Milestone!

Happy 4th of July! While I have spent the day working outside and cleaning in the basement, I have been praying extra hard for all of the military men and women and their families. While I consider the gift of salvation I have accepted as most important (of course), I certainly do not want to take our country's freedom for granted. And to live in this country is to live in the best place in the world!

Saturday evening marked Andrew's 10th treatment at home! As I flipped back the pages of the little book we use, I could not believe it! I still hate drawing up the medication into the syringe and still worry about air bubbles and try to get rid of them, but Andrew is doing the hard part. He has had a hard time with the thought of needles lately. Once he puts them in, he is fine. Pete offered to put them in this time, so that motivated Andrew to go ahead and do it! I offered, of course, and was glad he still wanted to do them himself!

We go back next Monday to two appointments and hope to have super high numbers. Sam has an appointment where we want his numbers to be low, so I told my Sunday School class that I will try my best not to get mixed up. I just hope we feel relief after these appointments and get all of the numbers.

His legs are doing better, so thanks to those of you who prayed for that. He is wearing the Zensah sleeves; and if anyone has any other suggestions, we will take them! He does not have to wear them all of the time, so that is good.

Andrew and Peter both run The Bear this Thursday. The past couple of years this race has been a source of encouragement to all of us after a tough time. I pray it is this year as well. It's not just that Andrew has done well ~ it's that he CAN. No matter what, we are looking forward to a good and strong senior year for him.

We have so many people on our prayer lists at church and home. We know you all do too, and we appreciate all of the prayers and encouragment you give to us! We really really do! It's not something we take for granted.

I will email again when we get Andrew's numbers and see how those treatments are going. I hope to really puzzle those doctors so that they know Andrew's good swift reaction to all of this had Help! And of course, I pray that he will be better and be able to keep on running (his races and in his life).

I heard Matthew West's new song a few weeks ago. I almost felt like he had talked to me on one of my bad days! I will copy and paste it below. Google it if you feel overwhelmed. It is a great reminder that we are not left to do anything on our own.

Happy 4th again!

Love,
Wendi





STRONG ENOUGH Lyrics
Matthew West

You must
You must think I’m strong
To give me what I’m going through

Well, forgive me
Forgive me if I’m wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own

I know I’m not strong enough to be
everything that I’m supposed to be
I give up
I’m not strong enough
Hands of mercy won’t you cover me
Lord right now I’m asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us

Well, maybe
Maybe that’s the point
To reach the point of giving up

Cause when I’m finally
Finally at rock bottom
Well, that’s when I start looking up
And reaching out

I know I’m not strong enough to be
everything that I’m supposed to be
I give up
I’m not strong enough
Hands of mercy won’t you cover me
Lord right now I’m asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

Cause I’m broken down to nothing
But I’m still holding on to the one thing
You are God and you are strong
When I am weak
I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don’t have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don’t have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

Oh, yeah

I know I’m not strong enough to be
everything that I’m supposed to be
I give up
I’m not strong enough
Hands of mercy won’t you cover me
Lord right now I’m asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
Strong enough