GOD is GOOD!

We met with Dr. Degroot this morning and reviewed the MRI results. He told us that nothing had changed from the previous MRI in April and the MRI looked clean. Great news! We rejoice and glorify God for allowing us another two months to rest in His goodness.
Thank you so much for your prayers, we definitely were lifted up this morning and were suprisingly not nervous.
We will return to MD Anderson in two months and Travis will recieve another MRI.

Two Month MRI - Friday, June 27th

Well it is hard to believe that this Friday, June 27th will be two months since Travis' last MRI. It has been so great to have a couple of months to breathe and create "normalcy" around our house. We have enjoyed a lot of fun time together as a couple and a family. We traveled to Mexico in April and to Disney World and The Bahamas in May. We have also spent a lot of time just hanging out together at home during the week and with extended family on the weekends. As you may have read in the previous post, Travis began driving again on June 16th. He is enjoying the independence. He also began his regular work routine on Monday the 16th, so things are busy at work.

I wanted to write an entry to ask for your prayer. We are beginning to have anxiety over what will transpire on Friday. Our prayer is for a "clean MRI", but we know that whatever God's plan is for our life, that He will hold us tight and walk us through. We thank you for standing in the gap and lifting us up in prayer.

We meet with Dr. DeGroot on Friday at 11:00 am. I will post an entry with the results on Friday afternoon.

Jennifer

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. "Trust in the LORD forever, for in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.

Isaiah 26:3-4

Gentleman Start Your Engine!

As many of you may know, for the past 6 months Travis has not be allowed by the state to drive a vehicle. Law states that after suffering from a seizure you must wait 6 months until you can resume driving. As of June 16th Travis will be behind the wheel again and we want to celebrate! Please join us if you can the infomation is below:

"Drive-In" to Sonic for a special treat celebrating Travis' return to the wheel.
Travis will be able to drive again after 6 long months and we want to celebrate.
Stop by between 7-8pm on Monday, June 16th and join us for an ice cream treat.


Hope you can join us!
Jennifer

MRI Results and Doctors Appointment

We received a GREAT MRI report and fantastic news from the doctor's appointment. Praise God! We cannot THANK YOU enough for all of your prayers! The MRI presented today, taken on 4/24/08, was compared with the post-surgery MRI taken on 1/11/08. It showed that the swelling of the brain had decreased significantly and that the cavity where the tumor was removed is shrinking. The upper perimeter of the cavity still shows some contrast on the MRI and the neuro-radiologist and neuro-oncologist are unsure if that is from swelling, scar tissue or tumor that was unable to be removed during the surgery. This area will be closely monitored every 8 weeks with an MRI to see how it progresses. Dr. Degroot seemed to think that it could possibly be there for years and never change. That is definitely our prayer. We thank you for your sweet prayers and your kind encouragement. We are in God's hand and are thankful for His great love for us! We can trust His promises because He's a good and faithful God!

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:22-23

MRI

Just wanted to give everyone a short update on Travis' progress. Today we went down to MD Anderson for Travis to have an MRI and blood work. Tomorrow we will meet with Dr. Degroot, neuro-oncologist, to discuss the results. I will update this site late tomorrow afternoon with the results. We thank you so very much for your continued support and prayer and we look forward to seeing God glorified above all!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

Cabo San Lucas

On Friday, April 18th Travis and I went to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a four day getaway. It was the first trip we had made as a couple since Jacob was born. It was a much needed vacation and we had a fantastic time. I posted a picture of Travis with his big catch of the trip, a Striped Marlin. The story behind the picture is amazing. Travis loves to fish. When planning the trip to Cabo, Travis really wanted to fish for Marlin in the “Marlin capital of the world”. Even though it was more than what we wanted to pay, we decided to do it anyway. Saturday morning I prayed we would see a marlin or that Travis would catch one. The fishing guides told us it wasn’t even marlin season so we didn’t know if we would see one or not. As you can tell from the pictures, we not only saw a marlin, but each one of us caught a marlin!! Travis was so excited; seemed even more excited over my catch, than his own, and it was worth every penny to see Travis enjoy something he loves to do. God is blessed us on this trip and I am reminded of the verse that my youth pastor, James Darby, spoke to us on December 18th:

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine………"

Our God has done this in so many ways we can hardly keep up, but this time it was with a fish.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Travis completed his last day of radiation therapy on Friday, March 21st. Travis celebrated the end of his treatment by participating in an M. D. Anderson tradition of ringing a bell signifying a final radiation session. I secretly invited both of our families to meet us at the hospital for Travis' last treatment and we were all so excited that this part of the journey was complete. Afterwards we went to dinner to celebrate! It has been a long 6 weeks, but thanks to your prayers and encouragement we made it through and Travis knows that he has fought this cancer with all of his might, thus far. We thank God for strengthening, comforting and loving us. He has carried us through and we give all praise to HIM. Each and every day Travis becomes stronger and feels better than the day before. We pray that his heath continue to be restored. In one month we will return to MD Anderson for another MRI of Travis' brain. If the results show the tumor is growing again, chemotherapy will be administered. If there is no sign of cancer, frequent MRI's will be taken to monitor.

Thanks again for the outpouring of prayers, support and encouragement. We will continue to update the blog for prayer requests and to let you know how things are progressing; so check back soon.

We love you all and would like to leave you with this verse and our prayer for Travis...

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.