It’s been a week since my surgery,
and I’m feeling pretty good! As with all recovery, some days are just better
than others. I’m still extremely tired, but my walks have grown in length, and
I now try to get out to see our feathered friends a couple times a day. Life on
the Rhoades Farm brings much joy!
During this
journey with cancer, I am learning how to fight for joy on a daily basis. Joy
is a choice! I can sit and ponder on the what-ifs, the pains, the hurts, the
scary outcomes, the waiting, OR I can find joy in God. I can seek his face, and
I can experience His joy. His joy is aplenty! It might sound almost
contradictory to be full of joy AND to be fighting cancer, but as Nehemiah
stated “…the JOY of the Lord is your STRENGTH” (Nehemiah 8:10). I can not
express how true this has been for me. The more I focus on God and his love for
me, the less time I have to be stricken with worry or fear. The more I seek joy
in the world around me, the less pain and sadness I feel. God has not forsaken
me, He’s walking right along side me through this entire journey!
Thank you
for continuing to pray for me! My body is a mess, as is normal after most major
surgeries! Please pray for continued healing and adapting to the new “normal”.
Please pray for great test results – clear lymph nodes, clean margins, and
clear parametrium. Cambodia is on my heart…..who has time for cancer?!
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