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It's The Little Things. Dad Update 2/28/2017

It's truly become the little things in life for our family- celebrating birthdays, retirement, and just the other day, celebrating Dad mowing the grass for the first time in over a year.  And maybe that doesn't mean much to some people- as I personally hate doing any sort of yard work- but for Dad, that was something he enjoyed so very much before his diagnosis. He would spend hours mowing the yard, taking care of the pool, and working in his shop- and it was so nice to hear a little bit of normal was coming back into our lives.  We are almost 3.5 years post diagnosis- and it's crazy to see how far we've come in just 3.5 short years.  Today I pulled out my devotional and immediately underlined the following: "...you may feel as if you're alone or abandoned. However, I suffered alone on the cross so that you would never have to be alone in your struggles. You are always with Me; I hold you by your right hand." And holding us He has absolutely done.  Our nex...

No News Is Good News. Dad Update 2/10/2017

In our world, no news is always good news!  Dad has been off of chemotherapy since August, and also stopped the Avastin treatment shortly after- it's a weird "new" world we are living in since stopping his treatments, but a weird, new world that we are all enjoying so very much! Mom has been officially retired since Dec 31- and y'all, she is loving each and every minute of it! She runs errands during the day (sometimes even for me, thanks Mom!), she goes to lunch with friends, her and Dad go to the movies, or out to the land in Burton- for the first time in a long time she is getting to do what she wants to do. You can just look at her and tell that retirement is treating her pretty darn well.  And in the midst of our new normal, we are gearing up for our 4th trip to 'Run For The Rose'- a 5k that supports brain cancer research through the Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation.  I don't think I can accurately put into words what the foundation or what the run has mean...