A year ago today. . . .

Joshua 4:6-7 (NASB)

6 Let this be a sign among you, so that when your children ask later, saying, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’ 7 then you shall say to them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.’ So these stones shall become a memorial to the sons of Israel forever.”

December 16th. . . a year ago today I sat across a desk from the doctor after Sam's surgery who told me Sam indeed had cancer. The previous 3 days had been a whirlwind of doctors and tests and now the confirmation of cancer. I went numb . . .shock. I couldn't comprehend and didn't understand. Just 65 days prior Sam's nephew Joey went to heaven after his earthly body had succumbed to cancer. Now we were facing the dreaded "C" word. Shock. A week later scans showed the cancer had spread and Sam would start out the New Year with 12 weeks of intense chemotherapy. More shock. Our vocabulary and topic of conversation was riddled with new words like cisplatin, bleomycin, etoposide, ANC, WBC, AFP and BHCG.

But here we are a year later on the other side of the Jordon. The journey the Lord sent us on wasn't an easy one but the lessons we gleaned from this time are overwhelming! We were blessed time and time again by His word, His promises and His people. The Lord supplied our needs when it looked impossible. Several times he supplied very SPECIFIC needs and we were blown away because ONLY GOD knew the need! Sam's scans continue to be clear and cancer free and his blood work continues to be in the normal range. PRAISE THE LORD!

I was given a word from the Lord a few days after Sam's diagnoses:

2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us. (NIV)

God is faithful and true to His Word! Amen?

Do you have memorial stones? April 22, August 11, December 9, October 12, and December 16th . . . on each of these days something has happened in my life. Big things. Though I may have not understood the why I have always understood the WHO that was in control. I think it is important to set up memorial stones. It doesn't have to be an actual stone but it could be. I'm thinking more along the lines of a journal to write down those "Jordons" that the Lord has brought you through. So the next time you are about to wade the river you can remember how He parted the waters and you made it across.