Wednesday, March 7, 2018

A Life Filled With Lemons....And ONE Month Until Run For The Rose 3/7/2018

Tomorrow will mark ONE month until we take our 5th trip to Run For The Rose- a little 5k that does BIG things in the brain cancer community. 

We are honored to be part of such an incredible organization that has been with us every step of the way in Dad's 4.5 year cancer journey. We are also honored to share that because of the love and support of our friends and family, we've donated OVER $30,000 these last 4.5 years in Dad's honor to this foundation. Dad is making such a huge impact in the brain cancer community. 

There is still time to join our team, make a donation, or purchase a Team Lar t-shirt. Email me at glenzwhitney@gmail.com for more information, or click on our team page! 

http://drmarnierosefoundation.racepartner.com/run-for-the-rose/bthobraincancer

Just Monday, Dad was out mowing grass, and we all celebrated that small victory- as it's still unreal to us that almost 4.5 years later Dad is with us and doing things we never imagined he would still be able to do. It's clear that God has worked a miracle in Dad. A miracle that I hold tight to often, reminding myself that even through these difficult times God has thrown my way in other forms- God's hand is clearly in it all. 

Because lately y'all, I've needed to remind myself often that God can heal. That God can perform miracles. That God is this constant presence in our lives, even in moments when it feels like life is filled with lemons. 

They always say, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." And that sounds so simple. Take something negative and make it positive, that's what good Christians do, right? 

Although, ask any good Christian and I think what makes them a "good" one is their struggle with their faith- it's the the times when you want to shake your fist at God (and heck, sometimes we do!) that we find our faith strengthen even more. It's through this shaking of our fist and being angry with God, we find comfort in our prayers and conversations- because we are throwing our concerns, our worries, and our problems on Him. Through these difficult conversations we are begging Him to help us through it all. Through our fist shaking, God is helping turn the pain and hurt into love and comfort. 

As a Christian, it's so hard for me to understand what someone does who doesn't have this faith. Because life can hand you so many lemons- and sometimes you're just tired of trying to make lemonade alone. 

I promise if you look hard enough into each situation where God's handed you a lemon..or two...or seven...you'll find His hand in it. You'll find that He puts people in your life to make the lemonade for you- to help you through the moments that you find are far too difficult for you to handle alone. 

Family and friends have been key in these last 4.5 years- and also, in these last few months of lemons. Family and friends that see when you're faith is struggling- to remind you to continue praying, to ask God to heal- but also ask God to put in your heart that even if He doesn't, to have faith and trust. 

We thank you all for being on this journey with us for 4.5 years, and we ask for continued prayers that our next MRI is one that is good and clear- but if it isn't, we ask that you pour out these prayers for comfort, for healing, and for faith in this journey. 

I'm not sure how many more lemons God plans on handing me in this lifetime, but what I am sure of, is the friends & family on this journey with me- ones that will make the lemonade for me, heck even some that will add a little vodka, to help me get through it all with a heart filled with faith, and a mind filled with trust. 

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