December

December in West Virginia

"God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.”

-James Matthew Barrie (The Creator of Peter Pan)

We love December. Sometimes we are like little children. We love the decorations, the Christmas songs (really I listen to Christmas songs all year long), Hallmark movies, the excitement, and Christmas cookies. We especially like what we celebrate in December - the birth of our Savior.

December can be an emotional month also. It's full of memories of loved ones, of past Christmases, memories of friends. It's also so full of expectations. We are full of expectations of what God has for us and for our future. It will also probably be an emotional month for us because of all the changes that have happened in our lives this past year.

Jerry had his biopsy yesterday. We will not know the results until Friday. We are suppose to call the doctor around 5:00. If the results are good, Jerry will undergo another round of chemo here in Greenville in December and hopefully start the transplant after the first of the year. If the outcome is not favorable, the doctor talked about trying another kind of chemo.

We know that we have a good God who loves us and is in control of our lives.

Please continue praying for the outcome of the biopsy and for God to give the doctors wisdom about the treatment. Waiting is hard sometimes. The nurse from Blue Cross/Blue Shield told us to be patient. She said cancer treatment is a long process, it's not like treating a cold or the flu.

We love you and hope you have the happiest of Decembers full of wonderful memories.