"Be Anxious for nothing.....

But in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the PEACE of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

Hi Family and Friends,
I can't believe how July flashed by us. Summer was going along at a nice snail pace for a while then it took off like a wild fire. And so much has been going on. We are continually looking to God for our strength for the day and the hope that a relationship with Him brings. He is Faithful. First, praises and prayer requests:

1) Sarah has been going through a lot. A couple of weeks ago, Sarah had a detectable lump in one breast checked out. This was very concerning for all of us because of the cancer history with dear Susan. It turned out to be a breast Fibroadenomas. They are benign (not cancerous) breast tumors that are made of glandular and fibrous breast tissue. Yesterday she had an appointment with a surgeon to get further advice on removal of the tumor. It was encouraging to her to find out that it is a very easy procedure with a very small incision. Procedure will take about 30 minutes and without anesthesia. Out patient care. So a praise that was benign and prayer that the removal will be clean and minimal scarring. Sarah also goes in today to have a staple removed from her left hand where her thumb tendon had to be reattached (result of last year's snowboarding accident). The staple aided in the mending of the tendon.

2) Nathan had a work related accident that could have been serious. He is a diesel mechanic, and part of one procedure is to use a chisel to seperate two parts of an engine assembly for removal. He then went to pickup the assembly and the chisel, without much notice, sprung out and into his face. It hit him just a half of an inch above the left eye. He had to have 10 stitches and he had a pretty good shiner for a couple of days. He returned back to work that night. What a tough guy!! Oh, yeah, he is a US Marine, I forgot. Praises that his sight in that eye was not affected and he is doing well. Also, Michelle is doing well with the pregnancy. They are both so excited as God continues to shape and form my first grandchild. Pray for Michelle as she is experiencing some ribcage pain, probably due to the development of the baby.

3) Praise for the closing of Leah's house in Bend Oregon. Leah bought a house in Bend for a good price. Jason plans on moving over this fall and living/working in Bend with Leah. Pray for Leah and her fire fighting work in Oregon. Not too many fires so far this season but that is changing I think. It has been hot and dry of late.

I will publish this for now, but will continue because I have more......