Times a ticking

Bob had such a reality check yesterday!!!and it hurt , don't we all still think we are young and able to still leap tall buildings in one leap?  Actually I didn't do well at hurdles so tall buildings would be a streeetch. hehehe. I still think my husband can do anything and he rarely disappoints.   The government has different ideas.  Yesterday he got the papers to fill out for OAS, go on you can figure out what those letters mean!!!!  He also got the papers to fill out for  CPP!!!!  Yikes, How did  he get to be this age? and oh we are so thankful that he is getting this old......  These papers are mailed out 11 months before one's 65th birthday.  Still time to process this upcoming event.  Of course it will be awhile before I receive mine as I am so much younger!!!!  A note of encouragement to those who are younger---KEEP WORKING AND PAYING THOSE PREMIUMS !!!!!

Have you ever sat and pondered how quickly our lives pass, how quickly we become adults, educated, working, raising a family, retiring and then----ultimately on to glory.  This life really is like the blink of an eye. I am thinking that is why we need to be prepared for life after death.  I suppose that is why we are to store up our treasures in heaven and not here on earth.  Bob and I will be spending forever with Jesus in heaven and yep,,, we can know that for sure.  Now we become more aware of the need to take as many people, as we are able, with us to spend eternity with Jesus.  Praying for our families is more fervent, seeing them sell out to God is cause for rejoicing.  Trusting that those around us will realize that the bible is truth and not mess around with the foolishness of this world -- where time is short, but set their eyes on eternity.  Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.  Want to know how?  Give me a call or email, or head over to McKenzie Towne Church some Sunday morning esp if you are in Calgary!!!!!!!!!!

Bob had his oncology appointment yesterday----with Dr. Bahlis.   His counts are all good and the next PET scan will be at the beginning of June, to see what is really going on.  The velcade dose is being dropped down to counteract the neuropathy.  He has also been given ANOTHER drug to act as pain relief for the neuropathy.  Neuropathy is the destruction of nerve cells.  Bob describes his feet, when he walks, as being like walking in a pair of socks that are to big and the socks have become all bunched up on the bottom of your feet.  OR like walking on a whole lot of ball bearings.  His toes are becoming numb so that is somewhat frightening.  Bob is using a walking stick outside and in the estate house---just to help with balance.  His attitude about this has been exceptional.  Learning to live in a new normal means just that; living in this normal and never going back to what was in the past.  Takes time and lots of grace to accept.

 I guess our summer won't be as carefree as we first interpreted the last news to be.  Yes it will be a maintenance dose but will include all the drugs.  The velcade is the one Bob goes to the hospital to receive.  Thinking that after the PET scan we will be more aware of the timing of the routine.  We are still planning on a trip to MB from June 22- around July 6.  We may not be there the whole time but that is the holiday window Bob is taking off.  All you MB friends best polish off those rocking chairs, set them in the sun and get the bug zappers out.  I hear you may have  a large gathering of mosquitoes.  We will watch as you golf and work and cut grass and all those other summer adventures.  Talk again soon...............

Mercy

I was  reading my bible today---using the One Year Bible---.  I had decided I needed to be "in" the Word more than what my devotional readings were giving me.  The OT part I am reading is in Deuteronomy.  Moses is preparing to die and the Israelites are preparing to cross over to the promised land.  The part that really caught my attention yesterday was that Moses was to write down a song for the Israelites so that they and their children would remember what the Lord had done for them in the past and also how the Israelites had disobeyed God and the consequences of their many disobedience's.  The main point for me was to "write it down" lest we forget how we have seen God's Hand at work.


This past weekend was totally unreal for Bob and I and we are shouting God's praises for the whole world to hear.  This was the third week of chemo.  Bob had had yukky side affects the first two weekends especially the second weekend (Easter) so we were prepared for the worst seeing that this was the week three accumulation.  Long story short----very,very minimal yukky side affects, no bloating, minor cramping and minor neuropathy.  We kept waiting until we were almost giddy----Praise God for His mercy.  Oh me of little faith I waited until Bob came home from work last evening---Bob didn't have to come home early and didn't  use his walking stick and didn't have any delayed side affects.  So like  Thomas I could now totally say: "My Lord and My God"  you are alive, alive, alive (sounds like the song) and totally care about us and gave Bob's body relief from the drugs' negative affects.  This next week is drug free.  Bob is back to see the oncologist on the 17th and back on chemo Friday the 19th.

We totally know and appreciate the prayers of the so very many who are praying for Bob.  God heard and answered your prayers and our prayers in such a real miraculous----hmmm---"sightful way" for us.

Now, I have recorded this time of mercy and know God's hand and so in times of doubt, fear and panic I will  read this post and say "my God is faithful, He will never leave us or forsake us."