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His good

November 10, 2010 by ontheoldpath

Joel and I headed to the hospital today for another chemo, just an in and out in one day chemo. It was an odd day filled with little mishaps that when you add them up can seem exhausting. On their own you would barely give them a second thought. I often wonder the purpose of [...]

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Small Beginnings

November 8, 2010 by ontheoldpath

I think I have eluded to this on more then one occasion but it bares repeating simply because it is an ongoing issue. Order… Organization… Schedules etc. It is hard for me to believe but Joel’s diagnosis was over 7 months ago. Rightly so, it turned our world upside down. In a moment our lives [...]

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Sunday Blessings

October 31, 2010 by ontheoldpath

Proverbs 31:21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet. Well my family isn’t clothed in scarlet and actually I have some storage bins to pull out. This is what my family woke up to this morning. Joel asked me if we were going to [...]

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Being Pressed…

July 1, 2010 by ontheoldpath

Over the last 24 hours I have talked with several Mom’s of brain tumor kids, some through email and one in person. There is much to be learned from those who have walked the path before you, especially when the path can be so treacherous in places. The common consensus is, it is a long [...]

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Good, Better, Best…

June 13, 2010 by ontheoldpath

Since coming home from the hospital, I have to say I have been struggling with fatigue. I think part of it is just the comfort of home… my whole body is much more at peace here and I just want to rest. However, I have created a huge… HUGE list of things to do for [...]

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One leg of the race is over!!!!

June 10, 2010 by ontheoldpath

As it is now Wednesday night, you may have already guessed that Joel made it through his last 2 radiation sessions. He is a trooper. After his second last session Joel came home for the weekend and had a great time visiting with some out of town friends. He just wished it could’ve lasted longer. [...]

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Counting Down

June 4, 2010 by ontheoldpath

28 down 2 to go!!!! Joel is almost finished his radiation treatment. As for chemo, we have barely begun. But for now we are not concentrating on that. Right now we are celebrating coming to the end of radiation. Monday will be his last one… so we are going to move out of Ronald McDonald [...]

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Looking back….Looking forward…

May 31, 2010 by ontheoldpath

February 25, 2009 “Well, I may be on the Old Path but this is definitely uncharted territory. I have wanted to blog for a long time as a way to keep in touch with friends and family, and to share the ups and downs of our journey. I have been encouraged and challenged by reading [...]

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Parenting is not for the Faint of Heart

February 16, 2010 by ontheoldpath

For those of you have been parenting for some years now, can you remember back to when you held your first born? I can. I remember him all cozy in my lap. He was the definition of perfection. I don’t mean that he was perfect without sin. Just that he was truly fearfully and wonderfully [...]