Can We Get a Tail Wind?

Everyone asks me how Jim is doing, and then they proceed to tell me how their friend was treated or cured. then they question and want to know our progress. I'm sitting in the hospital room while Jim recoups from his latest chemo-embolization treatment, and I've had another epiphany. This journey with cancer can be compared to airline flights.

Some trips are direct flights. And, even though there may be delays for various reasons,the trip is relatively quick. So it is with some cancers...mine for example. The discovery, surgery, radiation, chemotheraphy, and healing took about 8 months, and I've been declared "cancer free."

Then there's Jim. For him, his destination is Maui, Hawaii, and he will be taking a flight that requires many connections. It is a long, difficult flight with turbulence, delays, re-routes,and fear of flying over a large amount of water.

Our radiologist told us today that we are "technically, ahead of schedule." But, when we asked if the tumors had shrunk, or if the procedures were working, we learned that it is too soon to tell. We must continue the journey, trusting that the procedures are working, and thank our God that we are "ahead of schedule."

The way I figure it, we have made a connection from home to Dallas. Then we had a lay-over, and got on a flight to Houston. We arrived there in record time. And, now we are heading to LAX. With any grace, we'll make it there with no delays, re-routes, o "situations." Then we'll board the plane to cross that big Atlantic, and arrive at our desination...Maui.

You see, we are having to go where the Lord leads us, trusting Him every step. We do not see the Promised Land ahead, but we have arrived safely on the ground with this latest treatment. This journey is not easy; it is not fast; and it is not without the knoeldge that it may take a different route. WE JUST TRUST in the MIGHTY knowledge that our God is in control, and that HE loves us So Very Much!

And, who knows, maybe on this next leg, well catch another tail wind and get to our destination much faster. Aloha!