I feel naked...sans 12 inches of hair naked. I did it. I chopped off chunks of my long locks and plan to donate it to Locks of Love. With the likelihood of losing all of my hair, I wanted to be able to provide a healthy head of hair (pre-chemo) to such a wonderful organization such as Locks of Love. And the wonderful surprise was that my hairdresser did it for FREE! I was so touched by her generosity and hope to introduce her to more of my friends. :)
So much has happened since my last post but I especially want to share about a wonderful surprise my Wellspring sisters did for me. Last Sunday, what was meant to be a Pride and Prejudice viewing party was simply a front for what turned out to be a "Hooray for Helen" surprise party. I was completely blown away. To have 40 pairs of beautiful eyes staring at me and blessing me with their support and love was beyond anything I could ever have imagined. I am so blessed to be surrounded by such godly women who I can proudly call my sisters in Christ. Thank you to all of you for being my rock and prayer warriors. I love you!!!
In 24 hours I will be sitting in an Infusion Clinic with a cocktail of drugs pumping into my veins. I am feeling a wonderful sense of peace knowing that my Father in Heaven will envelope me in his love and mercy and I will have nothing to fear. He is my rock and my fortress; nothing will penetrate through. This is the beginning of an arduous and rough journey but my God will be with me and carry me through every step of the way.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40: 28-31
Amen!
Helen, you're awesome. Jim was so cute...he said yesterday "I prayed for Helen last night"...I think he's only met you once, and he wanted to know what you looked like :). We will be thinking of you and praying for you tomorrow...
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ReplyDeleteyou are an inspiration! :)
i saw some of those pics from the hooray for helen party and it totally made me cry. praise God for your community of believers!
i cried looking at those pics too! so did grace! i know, i know, shocker!! :)
ReplyDeleteso thankful that you are finding peace and comfort from His Word and indeed, He will carry you through. He will never leave you! huddy is praying for "alicia umma" :)!
ReplyDeleteyou are a true woman of real faith and i'm privileged to call you my friend. chemo's got nothing on you!
ReplyDeletepraying for you helen. we are blessed to have each other in the wellspring community. i know that your testimony through this blog will increase our faith in our God who loves us and sanctifies us as He sees fit.
ReplyDeleteBut whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish in order that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death.
Philippians 3:7-10
Helen, I pray that you may know the riches found in Christ through your sufferings.
helen...so blessed by your post and your open sharing. been praying for you sister and will continue too...so blessed to hear about your "hooray for helen" event...so sad i couldn't be there but i was there in spirit!! i'm sure it was a blessed day of sharing and praying! God bless!!
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