I noticed this quote on Instagram the opposite day: “You do not want an ideal life to dwell a lovely life with God. 🌸 “And it is completely true!
As a result of to be sincere… life proper now isn’t what I’d write. Not what I’d select. And but – God is right here.
It’s now 10 months since my husband Keith was identified with blood most cancers so-called a number of myeloma. When it began, every thing was exhausting, unsure and I used to be emotional. I feared the worst and mentally ready myself for the worst.
His illness burden was excessive, his kidneys shut down, and he was hospitalized a number of instances for a complete of 14 days (3 totally different instances), together with an ambulance experience and several other ER visits within the first few months.
It was terrifying.
Within the following months, we went from a state of shock to accepting our new actuality therapies (4 days every week) and steady remedy (capsules very first thing within the morning, earlier than each meal and earlier than mattress), a calendar filled with physician’s appointments and medical payments within the mail continuous. It was a large adjustment BUT right here we at the moment are (Reward the Lord 🙌) …10 months later – it’s spring and Keith continues to be preventing.
Keith nonetheless has most cancers, however the most cancers burden is now dramatically decrease. The remedy is working very properly, however she continues to be on remedy – three weeks on, one week off – and continues to have kidney dialysis three days every week for about 4 hours every time and the capsules proceed (I now carry them in my purse in all places we go).
Our lives have modified drastically. He has a number of blood assessments each Monday and so we go from take a look at to check. There are days when the load of all of it is admittedly heavy – for him, for me and for the children.
And but… we skilled God’s grace. In January, Keith was in a position to return to work part-time (16 hours per week). That sense of normalcy was such a present.
Keith has had a couple of problems and minor surgical procedures over the previous few months – December, January and February, BUT Keith got here by way of them like a champ! His chin is up, his religion is robust and he retains pushing. Actually, if you happen to bumped into him on the grocery retailer at present, you would not know from his huge smile and hearty greeting that he fights this battle every day.
We’re ready proper now.
Ready for remission.
Ready for restoration.
Ready for the following step to a kidney transplant.
He’s to proceed chemotherapy and immunotherapy till August, so the remedy will carry him by way of the summer season. We have been hoping he can be in remission by now, in order that half was discouraging at instances. However God is trustworthy and we maintain shifting ahead…at some point at a time.
We spent an exquisite Easter collectively (pictured under) and are completely having fun with their grandson’s reward and all his firsts – first thanksgiving, first Christmas, first Easter – first roll, first tooth and now crawling! He’s such a blessing!
We’ve a household trip by the ocean deliberate for June, which we’re all wanting ahead to, however… even that appears totally different now. We’re at the moment establishing a dialysis heart close to the place we will likely be residing so Keith can proceed his remedy whereas we’re there. He must go 4 instances throughout our trip.
It isn’t excellent.
This isn’t the life we imagined. However it’s the life that God has given us on this season.
And I am studying… it may possibly nonetheless be lovely.
As a result of God IS WITH US In IT.
It is messy. Unsure. Typically exhausting. However I’m dedicated and decided dwell properly with the Lord’s assist.
Psalm 28:7 involves thoughts as I write this replace:
“The Lord is my power and my protect;
my coronary heart trusts in Him and It helps me.”
No – possibly he’ll assist me.
No – he used to assist me.
He. It helps. Me.
Right here. Within the midst of capsules, appointments, ready, unknown, disappointment. He’s WITH US 🙌.
I do not know what you are going by way of at present, however no matter your life appears like, know this:
God is with you.
God will enable you.
God is trustworthy.
And that is simply lovely! 🌸
Stroll on with the king
Courtney
Lots of you may have requested on social media:
WHAT’S NEXT FOR WLW?
***Earlier than I bounce into our summer season plans, I needed to share the newest on my husband’s well being to make sense of why issues are a bit totally different right here at Ladies Dwelling Nicely.
If you’re on the lookout for encouragement from me this season, you will discover me commonly on my Instagram and Fb.
In order I prayed about what we might do collectively, I saved going again to final summer season after we went by way of the ebook of Jonah And I additionally made gentle Summer season within the Psalms: A Devotional Phrase Search within the Bible collection which we did not work collectively
So I believed it might be enjoyable 🏖️ SUMMER IN THE PSALMS 📖 this summer season collectively!!
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