Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 2:13 PM

 In my last blog, I thought I was going to share the smorgasbord of side effects that escalated each day, post-chemo. I'm glad I didn't. That night I went to bed with worried & fearful thoughts about my future. I woke up the same way. Before I got out of bed I asked God to give me grace to shake off this negativity & give me a spirit of courage, peace & joy! At that moment I had assuring peace wash over me & I knew something special would happen.

  The first thing I did was look for the daily email from a national prayer line. This is what it said:

"Update on Grace (3) Leukemia - On day 8 of treatment, they tested Grace’s blood for cancer cells & it came back NEGATIVE! Tests have shown that the cancer she has is treatable. Grace is doing a little better in that she is smiling more and not screaming anywhere near as much as she was last weekend. She is still hungry all the time & a bit grumpy & demanding. She doesn’t want to walk because her legs hurt. But other than that, there have been many moments in the past two days when she just seems like our sweet girl again."

   I asked for grace and the gift I received came from little Grace's struggle. I immediately knew I would offer my suffering as graciously as I can, for the sake of this little angel and all children who have to go through the awful experience of chemotherapy. 

  "Thank you sweet Grace, for showing me the 'light'! God bless you with continued healing & joy!"