Instead of Me

Hi Friends,

Today I celebrated the resurrection of my Lord Jesus. What a wonderful day! I continue to be humbled that God so wants to have a relationship with me, with all of my flaws and imperfections and sins that deserve death, that He sent His Son to die instead of me. Not just for me, but instead of me, so He could offer me a way to be with Him eternally. My God is a God of grace.

Tomorrow my mom and I will head to UCSF to meet with Dr. Rushikoff, an endocrinologist, to find out if the adrenal gland I still have is working. Through an IV, he will stimulate my pituitary gland to see if my adrenal gland responds. If it does, I might be able to forego taking steroids everyday. I'll let you know what I find out.

I've been back on chemotherapy for about 10 days and overall all is well. I had the privilege of working at our church during the Easter weekend, helping with food for our services, and it was so rewarding. I am paying the price just a bit with my feet, as the pads on the balls of my feet have already started to thicken, and being on them for hours at a time set off the burning. But you know, it was well worth it.

I hope your Easter weekend was as rewarding as mine was. I spent time with Matt's family, and with my parents and my brother and his family, as well as talking with my oldest brother. My children and my husband were in the kitchen with me at the church, serving others. And people all over the world celebrated a risen King. Do you know Him? He wants to know you so badly that He made a way for anyone, even you, to have a relationship with Him. I can tell you, firsthand, that it is the best decision I ever made. If you want to know more, just ask me.

Because of Him,
Danene
April 12, 2009