Well...here it all is...

God said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Cor 12.9-10)

Life catches us all by surprise, doesn't it? Things sometimes go as planned and sometimes things go awry. Sometimes things change a little and sometimes a lot. But whatever happens we know we always have God as our constant and He will deliever us peace in times of crisis and joy in times happiness. And through him we will become a stronger, better person through faith.

I haven't talked at all about it on my blog. I didn't know if and when the right time would be to do so but I have decided that now is the time and now is when I need people who are my friends and family...whether far or near...to come together and pray for something very important.

On the day of Mikayla's Readoption my mom received a phone call that started the forever change in my family as I knew it. Her doctor had discovered a lump on her routine mammogram and it was suspicious. She needed to follow up with testing right away. In the weeks that have ensued my mom has visited wonderful doctors and undergone many tests. On Tuesday, at around 12:30 pm, the bottom, for me, finally fell out. My mom had breast cancer. Something that had always effected "other people" was now effecting my mom. I cried like I have never cried in my life. My best friend called me in the midst of it and I could barely choke out a single word at first. She knew, I didn't have to tell her, we were expecting the results anytime, and she told me just to cry....to get it all out. And I did.

Now I have had time to digest this all and think about it. And think about it over and over and over again. I have to say that I don't know how people who do not have a faith in God get through things like this. I truly don't. I feel peace in being able to pray for my mom and that God is and will be in control of this situation...truly it is out of our hands.

My mom is an amazing person. I know she doesn't want me to go on and on in this post and I won't, per her request. But I will say that my mom is an incredible woman of faith. She is loved by everyone who knows her and the support that she has around her is immense. But there is always room for more and as Christians we believe strongly in the power of prayer. So please, pray for my mom, for our family, and for the months of treatment that will follow her surgery. Her surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, August 28th. I know that there will be many of you that WILL pray for her. And please, pray for me. I am an only child and this has been really, really hard for me. Thank you to all of you that reached out to me right now. I know a lot of you already know about this through a.com or because you are my family or friends. The outpouring of e-mails, phone calls, and PM's have been UNREAL. THANK YOU...I love all of you and I promise to try to blog more. It's just been tough for me right now...I haven't felt like there was much to celebrate but I was wrong...because everyday that we are alive and we are HERE is a celebration. Life is a gift from God.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you HOPE AND A FUTURE!