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It’s really been great to hear Monica and her sisters (and cousin Rachyl) giggling as they play games and make jokes.  I bet they had a lot of fun when they were little.  Having them all here was the good medicine I was hoping for.  Not only have they provided good moral and emotional support, but they’ve had a good time together; that was something we hadn’t done for at least two weeks since we found out.

If you want to add to that good medicine after her sisters leave tomorrow, come on over sometime and bring a board game (we have plenty if you don’t have any of your own).  For those of you who have known Monica for a while, you know that she is an avid game player.  The recent game of choice has been the “Bean Game”, formally known as Bohnanza.  thanks to Raul and Laura for bringing over for us to play for a while.  If you’re looking for a fun family game, you can check it out by clicking on the picture below.

The other large source of good medicine has been all your prayers.  We know many of you have been praying for strength, peace, and comfort during our trial.  Monica mentioned it in her last post, but I’ll share a little more detail. 

The first couple weeks as we learned more about her situation and had to make some difficult decisions, we were both emotionally mush.  I think we literally went through four boxes of Puffs tissues in about three days at one point.  A few days ago, however, Monica pointed out to me that I seemed a little different.  She said she felt different too.

My thick head didn’t realize it, but she pointed out that God was answering prayer in this particular area.  She wanted to recognize God’s answer to all the prayers for peace.  Since sometime in the middle of last week we have, indeed, felt that peace that certainly didn’t come from our broken hearts. 

We just wanted to acknowledge this and give God the glory.  We also wanted to thank you all for your faithfulness to praying.  We have a long road ahead, but we know that with all the support behind us, we’re going to get through it.

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