Update on Lucy

It appears that Lucy has relapsed and Lucy will be having brain surgery in one and a half weeks. Here is a little snippet from Kate's blog:

What's interesting is that it's not the area that Atlanta said it was. Our team thinks that its a totally different issue that we will have to figure out. Instead, there appears to be areas of leptomeningeal disease. The consensus is that it's a small area and does not seem to be aggressive. 

(Leptomeningeal disease)

Depending on the out come of the surgery, Lucy will be under going another type of chemo therapy. Please continue to pray for Lucy and for her family.

I am so thankful for the doctors at St. Jude's. They are aggressively treating Lucy and doing everything they can to give this sweet girl a good quality life.

Psalm 63 NIV

O God, you are my God,

    earnestly I seek you;

my soul thirsts for you, 

    my body longs for you,

in a dry and weary land

    where there is no water.

I have seen you in the sanctuary 

    and beheld your power and your glory. 

Because your love is better than life, 

    my lips will glorify you.

I will praise you as long as I live, 

    and in your name I will lift up my hands. 

My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; 

    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

On my bed I remember you;

    I think of you through the watches of the night. 

Because you are my help, 

    I sing in the shadow of your wings. 

My soul clings to you; 

    your right hand upholds me.

They who seek my life will be destroyed; 

    they will go down to the depths of the earth. 

They will be given over to the sword 

    and become food for jackals.

But the king will rejoice in God;

    all who swear by God’s name will praise him, 

    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Romans 8:28 NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

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Praying and praying,
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Such A Blessing

Phoebe Fair

Phoebe Fair

Back in January I shared a prayer request for Phoebe. Phoebe was diagnosed with a rare childhood malignant  brain cancer called Atypical Teratoid Rabdoid Tumor on January 1, 2012. There was a request for prayer warriors to gather together to pray for this little girl. Her struggle has been difficult and it is only by God's hand that she is still here today and fighting strong. A few days ago her mom, Amey Fair, updated her blog and these words blessed me beyond anything. I wanted to share them with you in order for this blessing to be passed on. The following is a snippet taken from Phoebe blog, An Atypical Miracle. You can read the rest of the post here and if you feel led, leave an encouraging comment. Thank you!


..."And then encouragement came from several places, to allow God to use our trial. See, at the Ziglar Women conference on December 3rd I had taught from the book of Job. I shared about surrender and laying down your rights and knowing that God is God and I am not. I thought laying down my right to marriage and my right to live in America was noteworthy. Until God asked for Phoebe.


It never occured to me that He might ask me for something so precious to me as my child. Everything in me is built to protect her and nurture her and preserve her and at a moments notice I would throw myself into oncoming traffic to save her life. I have often prayed that God would  use my children for the purpose of furthering His kingdom. I thought that might require me to someday entrust my kids to God as they went off to the foreign mission field or that Him using them would mean that they reach out to others more needy with the love of Jesus in whatever place God has them. But cancer? For my TWO year old, only daughter? How could He require me to trust Him to this degree?


These are deep waters.


And I see what He is doing. He is using this sweet girl of mine to move people to pray like they have never prayed before. He is using my Phoebe to break open hearts that have been stagnant or ungrateful. He is using this big mess we’re in to breathe life to others somehow. And that’s why I’m going to speak at the Ziglar Women conference on June 16th. (Ziglar Women link here) I am tired, weary of hospitals and burn units and chemo days and midnight meds and 4 am emergency room visits but I keep hearing a still, small voice say …


“My strength is perfected in your weakness..”


So barring a crisis, I’ll be there and I’m expecting God to meet me there. This is His story after all…"


~Amey


The links are provided and inserted by me. 


Romans 8:28 NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Genesis 50:20 NIV
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

Please continue to pray with me for 100% health for Phoebe. Thanks!!

God Bless,
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