Sandy wanted to write a Christmas letter or a New Year letter, but it just hasn't happened yet. So I'm posting a quick update until she has time to formulate her message. Maybe a Valentine's Day message? Easter message? :)
Christmas went well. The kids enjoyed our family traditions, including soups for dinner, the left-right game, acting out the Christmas story, and singing carols as Grandma Sandy played the piano. Papa Rod received a brick for one of his presents...poor guy.
Sandy continues to have fluid drained from her abdomen every few weeks, the most recent time being last Friday, when they removed 1.8 gallons (about 15 pounds). When that was finished, she went to the infusion center and received a blood transfusion because her lab results from earlier in the week indicated very low hemoglobin. She felt much better by Saturday. Tomorrow (Tuesday) she has an EGD (upper GI endoscopy) to see how things are doing.
Her final semester of teaching is about to begin! It is bittersweet for sure. She has started the process of sorting and organizing in her office...you can pray that it goes much better than she is anticipating! It is very hard to throw away materials, lesson plans, and notes that have been so important for all these years; even though those items have served their purpose, it can feel wasteful. She will enjoy continuing to bless other teachers with whatever they can use.
One prayer request is that her hands will stop being plagued by cramping. It's possibly caused by electrolyte imbalances, which makes sense considering the fluid that builds up and then is removed time and time again.
While many people are making New Year's resolutions, let's remember that God promises that His mercies are new every morning. Not just once a year or even quarterly, but every single morning we are given new mercies. What a gift!
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