Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Over the course of the past year Ronald has had his bone marrow transplant and then relapsed two times in different forms. Those relapses were treated successfully with various chemotherapy. During this year we have have been so blessed with him very healthy (minus the relapse of course) and he has been working full time and enjoying pretty  normal life. Unfortunately, the cancer has not been able to be controlled for the extended amount of time we have hoped.  Last week he relapsed again and  this time the doctors are not offering the regular chemotherapy options but rather, options that are more aggressive . This has led to this update. We are currently evaluating the different treatment options as we weigh risks and benefits we would love your faith and prayers in this behalf as we truly want clear inspiration as to the direction we are to go. At this point it is not only obvious but unanimous that only the Lord knows what is the right way to go regarding Ronald's treatment plan and we are anxiously and humbly desiring to feel what that is. As things continue to develop we will continue to update the blog once again so that you may know what is going on. Thank you for following our journey and please know that your prayers have been felt.

Daily Devo:

"On that very night, the night of the greatest suffering the world has ever know or ever will know, the Savior said, 'Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you...Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.' ... I submit to you that this maybe one of the Savior's commandments that is, even in the hearts of otherwise faithful saints, almost universally DISOBEYED; and yet, I wonder whether our resistance to His invitation could be any more grievous to the Lord's merciful heart.
In that same spirit, I am convinced that NONE of us can appreciate how deeply it wounds the loving heart of the Savior of the world when He finds that His people DO NOT feel confident in His care, secure in His hands or Trust in His commandments."
                                                              -Elder Jeffery R. Holland

This inspired quote seems to put into words our feelings regarding choosing to strive for peace over fear in the current circumstances of all of our lives and I love the perspective that was quickly recovered for me when I thought on it (especially as I reflect upon all the peace, tender mercies, sustaining , friendship and miracles the Lord as so extraordinarily shown us....  The Lord has absolutely more than proven His unconditional love and unlimited power in our lives, and deserves nothing less than our full confidence in Him-His will, plan and power. I sincerely desire to obey this powerfully compassionate commandment regardless of circumstances!