A Letter from Emilie

November 20, 2022  Dear Friends and Family:           It has been a crazy week! My sister Natalie moved to St. George. They felt prompted to move there. It has been inspiring to watch the Lord open doors for them as they moved forward with faith. Here is a pic of their beautiful new house! It is a new house. The builder worked so hard to get it done for them. It is the first time they have moved that they did not have to put in a yard. Everything is landscaped and beautiful. They are so excited! They arrived Friday evening. They are slowly getting unpacked. We have been able to get a personal tour over face time. It is so beautiful! There is even a "air fryer" feature on their oven. So cool! There have been many blessings, but it was still hard to let them go! We have spent the last week helping them as they needed to close on Wednesday on their old house. I was so grateful that the Lord helped me have stamina. I was able to help them pack,  and D...

Dear Friends and Family:  It has been a few wees since I have taken time to write. I have to admit, I find the format of the blog a bit more intimidating than a family email. Why the change? I have felt a prompting from my Heavenly Father to share my experiences on a blog. I hope I can keep a few more people in the loop this way. I am really hoping to offer hope and help to anyone who needs a lift in their lives.  This week was the same as the past few. We had chemo again this Monday (November 14) The doctor is pleased with my tumor marker (also called the CEA) staying stable the last few months. This week it was at 7.2. It is funny that they keep saying that it is not an important number, yet we talk about at every visit. They tell me not to take too much stock in it.... but guess what "the number" is doing?! (No mixed signals for sure!) The doctor showed me a pretty graph. It has decreased significantly since starting chemo. In May before my "chemo holiday" the nu...