BUSY MONTH FOR EVERYTHING BUT BLOGGING

Hey, sorry I have been so skimpy on the posts this month.  It's been a rather hectic/trying last couple of weeks.

So let's get this recount rolling...

The Grandparents
So, my grandmother was recently diagnosed with cancer.  This came as a rather substantial shock to my family and me.  What started as a simple abnormality in her colon, turned out to be a rather substantial amount of cancer in multiple areas of her body.  This weighs heavy in me.  The thought of either one of my grandparents in pain just wrenches my heart.  That being said, I ask that you pray for healing in my grandma.  Seriously, I believe God heals today, just as He healed in the past.  If believers come together and pray healing, there is no reason we should doubt its fruition. 

Now, regardless of what the future holds, I am comforted by a simple fact: 

No matter the suffering we may endure here on earth, the Promise of God ensures restoration for those that are in Christ Jesus!  And I have the immense joy of saying, that my grandparents fall into that category!


I was able to visit my grandparents this weekend, and every time I am around them, I am awestruck by the love they lavish on others.  Kindness and genuine love just flow from them; you can tell just by looking at their faces.  And the love they have for each other has only grown stronger as they aged.  They really are two people who are madly in love with each other, and work as one to emulate the life of Jesus.  I wish I could explain what it is like to be around them, but it is just one of those things you have to experience.  They show a legitimate interest in you and what you are saying and make you feel like the most special person on the planet.  Pure.... Unadulterated..... Grandma and Grandpa love.


The Cody
Now, a few days after the news about my grandmother, one of my best friends, Cody (more on her in a previous post....scroll down) was admitted to a hospital in Guatemala with internal bleeding.  This was crazy scary considering 1) she was in a third world country and could not be flown back home due to fear of complications, 2) she only has an international phone with very limited minutes and a phone number/country code unbeknownst to me at the time, and 3) I had just talked to her on Skype (she was at an internet cafe) as she was being picked up for the hospital, and we both treated the situation rather flippantly.  

As far as the details of the whole ordeal, I will leave it up to the primary source.  Updates can be found on her blog.

Anyway, her best friend (Christine), my old boss/current friend (Scott) and I went and prayed at a prayer chapel the morning following our reception of the news.  I send out a mass text for prayer, as did Christine.  Cody needed prayer, and fast!

Now, earlier today, after a good five days of radio silence, Christine discovered Cody had updated her blog.  Our prayers have been heard! And God provided!  Cody is doing much better.  Once again, I'll let her blog post explain.

Now, I know there will be plenty more trials both my grandparents and Cody will be facing in the near future, and who knows what is in store for us others, but rest assured that God is a constant.  We can lean on his goodness and are assured of His presence and a future with Him!

Praise the Lord!