I had never realized just how much I take my health for granted until my sweet sister-in-law, Jill, was diagnosed with cancer. Jill went to bed one night three months ago without a care in the world and woke up the next morning to find a large lump at the base of her neck. A lump that was not there (at least noticeably) the night before. A lump that after being checked out and biopsied turned out to be cancerous. Hodgkin's Lymphoma to be specific. Jill went from being a vibrant, healthy young mommy of 3 to now being weary and pain-ridden from the poison we call "chemo" coursing through her veins.
I still can't wrap my mind around the reality of their lives now. I know Jill has cancer. I know she's going through chemo. I know the toll that it's taking on their family--physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially, you name it. And yet, it's still hard for me to believe.
Jill is doing as well as can be expected and is now, Lord willing, more than half-way through her 8 rounds of chemo, which will then be followed by radiation.
It's been such an encouragement to watch Brandon and Jill walk through this, and God is certainly growing them (and me) in new ways because of all of it.
Please join us in praying for their precious family. Please pray for continued faith, strength and endurance for Brandon and Jill. Please pray for our nephew and niece as they transition from homeschool to starting public school this week. Please pray that God would continue to carry them through this trial and that He would receive so much glory as a result of it all. Praise the Lord that we have a rock on which we can stand when the world around us seems to fall apart!!
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