Let me begin by encouraging you, if you ever get the chance, to go to Marine Land on the first Tuesday of back-to-school week. It was like a deserted playground for mammals! The girls fed whales, hung out with deer, and had their way with every ride they could find.
We spent the week down at Niagara Falls... It seems, try as we might, that we can't get out of Ontario. On the up side, we are learning to appreciate how beautiful and ENORMOUS our province truly is (Ontario is 3 times the size of Texas, I'm told).
As for Operation Indiana, good news so far. It appears that the growth on her liver is not cancerous, but the doctors are still not sure what this thing is, why it is growing, and what the next steps are... So we wait. Thank you all for your continued prayer and support as we wade through this uncertain time...
As for me and Blaise, we have never felt so desperate, and so dependant on God. We set out on this thing imagining that God had 'called' us to go out, but life is keeping us right here. Furthermore, there are no options for us, nowhere to go, nothing to do, but wait and wonder what's next. On more personal matters, which I can't go in to right now, we are being challenged financially in a very sudden way that we did not see coming...
It's like God is forcing our hands open on every front. Your children belong to Me; wait and listen. Your money belongs to Me; wait and listen. Your time, your hopes, and your abilities belong to Me; wait and listen. I can't put it adequately into words, but we feel as though our very belief in God is being challenged, anted-up... like this is all or nothing... Like this is the fire where people get changed and it's impossible to wrap our minds around what's happening, why it's happening, and how long it's going to last...
There is so much to share, and just no more room. So I apologize for this long and obscure entry. We are sincerely aware of the miracle of life, the fleeting nature of it, and the value of caring friends... this much we know. As long as we're trapped here in this province with butterflies, belugas, and with all of you, we're trapped in paradise.
