The Journey - Part 9

I devoted my entire weekend playing with my grandsons. We went to the park and played hard. I watched them run and kick footballs with their daddy and grandpa, saw the excitement in their eyes as “Shrek the kite” flew high and low in the sky, ate ice cream cones behind mom and dad’s backs, watched movies snuggled in bed and loved on the cats...which they both adore. (The cats adore all the “loving” from the grandsons? Hmmm…not so much…but they’re good kitty sports.) Such a great weekend! God is amazing. Can I say that again? God is amazing! I will never be able to thank Him enough for all He has done for me.

This week I begin the radiation process of my journey. Wednesday is the big day, so prayers are appreciated. I’ve got my trust and faith bar set high and God is there—no doubt in my mind. God is good—all the time! He’s got this…and me.

A Year of Celebrations and New Beginnings

Since my surgery was on October 17, that left a 3-week recovery window for me before our daughter, Lindsay and future son-in-law, Matt’s wedding. Before the surgery, my doctor assured me I would be at the wedding. He just couldn’t promise how involved I would be. Our entire family had enjoyed each step of the wedding planning for months, and in an instant, cancer was seemingly trying to steal our joy in the last bit of crucial wedding preparations. But through the incredible outpouring of love and help of many, many wonderful friends, the wedding went on without fail. It was an absolute answer to prayer and beautiful beyond what we could’ve imagined. We will never be able to fully thank our friends for how they blessed our family with their countless acts of kindness. It was a beautiful celebration of new beginnings—in more ways than one.

The year 2012 was full of memories. We added a precious grandson, celebrated a beautiful wedding and endured cancer. A lot of good, some bad—but with our merciful God, we got through it. So all-in-all, life in the Ramirez household began to settle in as normal once again.

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.”
–Ecclesiastes 3:1

To be continued…



Me and my boys, Isaac and Noah...love them!