Wonderfully Made!

The beauty of God's creation! and we are an intricate part of it. Look at the detail of each of these different flowers.

One with petals ruffled as the Carnation's trademark..and it's own unique lovely scent. One of my favorite flowers and it happens to be the January flower..my birth-month

The other a MUM...with delicate petals folded and placed one upon the other..PERFECTLY. Must be why the British call their mothers MUM. She is a woman of many talents; so the flower has many petals of importance to make up it's beauty.

And..yet look at the other STAR MUM...another of the same species..but yet it's on entity of beauty...soft thin petals reaching out like hands.

Not to mention the vast array of colors GOD has strewn upon the gardens of his delight. EACH...wonderfully made by the GOD of ALL creation!

and so we also are WONDERFULLY MADE...

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalm 139:14

These have been my thoughts in my journey of Breast Cancer.

With these points below mentioned on my first post...I will focus off and on as each.

Each has shown me just how much GOD thinks upon ME...all of us...personally. For we are HIS creation and HE KNOWS US. I'm so glad.

1. GOD leads the way...AMEN!!

In HIS providence, he guided me to the day of my mammogram.


2. God's provision..is perfect

He has provided: me with wonderful people for my care.
He has provided: for me to be able to have my treatments near home! A HUGE answer to prayer.
He has provided: me with female radiation techs!


3. New faces...New places...ALL IN HIS PLAN

I've met and witnessed to many already. From my biopsy to surgery to radiation.

The NEW faces give me a greater burden/and opportunity for souls around me...I will see these daily for the next six weeks!

4. Learning is a blessing...even with Cancer!

I've taken each doctor visit as an experience to learn about myself, others and the greatness of God's Grace in the knowledge doctors are given and the equipment used to provide great needs.

I'm learning more and more...CONFIDENCE in my SAVIOUR...HIS WAYS and HIS WORD...are my secured PEACE..AT SUCH A TIME.

5. I BELIEVE TO SEE...THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD!!

I SEE....how wonderfully we are all made. Fearfully..yes! Because our creation so infinite and detailed that man could not possibly figure out each individual.

And so I am learning...how individualized CANCER is in each person. Our body makeups are so very personalized. Praise GOD! I find it fascinating that HE takes such notice of ME...from the beginning! and now as I journey here...I KNOW with confidence that HE also notices me now. He has a desire to fulfill in me...that I pray comes to pass in HIS perfect will.

I will post more on my particular Cancer on another post, thus continuing the thought of being Fearfully and Wonderfull made.

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UPDATE

My Oncology Appointment last week was very pleasant (under the circumstances!) My mapping consisted of placement and markings for the radiation beams focal points. I was given...CUTE butterfly stickers!....Notable that the Medical Profession would go to such trouble to make something CUTE...but man knows our emotions and how the smallest...cuteness or prettiness can make CALM.

I first saw my doctors partner...he was very pleasant and I was able to tell him how I came about with my EARLY DETECTION MAMMAGRAM by way of Kelly Johnson a Missionary. He then inquired of me about MISSIONS!! another witness of my faith with my dear friend Kelly. ONCE again..GOD uses us both...in OUR JOURNEY.

My tech was a man..SIGH. But he was so considerate and made sure I was covered at all times and very discreet. I appreciated that very much and he noted when I was done.

If you were nervous, You sure didn't show it

This led to my witness of my salvation and PEACE AT SUCH AT TIME! and that I face reality head on and know you must do what you have to do...He was really impressed and began to ask more questions. This led to an invitation to my church, which he readily received. (thankfully HE is NOT my tech from now on...I was blessed with a quick answer to prayer (TODAY) of there being available TWO female techs there everyday and I get both! I SEE the GOODNESS OF THE LORD!

Also I had to have a CAT scan...now here was my FEAR...a TUBE (claustrophobia)...but NO..it was just a large open donut shape and no problems at all. PRAISES AGAIN!!

UPDATE TODAY:

I had to go back in to be repositioned for my BUTTERFLIES! Two very sweet young women. As I came into the radiation room..I could imagine the FEAR of many people who have walked through these same doors. My heart aches to think of them.

I lay on a table with this HUGE machine that was to encircle around me as the Techs took new measurements and images. If one were to focus on the machines...I can see the fear entailing upon their emotions. Something about the magnitude of the size and what the machine actually does that causes the mind to run off! For me...I found it a LEARNING experience. Fascinating at that. I watched the movements carefully the opening and closing of what must have been the photo lenses...and the most note able of all in the room...

THE HEAVENLY SKY and CLOUDS that were put up on ceiling panels above the area I lay at. It was GORGEOUS...so real looking. I made a comment to the tech...

How nice to have us patients ...looking towards HEAVEN!!

It reminded me of the most gorgeous Sunny day with a few fluffy clouds to watch while laying on a bed of green grass.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.. Psalm 23:2a

I mentioned also the bars to grip behind my head...keeping my arms up..

that I can imagine the patients that must grip these for Dear LIFE!

They agreed...

Oh yes...many are like that

My routine begins tomorrow for the next six weeks.

I arrive and go into a changing room and put on a gown (my lower clothing remains!). I have my own little cubicle. Very discreet with our own ladies "waiting room". They then call me in for the radiation treatment which last only a few minutes.

Please pray with me that even in those few minutes each day...that opportunity will arise to speak with the "team". I have now spoken a brief witness with 6 people. Today, I gave the male tech a Gospel tract with our church address. A great opportunity to give him the address...as well as a testimony of What I believe and why. There was a poem on the cover about the Blood of Christ. Very nice. A new tract our church had in our tract holder. I'll post the poem on another post.

THANK YOU to all of you who are taking the time to read this Journey. I truly pray it will help you or someone you know or will know in the future who will pass this way also.

I BELIEVE TO SEE...THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD!
HOPE

Ready to go with PINK

Tomorrow is my Oncology appointment for my "mapping". Setting up the treatment site..taking measurements and x-rays or scans. I'm not really sure what to expect. An hour long appointment.

I'm prepared with my Pink Breast Cancer Awareness water bottle...that fits perfectly in the very nice Basket purse my sister sent me..it's trimmed in PINK leather and has a cute floral lining. She is great at finding name brands at thrift stores and found this "BRIGHTON" purse just for the occasion, in mint condition. She knew I had a lot of appointments coming up and wanted me to go in "style". How thoughtful to think of something so useful and pretty... and PINK!



Another Breast Cancer...caring gift. I have been so encouraged by the HEARTS that want to reach out to me at this time...and I am learning from this...just how truly IMPORTANT it is to support people facing health issues. Not so much the gifts...but the thoughtfulness each has shown by REACHING OUT.

Not all Christians...but all wanting to say...

"I CARE" "I'm HERE for YOU"

Even with faith...we still abide in this flesh and it has it's ways with us. The uncertainty of the days ahead still ponder in your thoughts. How nice to know that you are not alone.

I Praise the LORD for HIS WORD that is my COMFORT and HOPE of all...



....and I can answer those reaching out with a returned Gratitude of strength in HOPE, that also comforts them in return!

I've noticed in some...the concern/worry...sometimes is also a reflection of their own fears.

THE BIG C

I pray that in this journey...I will be a vessel of HOPE..

God Leads the way...Day by Day

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13

This is my dear sweet friend Kelly Anne.

She has become one of the most precious friends I've known in my Christian walk.

We met....just prior to my Breast Cancer Journey...through one of my daughters...and by way of God's leading.

It was not a coincidence that we met...nothing in this life is a coincidence with GOD almighty! HIS ways..are perfect! He knows the beginning to the end...and HE does ALL things WELL.

We began to discuss her diagnosis of Breast Cancer and her upcoming surgery December 11,2009. This prompted me...to get my Mammogram. My local hospital scheduled me for the day of her surgery.

I had scheduled a mammogram the year previous but came down with the flu and had to rescheduled only to get ill again. Two cancellations...I then became busy with the things of life and ....FORGOT all about my yearly appointment.

Mammogram was the last thing on my mind....until I met Kelly Anne.

The day after my mammogram...and praying for Kelly's surgery outcome...

I received a call from my doctor's office saying I needed to have a BIOPSY..not a followup mammogram...a BIOPSY. The SPOT that had been there two years ago ..had grown!

Two YEARS ago? ...when I had this mammogram I was called in for a repeat with a compression view. I was then told that everything was fine and just schedule my yearly as always.

TWO YEARS later...here I am.

I asked my doctor about this SPOT that was to have been gone with the compression. Possibly...because it was not a Digital Mammogram it did not detect a very small cancer cell...or possibly a precancerous cell had developed and grew in the same location. Nonetheless...it was there...it was larger than my previous mammogram...and it needed to be tested for Cancer.

The BIG C as some call it.

One of the most dreaded diseases women fear getting...I thought about it often, but not SERIOUSLY...I did my own checks and all seemed fine to me. Of course, I had no lump to feel..because this was inside the duct not to be felt.

I had actually prepared myself for some kind of follow-up...knowing......

....that when I met Kelly Anne;

GOD was going to use our meeting for some purpose.

Meeting...miles away from each other...across the Ocean! by TELEPHONE!

Would I be an encourager to her..I'd hope so.

Maybe, Lord? you are preparing ME..for something?

and this is exactly what GOD had planned.

If it had not been for her...I would not have had my mammogram..and my cancer would still be growing! God chose to use her at this time in MY life!

A woman of Faith....she walks closely with the LORD. Her caring heart and love of the LORD are so evident when one speaks with her. She has encouraged me greatly!

Thank you Kelly Anne!

GOD lead the way...He chose this path for both of us...He is working in both of our lives...at the same time...one with another.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17

Kelly has called me like clock work to find out how each of my appointments have been...how I am doing...what is next. She is watching over me with such loving care... a SISTER in the LORD.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty council. Proverbs 27:9

Her encouraging words...and cancer council! have helped me understand the process of my journey. GOD lead her...my way.

What a blessing she is to me....I thank the LORD for giving me a friend that KNOWS exactly what I am facing...along with her own arduous journey...she SHINES with the light of God's presence. Her cheery voice in the midst of her own trial and her caring heart...GOD IS USING Kelly Anne for HIS purposes. I'm just one of them.

Our prayer together....has been that GOD would now use us both for HIS Praise and Glory. That those in our path might know the GOD of all mercy and comfort as we know HIM.

Please pray with us... Our journey is more than one of Cancer...it is a Mission Field in our hearts.

If you visit her blog (on my side bar)...you can read of a woman she recently led to the LORD!


For Kelly Anne...



Day by day and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet my trials here
Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment, I've no cause for worry or for fear

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure, Gives unto each day what he deems best,
Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure, Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Day by Day
Lina Sandell Berg 1832-1903


HOPE

A Journey of Faith

Thank you to all who left such sweet encouraging comments!!

I'm really excited to post here about this journey.

Today was my first Radiation Oncology appointment,a consultation. I learned soo much in a short time. God blessed me with a wonderful doctor.

1. GOD leads the way...AMEN!!

2. GOD's provision..is perfect

3. New faces...New places...ALL IN HIS PLAN

4. Learning is a blessing...even with Cancer!

5. I BELIEVE TO SEE...THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD!!

I will write more on a later post. But wanted to Praise the Lord for the good of the day...

Another, exciting learning process..my mind is taking notes!

Lots of them...to share!

~~~~~~~~My Cancer Schedule~~~~~~~

Feb. 18 appointment for "mapping" my treatments. This is quite an extensive appointment...1 hour...to completely study my body with images, measurements etc.

March 1 Begin radiation treatments for 6 weeks.
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One thing the Oncologist did do...was CONGRATULATE me!!!

on getting my Mammogram for early detection; it saved me from a longer process of various treatments...

EARLY DETECTION...is VERY important!!

Please also pray for my friend Kelly Johnson in Okinawa..her Chemo side affects have begun their toll...yet, she is full of faith...and her cheery voice makes me cry. She is amazing! Please visit her and encourage her as often as you can.

GOD used HER...to get my attention..for my early detection.

Please get your Digital Mammogram now if you have not in the last year!!

...recommended age that I read is age 45 and up...

...however early care is important in any health issue....

It is a responsibility that is yours....

God leads..and allows HIS perfect will as we submit to HIM...just as is the case with my friend Kelly. She did get her yearly Mammogram..but GOD chose this path to use her for HIS praise and glory. Just as GOD used my little Stephen...and he uses us in so many different ways...so many walks of life.

Walk with HIM..and you will find as Pilgrim in his journey...

Keep that light in your eye!

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Psalm 43:3

I have found in these journey's of Faith..that you will read many of the same Bible verses...as God's Word is Eternal...the assurance at any age of time... of it's TRUTH and power in the believer.

Favorite verses of confidence for me are found in ST.JOHN.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ST. JOHN 1:1

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
ST. JOHN 1:14

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. ST. JOHN 1:17

There is always a time, and purpose...to EVERYTHING under the sun...with the LORD.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1

I pray you are encouraged with each visit as you journey with me.

Blessings..
HOPE


* please note that this is soley a blog for encouragement and any information regarding Cancer should be researched by each individual reader.*

Another Journey Of Faith...

I've decided to come back to Watering Wells of Hope because of the desire I have to encourage others in some of the "Journey's of FAITH" we take in this life.

This original blog content is one of many journey's of Faith that I have traveled. Over the years...whether a small or great trial, the LORD Jesus Christ has always been my strength and hope. His ever presence my peace.

This new journey that I will journal here is one of Breast Cancer. I hope that you will glean some help, encouragement and above all....know the LORD Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.


As an introduction...I want to highlight how the LORD has taken care of me in the beginnings of this new journey in my life.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersover it turneth, it prospereth. Proverbs 17:8

Many prayers have already been answered!

My faith is strengthened yet again...

I have found new friends...

Another goal in my walk with Christ...

I seem to really like PINK now!!

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I will also update on my breast cancer treatment.

Thursday Feb. 4...I see my Radiation Oncologist for a consultation on my treatment course.

I pray you have enjoyed a cup of refreshing here today.

HOPE