The news today is that I will head back into surgery this Friday. I will have the port put in, but also have a little more tissue removed to be sure that we got enough clear margins around this nasty tumor. And those are the words from the doctor today; a nasty, aggressive cancer. It came back with very active lymphatic and vascular characteristics, which explains why it moved to the lymph nodes so quickly. We are preparing for the scans done on Wed and just praying and begging that this nasty disease has not spread any further than the lymph nodes.
Most days, these three are what wear me out, but in the near future they will be what keeps me going. Just a few picts to all those who enjoy fun stuff on this blog too.
We are praying for you guys, Julie.
What beauties! What a great photographer! What love in those eyes! You are absolutely right about these girls keeping you going!
Julie, I am a childhood friend of Jennifer’s and just wanted to let you know I am lifting you and your family up in prayer.
Praying for positive results from the scans!
I am praying day and night that God’s mercy will bring you nothing but good. Wish I could be there to help with your beautiful girls!
Julie, our family is praying morning and night for you and your sweet family. God bless, Lisa (FCCC)
Dear Julie, we continue to pray for you. We love and miss you. Thank you for your honesty & willingness to share this journey with us. We are comforted by your calm assurance of God’s plan for your life. He is Mighty to Save, lisa
Julie, I’ve been trying to keep up with things on the church prayer list, and you and your family have been heavy on my heart. We are praying for all of you and expecting God’s best. Many, many blessings!
Whaley’s, we’re praying that you sense God’s presence in the hospital. Hey, can the kids and I come over and help with yard work while you all are very busy. We live over on the next block.
Julie, I work with your brother, Steve. Your faith is strengthening me, and knowing that God is in control does indeed bring about peace. Prayers are with you.
Praying for you and your husband and beautiful kids. It’s sort of like being on a safari, the ride is terribly bumpy, some of the times it gets frightening when those mean beasts come too close to the jeep, but you are left with a feeling that you’ve just experienced something amazing that not many people can even understand unless they’ve had the same experience. I am amazed at your incredible strength when things are scary, clearly God-given strength.
Dear Julie, What a privilege it will be to pray you through this journey you and God will be taking! What a blessing to know He will be your constant companion, helping you every moment! As the doctor told me, “One step at a time, one foot after the other.” Many blessings for and your beautiful family!
Nothing I can say hasn’t been said before but your faith is inspiring to me and I am so sorry you are having to face this battle. I am praying for you.
Rochelle
Julie, you are so precious. Thank you for sharing your gut honest story, giving us an opportunity to pray with your family, and inspiring us to be closer to God.
Big hugs,
Amy
We are praying for all of you.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
Read these two verses this week — and thought of you so much, love you friend!
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD.” Jeremiah 17:7
“And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.” Luke 18:7
Julie and Ethan, “Lord, You are the God of hope. Fill me with all joy and peace as I trust in You, so that I may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
Praying and believing. We love you both so much. Don and Helen
Hi Julie, I donned my “go girl” ring the other evening for you and Jill Greer….am praying for you many times a day as my eye falls on the ring. Love the photos of the girls! Beautiful!
Our Bible Study group prayed for you and your entire family this morning…all those prayers must sound like a chorus of angels going up.
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Hoping you can rest in this truth.
Trisha Clark
We’re praying too… McKinley is sending big hugs to you all!
XOXO Love, Mel Mel
Thinking of you all Julie. Praying that tomorrow is a smooth day of scans and that Friday’s surgery goes well. Hang in there girl!
Love,
Ashley
Hi, Julie, Melissa (MelMel) passed along your blog, and I wanted you to know several more of us up here in Oregon will be praying for you and your family. May God continue to give you His strength and comfort. PS- Your girls are adorable!
Julie, you are amazing…I appreciate your honest, upfront feelings about it all. What a strong person you are! Your little ones are so adorable, and I loved your statement that they will be what “keeps you going”…yes, they will without a doubt.
Julie & Ethan, Trisha reminded me that I wanted to tell you I am also wearing my “Go Girl” ring for you and Jill. It is so funny that if has been years since it even fit. I put it on Sun and it fit percectly! I was thrilled. Prayers of intercession are bombarding God’s throne with your name echoing off every mansion there. Wherever you are, there God is also. Love you all!
We spent time in prayer for you this week; we know that God is in control, but we are praying for healing, strength, perseverence, and that God would continue to use you, Ethan, and the girls to glorify him. We love y’all!