The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16
As I’m by no means righteous, nor as effectual or fervent as I ought to be, I credit your prayers, dear friends, to the wonderful news I received this afternoon.
No cancer. No lymphoma.
It appears I have an enlarged salivary gland most likely due to a virus (I’ve had at least three over the past two months!). This gland should begin to decrease in size on its own and I’ll have a recheck in a few weeks to make sure. I’m sure you can imagine my relief…it’s amazing the nasty little roads the mind can take one down, until faith steps in to right the course. While I avoided fear for the most part, I became increasingly introspective and emotional. I found myself wanting to stay closer to my husband and children, spoil them, stay home with them, all the while imagining the possibility of chemo and radiation…a road of pain and suffering that a few of you may have already been down.
So…
I’m praising God for sparing my dear husband and children. And for sparing me. The only suffering ahead at present is the fatigue and my rather odd appearance. Ah, well…an odd lump in exchange for no cancer? I’ll take it. And pull the turtleneck up a little higher…vanity, you know? Yeah…still not quite done with that one, but I’m working on it!
Blessings to you, my prayer warrior friends…praying for all of you at this evening’s Adoration hour,
I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 27 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
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Praise God!
Blessed be God!!!!!! Fantastic news. I’m happy and relieved for you and your family.
Thank you so much for the prayers too.
God bless!
I’ve been a lurker for sometime, but I had to come out of lurkdom to tell you how happy I am for you and how much I am thanking God for your wonderful news. I so enjoy your blog! Thank you!
So happy for you, Kimberly. What a relief!
Deo Gratias!!! Oh, I can only imagine the relief and joy and thanksgiving you must feel! Praise God!
How wonderful God is. I am so happy for you and all the family. I sure understand what you mean by “the nasty little roads the mind can take one down,” as I’ve been there but I was going down them this time in regards to you.
I’ll finish my novenas, for continued health for you. Then I”ll do novenas of Thanksgiving for this very special blessing. The power of prayer is such an incredible thing.
Everyone was in their bedrooms for the night but I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to share the great news. They are all rejoicing also. I am overjoyed that this isn’t a road you have to go down. Words fail me, I’m just so thrilled for you. A great Big Hug and all my Love.
We just had a similar scare with our 2 yo and a bone tumor that ended up benign! I so know the roads your mind can go down. What a relief! Qe know that relief. Thank God for sparing 2 families that terrible cross.
Congrats!
I am so happy for your good news. It’s a little humbling when we face bad news and it comes out fine. The Lord hears the cry of the just!
Connie
Praise the Lord! I’m so glad to hear that you are cancer free. I will continue to pray for your health as that gland comes back to normal.
May God bless you and yours.
-Siné
What wonderful news & such a relief for you & your family! God Bless You!
God is good.
and merciful.
so glad He spared you from something terrible.
still praying your gland heals quickly!
Praise God!
Thank you all, once again, for your sweet prayers, kind words and concern. May God reward you one hundredfold for all your acts of charity…may you be blessed as you’ve blessed me!
Deo Gratias! Wonderful news!
Praising God with you!!!
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Deo Gratias!! What wonderful news!!!