Easter

"Now if we died with Christ we believe that we will also live with Him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead He cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over Him. The death he died,He died to sin once for all; but the life he lives He lives to God. In the same way count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus." Romans 6:8-11

Easter has had a new meaning to me this year. There have been times when I have asked why me... why am I the one that has to go through this. Thankfully I have been blessed to have my mom with me all the time and her faith amazes me. She was talking to me about how sometimes we suffer in order to get a glimpse of how Christ suffered and died for us. I am not saying that this is an easy thing for me to grasp, but Good Friday took on a new meaning. The pain and all that goes with cancer sometimes has felt like too much, but it is nothing like being beaten, mocked, and hung on a cross. Today I am more thankful than ever that Christ not only died for me, but that he rose again. Another frequent conversation that my mom and I have had is that I don't know how people walk the road of cancer and chemo without having hope or faith in our Savior. The verses that you all have sent and your prayers are constant reminders that the Lord has already gone before me and He will never leave me, no matter how I feel at the time.

Unfortunately my white blood cell counts dropped dramatically and I was not able to attend church this Easter, but did get to leave the house for quite a while. A co-worker of Louis' who quickly became like family to him (which I was lucky enough to marry into) invited us to her house for a low-key, low-crowd Easter. She made more food than you could imagine and the real kicker is that it all tasted SO good to me (this is quite the accomplishment for me to really enjoy eating). It was so nice to have a change in scenery and be able to spend time with Kristi, her mom, daughter, and her daughter's boyfriend. We have been so blessed by the generosity of so many.

I am feeling better each day and hope that the strength I am regaining will only make Round 3 of chemo even easier. Thanks again for all your prayers and thoughtfulness, I am truly overwhelmed each day. I hope that your Easter was as nice as ours!

-Katrina