Now the proud owner of...2 wigs!

I have to be honest...it was not easy for me to go today, but my girls were wonderful and helpful and made it fun. A little awkward at first, but the woman at the store was kind, knowledgeable and so supportive. Truly, the wigs look better than my own hair and both were on sale!  Bonus: since my insurance doesn't apparently cover a 'cranial prosthesis', then the sale price was a PLUS! Also, we picked up one sleeping cap and a navy blue floppy hat that I think may end up being my favorite...learning things I never thought I would!

 

 

I am so ready to have the mystery of  the chemo behind me. The waiting all along the way has been the hardest. But there have been many blessings in the waiting as well. I've had time to think on a lot of little things, and learn more about myself - not always pretty. I've had precious time with friends, old and new. I've learned so much about waiting on the Lord. When you have no choice, you either learn or stay frustrated and miserable! Hopefully, we learn and then carry that over to all areas of our heart and life.

A friend of mine from Family Retreat sent me a card.  Following is the sentiment that was inside.

• You are stronger than you realize.
• Life's inevitable adversities call forth our courage.
• You have a lot of wisdom inside you.
• God's plan will unfold with perfect timing.
• A hug from my heart is only a phone call away!

Those words were perfectly timed to encourage me as I wait. Thank you, Sharon, if you are reading this.  Other encouraging thoughts I have read this week...
"How does God's grace engage your sufferings? We may know the right answer. And yet we don't know it...God sets about a long slow answering. But we try to make it a quick fix. His answer insists on being lived out over time and into the particulars...The endurance of faith is one of the Spirit's finest fruits - and you only learn to endure when you must live through something hard."  (taken from an article by David Powlison)

May you all be filled to the fullest with Christmas joy and anticipation! It is a wonderful, fun, sobering, precious time of year to enjoy family, appreciate so many things, ad celebrate Jesus. It's all about Him, anyway!

Love you
Andi