My niece, Michele...and prayer.

This is my niece Michele.

She is the sweet young lady that you have been praying for.

I would like to thank every one of you for keeping Michele lifted to the Lord.

She received the results of her CT scan this past week.

Praise God!! she got good news!!

 Michele is receiving eight rounds of an experimental drug that will hopefully shrink the tumor in the colon, both lobes of the liver, her hip, and the tumors in the spine. If they can keep the tumors manageable, then Michele will be able to take maintenance drugs. It's not a cure...but it gives her more time with her babies...and who knows...possibly a miracle.

 The CT scan showed the chemo has reduced the size of ALL of the tumors!! Especially one of the tumors in one of the lobes of the liver. Michele has four more rounds of chemo to go. Each time it totally wipes her out for the full two weeks. Then she goes in for the next injection. Yet...at the end of the two weeks, Michele says, "Life is good".

 Michele has been an inspiration for me. She doesn't complain...she takes one day at a time, and finds a blessing in the smallest thing.
I...on the other hand...have complained for so long about this house not selling, I feel ashamed of myself.
I have missed so many blessings day after day, moaning, and groaning about what I want...when I should have been thanking God for all of the miracles , and blessings in each and every moment, of each and every day.

I have sooo much to be thankful for, and have shown so little gratitude.

My niece has been my wake-up call.

God has blessed me above, and beyond what I could have ever imagined, and all I could do was whine, and cry for more. More of what I thought would be better!

I wanted to move here at the lake.

When the kids didn't come visit like I thought they would, I wanted to move back home.

I've been like a spoiled child...demanding, and selfish.

Whatever I want, I feel I deserve.

Well.....I don't.

I didn't deserve to be healed of a brain tumor...but I was.

I didn't deserve to survive a perforated bowel, but I did.

I didn't deserve to make it through cancer, but here I am. 

I didn't deserve Jesus to die on a cross for my sins, but He did.

EVERYTHING I have is due to HIS grace and mercy.

It's HIS will I must trust!

It's HIS plan I must wait on.

I watch Michele, and she has that sweet, submissive spirit...taking each day as it comes, and appreciating each breath.

I want to be just like her when I grow up.

Thank you for praying for my niece, Michele...she deserves your prayers...for she knows what it is to be humble, and gracious.
May God bless you for your kindness.
xxoo