Sue, I’m so sorry Joe has had this crud on top of everything else!! We continue to pray for complete recovery!! Don’t give up the fight! Love, Kori Williams PEO
God bless you and make your journey lighten . I have had. Pneumonia again and have decided to move to Copperfield in Robbinsdale this month. Linda got the scoop from me today and can answer any questions.
Joe and Sue, you certainly have had a number of bad holidays but am grateful you beat the rush!! I'm sure all the waiting gets old and you now have the patience of Job. We pray the antibiotics are kicking out your pneumonia and cold and that you will both get some well-needed rest. So very glad there is only one more treatment to go! Have you read the book Ordinary Grace? I am guessing Sue has since she really likes the author William Kent Krueger. I found some wonderful quotes in that book that really moved me. I hope they help you too. Ordinary Grace pages:
P 194 When we feel abandoned, alone, and lost, what’s left to us? What do I have, what do you have, what do any of us have left except the overpowering temptation to rail against God and to blame him for the dark night into which he’s led us, to blame him for our misery, to blame him and cry out against him for not caring? What’s left to us when that which we love most has been taken?
I will tell you what’s left, three profound blessings. In his first letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul tells us exactly what they are: faith, hope, and love. These gifts which are the foundation of eternity, God has given to us and he’s given us complete control over them. Even in the darkest night it’s still within our power to hold to faith. We can still embrace home. And although we may ourselves feel unloved we can still stand steadfast in our love for others and for God. All this is in our control. God gave us these gifts and he does not take them back. It is we who choose to discard them.
“In your dark night, I urge you to hold to your faith, to embrace home, and to bear your love before you like a burning candle, for I promise that it will light your way.
“And whether you believe in miracles or not, I can guarantee that you will experience one. It may not be the miracle you’ve prayed for. God probably won’t undo what’s been done. The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day.
“Jesus suffered the dark night and death and on the third day he rose again through the grace of his loving father. For each of us, the sun sets and the sun also rises and through the grace of our Lord we can endure our own dark night and rise to the dawning of a new day and rejoice.
“I invite you, my brothers and sisters, to rejoice with me in the divine grace of the Lord and in the beauty of this morning , which he has given us.”
P. 289 There was a playwright, Son, a Greek by the name of Aeschylus. He wrote that he who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.
Awful? I said
I don’t think it's meant in a bad way. I think it means beyond our understanding."
Thinking of you both, Sue- hoping and praying for Joe to feel lots better and for the coughing to improve. And for the last chemo to go smoothly and for good health to be coming soon! ❤️
Thank you for your update, Sue. We are sorry for the issues you both are having. God is with you during all of this. Hoping things get better after your last chemo, Joe. Take care. Sending prayers .
Love to all of you! Joe I am sorry you are not feeling well. We had a cold/ cough and it felt like every time we even tried to lie down the coughing would start. Finally slept propped up using 3 pillows. Hope this bug goes away soon. Much love! Lynn and Harry
Thank you for sharing, Sue. I'm so sorry you and your family are going through these challenging times. I'm glad you have such a strong support system and sphere of love to help you both through this...
Thank you for sharing and keeping us updated. We continue to pray for you and send positive/healing thoughts for recovery. Laughter is, indeed, good medicine - even if only hearing it. Hopefully everyone will be laughing together again, soon.