Saturday, February 16, 2008

A VALENTINE NOTE (just a little late!)

"How do I love thee, let me count the ways".....
I think of that line and right away I know that it would be impossible to do. I love you more than words could say!! I wanted to write this blog to you on Valentine's Day to wish you a day of love and blessings but, alas, it is just a few days late. (At least you know that I was thinking of all of you. ) You are such a blessing to me.

Did you have a great Valentine's Day? On Wednesday night (13th) Marvin (my sweetheart) and I went to the Valentine's Day Dinner at our church. It was a very enjoyable evening--the food was delicious and the fellowship was sweet. For entertainment, they played The Newlywed Game with four couples in our church and our interim pastor and his wife were two of the contestants. You can only imagine how funny that was!!! Isn't it good to know that Christians DO LAUGH and have fun together.

I spent Valentine's Day at the hospital having another CT Scan of the mass on my thorax and then I had a three month follow-up visit at the Cancer Center. Someone said, "What a way to spend Valentine's Day, couldn't you go another day?" I quickly replied, "Last Valentine"s Day I was at the hospital having surgery to put in a port to BEGIN chemo treatments, so, THIS Valentine's Day hospital visit was a blessing!"

God brought me safely through another cancer checkup. I call each one of them "my milestones". The CT Scan showed the mass in the thorax is still there but it has not grown or changed. (Now I can go in every six months for the scan instead of every three months and that was good news.) All the blood work at the oncologist office looked good as well. My body is finally beginning to repair and restore. Valentine's Day was a time for me to thank God for continued healing, a time to renew my commitment to trust Him no matter what and a time to celebrate another answer to my prayers.

Happy Valentine's Day (late), May God's love sustain you. There is no way my little mind can fully comprehend the love of God but, that didn't keep Him from coming. He "came to the cross" and He comes to meet us wherever we are. How great is His love! I long to love Him more each day. Me, You, and God..."Valentine's Forever"!

I love you guys,
Judy

Ephesians 3:18 : May you comprehend the breath, and length and depth and height of God's love.

PS. Please pray with me for a Benefit Singing on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Bremen Georgia Sports Complex for dear friends of ours, Keith and Allison Wood. Keith has been very sick and this benefit will help them greatly.
(Additional info: Howard Yarbrough (678-925-0903)