The Queen of Hymn Sings Gets Sung To

Mom and Dad received a special blessing on Good Friday. Five Amish buggies pulled in their driveway, horses were hitched to the trees and in came about 30 Amish, half of them infants and children. They then proceeded to have an Amish hymn sing and sang to Mom and Dad. They sang in English this time and all acappella of course. They sang and visited for about an hour. Amazingly compared to our children, theirs sat quietly in their parents' laps the entire time. A lot of the hymns were familiar Christian hymns but frequently the tunes varied as well as some of the verses. There were also a few unfamiliar songs. I have had the pleasure of being here one other time when a group of young adults came and sang around Christmas. That particular time they sang in their Amish German dialect. Unfortunately photography was banned at this event so we aren't able to share some of the sights that came with the sounds. The picture above was one I took a couple of years ago. So you will have to use your imagination from there. As the buggies were pulling out, the horses in the field across the road got excited and started running around the field as if to challenge them to a race around the bend.

And now for the events of the day....

Mom's chemo went well although she is starting to experience some thinning of her hair and as expected, her blood counts are down. Caleb was sick and running a temperature all day. Please be in prayer that Mom & Dad don't get whatever he has. All preventive measures are being taken that can be. And yes, Wendy, I did ask him if he drank any of the creek water.

Romper, Stomper, Bomper Boo, Tell Me, Tell Me Tell Me Do....

Well Mom got her scan results back and the results are good. They did not see any more tumors and commented on the surgical work that had been done. She will continue with her same Chemotherapy regimen which she is tolerating well. We will follow up with another scan in about 4 months. Do you know the TV show the title is from and do you remember the entire introduction? She said my name one day and I really believed that she saw me!

Thank you for all your continued prayers and support you have been Galatians 6:10 in action.

Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Hey Doc Why Didn't You....

Mom had a good checkup with Dr. Moser yesterday. He was very happy with how she was doing. Her incision is well healed and he is happy with how the chemotherapy is going. She has lost a little weight and Mom told him that he should have performed a little tummy tuck while he was in there anyway! He was glad to see that her sense of humor was back. She has a scan scheduled for next week and also in another 4 months. She is enrolled in a research study involving a lengthy questionaire. She gave them my name as a back up to call if they need to remind her to fill it out.. so I not sure who is truely enrolled. Thanks for all the prayers and acts of kindness. Please keep Dad in your prayers as well as he may be coming down with a sinus infection.