I Will Praise Your Name

I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. — Psalm 138:2 

My mouth will sing God's praises.

His love will never fail me.

He is faithful beyond imagination.

God has exalted his solemn decree.

I will bow down and worship Him in His holy temple.

This is one of the beautiful cathedrals we got to sing in during our choir tour of Spain.

Capila de Santa Tecla in Catedral de Burgos.

Awe-inspiring!

Anna Never Left the Temple But Worshiped

There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.  — Luke 2:27-28 

God planned for Anna also to be able to see baby Jesus.

She blessed Him when He was brought to the temple.

She had been fasting and praying, worshiping God night and day.

She was a widow, 84 years old.

And she loved the Lord.

So do we!

God Is in His Temple

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. – Habakkuk 2:20

Wednesday when I met with the radiation doctor, she said it will be no problem for me to go in the water at the beach as long I don't have any open wounds.

Fantastic! I can hardly wait to get out the boogie boards.

Ditto for swimming pools.

After my four weeks of radiation, she recommends I take 4-5 days off.

So I've alerted my colleagues at work that I will be taking off some time off after the radiation ends.

I still haven't heard when that will start, and I probably won't know for a few more weeks.

In the meantime, I'll take a class to show me the facility and to learn what exactly the procedure will be.

I'll also meet my friend Mariley for lunch so she can share the details of her experience with me.

I am blessed.

God is in his temple, all's right with the world.

God Is Awesome

We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior. —Psalm 65:4-5

Today I met with my oncologist, a wonderful doctor, Jenny Dewitt, who was very encouraging and even gave me a  hug.

She explained that the best course of treatment for my cancer will be chemo followed by radiation. 

They would like to start chemo in the next few weeks and continue for 4 1/2 months, with one chemo treatment every 3 weeks. 

After that they will do radiation for a few weeks. In a couple of weeks I will attend a class to explain all of the things I can expect with chemo treatments.

I will plan our trip to Spokane for Abby's graduation in May and then call to schedule my chemo  accordingly.

We are filled with the good things of God's house.