A long awaited update - and a prayer request

We send greetings to our family and friends. Please forgive the infrequent updates to this blog. In the world of cancer, this is often a good thing. It means we don't have any bad news. We're deeply aware of the insidiousness of this disease and that it could recur at any time. Your prayers remain pivotal in this constant battle. Cancer is a chronic disease and ovarian cancer has a very high recurrence rate. Though the odds are unfavorable, God is bigger than the odds. We remind ourselves of this daily.

Karen has been busy, busy, busy and gains more energy by the day. She has been busy with a renovation project updating a bathroom and adding an office to our lower level and going with Kylie to dance recital rehearsals this week. Her hair is a short blondish bob, slightly shorter than my hair. She says she still feels bald because her hair was once so long (scroll down to the photo and you'll see how long and beautiful it was). With all we've been through, the biggest tragedy has been the loss of her hair. Yes it'll grow back...but until you've been there, you can't imagine. Wigs don't cut it. They itch and look unnatural.

I continue to work two positions right now - not easy, but I enjoy the work at both and that is a motivator that makes me forget how tired I feel sometimes. Our financial situation has improved considerably, but still need your prayers - we have five more weeks to find new financing for our home of 14 years. God has been very gracious about this and many prayers have already been answered. Please storm the gates of heaven on our behalf in this situation, which while it causes distress, we also have a peace about it.

Sometime in June Karen goes in for the first blood work that has not been influenced by chemotherapy. Last night we talked and got teary eyed thinking "what if the CA-125 rises?" I would give up everything I have for this to never, ever come back. Nobody, though, has that kind of control. Of everything that has come my way in life, this has been the one thing I can't control. Still, in the midst of this, you find Christ and His comfort. His peace becomes more and more real in our darkest struggles.

Thank you again for prayer support and all the love you have shown us. Rejoice in our God's goodness and provision!