Thursday, August 13, 2015

Maria was great and she even
lives in PQ by us!

#5 Today with Quite a Surprise!

Yup today certainly was packed with a huge and fun surprise! Joe, Danielle and Kendall were with me as we headed down early for my labs to be ran. We typically have about 1 to 1/2 hours to spend waiting for them so we always eat breakfast at the cafe there and sit outside. It is a nice treat since we will be inside for quite a few hours afterward!

Well...as we headed up Kendall informs me there is a friend meeting up with us to share breakfast. Of course I start guessing and she keeps telling me I am wrong and will NEVER guess it. She was right! We get up there and I don't see anyone. Then some doors open and I turn around to find my darling friend Sharon Gruber with none other than some of the Miss Poway Pageant girls! Now let me explain...Sharon, the mother of 2 grown sons, has been running the Pageant for many years now (splendidly I must say) and has managed to get me, Kendall, and even Danielle on one occasion, to judge it. I resisted at first since I am not a fan of "beauty pageants"  but let me tell you...this is not your typical one. Although these girls are all beautiful, the scoring has very little to do with that. I am so proud of what she teaches these girls and does with them. It is an honor to be a judge.

So here are these 3 young ladies, fully decked out in their pageant regalia coming out to greet me. They had an embroidered sash reading "Miss Poway #1 Judge" on it and it even had "Beth" on the top! Oh, and did I mention a tiara? Yup, I even got my very first tiara!!! This girl has never had one of those before...I know, so hard to believe (cough)!  What an incredible surprise and great way to start my day. If you are wondering, YES I CRIED! Thank you my dear friend and thank you to your wonderful young ladies!

Now about treatment #5...this was Kendall's last time with me unless they fall on a school holiday (insert tear here). To say I am going to miss having her along is a gross understatement. Darn those second graders! The good news is that Danielle has made arrangements to come down every other Thursday though so that will be so nice to see her and spend some time with her. I get a lot of Kendall time, love and attention at home to it is nice to get Danielle here for some too. I am beyond blessed. Joe was able to stay today until about 12 so that was great. He is so sweet to take that morning off for me when he is not out of town.

The treatment went well and I was so happy to see that some of my important blood counts had actually gone up since last time! Yippee!!! I am really learning to take care of myself in this process and I hope that is paying off. 

Blessings

Well today had many Blessings but our Rosary time afterward was a true highlight for me. We really didn't have time to make it to the beach so we found a beautiful and serene bamboo garden area at Moores. It is completely surrounded by the tall structure on all 4 sides and very protected & quiet. We sat in the shade and prayed the Rosary together out loud. Once we started every time we would get to a decade and pray the Hail Marys, the wind would pick up and whirl around us. It was cool, refreshing air and pretty darn strong! It was so obviously full of the Holy Spirit that is was impossible to not be touched deeply by it. Danielle even broke down crying a few times (which of course makes me cry!). It was a moment to truly treasure. 

Another awesome thing was before we started praying we crossed ourselves with some Lourdes Holy water and then I asked the girls to put a cross with the water over my tumor area...yes we sat there in public with them crossing the upper part of my boob! After we finished the Rosary Kendall shared with Danielle and I that for the first two decades of the beads she felt a "pressure" coming out of her finger she crossed me with and into each bead. It was a sensation she had never felt before and she truly feels it was Mary taking something from the tumors through her finger and into the beads. It was hard for her to put into words but knew it was something pretty special! Thank you for this day Lord and for the many wonderful touching gifts that came with it!
A most memorable Rosary session!

10 comments:

  1. You are so blessed to have a wonderful family to help carry you through this! ❤️ praying for you!

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  2. Mary is truly present on your journey. The rosary is a powerful and centering prayer....would love to share it with you too.

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  3. Beautiful!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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  4. Your sense of humor and strong faith are awe inspiring. You are blessed with an unbelievable family walking beside you through this journey. I must say you do look so darn cute in short hair. Let it fall...so much easier to care for in this hot weather🌝

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  6. You are so cute and funny and courageous and loved to pieces! XO you sweet thing

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  7. Praying for you Beth !! Keep going !!

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  8. The rosary has always been the Grace family's refuge in time of need and in times of joy. It's lovely how you are able to share it with your family so intensely.

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  9. Beth you are rockin that pixie cut! Your attitude and positive energy continue to amaze and inspire me. I had dinner with my girls last night. They asked about you and want to send their love and best wishes. XO

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  10. Beth you are always in my daily thoughts and prayers, sending you positive strength! Miss seeing you. Please text me if you need a ride of someone to sit with you, I can arrange my schedule!

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