A new page in this story.

 If I could, I would climb right through this computer screen and give each of you the biggest hug ever.  Sam and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your much needed prayers as we traveled to Dallas yesterday. 

Prayers are powerful, and when God moves, He moves Big. The weather forecast looked so bad for the area we were going to be traveling in, but God heard your prayers, and there was not even a single drop of rain on our windshield. 

Another biggie.....When God sends the right person at the right time!!!  

Sam and I feel, Without a doubt, that God had His hand in something yesterday.  We have had questions, uncertainties, and have struggled in trying to decide if we were doing what was best for Sam's health. Yesterday, we found ourselves sitting across from a doctor who was nothing short of an answered prayer. God didn't just send us to a good doctor, He sent us to the best one we could have hoped for. She was compassionate, knowledgeable and incredibly thorough, and she met us where we were emotionally and mentally. She was in that room for a full hour.  She spoke clear English, which made it easy for us to hear and understand. 

She walked us through every detail (showing on Sam's medical records) with care and patience, explaining his liver disease in a way that made sense to us.  No confusing jargon, just truth and clarity. She wanted to know what our questions were for her and ready and eager to answer each one of them.

She outlined the full process of what it takes to qualify for a liver transplant, and we are now officially beginning that journey. It is not a short road, but is one paved with a little more peace, and I believe that peace was Heaven sent. 

She is also coordinating a meeting for us in the coming weeks with an oncology TEAM who will help determine the best course of action for Sam's cancer. Every step, every decision and every specialist we feel, is being led by God's hand. 

We don't know what lies ahead, but we do know this: when we asked for guidance, God sent a guide...... When we asked for clarity, He gave us a voice of calm in the storm..... He changed the course of the bad weather, and the thunder storms went South.......He gave us prayer warriors to stand in the gap......and He gave us someone who reminded us that through her care and presence that we are not walking this alone. 

 We trust the ONE who is writing our story, Our Heavenly Father.....  

This story is far from over...but I now feel that we are turning a new page. I am deeply grateful for each of you who have been kind enough to walk alongside us, offering love, encouragement, and support. Your prayers mean more than words can say, and we truly feel the strength of them carrying us through. Thank you for continuing to lift Sam and our family up. We are holding on to Faith, hope and the promise that God is guiding every step. 

Shug.

☔☔☔. We have Rain again today!!