm us as we reflect on who he is."

10 January 2011

This week I am praising the Lord for the absence of mouth ulcers. As with the 5th and 6th chemo treatments which resulted in having mouth ulcers I again was expecting it with the 7th. Thankfully I don't have them and I am able to eat as well as talk without a problem. Tomorrow week I will be having my 8th and last chemo treatment. The end is in sight!! Thank you Lord!!

04 January 2011

Happy Belated New Year!! May this new year be filled with our Heavenly Father's richest blessings!! I am looking forward to what He has for me and as Psalm 18:30 says "His way is perfect". Whatever my Lord has for me will be the best for me and my desire is that it will bring glory to Him.

28 December 2010

My energy levels have increased over the last week. I almost dread going in on Thursday, the 30th to have my 7th chemo, knowing that my energy level will go down again. It has been nice being able to get out and visit my co-workers over the Christmas holidays. Thankfully I will only have one more chemo after this next one.

There is a verse in one of my Christmas cards which reads "I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no saviour." (Isaiah 43:11). Thank you Lord for Jesus, the Saviour of the world!

25 December 2010

Happy Christmas to all!! I do miss being with my family back in the states for Christmas this year but I am looking forward to having dinner with my co-workers, the Scotts, later today. Last night I spent Christmas Eve with other co-workers as we remembered the birth of Jesus. I am so grateful for the 'family' the Lord has given to me here in Ireland.

22 December 2010

The sun is shining this morning and the sky is blue, even though it is bitterly cold outside. As I was doing some reading for my quiet time I found myself in Philippians. Chapter 4 verse 4 says "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!" Chuck Swindoll wrote that "Joy is a matter of attitude that stems from one's confidence in God---that He is at work, that He is in full control, that He is in the midst of whatever has happened, is happening, and will happen. How can I not rejoice in the Lord in the midst of what I am going through right now!!