So we had our Stephen Ministry meeting last Tuesday, and this happened.
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| Back: Sally, Anna, Stephanie, Vicki, Tina Y., Lois, and Linda Front: Zandra, Mariel, me, Patti Missing: Tina S. and Dorothy |
These awesome ladies conspired for over a month to put this beautiful quilt together. Each square is unique, with contributions from each of them as well as from the awesome pastor and his awesome wife Kim R., who had breast cancer last year. The back of the quilt is comfy flannel, and the front includes a butterfly in memory of the Karen of Karen's Card Shop, who was a Stephen Minister. What awesome and precious friends I have, and I thank my God on every remembrance of them.
And yes, I wear socks with my Birkenstocks in fall, winter, and spring. Best. Shoes. Ever. For my feet, at least.
The Cancer Care Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center has awesome people. Brenda, Cindy, Emily, Dee, and Jennifer are awesome, as are Dr. Bentley (surgery), Dr. Bukhari (chemo), and Dr. Hristov (radiation). I thank my God on every remembrance of them.
After I signed the consent to chemo, my awesome SIL Angela and BIL Mike sent me these. I thank my God on every remembrance of them.
Another awesome friend named Kim P. is designing t-shirts for our pink-out at church at the end of the month. She let me pick the design. I thank my God on every remembrance of her.
Chemo starts Tuesday, Oct. 4. I'm still wrapping my head around that. And speaking of wrapping my head, my awesome mom and sister are mailing me a box of silk scarves, and another awesome Tina, Tina S., is getting me comfy hats from an awesome friend of hers who went through this mess a year ago. I thank my God on every remembrance of them.
And the awesome cards. They are still coming, and I love each and every one. Thank you, awesome readers. I thank my God on every remembrance of you.
Surely I've missed acknowledging someone, but please know that I appreciate every prayer, every good thought, every email, and every kindness coming my way.
People are awesome.
Mercy, grace, peace, and love,
Susan
Big hugs!!
ReplyDeleteYes people are awesome. chemo is starting way faster than I thought, which means it will end sooner, so that's a good thing. Hope you tolerate it very well. Hugs
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gift! So today is Chemo day for you....will be thinking of you and sending positive vibes.
ReplyDeleteHope it wasn't too rough for the first round.
ReplyDeleteHolding you in my prayers.
Prayers to you. You are awesome & loved. What a wonderful expression of that love from your friends. Love the birkenstocks; they are super with socks. You might also like the Naot brand. I fell in love with them about 15 years ago - they are awesome too.
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