Fun weekends

David with his classmates
David with Dave Frohnmayer

David, on his way to graduate!

Graduation!

Evan blowing out his candles

Evan having fun at his party!

Evan's Walle Birthday cake!

Two weekends ago, we celebrated Evan's Birthday at Out of this World Pizza. He had a great time with cousins and friends. This past weekend, we celebrated David graduating with his MBA. It was a wonderful celebration. Dave Frohnmayer was the guest speaker. He has been the U of O President for the past 15 years, and was an Oregon Attorney General for 10 years. He was a great guest speaker. I am so proud of David and how hard he has worked for the past 2 years. I am glad to have my husband back! We will have some professional pictures coming soon, but I will post a few of the good ones that I got. June has been a full month...

Pathology report

The kids with my parents over Grace's Birthday weekend in March

David and I at the Papa's Pizza fundraiser for ACS!

Today my parents went to Seattle to have the staples removed after my Father's surgery and to find out the results of the pathology report. The report was great! There were no more signs of cancer. The surgeon indicated he may still have to have chemo as a precaution. They will meet with the Oncologist in a few weeks, after my Dad heals a little more. The good news is, this is the best news we could have gotten. Praise the Lord!

Last night we attended a fundraiser for the American cancer society at Papa's Pizza. A friend of the family lost her little girl to cancer 2 years ago when she was two, and has since been raising money to find a cure for cancer. We invited David's softball team to come too, since their game was the same evening and right next door. I am waiting to find out how much was raised, but it seemed to be a good turnout. Fifty percent of the food you purchased went to ACS.

Thanks again to all of you that are have been praying for our family.

Happy Birthday Evan!

Grace at the Rose Festival
Grace at the Rose Festival
Evan at the Rose festival

Evan at the Rose Festival

Evan's 4 year picture

Happy Birthday Evan...or should I say Frankster the prankster? That is what I call him for fun. He is always up to something, so the name is appropriate. Four years ago today I was in lovely labor with this sweet boy. I had no idea what a ride life would be with him. I am so thankful that he was chosen to be a part of our family. Evan is thrilled to be 4, and is starting his first swimming lessons next week. He also loves his matchbox cars, and has a new found love of baseball. He is learning to pedal a tricycle and continues to make great stride in his speech daily.

Waiting, Wondering, Praying

My Dad and Mom at their 35th wedding anniversary party, 2 years ago.

I spent last Thursday-Saturday with my parents and sister at the University of Washington hospital. As previously posted, my Dad was there to have a liver resection after cancer was found in his gallbladder in April. The surgery was delayed a day due to other surgeries that were more complicated, and transplants that came up. Obviously we were all disappointed especially my father, as he was ready to have his surgery on Thursday. I wouldn't say patience is my families strong suit, but God sure has a sense of humor in teaching us that it is always his timing, and not ours. I have learned that more and more each day I live, that stressing out, worrying and all of the like is really energy that is wasted. I am thankful that my husband rolls with the punches more, and I learn from him in most of these types of situations.

My Dad ended up having his surgery on Friday night. It took about 4 1/2 hours. He has a huge scar in the shape of the letter J, with 37 staples. The doctor could not detect anything with the human eye, and we are waiting for the pathology report to come back next week to see if there is any cancer that was missed. We will then know my father's options, and have more of a clear plan of what will happen next. He went home yesterday, and is doing well so far. I am thankful for the time I had with my family. Watching people you love go through cancer, or any major type of surgery, disease, syndrome, illness or job loss is not easy. I am not saying that my life has been rough because I somehow get through it all one day at a time, just like everyone else, but I have seen a lot of things in my life to people that I love and care about. When talking with my mother one day, I realized how much faith I have. God is a Sovereign God. He created the heavens and the earth: everything whatsoever that exists. He has power over all things. He gives whatever he chooses to whomever he pleases. Nothing exists or occurs without his permission. You can not go through life as a believer and not have increased faith when going through a crisis. There is always something more at every bend in life. With pain, there is happiness, and with tears there is joy. Some days just plain suck. There are no do overs. At the end of the day, God still has a master plan for your life.