Chemo session #5 for Ed came and went without any difficulties. A little more rash. A little less hair. Nothing outstanding. I do have to say that he seems to enjoy joking with the infusion nurse of the day. Others getting chemo in the same room seem to do nothing by lie back in the reclining chair and sleep or listen to music via earphones (of course they may be receiving chemo that takes anywhere from 1-8 hours~whereas Ed's just takes 30 minutes!). But in our little corner of the room there is chatter and laughter abounding. He is truly living God's Word: "A cheerful heart is good medicine..." (Prov. 22a). I love that about him!
We really enjoy our drives to Tucson each week. We are enraptured by the beautiful songs about our wonderful Savior streaming from our CD player as if we were in the very presence of God. Our Savior enhances our joy through His paintings in the sky. We've seen the reds, pinks, and yellows of unbelievable sunrises. We've seen sunny, cloudless skies as though painted on a beautiful blue canvas. Sometimes that beauty is enhanced by white, puffy clouds which seem to float effortlessly on their own throughout the wide expanse. And then, there was this time. As the skies became cloudy and overcast, obscuring the sun that started out the day, God seemed to open up small portals of the sky so that we could get glimpses of the sunbeams which emanated, it seemed, from Heaven itself~so much contrast that we could hardly keep our eyes off of that light. "At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory" (Mark 13:26). I love that about Him!
How can we not praise God for this driving time. It could be mundane and boring. It could be something we just endure to get the chemo done~a two hour ride each way, week after week. But no. We have chosen to make it an adventure, and that it is. There is something new and exciting in it week after week, and we can only thank God for this opportunity. I love that!
Mary
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