October 5

What a great day Sunday was! Miriam was so encouraged to be in church yesterday, worshipping and praising God with many of you who have been such a vital part of her support team over these past weeks. Being in the house of the Lord, along with His people, is such a source of strength and blessing.

It often happens in life, though, that following a time of encouragement and uplifting, the enemy likes to come in and try to discourage. So, after Sunday comes Monday! Today started off on a bit of a low note emotionally for Miriam. It seems like there is this sense that the prayers that are lifted up for Miriam have established a dike of protection, on the other side of which there are waves that keep rushing in, trying to overcome the dike and cause flooding. Some of those waves crashed over the top for a while today, and Miriam really needed time this afternoon with Marylynne to focus on God's goodness and mercy for her over the last days. Their focus was on the many benefits ... it really is true that when our prayers are led by thanksgiving, God seems to bring the other things into focus for us. Peace came flooding in again this afternoon, and Miriam knows that your prayers are making the difference for her.

There are several items that we can all be remembering to pray for these days. Miriam has an appointment on Thursday with the Radiation Oncologist here at the Abbotsord Regional Hospital in order to set a plan into place on how to deal with the bone cancer in her femur. What will that look like? What will be involved? How will she feel? Lots of questions, lots of waiting. There is also the waiting for an appointment for another CT scan and more bloodwork. The primary site has still not been defined, and the unknown can bring its own stress.

Miriam continues to count on your prayers to sustain her through these days. We can be the hands that continue to lift her up to our heavenly Father.

Daily Light was so good today...what a great verse that began the day "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me...Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him...I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications..." Praise God for His Word that continues to give a "lifting up".