Friday, April 21, 2006
An almost normal day
Well, what the difference a day makes! Amy has rebounded VERY nicely. Her energy levels are good and her stamina has increased as well. A typical treatment day has Amy sleeping most of the way back from Madison, but yesterday she chatted her mother’s ear off the entire way home. She ate well and even kept it down! She even had energy to do some house work!
So, how can we account for this amazingly quick turn around? First, let me say that we’re not taking ANYTHING for granted, it may be that this is only temporary, I don’t think so, but if it is, we praise God for it because this is the closest to a normal Amy that I’ve seen in a very long time. So, with that said, we KNOW this amazing turn around is due to the prayer support each and everyone of you are responsible for. We know that God loves the prayers of His people (1 Timothy 2:1-4). When we pray, God chooses how and when He will act. Prayers are never automatic. Prayer is not a mechanism or a mere technique of leveraging heaven's compliance with our desires. God is always wiser and greater than our best prayers. But He loves to answer our prayers, no matter how confused they may be. And this is why: He is honored…He is revealed…and He is praised and glorified when He answers prayer. Thank you for being faithful and praying for us, through the glory this shows our God, He in turn has heard your prayers, He has given ear to your plea and he has, for this time, answered your prayers for comfort & relief of Amy’s suffering.
God IS good!
PS...Don’t forget! Purple day will be this coming WEDNESDAY, April 26th
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
So, how can we account for this amazingly quick turn around? First, let me say that we’re not taking ANYTHING for granted, it may be that this is only temporary, I don’t think so, but if it is, we praise God for it because this is the closest to a normal Amy that I’ve seen in a very long time. So, with that said, we KNOW this amazing turn around is due to the prayer support each and everyone of you are responsible for. We know that God loves the prayers of His people (1 Timothy 2:1-4). When we pray, God chooses how and when He will act. Prayers are never automatic. Prayer is not a mechanism or a mere technique of leveraging heaven's compliance with our desires. God is always wiser and greater than our best prayers. But He loves to answer our prayers, no matter how confused they may be. And this is why: He is honored…He is revealed…and He is praised and glorified when He answers prayer. Thank you for being faithful and praying for us, through the glory this shows our God, He in turn has heard your prayers, He has given ear to your plea and he has, for this time, answered your prayers for comfort & relief of Amy’s suffering.
God IS good!
PS...Don’t forget! Purple day will be this coming WEDNESDAY, April 26th
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me - V
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Praise the Lord! Amy, Vince, Howard Family, much love and Prayers from the Newgent family. We have a case of the Lanabalm coming. Love Janie
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: 3:11 PM, April 21, 2006
: 3:11 PM, April 21, 2006
Dear Vince and Amy,
I know you don't know me, Amy, but my husband (John Miller) was Vince's youth pastor during Vince's senior (?) year in Cedar Falls. John is now the senior pastor at Randy and Denise's church, Trinity, in Cedar Falls. Denise has shared your blogsite address with us and I have been reading it every day and just wanted to let you know that I am praying for all of you.
Vince, what a long ways your faith has come since those days we knew you back in the early 80's! As I read your blog, I am amazed at your insights and your walk with Jesus in the midst of a horribly difficult time. We never know how we would respond to that type of a trial until we face it ourselves---but I would hope that my faith would remain as strong as yours seems to be. And I loved your reference to the Casting Crowns song----"Praise You In The Storm", I think it is called? It is easy to praise God in the good times. It is only by His grace and power that we can praise Him in the midst of the "storms" of life. But what a witness to the world!
A friend of mine here just shared something with me that I thought you might find encouraging. She, too, is in the midst of an extremely difficult time. She said to me in a recent e-mail, "Comfort during trials can only be found by focusing our attention on the One who carries us through them." Isn't that a neat thought? I pray that your focus on the One who is carrying you through this time will grow clearer and stronger with each passing day as you face the uncertainties of "tomorrow."
I will continue to pray for you all. May Jesus be very near and increasingly precious to you during this time!
Karen Miller
I know you don't know me, Amy, but my husband (John Miller) was Vince's youth pastor during Vince's senior (?) year in Cedar Falls. John is now the senior pastor at Randy and Denise's church, Trinity, in Cedar Falls. Denise has shared your blogsite address with us and I have been reading it every day and just wanted to let you know that I am praying for all of you.
Vince, what a long ways your faith has come since those days we knew you back in the early 80's! As I read your blog, I am amazed at your insights and your walk with Jesus in the midst of a horribly difficult time. We never know how we would respond to that type of a trial until we face it ourselves---but I would hope that my faith would remain as strong as yours seems to be. And I loved your reference to the Casting Crowns song----"Praise You In The Storm", I think it is called? It is easy to praise God in the good times. It is only by His grace and power that we can praise Him in the midst of the "storms" of life. But what a witness to the world!
A friend of mine here just shared something with me that I thought you might find encouraging. She, too, is in the midst of an extremely difficult time. She said to me in a recent e-mail, "Comfort during trials can only be found by focusing our attention on the One who carries us through them." Isn't that a neat thought? I pray that your focus on the One who is carrying you through this time will grow clearer and stronger with each passing day as you face the uncertainties of "tomorrow."
I will continue to pray for you all. May Jesus be very near and increasingly precious to you during this time!
Karen Miller
# posted by : 9:20 PM, April 23, 2006
: 9:20 PM, April 23, 2006
Hi V+A,
we've been sooo very thankful that the treatments are draing to a close...we cont. to pray/trust w/you that the tumor(s) have indeed shrunk!!! And that we aill all stand in awe @ what God has done!!
xo Love 'ya all!!!
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we've been sooo very thankful that the treatments are draing to a close...we cont. to pray/trust w/you that the tumor(s) have indeed shrunk!!! And that we aill all stand in awe @ what God has done!!
xo Love 'ya all!!!
# posted by : 9:26 PM, April 23, 2006
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