FRIENDS

What are FRIENDS for? This past week has been a time of experiencing what FRIENDS are all about. Saturday we had a pizza reunion of our Home Bible study group from 2006 . What memories were rekindled, and how encouraging to have FRIENDS who are concerned and praying for you regularly.

Sunday morning we worshipped with our FRIENDS at Christchurch, and there were lots of hugs shared too. It is amazing how much a hug communicates without a word being said!

FRIENDS in our present Home Bible study group finished Ephesians Sunday evening with more encouraging words and hugs. What does one do without FRIENDS? They are a necessary part of life!

Have you ever had the doctor ask you to describe the pain or ache that is bothering you? It has become a weekly ordeal for me, and I wish the answer was easy to explain. My back aches, but the restless leg syndrome and heaviness in my lower abdomen is challenging to put into words, and it definitely effects my sleep. Everything else went well at the cancer center. Since I had a late appointment, we again stopped at Bubbs Grub on the way home .

I nearly forgot to mention that I had my stent replaced on Tuesday. That was going well until the nurse inserting the IV said, "Oh, that isn't good!" Since IVs or anything to do with needles is not one of my favorite things, and I don't watch what they are doing, this was not a good statement for me to hear. I was hoping, from that point on, she would continue doing her job without comment, and she did.

God's Word for the week is Numbers 9:8, "WAIT untilI I find out what the LORD commands..." This was the response Moses gave when asked questions without ready answers. As I continue this cancer journey, I have loads of questions for God, and He says, "Wait." He also says that He will never leave me, and that He is my Rock. What more do I need?