Thoughts for Thursday

Hey friends! Is anyone else having a hard time figuring out what day of the week it is? With Fourth of July falling on a Tuesday I feel all kinds of messed up. I don't hate that it's already Thursday and almost the weekend!

So I'm going to get real with ya'll and tell you about some stuff that has been going on with our family. I know that I have been a little MIA on the blog and my posts have been lackluster.

Ya'll have heard me talk more than once about my in-laws and just how wonderful and special they are. My MIL will drop anything to help with the boys and they have always been more than willing to keep the boys whenever needed. I have said it time and time again we would be lost without them.

Two weeks ago our entire world was rocked when we got the worst news. We found out that my sweet, precious mother in law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. To say that the wind got knocked out of us with this news is an understatement. None of us were expecting this and it has been so hard to process and wrap our minds around it.

The first week I was a hot mess. I literally cried pretty much all day every day. Just as soon as my tears would dry up I would talk about it or think about it and they would start falling. I cried to my mom on the phone more than I've ever cried to her before. Having never been faced with something like this before I really didn't know how to react. Of course Patrick has been amazing from day one. In true Patrick form he has remained a constant rock. It would be completely understandable for him to crumble at this news but he has remained steadfast and strong and powering through.

After the first week the shock wore off, we (I) were able to get our emotions in check and really get to helping her fight this nasty beast. She is under the best care with the best doctors. She has had a second and third opinion and everyone agrees that starting chemo right away is the best decision.

Of course my MIL has been amazing throughout all of this. She is the strongest woman I know. She has not let this get her down and despite some pain and exhaustion has not let that stop her from being with our boys and generally being the wonderful woman she is!

We are prayerful that chemo will shrink this beast and surgery will follow. We find comfort in the Lord and knowing that he has a plan for this. He already knows how each one of our stories will go and this was not a surprise to him.

I have seen multiple rainbows since that day of the diagnosis and I truly believe that it is Gods way of telling us everything is going to be okay.

Please continue to keep our family in your prayers!