What is God doing in my life today?

He is teaching me that life on earth is short.
He is asking me to mentor others in areas I am struggling.
He is teaching me compassion.
He is teaching me that family is not to be taken for granted.
He is showering me with love from friends who can laugh and cry with me.
He is teaching me that I have no other choice but to forgive today because tomorrow may be too late.
That my bucket list has everything to do with time spent with loved ones and nothing to do with of stuff or trips.
He is showing me that only He can heal and it's out of my control.
He is reminding me that He counts big huge tears and that regrets are a waste of time.
He is teaching me to take life one day at a time.

He's so very young...

Dave and Vic.



I'll never forget growing up and how our family would draw names for Christmas. One year I drew Dave's name and bought him an album by Cat Stevens. He played this one over and over again for about a month before Christmas.

Yesterday it was confirmed that Dave definitely has stage four pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver and lymph nodes. It was extremely difficult to talk with him on the phone. I was searching for the right words but came up short. I wanted to tell him that God isn't surprised by the news, but didn't want to upset him. In the last week his life has turned upside down. This next Friday he will meet with doctors to plan the next step. I just want him out of pain. It's constant 24/7 but they gave him some stronger pain medications so hopefully he can get a little rest. It kills me to know there isn't a darn thing I can do about it.

During our conversation he told me he was more worried about his kids than himself. That's just the kind of person he is and has always been. I'm looking for something to be grateful for so right now I'm grateful for our big family and the bond we share that is so strong. I'm also glad Mom isn't here. I can't imagine how she would handle it.

My brother, David

Dave is the handsome guy in black.

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26

Please pray for my brother Dave, who found out he has "masses" on his pancreas and liver  yesterday.  He is in excruciating pain (has been for 3 months) and cannot eat or sleep for more than 3 hours at a time. He cannot take Ibuprofen until after he has his biopsy on Friday and it's the only thing that has been working to take the edge off the constant pain for a little while. He was almost relieved that they know why he has lost so much weight and that it wasn't just acid reflux like the doctors thought.

I asked him what I can do for him and of course, all he said he needed was prayers. He said that he doesn't even know how to pray. He is grateful that he has insurance. I'm hoping and praying that the Holy Spirit teaches him how to pray... For His Will to be done.



Lord, Please do what only You can do. I love my brother who has a heart of gold.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Have you come to the Red sea in your life,
where in spite of all you can do,
There is no way out, there is no way back, 
There is no other way but through?
Then wait on the Lord with a trust serene
Till the night of your fear is gone;
He will send the wind, He will heap the floods,
When He says to your soul, "Go on."
In the morning watch, 'neath the lifted cloud
You shall see but the Lord alone,
When He leads you on from the place of the sea
To a land that you have not known;
And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed,
You shall no more be afraid;
You shall sing His praise in a better place,
A place that His hand has made.

-Annie Johnson Flint

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