Observations

Observations of God's Grace is what I called this blog on October 2nd - about 60 days ago - it seems more like 6 months ago. Tonight, as I was painting one of our spare bedrooms, which was going to be a small exercise room prior to the diagnosis, which became the visitor's bedroom after folding up the Bowflex and Rowing Machine and throwing a spare mattress on the floor, not exactly five star accommodations...  Anyway, as I was covering the dingy builder off-white white with "willow", I was reflecting upon all the ways that I had observed God's Grace, just in the last few days. A couple of friends were visiting with Jenny downstairs in the living room, as I heard them carrying on,  I started a list....

Friends that come over and visit, A house with a spare bedroom, exercise equipment, the ability to exercise, Jenny laughing, family that come and stay with us - even when they have to sleep on the floor, the change of season, cool nights when you have covers on your bed, children that know the God is in control and love them - even when Mom has cancer, friends that drive to doctor's appointments and go to look at wigs as Jenny's hair is falling out, the big harvest moon in the sky, an employer that says "family first" and means it, emails from old friends, phone calls from people that you haven't talked to in years - just to let you know that they are praying for you, a country that has an election without riots in the street or the president getting rid of  parts of congress, the ability to celebrate Christmas as a family, neighbors that stop and talk, Doctors that stop and really listen and ask good questions, medicine - even when it makes your hair fall out, a good nights sleep, non-stop meals that show up at your door, UPS 2nd day delivery, fresh Christmas trees...

Then, in the middle of my thankfulness stream of conscience, I hit the ceiling with a roller full of "willow". OOPS! Don't tell Jenny...

We have so many things that we have been graced with! Jenny is feeling amazingly well for being halfway through the dual Chemo/Radiation treatments, her hair has started to fall out in bunches, so pray for her, as she looks in the mirror every day and sees changes that are not ones that she is excited about. Wig shopping tomorrow and then the decision to cut it off or not... But that will be for another post, last thing on the list of observations of grace - latex paint :)