When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpation's, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpation's, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
Just sayin'
Dave
Crazy Papa
I'll make 'um an offer
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
I Think I'll Change My Mind
Do you think that God ever changes His mind? Not a trick question. Really! Do you, as a "fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ" (a Christian) think that God changes His mind? Can He change His mind? After all, we've been these very "dogmatic" believers who have preached for years that certainly God knows everything (which He does) and He has everything etched in stone (something like the 10 Commandments). But really, ask yourself. Does God sometimes change His mind?
I think back in Exodus when the children of God were running for their very lives to get away from the awful Pharaoh and try to get to the "Promised Land" for which Moses helped them set out for. What about when they arrived at the Red Sea; What if God at first wanted then to turn left and take a leisurely stroll up the coastline of the Red Sea, enjoying the scenery and relaxing as they organized their families and walked their way to freedom? And then suddenly, as if from out of nowhere, here comes Pharaoh's massive army, chasing God's children and He said to Moses, "Okay, just have them stop right here! I'll cut this sea in half so that you all can walk across on dry land!" We know that happened because it is written in scripture but do we really know and understand that there are circumstances that COULD POSSIBLY cause God to change His mind? Just sayin', you know.
I had a very long discussion with God this morning and most of you know that I have what the medical industry considers a disease with little hope of fixing. BUT, what if God changed His mind? He knows I have been giving Him ALL the GLORY, in good days and bad. What if He decided He wanted to use me to astonish the medical society much like Jesus did as He dealt with the sick servant of the Centurion who eventually died before Jesus got there (Luke 7). He died and Jesus decided that he should live some more so He healed him. Amazing to those around Him.
I've spent a lot of the last few years praying for and asking God for miracles for others I have watched suffer tremendous pain and suffering and a time or two, I've mentioned my own ordeal. But this morning, we talked for what seemed like an hour about what I want and what God wants. I mentioned to Him that I was settled on His decision, but it didn't mean that I didn't want to see some of the "life-changing" events that my children and grand-children would go through over the next 20 years or so. I tried not to be selfish but making sure God understood I was ready but still wanting.
Truly, in the medical field, there is not anything that can fix what I have short of this Bone Marrow Transplant, and we're not even really sure of that! But what if God changed His mind as His children reached the Red Sea with nowhere else to go? What was it that caused Jesus to raise this Centurion's servant, even after he had already died?
Can God change His mind? Does God change His mind? Can I be a "miracle in progress" for His Glory? Suddenly, I'm not so "Dogmatic" in my way of thinking. Can God change His mind about me? I don't know; He's God, not me. But just a little confession...I did ask!
I hope you are reading and getting something from my devotions. They are "richly" inspired by my time with God. And if you don't take the time to read them, there is some beautiful music on this blog that will fill your own quiet time with His love.
This morning I feel like a million bucks. By 2:00 O'clock this afternoon I may only feel like $85,000.00, but that's still more than I have in my bank account...lol.
Does God change His mind sometimes? I don't know. Why don't we just wait and see!
Dave
I think back in Exodus when the children of God were running for their very lives to get away from the awful Pharaoh and try to get to the "Promised Land" for which Moses helped them set out for. What about when they arrived at the Red Sea; What if God at first wanted then to turn left and take a leisurely stroll up the coastline of the Red Sea, enjoying the scenery and relaxing as they organized their families and walked their way to freedom? And then suddenly, as if from out of nowhere, here comes Pharaoh's massive army, chasing God's children and He said to Moses, "Okay, just have them stop right here! I'll cut this sea in half so that you all can walk across on dry land!" We know that happened because it is written in scripture but do we really know and understand that there are circumstances that COULD POSSIBLY cause God to change His mind? Just sayin', you know.
I had a very long discussion with God this morning and most of you know that I have what the medical industry considers a disease with little hope of fixing. BUT, what if God changed His mind? He knows I have been giving Him ALL the GLORY, in good days and bad. What if He decided He wanted to use me to astonish the medical society much like Jesus did as He dealt with the sick servant of the Centurion who eventually died before Jesus got there (Luke 7). He died and Jesus decided that he should live some more so He healed him. Amazing to those around Him.
I've spent a lot of the last few years praying for and asking God for miracles for others I have watched suffer tremendous pain and suffering and a time or two, I've mentioned my own ordeal. But this morning, we talked for what seemed like an hour about what I want and what God wants. I mentioned to Him that I was settled on His decision, but it didn't mean that I didn't want to see some of the "life-changing" events that my children and grand-children would go through over the next 20 years or so. I tried not to be selfish but making sure God understood I was ready but still wanting.
Truly, in the medical field, there is not anything that can fix what I have short of this Bone Marrow Transplant, and we're not even really sure of that! But what if God changed His mind as His children reached the Red Sea with nowhere else to go? What was it that caused Jesus to raise this Centurion's servant, even after he had already died?
Can God change His mind? Does God change His mind? Can I be a "miracle in progress" for His Glory? Suddenly, I'm not so "Dogmatic" in my way of thinking. Can God change His mind about me? I don't know; He's God, not me. But just a little confession...I did ask!
I hope you are reading and getting something from my devotions. They are "richly" inspired by my time with God. And if you don't take the time to read them, there is some beautiful music on this blog that will fill your own quiet time with His love.
This morning I feel like a million bucks. By 2:00 O'clock this afternoon I may only feel like $85,000.00, but that's still more than I have in my bank account...lol.
Does God change His mind sometimes? I don't know. Why don't we just wait and see!
Dave
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
A Giant Has Died Today
"Jesus wept", John 11:35 is considered (in fact is) the shortest verse of the Bible. Having only two words in this verse, it makes some very powerful statements about our faith.
Over the years dealing with hundreds of people going through the trials of "cancer", I've had many, many opportunities to meet very interesting and very unique people. For instance, about 3 weeks ago, I had an encounter with Shirley. As she sat in her chair, tears streaming down her face and fumbling with her blanket, I felt compelled to go to her and she was having trouble separating her blanket so she could cover her cold body up. I helped her then as I hugged her, I whispered into her fragile little ear, "God loves you very much and He cares that you are here!" Of course that started an almost "never ending" conversation to which she received peace in her day.
I've made several friends during my treatments in chemotherapy, because that's just who I am. A loud-mouthed, wanna be, know-it-all, and I want everyone else to know it too. I'm talking about Jesus Christ of course.
One of the friends I've considered very close, even though our relationship only lasted about 7 months was Dennis. Dennis and I have had conversations (mostly about God) and laughed together and began a relationship that "clicked" so quickly, our wives were attempting to schedule our chemo on the same days and close to the same times so we would be able to have time to visit together.
Yesterday was another day we had scheduled together and I was really looking forward to it. While they were poking me with a needle, my wife, Barb got a phone call. It was from Dennis' wife, April. She told Barb that Dennis would not be coming to chemo as he was in the hospital and it REALLY DID NOT look good. So before I go any further with my friend Dennis, let me pause here and explain a small portion of this GIANT two word scripture I quoted.
One of Jesus' closest friends had died and Jesus was a few villages away. When He was summoned about the death of His good friend, Lazarus, He tarried yet a couple more days and finally stood before the grave of Lazarus where He carried on a conversation with Martha (she was "not at all" pleased that Jesus was so long in arriving). In John 11:25, 26 Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" Martha's response said everything that Jesus expected as Martha's faith was first of all, limited and secondly, it was a fundamental faith. She had mentioned earlier that had Jesus been there, her brother would not have died, describing her "limited" faith. Her response to Jesus was in verse 27, "Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world." So her response sounded a little like a "canned presentation" she'd learned perhaps in Sunday school.
Jesus was looking for the "Unlimited Faith" that would have caused HER to order the stone rolled away because the Christ was here and prepared to perform a miracle.
So what does this really have to do with me and my good friend Dennis? Well we asked my nurse to speed up the treatment for me as we needed to go directly to the hospital, our friends, Dennis and April needed us. When we arrived, my precious friend was already being kept alive artificially by machines which were April's request. She wanted Dennis to hear from me before passing. I leaned down close to his ear and reminded him that "Jesus wept" because of the limited and fundamental faith of believers, two of which, we were NOT. I explained that Jesus was standing at the opening of his grave waiting for the opportunity to retrieve his Spirit from his body. He was free and able to go home at any time, and that he should just expect to see Jesus Christ, his Lord as he arrived.
Within moments the nurses came in and removed all of the artificial devices that were keeping Dennis here and I believe that within a minute, two at the most, MY GOOD FRIEND, was receiving the biggest "bear hug" he had ever experienced.
So listen and I've said this before: "None of us are going to make it out of this alive.” However it is our strong faith, not our "limited" faith or our "fundamental" understanding of God's Word that causes us to believe. It is that still small voice that can only be heard by your heart that whispers, "I'm here, let go, I'll catch you." Lazarus came out of that grave in his resuscitated body, but Dennis came out of his in his resurrected, glorified body, ready to meet God face-to-face. Good bye, my wonderful friend and thanks for bringing me such joy. You will be truly missed; however I plan to see you again.
You’re Chemo Buddy, Dave
Over the years dealing with hundreds of people going through the trials of "cancer", I've had many, many opportunities to meet very interesting and very unique people. For instance, about 3 weeks ago, I had an encounter with Shirley. As she sat in her chair, tears streaming down her face and fumbling with her blanket, I felt compelled to go to her and she was having trouble separating her blanket so she could cover her cold body up. I helped her then as I hugged her, I whispered into her fragile little ear, "God loves you very much and He cares that you are here!" Of course that started an almost "never ending" conversation to which she received peace in her day.
I've made several friends during my treatments in chemotherapy, because that's just who I am. A loud-mouthed, wanna be, know-it-all, and I want everyone else to know it too. I'm talking about Jesus Christ of course.
One of the friends I've considered very close, even though our relationship only lasted about 7 months was Dennis. Dennis and I have had conversations (mostly about God) and laughed together and began a relationship that "clicked" so quickly, our wives were attempting to schedule our chemo on the same days and close to the same times so we would be able to have time to visit together.
Yesterday was another day we had scheduled together and I was really looking forward to it. While they were poking me with a needle, my wife, Barb got a phone call. It was from Dennis' wife, April. She told Barb that Dennis would not be coming to chemo as he was in the hospital and it REALLY DID NOT look good. So before I go any further with my friend Dennis, let me pause here and explain a small portion of this GIANT two word scripture I quoted.
One of Jesus' closest friends had died and Jesus was a few villages away. When He was summoned about the death of His good friend, Lazarus, He tarried yet a couple more days and finally stood before the grave of Lazarus where He carried on a conversation with Martha (she was "not at all" pleased that Jesus was so long in arriving). In John 11:25, 26 Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" Martha's response said everything that Jesus expected as Martha's faith was first of all, limited and secondly, it was a fundamental faith. She had mentioned earlier that had Jesus been there, her brother would not have died, describing her "limited" faith. Her response to Jesus was in verse 27, "Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world." So her response sounded a little like a "canned presentation" she'd learned perhaps in Sunday school.
Jesus was looking for the "Unlimited Faith" that would have caused HER to order the stone rolled away because the Christ was here and prepared to perform a miracle.
So what does this really have to do with me and my good friend Dennis? Well we asked my nurse to speed up the treatment for me as we needed to go directly to the hospital, our friends, Dennis and April needed us. When we arrived, my precious friend was already being kept alive artificially by machines which were April's request. She wanted Dennis to hear from me before passing. I leaned down close to his ear and reminded him that "Jesus wept" because of the limited and fundamental faith of believers, two of which, we were NOT. I explained that Jesus was standing at the opening of his grave waiting for the opportunity to retrieve his Spirit from his body. He was free and able to go home at any time, and that he should just expect to see Jesus Christ, his Lord as he arrived.
Within moments the nurses came in and removed all of the artificial devices that were keeping Dennis here and I believe that within a minute, two at the most, MY GOOD FRIEND, was receiving the biggest "bear hug" he had ever experienced.
So listen and I've said this before: "None of us are going to make it out of this alive.” However it is our strong faith, not our "limited" faith or our "fundamental" understanding of God's Word that causes us to believe. It is that still small voice that can only be heard by your heart that whispers, "I'm here, let go, I'll catch you." Lazarus came out of that grave in his resuscitated body, but Dennis came out of his in his resurrected, glorified body, ready to meet God face-to-face. Good bye, my wonderful friend and thanks for bringing me such joy. You will be truly missed; however I plan to see you again.
You’re Chemo Buddy, Dave
Sunday, June 26, 2011
"I Am" Always With You
Today and yesterday has been a very "down" day emotionally for me. Surely I had good cause to be MORE than joyful as my blood tests are increasing on their own which is a good thing but I'm experiencing some emotional downtime between friends and loved ones that just should not be.
Except for writing, I am a poor communicator and sometimes things in my head get so "jumbled" up that they are not even understandable for me. And so there are times when I speak and it comes out like "lightening". Don't feel too bad, you all have similar difficulties when it comes to communication.
But as I sit here in my recliner the Lord has reminded me that I should not fear or be overly concerned with the things that may be lost (even in communication) here on earth, because His reward for me in heaven is 1000 fold better than that which I may someday leave behind.
I have an overwhelming love for those close to me, my friends and family and time is too, too, short for me, and others to live with our "shoes in our mouths". So tonight as I remove the shoe laces from my teeth and replace them where they belong, I do not fear, for I was "Wonderfully made" for the purpose of receiving the love from the Father.
If you feel unloved tonight remember that you too, were "Wonderfully created" in the image of God simply for fellowship with Him. All else is secondary to that love and fellowship. Go to the Father and let Him place His arms around you and assure you of His love, the love that lasts an eternity.
Dave
Except for writing, I am a poor communicator and sometimes things in my head get so "jumbled" up that they are not even understandable for me. And so there are times when I speak and it comes out like "lightening". Don't feel too bad, you all have similar difficulties when it comes to communication.
But as I sit here in my recliner the Lord has reminded me that I should not fear or be overly concerned with the things that may be lost (even in communication) here on earth, because His reward for me in heaven is 1000 fold better than that which I may someday leave behind.
I have an overwhelming love for those close to me, my friends and family and time is too, too, short for me, and others to live with our "shoes in our mouths". So tonight as I remove the shoe laces from my teeth and replace them where they belong, I do not fear, for I was "Wonderfully made" for the purpose of receiving the love from the Father.
If you feel unloved tonight remember that you too, were "Wonderfully created" in the image of God simply for fellowship with Him. All else is secondary to that love and fellowship. Go to the Father and let Him place His arms around you and assure you of His love, the love that lasts an eternity.
Dave
Friday, June 17, 2011
Looking To The Reward
Heb. 11:24-26 says, "By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin; considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward."
When you have an individual physical problem, there always seems to be "left turns when you were expecting right turns." First there is a cancerous disease, that slows life down to a turtle's pace. Then after years of treatment and the normal "ups and downs" other difficulties are added to the mix. Some people (referring to myself) just so happen to acquire additional diseases simply from accepting the treatment in the first place (boy is this disturbing to a person who tries to stay on the "up" side).
At any rate, my wife and I have continued to pray, as we have, from the beginning, left the "hard stuff" in the hands of the Lord, knowing that His Grace has always been sufficient. As I mentioned, there are "highs and lows" as you go through these treatments. I've met some wonderful people in chemo that I pray for and am sure that they pray for me. In fact, a good friend named Dennis, has begun to discuss Godly things with me which is what I believe for both our lives, this is what God wants.
Some of you may know that Barb and I have been trying for 4 months to get a Liver Biopsy done so we can at least know if I qualify for a Bone Marrow Transplant in the future. Well that biopsy finally was completed a few days ago and we got a call from the Liver doctor to let us know what it actually looks like. We were "stunned" to say the least and in "SHOCK" at this moment, still.
Barb wrote down what he read off the report and I want to share it in its entirety so you can see the reason we seem to be walking a couple of inches off the floor:
Diagnosis: Liver, needle core biopsy:
Minimal portal hepatitis with mild steatosis, compatible with clinical history of chronic hepatitis C (grade 1 inflammation, stage 0 fibrosis) (grade1 & stage0 are lowest levels of difficulty)
Comments:
Sections show portions of benign liver tissue in which the architecture is normal. There is minimal portal inflammation composed of lymphocytes. There is no interface activity or bile duct damage. the hepatic lobules show no significant inflammatory component. There is mild macrovesicular fatty change. No pigment deposition, granulomatous inflammation or metastatic tumor is identified. an iron stain shows minimal iron deposition. A trichrome stain shows no evidence of fibrosis. (end of report).
Of course there was a lot more but this was what was so amazing. When I had my first Liver Biopsy, it was much, much worse than this and I have never been treated for my liver because of other, more pressing issues. Can anyone say "Miracle of God"?
Heb. 2: 1-4 says, "For this reason we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard. God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will."
How can all of this have anything to do with my Liver Biopsy? Because it has been continually "spoken through the Lord and unalterable angels so as to bring forth a miracle of great magnitude. MY LIVER IS VERY NEARLY PERFECT after all the chemotherapy, after all the antibiotics, after all the blood transfusions and platelet transfusions, not to mention the diagnosis of hepatitis C over 8 years ago.
In the beginning I quoted a passage of scripture explaining how Moses would rather live with the difficulties of his life than to "STOP LOOKING FOR HIS REWARD." Is this what we do? It is what I do. And I know, without doubt that "THOUSANDS" of wonderful Christian men and women have continued through the years to lift me up to the Father for HIS REWARD. Today, I believe I received a portion (a LARGE portion of that reward) and the results of these findings brings me ONE major step closer to a Bone Marrow Transplant, which they have always said was the only step to get to as a "life saving" step.
What a joy to wait on the Lord and finally see His marvelous miracles at work. How thankful I am that I experienced "so great a salvation".
There are too, too, many to say thanks to so just let me say, God loves you, just like He loves me. Keep looking for that reward because you have "so great a salvation."
Dave
When you have an individual physical problem, there always seems to be "left turns when you were expecting right turns." First there is a cancerous disease, that slows life down to a turtle's pace. Then after years of treatment and the normal "ups and downs" other difficulties are added to the mix. Some people (referring to myself) just so happen to acquire additional diseases simply from accepting the treatment in the first place (boy is this disturbing to a person who tries to stay on the "up" side).
At any rate, my wife and I have continued to pray, as we have, from the beginning, left the "hard stuff" in the hands of the Lord, knowing that His Grace has always been sufficient. As I mentioned, there are "highs and lows" as you go through these treatments. I've met some wonderful people in chemo that I pray for and am sure that they pray for me. In fact, a good friend named Dennis, has begun to discuss Godly things with me which is what I believe for both our lives, this is what God wants.
Some of you may know that Barb and I have been trying for 4 months to get a Liver Biopsy done so we can at least know if I qualify for a Bone Marrow Transplant in the future. Well that biopsy finally was completed a few days ago and we got a call from the Liver doctor to let us know what it actually looks like. We were "stunned" to say the least and in "SHOCK" at this moment, still.
Barb wrote down what he read off the report and I want to share it in its entirety so you can see the reason we seem to be walking a couple of inches off the floor:
Diagnosis: Liver, needle core biopsy:
Minimal portal hepatitis with mild steatosis, compatible with clinical history of chronic hepatitis C (grade 1 inflammation, stage 0 fibrosis) (grade1 & stage0 are lowest levels of difficulty)
Comments:
Sections show portions of benign liver tissue in which the architecture is normal. There is minimal portal inflammation composed of lymphocytes. There is no interface activity or bile duct damage. the hepatic lobules show no significant inflammatory component. There is mild macrovesicular fatty change. No pigment deposition, granulomatous inflammation or metastatic tumor is identified. an iron stain shows minimal iron deposition. A trichrome stain shows no evidence of fibrosis. (end of report).
Of course there was a lot more but this was what was so amazing. When I had my first Liver Biopsy, it was much, much worse than this and I have never been treated for my liver because of other, more pressing issues. Can anyone say "Miracle of God"?
Heb. 2: 1-4 says, "For this reason we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard. God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will."
How can all of this have anything to do with my Liver Biopsy? Because it has been continually "spoken through the Lord and unalterable angels so as to bring forth a miracle of great magnitude. MY LIVER IS VERY NEARLY PERFECT after all the chemotherapy, after all the antibiotics, after all the blood transfusions and platelet transfusions, not to mention the diagnosis of hepatitis C over 8 years ago.
In the beginning I quoted a passage of scripture explaining how Moses would rather live with the difficulties of his life than to "STOP LOOKING FOR HIS REWARD." Is this what we do? It is what I do. And I know, without doubt that "THOUSANDS" of wonderful Christian men and women have continued through the years to lift me up to the Father for HIS REWARD. Today, I believe I received a portion (a LARGE portion of that reward) and the results of these findings brings me ONE major step closer to a Bone Marrow Transplant, which they have always said was the only step to get to as a "life saving" step.
What a joy to wait on the Lord and finally see His marvelous miracles at work. How thankful I am that I experienced "so great a salvation".
There are too, too, many to say thanks to so just let me say, God loves you, just like He loves me. Keep looking for that reward because you have "so great a salvation."
Dave
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Well Did I Happen To Mention
...That NOTHINGS gonna keep me from God, because His Word is forever hidden in my heart? Wasn't sure so I needed to get back up and clarify that point...lol
God Best Blessing on you today,
Dave (Papa Dave-which is my highest title here on earth)
God Best Blessing on you today,
Dave (Papa Dave-which is my highest title here on earth)
Hard Questions Reveal Very Difficult Answers
Today I had my last in this round of chemotherapy and after, an appointment with the Oncologist to get a final reading of the last Bone Marrow Biopsy. I was my jovial self throughout chemo treatment, however I could feel anxiety building up as I waited in the Doctor's office. Of course, we had read some of the report as we HAD to chase it down for the Doctor's office and naturally some of the 19 letter words were a little baffling.
So we asked all of our questions, as difficult as they were and were given difficult responses which left the decisions for my treatment right back in my lap. Ever wish someone in the car would just decide where we are going to eat and go there? Well, I kind of felt like that this afternoon. My Son and Daughter-in-Law were there to hear his findings.
My wife and I have battled "valiantly" against these diseases for coming up on 6 years now and have been very strong and God-inspired about the treatment. However, at this point the options (or rules) have changed. The MDS consults from UCLA in California were without emotional involvement, naturally so the results left us needing to make some very critical decisions.
Since the day it was announced that I had cancer, it has always been a "God" problem with me and tonight that remains the same. We have to make some very critical decisions for which we will continue to ask for God's guidance. I have lived my adult Christian life with the idea that "I can do all things through Christ who is my strength"!
I wrote this tonight knowing that most who read this will get it in the morning and honor me with prayer along with my wife and family who all have pressing decisions to make by the end of the month.
God bless you all and I will try to right again soon,
Dave
So we asked all of our questions, as difficult as they were and were given difficult responses which left the decisions for my treatment right back in my lap. Ever wish someone in the car would just decide where we are going to eat and go there? Well, I kind of felt like that this afternoon. My Son and Daughter-in-Law were there to hear his findings.
My wife and I have battled "valiantly" against these diseases for coming up on 6 years now and have been very strong and God-inspired about the treatment. However, at this point the options (or rules) have changed. The MDS consults from UCLA in California were without emotional involvement, naturally so the results left us needing to make some very critical decisions.
Since the day it was announced that I had cancer, it has always been a "God" problem with me and tonight that remains the same. We have to make some very critical decisions for which we will continue to ask for God's guidance. I have lived my adult Christian life with the idea that "I can do all things through Christ who is my strength"!
I wrote this tonight knowing that most who read this will get it in the morning and honor me with prayer along with my wife and family who all have pressing decisions to make by the end of the month.
God bless you all and I will try to right again soon,
Dave
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