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Welcome to my Blog! Yes, I have been in the fight of my life against Leukemia, insomnia, depression, side effects of medications, molting skin, pooping my pants and this list goes on.... however, I still love my life, and that's what this blog is about Real Life. I hope to meet others who trails have brought them closer to the Lord and molded them for the next step in God's will. In January 2011 , my family, physician, and Be the Match was featured on a Fox 5 news story about bone marrow donors and transplants. In March, I was interviewed on Atlanta and Company along with Be the Match. I was chosen to sing the national anthem at the Be the Match Run last year and will also be doing it this year, along with some other songs. My team, no thanks to me, raised over $4,000 and raised more than any other team! Please join my team this year or consider donating here at the Run those Stem cells out ! Team I was also chosen for a patient advocacy panel for the international council meeting at Be the Match in MN in November. How exciting!! I ended up not being able to attend due to the relapse. I had hoped I could help raise awareness about how easy it is to sign up to be a donor and how many people need your help! Please go to bethematch.org and sign up! I was able to have my bone marrow (same as stem cell) transplant at the end of March thanks to a 22 year old donor oversees that I hope to meet her one day. As I came up on my 6th month mark and continued to add more normal activities to our lives, I relapsed, meaning that the that the cancer had mutated and the leukemia came back. I spent 2 more weeks at Emory and some other nights here and there and now I'm on a drug from the FDA. I have a compassion waiver so I am able to get it. I have to take it day by day sometimes hour by hour. Time keeps moving and my little girl is growing up. I'm lucky that I'm getting to see it. I continue to praise God for his wonderful blessings he has shown us including my wonderful husband Jonathan, baby girl Evalyn Rose, supportive family and friend, great medical care, new readers, and the chance to make a big difference, even if that means being a Lab Rat.
God Bless You!

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Most Recently I have started a booth at a local consignment store with handmade jewelry from friends, crafts, and my own art from recycled materials. It is called DAY by DAY. God was very clear with me starting this. Please look over to the right of blog and click on Day by Day to see some pictures. I'm just getting started but I am taking orders from people that I know. You will be able to personalize items, etc. I just haven't decided how I will be selling them via internet yet. But for now, the jewelry is at A Weekend A'fair in Athens, GA and will hopefully be at some stores downtown soon.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Devotional and Random thoughts- 3/10

Nanny and Evalyn
It's been a year since my Nanny passed away. We are actually getting together with another side of the family and have a big surprised planned to cheer everyone up. My only regret with my Nanny was that if I knew someone could be in that much pain, now I know by experience, I would have rubbed her feet and legs more. I hope to write the story of how her and my pop met in the family ties section soon. I love and miss you Nanny. We will see you soon. Everyone else.... please quit smoking. That's all I have to say about that right now. Besides the fact that now I'm crying and my dog is obsessively licking me. Better get it out now because I plan on wearing makeup. Yes, Nanny, I know I have a butt now. Then I would dance and she would say "Whoo Hoo."

Ps 89:1
 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: with my mouth will I make known your faithfulness to all generations. 


To all the generations.... think of how much we do not know of our ancestors and how God led them to their promise lands. Luckily, my uncle Mike is the family historian that will be past down to me. But there are a lot of stories that unless they are written down they are lost. I'm in the process of interviewing my grandfather and writing down some stories. It's amazing that I am here, the amount of times he came so close to death and God lifted him up and said, "nope, I have plans for you mister." One story was when he was in love with some girl in Miami and he had that choose to finish flight school there or Athens. God told him no about Miami and guess what? He obeyed God and I believe he was blessed a hundred fold for that decision. Seek the Lord with all your heart. I didn't in my teens an early 20's and paid the consequences. Lucky for me, God knows all paths and was able to get me back on the course I needed to be on.

Psalm 55:22           If you are down and out... read this verse, or not.

I know leave with one of my Nanny's favorite songs and mine too. I hope it gets stuck in your head all day like it will be in mine, hee hee. My Pops name was Jack.
Hit the Road Jack
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 11, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    kisses and hugs sister in Christ. We will do this! Satan and cancer, back to hell!

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  2. HeatherMarch 11, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Amen!

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