Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Well, right now I'm lying in the motel bed in Fargo quickly giving an update before we leave. Yes, Earl & I should arrive home sometime today. In some ways I'm really glad about that and in other ways I wish that Mayo would have had some grand solution that would have forced us to stay out there.
Anyway, the thing on my mind to pray about is that the tumors shrink. God can totally prove the doctors wrong with their statistics.
Thanks for your prayers,
Ramona

9 comments:

Trev and Rebekah said...

I am sorry to hear about the cancer. We are going through a battle of our own with our Father-in-law. Dr.'s seem so slow.
May God be with you!

Anonymous said...

You don't know me, Earl & Ramona, but I have been reading your blog and keeping you in my prayers daily. For some reason today I felt I needed to leave a comment, and the Lord led me to the book of Habakkuk. I love this little book tucked near the end of the Old Testament. Chapter 3 verse 3 gives such a picture of a mighty and majestic God. "His splendor covers the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise. His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And there is the hiding of His power. Before Him goes pestilence, And plague comes after Him. He stood and surveyed the earth; He looked and startled the nations. Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting."
THIS is the God we serve. He can break down ancient mountains!

And then, Hab.3:17-19 "Though the fig tree should not blossom, and there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail, And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold, And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds' feet, and makes me walk on my high places."

Finally, I leave you with Zephaniah 3:17 "The Lord your God is in your midst, A victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy." This mighty and regal God who can destroy the ancient mountains with a word sees you. He fights for you. He loves you. And He takes such joy in you.

Anonymous said...

As I sit in Calgary away from all my friends and family I have often wondered about God's mysterous ways. Earl and Ramona you have shown incredable strengh through the last many weeks. Keep looking to God his work is wonderful and His blessings come in many different ways. May God give you peace and strengh as you look towards your next round of chemo. We will be praying for you guys along with everyone else.
Mel

. said...

hey... i understand about your mixed feelings, mona... in some ways i'm so very glad you're on your way back b/c maybe i'll get to see a lil more of you or at least i'll know you're close by, but i also wish that you had stayed out there b/c that'd mean they had some brilliance that winnipeg doesn't...

mmm, but God's still got some brilliance up His sleeve... He's bigger than the dr.s and St. B and Mayo and research and all of that... He's God, after all...

i love you... always...

Anonymous said...

Hi Ramona and Earl,the youth from Hodgson Christian Academy are having a walkathon for you two tomorrow.From Leslie Daniels' rapids to the HCA school at 7pm.They really wanted to do this for you guys 'cause they love you alot.They are praying for you too.You two are such an encouragement to us.

Anonymous said...

Hey Earl and Ramona I'm sorry that you guys didn't get the answers you were hoping for but I'm still praying and thinking of you's a lot these days.
Jenn

Anonymous said...

Hi Ramona,
I understand your mixed feelings on coming home. I feel the same way, wishing Rochester had given you some more definitive answers. I am always thinking of you and praying for your needs. May you always feel love around you.
Kristie K.

Christine said...

I don't know you and probably never will meet you, but you are in my prayers. My sister in law got cancer 10 months after they got married and now she has been cancer free for 8 years. God is an amazing God!

Anonymous said...

Ramona, I've been dreaming about you numerous nights this week. Dreams about weddings and your plastic water decorations and about my trucking trip to visit you. My thoughts have been with you! Just before I fell asleep last night I read a verse from Psalms talking about waiting for the Lord and I just thought of you and Earl and I just want to say, keep looking to God, our Creator as you wait for His healing. You have taught me amazing things, Ramona and Earl. God is using you in a powerful way...even in my workplace. Love you! And Ramona can't wait to see you this weekend and just once again "talk" like the good old days!