Happy New Year!!!
What an amazing way to start out the new year. We have been talking today about how it is actually a blessing for God to have us start out the New Year with a strong sense of our need of Him. God is giving us such encouragement and a sense that Jesus is walking with us every step of the way.
We have a special prayer request for the surgeon Dr. Dormans. Yesterday he mentioned in passing that he hurt his back moving a dish washer just the day before, and is on call the next few days. Please pray that his back pain will go away both for his own benefit and also that it will not be a distraction to him during the biopsy.
On another note, we have received many e-mails and notes that were written well after midnight lately. Just to give you a little flavor of the kinds of communication that we have received that were written so late, and for your own New Years Day entertainment, here is a poem written by Christen's friend Melanie at 3:30 AM one night during the Christmas holiday.
The 8 Healing Reindeer
The first doctor on our list goes by the name of Dr. Dasher
He'll fix your knee right on up with his tumor smasher!
Our second doctor's name we know of course is Dr. Dancer
You have a question? Ask away! He'll always have an answer!
The third doctor, we have learned, is named Dr. Prancer
His awesome skills will have you saying, "I kicked the butt of cancer!"
Our fourth doctor is quite witty, of course it's Dr. Vixen!
The medicine that he subscribes will give your knee some fixin'!
Laughter's the best medicine with dear old Dr. Comet!
He'll have you laughing so hard, you'll nearly want to vomit!
Number six is our favorite, lovable, squishy Dr. Cubit
When you want to run and leap, he'll scream, "You can do it!"
But our seventh doctor will be your favorite, old Dr. Donder
Of all the doctor's you'll agree, there is none other fonder!
But the last doctor will be the best! That is Dr. Blitzen.
For he's the one who will declare, "You're healed dear miss Christen!"
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On a more serious note, tomorrow will be a very long and hard day for Christen. As we came in over New Year's, we won't know the actual time of surgery until we call tomorrow morning at 6:00. The doctor only has two surgeries and his first one is at 7:30, so the nurse guessed Christen would be about 9:00. Pray for Christen to have peace and calmness about it and for a good recovery afterwards. Also, of course, pray for the outcome of the biopsy. Christen will spend the night in the hospital tomorrow and should leave Thursday.
God gave us sweet sharing time with an older woman from India who now resides in Canada. Please pray her and her great niece whom she is here caring for.
Thanks again to all of you.
Steve and Debbie for the family
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6 comments:
i'm glad people enjoy that poem. as long as it made christen smile, my work is done =D (i'm also glad the typo is gone. haha!)
i love you christen! stay safe and i'm praying for you tomorrow morning! God bless =D
Dear Steve, Debbie, Christen, and family,We love you very much and are praying for you all. All things are possible with God, I hope we can come see you when you get back. My favorite poem is Footprints i hope you know it. The author talks about the fact that Jesus carried the man when he was going through hard times, in good times there was two set of footprints in his walk with Christ but in hard times there was only one Christ was carrying him. Thanks for the blog so we know what is going on an what your pray needs are. My God be with you all and give you peace as you face each new day. We love you, Uncle Tom and Aunt Sue
You probably won't see this before your surgery tomorrow, but know that we are thinking of you and praying for you and we're so very thankful that God has you in His hands - the best place to be.
We love you!
- The Murphys
I pray that the biopsy goes well...God will be great no matter what, but still.
Dear Christen,
I will be praying for you a lot today for God's comfort for you and your family, as well as your physicians. The best place to be at any time is in God's hands! You have so many people praying for you, it is an encouragement for all of us.
We love you,
Kurt, Jennifer and Katie
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