HAPPY PEACEFUL DAY

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE, PRAYERS, & CONCERN. I'VE HAD A VERY HAPPY & PEACEFUL DAY. MY BACK FEELS SO MUCH BETTER TODAY. HURRAY! ALSO, I WAS ABLE TO EAT DINNER TONIGHT, WHICH MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT IT REALLY WAS. I COULDN'T MANAGE MY LUNCH AT ALL. MY DAUGHTER COOKED HER HEART OUT & MADE YUMMY CHICKEN CHILE VERDE TACOS. THEY WERE JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SPICY.  THAT COMBINED WITH AN ICY DRINK SEEMED TO NUMB MY MOUTH SORES ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO PIG OUT. THE CHOCOLATE PUDDING & PEANUT BUTTER COOL WHIP PARFAIT DESSERT, LIKE SHE USED TO LIKE TO MAKE AS A KID, DIDN'T HURT EITHER. I'M FULL FOR A CHANGE & GETTING SO SPOILED! I'VE TALKED TO NEW FRIENDS, OLD FRIENDS, WORK FRIENDS, & FAMILY.  I EVEN GOT 2 AWESOME HEARTFELT CARDS & A GIFT IN THE MAIL TODAY FROM A SWEET OLD FRIEND OF MINE (SHE'S SWEET NOT OLD/ WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS A LONG TIME).. THROUGH "MY CANCER ADVENTURES," I AM RECONNECTING WITH DEAR PEOPLE I'D LOST TOUCH WITH OVER TIME. I ALSO HAVE GOTTEN HELPFUL HINTS ON HOW TO PREVENT FURTHER MOUTH SORES WITH MY NEXT TREATMENT TOMORROW AND THINGS I CAN DO CURRENTLY TO HELP DEAL WITH THOSE I'VE GOTTEN. I EVEN FOUND THE ENERGY TO DO SOME PAPER PUNCH CRAFTING WITH THE GRAND KIDS. WHAT A GREAT DAY! I WAS READING IN OUR DAILY BREAD & FOUND THESE LITTLE HELPFUL EXCERPTS:

--"GOD WANTS TO LOOSEN THE THINGS THAT CAN CHOKE OUR LIVES AND THAT PREVENT US FROM RADIATING JOY. TO DO THIS, HE SOMETIMES HAS TO ALLOW PAIN AND TROUBLE.."--C.P.HIA

--"ALL GOD'S TESTINGS HAVE A PURPOSE--SOMEDAY YOU WILL SEE THE LIGHT; ALL HE ASKS IS THAT YOU TRUST HIM, WALK BY FAITH & NOT BY SIGHT."--ZOLLER

I THINK I'M RADIATING A LITTLE.