Today

I spent the morning with Nichole and again was blessed! Her spirits are high, and she is still resting in the Lord's providence even though she has dealt with some pretty "difficult" (stubborn, strange, threatening, ungracious, no bed-side manner) medical professionals recently. She recounted to me how she was able to preach the gospel to two more doctors while having a procedure done, and was praising God for the opportunities. She is finding more strength these days as the chemo is done, but still needs to pace herself. She is a whopping 102 pounds (at 5 ft. 6 in.), so is trying to put on some weight. She is looking and feeling much better, yet still needs our prayers and the Lord's kind hand to draw her to Himself each day.
Nichole is in the middle of having internal radiation treatments (weekly). Although the doctors warned her about severe pain during each treatment and after, Nichole is so thankful to our gracious God for keeping her from such pain. She is on low dose pain medication and is doing remarkably well- much better than anticipated. "Praise the Lord" is a phrase that spills out of her mouth heartily and regularly throughout the day... consider your circumstances compared with hers, and give the Lord praise for all of his kindness to you!