Strong and Courageous

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:6

For those of you who know my husband, he tends to think he's the Asian Lance Armstrong when out riding his bike. The other day in a waiting room, he found a magazine with Lance on the cover so of course he had to take a look. For those of you unfamiliar with Lance he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which had also spread to his brain and lungs. He battled back from cancer to win the ultimate cycling race, the Tour de France, 7 years in a row. He also started the LIVESTRONG campaign to raise cancer awareness and encourage people to be strong in their cancer battle.

The thing that stuck out to us in this article was that Lance said he approached his battle with cancer with the same determination that he approaches a bike race: focusing on the finish line. I may not be a world cyclist, but I have this same determination in my battle. I am focused on the finish line. However, where I'm different from Lance is that my key to living strong is Christ living in me. I have Christ with me every day keeping me strong and courageous. I have set my mind on the finish line - living with Christ every step of the way.

Another day done and I'm feeling great! Continue to pray for NO side effects through this - please continue to check the left side of this website for specifics. We have continued this week getting more information on the chemo and will start that on Monday. It will be in the form of a pill and I will take it for approximately 6 months. We continue to try to live a normal life - more visitors today with Zac's mom bringing his 2 nieces out for a fun lunch.