A Closing Post from Kim

Hey Sweet Praying Loving Friends,

Dicky is so right about me being glad I am finished with "procedures" for a while. I wish I could put into words how much your remarks, verses, and prayer-assurances on the blog lifted my soul.

I truly experienced the Body of Christ taking my burden and making it part of your load. I never felt overcome or alone. I always was able to know without a doubt that I was being lifted into the presence of the God of all comfort and peace.

There were many times I know Jesus was right there with me, mostly when I was in a machine or waiting in a hospital gown to do the next procedure...right behind Jesus were all these people, your faces and smiles...I took with me after reading what you wrote. Only a few times did I slip into momentary insecurity...but your prayers swept them away like a vapor.

To borrow the old lyrics from a song "How Can I Say Thanks?"...I am humbled and grateful to you all, but mostly I hope, 'to God be the glory.'

I love you all,

Kim

P.S. I am still praying for NO TUMORS in my May visit.

Oops...I didn't make a post on Friday

...or Saturday or Sunday. Sorry for the lack of info, but the world of Ruston arrived with a flurry, and then there was a Sunday in there. Of course we saw most of you at church Sunday morning. Thanks for all your interest and kindness and concern.

All is well with our reinjection into Ruston and Christ Community Church. Kim is feeling well and is glad for no new "procedures". She has a follow-up with her surgeon tomorrow morning [Tuesday] and then we think we are through with docs and CT scans and waiting rooms until our follow-up with M D Anderson in 90 days or so.

We have so appreciated your attention to our travels and travails and this blog. I know some of your are a bit "freaked out" by being dragged into a blog, and worried that you can't figure out how to participate. Don't feel obligated to blog. Send me an email for goodness sake. I still check it!

This is my last blog for a while. We will fire it all back up when necessity dictates. I think Kim has a post coming sometime this evening, which I will send for her.

Otherwise we are back to the old email system.
Mine is: jrlove@gmail.com
Hers is: kimclove@gmail.com

We both check regularly, although I am more "regular" at it than she.

You all have been so sweet to come along with us on this rather frightening journey. We are encouraged that we serve a great God who is not confused by cancer--carcinoid or otherwise. We are grateful that we are surrounded by His people who love us and lift us up and stand at-the-ready to do anything. We so know that.

Thank you,

Dicky

12:35 a.m. Friday wee hours...

We made the trek from MDACC to 1102 Hunt Lane unscathed. No rain for the first time in THREE Houston transits. It is "crash mode" here. I'll write more tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers.

Dicky