Celebration

I'm tired. Probably not a huge revelation eh?  Today was the most "normal" day we have had in a while.  We took the opportunity to drive up to my sister's house in Conifer, CO to have a fantastic prayer session.  It was an awesome time of engaging with family and listening to and communing with the Lord. 


We prayed for many things, including the removal of the tumor, peace, family unity, wisdom....But something struck me as I reflected on our time during the drive home (and we had lots of time to reflect due to a severe accident that had us parked on highway 285 - literally parked with the engine off). A word that kept coming up during our prayer time: Celebration. 


Why celebration and celebration of what?


Well, several things come to mind.  The first is that God calls us to "be joyful in all things" (yes, including suffering). Joy is one thing (and it can be fleeting), but celebration? Yes. Celebration:  


Celebration that God is sovereign. He is still on the throne and regardless of what might come to pass, its all part of his plan. Celebration that He has blessed us with an amazing family and friends. Celebration that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Celebration that for whatever reason, God has called us to walk this journey and that He will reach people through Julie.  That's something to celebrate.


We also get to celebrate victory.  Victory that Christ won on the cross - victory of sin, death, and the power of the devil. Victory over cancer!


Tomorrow is Sunday...hopefully it will be another "normal" day.  After church, I get to cut the lawn. And other than it being about a foot tall (which is definitely not normal), its a nice normal activity.


Monday is another busy day: Julie is back to see Dr. Green, and hopefully a visit with the primary care physician.  Wednesday she goes to the spa in preparation for Thursday. Gotta make sure that she's in the best mindset possible :-)


We hope to hear back on the exact time of the surgery on Thursday early next week.


Now, off to bed.  I'm tired.