God is Good

Yesterday I received a call from my surgeon. She told me there wasn't any cancer on the margins of the tumor so they got it all. She removed 17 lymph nodes and there was only cancer in 2 of them! YEAH! I was so excited. I was told before I went into surgery that they may have to remove up to 20 lymph nodes because they are imbedded in fat and they don't know the exact number that are removed until they take them. I was hoping for less but I know God can heal the lymph system so I don't get lymphedema. I am home recovering and hoping to get the drain removed on Friday.

I have been reflecting on all the things God has been doing in and through me. Trials have a way of refining a person. I know there is so much more He is going to do in the days ahead. Meanwhile, I will rest in Him and trust Him with my future.

Psalm 91: 1-2 "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress., my God, in whom I trust."

Please pray for my mom, Sally. She is going into surgery this Thursday(my birthday) to have a 4x5" mass removed in her abdomen. Her heart is not real strong. Sewell's father Bud is starting his 7th week of being in bed with a collapsed lung. They have moved him from ICU to a care facility. He has a trach and is on a ventilator. We are praying his lung will heal enough so he can get off the ventilator and start to get out of bed. He has been on a feeding tube for weeks.