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" Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; YOU are MINE. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel; Your SAVIOR." Isaiah: 43:1-3

" Nanna was such a big part of my life, she helped with everything, we lived with her most of the time, and she defended me always. Growing up we moved around a lot and she was always a constant in my life. I loved being at her house." 

Hearing these stories makes me happy; these are the memories that my mom adores & holds dear. My Mom is the oldest out of 6 children- half of her family is here and half are in England. She has memories; Good & bad in both places and it's been such a fun ride getting to hear them. 

One of the best is when she got fed up with a classmate who was always making fun of people and being rude to her brother. During lunch she took her metal tray and hit the heck out of the person in DEFENSE. ;D --- I guess I know where I get my "fight" from!

For Valentines day we had a girls night after everyone left ( I guess we always have girls nights now though ) I had gone home earlier to make cookies, get candy, ice cream, and bring in movies. She had some ice cream, and we watched The Words & Pitch Perfect.... We laughed, and had a good time. We also fell asleep through some of the movies and had to keep rewinding. Though the day was spent in the hospital, it was filled with visits by loved ones, smiles, and full of love- Which is all that matters <3

Today I went by my old work to say Hi to all the Amazing people that I miss. It was so good to see everyone- they were/are such a support system to me and it's really odd not seeing them daily. Needless to say it was just a good time, and I will be doing that more often :)

Tonight i asked mom to share some stories from her childhood, it was very cool to hear stories I have not heard before. I also gave her a pedicure, Loved on her a whole lot, and watched Blood Diamond. It's been a good night full of good memories and picture perfect smiles from my momma :D

MOMMA UPDATE: 

              She is still at the hospital. She is taking pain meds as needed. They are trying to get her to eat little bits now- she has had a few bites here and there. She is drinking more water then before. Her bowel is still not working. We are still waiting to see if this Chemo works or not; we should know in the next week or so. The past few days she has taken more walks then usual!! The doctor came in today and talked to us about getting a hospital bed set up at home or having mom go to a In-Patient care. It will be up to mom where she ends up, because I want her to be happy and comfortable, she is not sure where she would rather be at this point. 

-Please be praying for her mind; I mean I can't even imagine what it must be like to have to prepare yourself to go to Heaven; I'm NOT saying she is at that point, but it's something you have to process. I can't imagine how it feels to go from never asking for help and always being SO strong around her children to have to be vulnerable around us all and ask for help always. Her mind has to be going a million miles per hour. Please pray for Peace and just comfort, please pray that she knows my sister and I will survive and be ok. Please pray the Chemo takes hold to improve the quality of her life. Pray she runs to Jesus through this whole process, thats he feels his arms wrap around her, and pray she knows she is BEAUTIFUL and LOVED!

-Don't let her know I took the last one..... She will kill me ;-D

"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He GIVES strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will RENEW their strength. They will soar on WINGS like eagles; they will RUN and not grow weary, they will WALK and not be faint. Isaiah 40: 28-31

Goodnight <3