January 2nd, 2011

Well the new year is here and we are all ready with anticipation to find out what mom's new treatment regimen will be. Erica gave birth to Max on Dec 6th. Mom and Ken flew out to Phoenix on Dec 18th. Needless to say, Max has been one spoiled little boy since GiGi and Grandaddy showed up in Arizona. I don't know who enjoyed loving on that little guy more. It was an awesome family Christmas!

Todd, Haidyn and I flew out on the 23rd and had the best family vacation and holiday. We all went to Sedona for the day, even Max, and shared our first family memories in a vacation spot with Max along. Mom and Ken left from there and went to the Hoover Dam, Vegas and even California. They had such a good time traveling and spending family time with all of us. It was certainly a unique blessing that no money could have bought for us. There are hundreds of pictures and even videos but I will spare you from all of them and post just some highlights :)

Some of you may know that since mom's treatments this time around we have had some unexpected challenges. Dr. B assured mom that things will be better in 2011. She will go this Friday and find out what the new treatment plan will be. Dr. B would not even give her a hint before the vacation as to what she has planned for this week to spare mom, and the entire family, from Googling her methods and/or worrying about the future. She's pretty smart.

We have prayed continuously for the new treatment to enable mom a more comfortable normal. Because of the challenges she hasn't been able to make it to work as much as she would have liked in the past two months which has terribly stressed her. For all of you who know mom well, you know what a hard worker she is. Not only does she need the work to feel "normal" she aches that she isn't able to be as productive as she wants to be. I have a prayer request not only that God will cure her body of this cancer but also that mom will experience a peace about her life, limitations and those around her to be supportive and encouraging in a way that only christians know how to be. I pray that the evil one will stay away from those with the ability to discourage and she will be on the path to optimal sucess with this new treatment plan in 2011.

As I look back at 2010 I loose count of all our blessings. 2010 didn't come without struggles, disappointments and even heart ache but its so hard for our family to think on those things when we know how truly blessed we are to have all our prayer warriors behind us in the fight, amazing doctors and nurses tending to mom and friends that love and encourage us daily. Our family has grown again in 2010 and will be growing some more in 2011! God is good.

Thank you all so much for remembering us in prayer. We know without each of you and your specific prayers our lives would be so different. I hope you all had as wonderful of a holiday season as our family was blessed to enjoy. Happy New Year to all!!