Good Day Today

Nothing really new to report. All is well. I had a good day today. Spent work day laughing and joking with co-workers in between working. I am having a bit of trouble with my right shoulder. Has to do with how I'm sitting at my workstation. I can't seem to get myself positioned correctly to stop the discomfort. I think I need to get up from my desk more often. I sit way too long on my butt all day! At least I work out most mornings so I am getting exercise.

I did learn that my plastic surgeon was contacted by my insurance company so all looks good to go for the surgery.

Getting myself psyched for this Saturday's cancer ride in PA. I am hoping that my horse, Chunky, will behave for me. He usually does better away from home. He is getting much more brave when we go on rides. He is not so buddy sour anymore. He actually likes to take the lead, which he never has really liked to do in the 3 1/2 years I've had him. I love riding him and spending time with him. He really lowers my stress level and helps me to relax. I'm so glad I have him and my other horse, Spice. When I start to feel down, all I have to do is go to the farm where I board them and I feel instantly better. I've heard horse back riding is very therapeutic. It will be awhile after the surgery before I can ride, but it will be cold any way. I don't do much riding during colder months. By springtime I should be getting back into shape physically so that I can ride again. I am looking forward to that time.

Almost every day I find someone new that has me on a prayer list. It is wonderful that God is helping me to meet so many wonderful people and to be able touch lives in a positive way. I wish, though, that I was better at writing and could put some more humor into this blog. I so want to joke about my breast cancer to lighten the mood. I want people to be comfortable around me and be able to ask questions or give me their insight. Life is no fun if you can't laugh at it sometimes.

I did forget to mention in my other blog entries that I had an MRI done before I got the results of my genetic testing. The remnants of my tumor after needle biopsy were down to about 3 mm from .75 cm. No other cancer showed up in either breast. My new prayer is that the remnant died and is not spreading to lymph nodes so that when I do have the mastecomies my lymph nodes don't have to be removed.

I know God loves me. He talks to me all the time through circumstances, other people, email, etc. The following Bible verses popped up in my email box today. It's when I get these types of emails that I know He is speaking directly to me. He is letting me know that He is with me every step of the way through this journey.


"Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death? (Even the Scriptures say, 'For your sake we are killed every day, we are being slaughtered like sheep.') No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away. Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Romans 8:35-39 NLT

 

Have a Blessed Day!

Kelly