Nov. 18, 2015 - Good Father

I had a regularly scheduled follow up appointment with my oncologist on Monday - the first time I had been there in six months. I have been having some pain in my ribs for a few weeks, and my doctor scheduled a bone scan, which will happen the first week in December. It's possible for breast cancer to metastasize to ribs, so I'm grateful for a proactive doctor who checks things out!

I am not stressing about it - and there is no reason to think the scan will be bad - but it is definitely on my mind. So as the holidays approach, we again have a choice to make - joy or fear. And we definitely choose joy!

This past year has taught me the importance of focusing on the blessings around me. We will enjoy having all our family together before Kelli and John head back to the Philippines in early 2016. We will reject wasting time dwelling on "what if's" - but continue to believe that nothing that happens in our lives is a surprise to God, and He orders our days.

I have listened to this song over and over this week - and I am SO thankful for our Good, Good Father!!

"I've heard a thousand stories of what they think you're like
But I've heard tender whispers of love in the dead of night
And you tell me that you're pleased
And that I'm never alone

You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, it's who I am

You are perfect in all of your ways
Perfect in all of your ways
You are perfect in all of your ways to us

You're a Good, Good Father
It's who you are, it's who you are, it's who you are
And I'm loved by you
It's who I am, it's who I am, It's who I am"