Sometimes we all need a reminder - maybe it's a reminder of how good we have it. Maybe it is a reminder that it could be worse. Maybe it is a reminder that you aren't alone. Or just maybe you need to be reminded that this life isn't all there is - there is a possibility for better.
It's hard to know exactly what kind of reminder we will need on any given day, but I find The Lord certainly has a way of providing them. Being open to these opportunities to give thanks, or to use them as a spring board to reach out is our challenge. These reminders can give you warm fuzzies and they can also lead to action. It just depends on being open to what The Lord wants from you. Sometimes, He doesn't require anything - He just uses these reminders to show us how much He loves us. Other times, we are called to definite movement off the place we are standing.
I got a reminder today in a Bible verse and yesterday at lunch with a friend, of what it means to be a part of this community of pediatric cancer. In a way, they were the same reminder - a little shot in the arm to not let myself get discouraged because my daughter survived while others have not. A little perspective that Sophia's healing was a blessing and my response to that blessing determines how far it will go beyond us. The more I focus on "survivor's guilt" (which I have a significant amount of), the shorter distance the blessing of her healing will travel. But the more I focus on bringing awareness to the situations and get more people involved in this ministry - the greater impact our blessing will have.
I'm only human, I get worn down. I get sad. I get distracted (that happens most often). But The Lord is faithful to keep me focused on eternity rather than present reality. It is a gift to be able to pray for these kids and it is my duty to keep on going. It is turning away from the wrong of self-pity to the right of prayer. It is enacting justice at the highest court in the land, pleading the cases of these children for mercy and absolution (Isaiah 1:16-17).
We have been given so much, and much is required.
I hope these children and their families are a reminder to you of something God has done or wants to do in your life. I pray He uses them to show you the path to mercy, love and grace through their struggles. He does use the weak to bring the strong to their knees - and I want us to definitely go to our knees for them. What precious gifts they are! So, let's pray for them because PRAYER WORKS!
It's hard to know exactly what kind of reminder we will need on any given day, but I find The Lord certainly has a way of providing them. Being open to these opportunities to give thanks, or to use them as a spring board to reach out is our challenge. These reminders can give you warm fuzzies and they can also lead to action. It just depends on being open to what The Lord wants from you. Sometimes, He doesn't require anything - He just uses these reminders to show us how much He loves us. Other times, we are called to definite movement off the place we are standing.
I got a reminder today in a Bible verse and yesterday at lunch with a friend, of what it means to be a part of this community of pediatric cancer. In a way, they were the same reminder - a little shot in the arm to not let myself get discouraged because my daughter survived while others have not. A little perspective that Sophia's healing was a blessing and my response to that blessing determines how far it will go beyond us. The more I focus on "survivor's guilt" (which I have a significant amount of), the shorter distance the blessing of her healing will travel. But the more I focus on bringing awareness to the situations and get more people involved in this ministry - the greater impact our blessing will have.
I'm only human, I get worn down. I get sad. I get distracted (that happens most often). But The Lord is faithful to keep me focused on eternity rather than present reality. It is a gift to be able to pray for these kids and it is my duty to keep on going. It is turning away from the wrong of self-pity to the right of prayer. It is enacting justice at the highest court in the land, pleading the cases of these children for mercy and absolution (Isaiah 1:16-17).
We have been given so much, and much is required.
I hope these children and their families are a reminder to you of something God has done or wants to do in your life. I pray He uses them to show you the path to mercy, love and grace through their struggles. He does use the weak to bring the strong to their knees - and I want us to definitely go to our knees for them. What precious gifts they are! So, let's pray for them because PRAYER WORKS!
Completed Treatment -
Pray for them to stay cancer and illness free!
Sophia Vogel (5, soft tissue sarcoma behind left eye) – Doing great! <"Team Sophia" on FB>
Sophia Vogel (5, soft tissue sarcoma behind left eye) – Doing great! <"Team Sophia" on FB>
Anna Grace Dennis (7, ependymoma) – PRAISE THE LORD
FOR COMPLETELY CLEAR SCANS! <"Team Anna Grace" on FB>
Rylee Beard (5, Will's tumors in
bladder/abdomen) – Doing great!
Matthew Lucas (5,
Rhabdomyosarcoma) – PRAISE THE LORD FOR CLEAR SCANS! Next up – port removal! <"Team
Matthew" on FB>
Gunnar
Peterson (5,
Wilm’s Tumor) Officially in REMISSION! <”Gunnar’s Team on FB”>
Aiden
Rideout (4, Non-hodgkins lymphoma) His mom just signed him
up for Kinder and he got his wish! He is
going to Orlando in July! <”Prayers for Aiden” on FB>
Gabbie Howe (12, ependymoma)
Callie
Cheer (3,
AML) – Doing great! <”Cure for
Callie” on FB>
Izzy
Slot (3,
angiosarcoma) Doing better!<”izzyslot” on carepages.com and “Princess
Izzy’s Court” on FB>
Hunter
(2,
Ewing Sarcoma) – Next scans and doctor’s appointments in Thursday – pray for
continued remission! <”Cure Baby Hunter” on FB>
Nicky
George (2, Ependymoma) – Went to disney and is doing
well! Next scans in May – pray they all
go well, all is clear and hearing in his left ear has not been affected! www.nickybear.com
Courtney
Pette
(17, lymphoma) –Had a birthday this last Saturday! <"Team
Courtney" on FB>
Maddie Briscoe (7, neuroblastoma) – Her last scans were all clear! In Remission! <”Prayers for Maddie Briscoe” on FB>
Maddie Briscoe (7, neuroblastoma) – Her last scans were all clear! In Remission! <”Prayers for Maddie Briscoe” on FB>
Patton
Jones (4,
Burkitt's Lymphoma) – Doing great and his port is out! http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/pattonjones
Natalie
Fraker (5,
astrocytoma) – Doing much better with her breathing and going to
playdates! Her next MRI is May 21st
so be praying all is well! <” PRAYERSFORNKF” on carepages.com>
Tristan Smit (3, ependymoma) – Doing
great!
Mark Ochoa (2, Wilm's Tumor)
With The Lord (Please
pray for their families)
Ruel
Bobet – Completely
healed on Saturday, February 25th, 2012. Continue to pray for his family, they need
strength only The Lord can provide! <”Sandy Bobet” (his Mom) on FB>
Kory Krowell – Went to be with Jesus on 11/18/11.
Wesley
(1 month old, Rhabdomyoma) – Earned his angel wings
Monday, March 26th, 2012.
<”The Battle for Baby Wes” on FB>
Daniela
Owens (9,
Ewing Sarcoma) – Jesus called her home on Friday, March 23rd,
2012. <”Prayer for Daniela” of
FB>
Fighting
Illness and/or Inpatient
Makayla
(4, DIPG) - Diagnosed on April 12th,
going through radiation this week and trial drugs – it’s a hard week! Please be praying for their transition into
treatment life, their peace and successful protocol! <”Makayla’s Miracle
Makers” on FB>
Brennan
Scurlock (1,
neuroblastoma) – He is still hanging in there, still fighting and is at home
now! Pray for his miracle! <"Brennan Scurlock" on
FB>
Aiden
McSpadden (3,
AML relapse) No cancer but the side effects from graft vs. host disease are
really bad! Pray for relief and for
wisdom for the doctors in treating him. <"Angels
for Aiden" on FB>
Paige
Poe (16, Lymphoma) – Has her next round of chemo this
week – pray for her strength and no side effects!
Carli
Simmons (2, Brain Tumor) Inpatient at TCH, receiving
treatment
Preston
Winslow (4, AML) He has a massive sinus infection, please
pray for healing and pray for him to be ready to move on to the next
phase. He is in a lot of pain and doesn’t
feel well at all – pray for relief!! www.prestonsleague.com
Eli
Dirr (5, Relapse of AML) – His pain is terrible after receiving
chemo last week, please pray for relief and for wisdom for the doctors to find
out what the cause is! <”Warrior Eli” on FB>
In
Treatment
Cameron Lindsay (20, sarcoma) – Pray he
recovers from his recent round of chemo and has no side effects this time!
Lincoln
Daniel Jones (3,
ALL) – Got blood last week and feels much better! Pray for his appointments this week. <"Pray
for Lincoln Daniel Jones" and "Red Carpet Kids for a Cure" on
FB>
Thomas
Valerio (11,
rhabdomyosarcoma) Doing well, only one more inpatient to go! Pray for no side effects this week, as his
counts will be low!
Tynan
Chapa (5, ALL) Home and doing better – pray for the next
steps to go well! <”Tynan’s Crusade”
on FB>
Sander
Linnet (5, Neuroblastoma relapse) –Pray for no side
effects from the chemo as well as pray for their spirits to be lifted and their
hope to be placed in Jesus Christ, the Healer and Comforter, alone. Pray for wisdom for his medical team and
strength to his body to endure treatment.
Riley
Speed (7, Ewing’s Sarcoma) – Home from chemo but has a
busy week with appointments and scans.
Pray for wisdom for her doctors! <”Riley’s Road to Recovery” on
FB>
Kaylee
Atkins (6, ALL) – Had issues with fever last week, which a
blood transfusion seems to have fixed, but not sure why. Pray for wisdom and no side effects this
week!<”Praying for Kaylee” on FB>
Devin Duncan (18, Leukemia) – pray she
is fully recovered and continue her treatment without any interruption or
illness, and that she gets into the college of her choice - UT! < Www.devinduncan112.blogspot.com>
Lucy
Weber (3,
ALL) – Feeling good today – pray she continues to and her clinic visit goes
well tomorrow with no issues! <"Team
Lucy" on FB>
Layton (3, ALL) Enduring a lot of issues right now –
pray she makes counts and can stay on her protocol and for relief from steroids
and shots! <”Prayers for Layton” on
FB>
Katie
Wagner
(15, Rhabdomyosarcoma) Really struggling with the side effects from
radiation. Pray for her comfort, healing
and endurance. <”Wagner Family support” on FB>
Victoria
Feldman (6, Medulloblastoma) Pray for good results from
her hearing test on Friday and for her next round of chemo, which starts
Monday, to go well with no side effects! <”Victory4Victoria” on FB>
Logan
Sinclair (5,
Anaplastic Medulloblastoma) – Scheduling a lot of scans, pray for him to be
cancer free! <”Pray for Logan Sinclair” on FB>
Nate
Dinoffira (2, Neuroblastoma) Lots of energy – feeling great
and still undergoing radiation! Keep
praying this heals him! <http://supernatedinoffria.blogspot.com/>
Max
Low (12, Leukemia) Doing better and going to
school. Pray it keeps up! <”Mighty
Max Low” on FB>
Lexie
Synder (5, ALL) No fever and going to hospital today for
counts and possible chemo – keep her in your prayers! <”Lexie vs. Leukemia”
on FB>
Raelynn (5, ALL) Pray she has
recovered from her last big round of chemo and she stays illness free! <”Prayers
for our Sweet Baby Rae” on FB>
Liam Wilson (1, neuroblastoma) There
has been no change in the tumor, and they are evaluating surgery options so
pray for wisdom on which drugs to try next as well as for the right surgeon for
the job! <”Prayers for Liam Wilson” on FB>
Holden
Underwood (2,
ALL/MLL) – Counts were good last week and he is feeling good! <"Holden's
Hope" on FB>
Lance
McClain (ALL)
– Pray the chemo has not affected his hearing and he continues to stay on
course with his treatment! <”TeamLance McClain” on FB>
Ava
Caggino (4,
ATRT Brain Tumor) Had a great time at Disney – pray her appetite and energy
return soon! <"The Ava Caggino Fight Aganist Cancer Page" on
FB>
Charlie
Harris Beard (1,
Leukemia) Pray for him to feel well and stay on track! <”Help save Baby
Charlie Harries Beard” on FB>
Braeden
Estes (18, Ewings Sarcoma) Pray that he will feel better after chemo
yesterday and well enough to have fun at his prom. Also pray for wisdom in scheduling and
getting the results on a lung biopsy for next week – there is a spot they are
concerned about – pray it is benign and not cancer <http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/braedenestes>
Wyatt
Foster (2,
ALL) On steroids this
week – pray for patience and rest if he can! <”Wyatt’s Prayer
Warriors” on FB>
Kristina
Barrett (9,
sarcoma in lungs and arm) – No new growth or new tumors from her scans – PTL!
<"Praying for Kristina" on FB>
Shelby Adams (Langenhans Cell
Histiocytosis) – Getting an MRI on Sunday with results on Monday – pray for the
best possible outcome! <”Prayers for Shelby Adams” on FB>
Zayley
Oliver – <”Prayers
for Zayley Jade Oliver” on FB>
Addison
Marshall
(18, ALL) <addiecake on Twitter>
Taylor
Porter (15, AML) <”Team Taylor – Taylor Porter” on
FB>
Kaylea
Stewart (ALL,
6) –<"Kure for Kaylea" on FB>
Hudson
Kadlecek (4,
lymphoma) - <"Hope for Hudson" on FB>
Logan
Brant - Please pray for wisdom and healing! <“Team Logan” on FB>
Kylie
Overton (2,
Brain Tumor) – <”Prayers for Baby Kylie Overton” on FB>
1 comment:
Love to you Amy for sharing these and allowing us to pray for them! Peace be with you, Paula Hoffman
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