My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you O Lord, are loving.

Psalm 62:1-2,7-8, 11

As I wrote the above verse, I was truly comforted. God is my rock. He is my refuge. He is my salvation. He is strong and he is loving. I've often thought over the past two and a half years how there is no way I could have gone through this not knowing God, not knowing Jesus Christ, not being filled with the Holy Spirit. He alone has gotten me through this. Every single day I feel his love. Every day I feel his peace. I am in his arms every moment. And there is no place else I'd rather be - in the arms of our loving Creator.

I'm back once again in Iowa City and just finished Day 20...5 more to go!! I had an MRI immediately afterwards. I won't really find any results out from it as it's mainly for the doctor's tracking. But we continue to pray that one day, in God's perfect timing, the MRI will show that the tumor is completely gone!

I continue to praise God for no head "pains" - absolutely none! The best I can explain this is that it felt as if someone was squeezing my brain for a couple seconds. In the month before we started treatment, it would happen a couple times a day. I am in awe that I've had not one...but I shouldn't be!! I'm still experiencing nausea in the afternoons after treatment. My hair is falling out in clumps now, but it's all in the back so you can't see it. I haven't been able to blow dry, curl, or use styling products from day one because of skin irritations/burns. They said my scalp would look sunburnt where the beams hit, but so far it's fine other than it's just starting to get slightly sensitive this week. All-in-all, things are going well. Nothing major to complain about, just minor annoyances!

My mom is here with me for a couple nights again. I'm so blessed to have an amazing family - my husband, mom, dad, sisters, and more, Zac's family and so many friends and also friends we've never met yet. May each of you feel God's love and strength tonight! Trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him.