Fear is a liar

    Long couple days at Mayo, but finally on our way home with big smiles on our faces! All three of the tumors that have been growing in Mike’s lungs have shrunk, and one of them shrunk a whole centimeter...can I get an AMEN!?! They call this a “partial response”, but it is great news! They did not do a brain MRI this time, but we are believing that the small spot in there will be gone when they do one in the future.  The CT scan did show what looked like a blood clot in a vein in Mike’s abdomen, so he had to have an ultrasound and it was determined to be just an “artifact” of  the contrast dye they used for the CT scan.

    As we drive the backroads home to Charles City, we were talking about how fear is so crippling (Mike’s heart rate was 103 bpm when the nurse checked it while waiting for the Dr./CT results and it’s usually in the 60’s) and even though we put our trust in the Lord, fear/doubt just sneaks in and you have to tell yourself to give it to God. We are listening to Zach Williams and his song Fear is a Liar came on and the words are so true and we need to remember them!  The chorus:
    Fear he is a liar
    He will take your breath
    Stop you in your steps
    Fear is a liar
    He will rob your rest
    Steal your happiness
    Cast your fear in the fire
    Cause he is a liar

    Thank you prayer posse, we can never tell you how much it means to us!

    Just Breathe,

    Paula

    P.S. Mike is going to be bogging in the next few days