So much to be thankful for

I have much to be thankful for this morning, and I thought I would share them with you so that you can praise our gracious God with me!

• I received the above beautiful bouquet from the Los Alamos Homeschool Chorus. It is three dozen beautiful petite roses in a variety of stunning colors. A big thank you to all my students and to the lovely ladies of the Chorus Board. They are gorgeous, and grace my dining room table, reminding me of you all!
• I have received cards and little gifts from several friends, and lots of e-mails reminding me of the tremendous support I have. Thank you to all of you! And keep them coming! They remind me that I am not in this alone, and keep me from feeling sorry for myself.
  
• This morning I had an excellent conversation with a dear friend who is a doc at the medical school at Penn State, Hershey. He is not only a dear friend, an MRI specialist, and smart fellow, but, by God's grace, he is working in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment currently. So I am getting private consulting on all my decisions, receiving great answers to all my questions, and getting a good read on how well my doctors are doing in directing my care. Thank you Greg and Lauri, for your love and support. And what a blessing for me!
• We have enjoyed several days with our eldest dear son, Ben. It has been delightful for us, though all the hours he spent in waiting rooms were probably not very relaxing for him... Thanks, Elsa, for sparing him for these days. And thank you, Chris and Donna, for arranging for him to get our here. It meant so much!
• This week Dave and I have been memorizing 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10. "For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him." What a destiny. I am truly blessed and thankful!