My doctor called and shared that the pathology showed there was no evidence of cancer🎉 Thank God 🙌 and thank you all for your love and prayers💕🙏💝
There have been many tears of joy, and relief, that have flowed today. When I called Stephen to tell him the good news, Matt was in the other room and I guess he heard me crying. He asked what was wrong and I told him that it was a happy cry, that I was still cancer free. (He knew about the sinus surgery but we hadn’t told him about the biopsy). His face lit up, and with a “woohoo” he said we needed to celebrate. Since he had a half day, we went to play mini golf together, and tonight we will celebrate with the whole crew.
I didn’t realize how much tension I was holding onto until the doctor said the words. I keep tearing up with joy and relief. So grateful for this news...and for time.
Time with my husband.
Time with my kids.
Time with family and friends, even if it’s with a mask at a distance or on zoom.
Time to write the words that are still in me that God’s given me to write.
Time is a gift I can so often take for granted.
So tonight all the mundane things will be put on the shelf and I will just soak up this day of joy in the midst of a year of uncertainty.
Tomorrow will come. My perspective will inevitably grow cloudy again at times. Yet I pray the clarity these weeks have brought me, also have in some way helped you see clearer too.
I invite you to join me to...
pause. breathe. pray.
May we give thanks to God for this day and the time we get beside our loved ones. May we ask God to guard this perspective so we remember to cherish the gift of a moment beside our loved ones; like playing mini golf mid day with your youngest when it’s 40 something degrees out💕🙏💕
With joy and gratitude,
Shawn
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” - Psalm 90:12
PS I know not everyone gets this news so may we continue to pray for the people and families of those who are walking with cancer, or another struggle💕🙏💕