Grandma's Report

I thought that when volleyball was over, I would have time to sit down and chill out. However, that is not how things turned out. Last Monday, I knew that my grandma was going to get her report from the doctor and from what we thought, nothing serious was going to come of it. However, that was not the case. Grandma went to the doctor to soon find out that it was cancer and that the cancer she had was like mom's but larger. This devistated her, and she was emotionally distraught. I was kicked out of the training room for the rest of the week by my dear friend and fellow coworker, Elizabeth. She said I needed to be there. Grandma came back on Tuesday and stayed with Michael and I through Thanksgiving. She was able to get away from the retirement center and be with family to encourage her through this situation. I have been through this twice with mom. God has given me the strength for these two battles. I know that with God's guidance, I will be able to help her deal with this. The doctor said that she had two options: take more tissue out and then radiation or a total masectomy. We will see on Friday as she goes to get the report of her CT scan.
During her stay, she went where ever I went. She went with Michael and I to the Thanksgiving service at First Baptist Campobello on Tuesday night and then to Thanksgiving Dinner at Fairfield Inn on Wednesday. We cooked, laughed, and Michael gave her a hard time. Grandma's are so special, and I have learned to cherish the time I have with my only grandparent. Trust me! You learn a lot!!!!
We serve such an awesome God!!! My grandma has served in the greatest capacities, and she is an example of Christ's servant heart. I love you, Grandma!!!

Grandma

Tomorrow, my almost 81 year old grandma will be having a breast biopsy. Please pray for God's guidance and healing during this time. We do not know what is to come. We hope for the best that it is a cyst and nothing more, but nothing has really been said. We have been through this with my mom my freshman year in college. She was diagnosed with insitu carcinoma (not sure about the spelling) and had to go through 8 weeks of radiation. I know that God has a perfect plan and leads us every step of the way if we follow him daily. God is good, all the time!!!!

Good Times with Old Friends

Last night, Michael and I went to the house of my dear friend Kristel to have a Fabulous Four reunion. In high school, Kristel, ny dear friend Erin, my dear friend Lindsay, and I all call ourselves the Fabulous Four. I was number 4 because my birthday was last out of all of us and so I was the baby of the bunch. However, we shared many memories growing through our late junior high and high school years. Linda, Lindsay's mom, was not married at the time so we lived at Lindsay's house. We took many trips together, went various places, and shared in all the high school events that every high school student gets to experience. Well, anyways, Lindsay and her husband David live in Charleston so the times of getting together are very limited. Last night was one of the few opportunities. We were together for about three hours. We laughed and talked. Arpit, Kristel's husband, cooked wonderful hamburgers and we had some wonderful Apple pie. Friends are so special and I am so glad to have had three wonderful friends growing up. Paul always felt like they were his sisters. Believe you me, he learned a lot from them!!!

TWO MORE WEEKS OF VOLLEYBALL

YES, THAT IS RIGHT. TWO MORE WEEKS OF VOLLEYBALL. UNFORTUNATELY, MY GIRLS HAVE STRUGGLED THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE BENEFITS IN WINS RECORDED THIS SEASON. IF THEY ONLY KNEW HOW GOOD THEY ARE GOING TO BE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THIS WEEKEND WRAPS UP THE HOME GAMES FOR THEM AS THEY HAVE APPALACHIN STATE AND DAVIDSON. WE HAVE TWO GAMES AFTER THIS WEEKEND AND THEN THE TOURNAMENT THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I HAVE THROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS SEASON. THE GIRLS ARE GREAT GIRLS AND I HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH THEM. GO WOFFORD TERRIERS!!!
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The Fair

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MICHAEL AND I WERE ABLE TO GO MEET MOM, DAD, PAUL, AND KELLIE AT THE SC STATE FAIR. THE SIX OF US HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER REALLY SINCE WE HAVE ALL GOTTEN MARRIED, SO WE WERE SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM. DAD DECIDED THIS YEAR THAT HE WAS GOING TO TAKE TWO WEEKS OFF TO GO WORK AT THE FAIR WITH HIS FRIENDS. SUPRISINGLY, WHEN WE SAW DAD, WE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE TIRED AND WORN DOWN. HOWEVER, HE WAS HAPPY AS A LARK, AND LOOKED YOUNG EVEN THOUGH HE HAD WORKED FOURTEEN HOUR DAYS. MICHAEL AND I GOT THERE AROUND LUNCH TIME AND WE ATE SOME LUNCH. THEN WE WALKED AROUND WITH MOM LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT EXHIBITS. KELLIE AND PAUL GOT THERE ABOUT THREE AND WE TACKLED THEM WHEN WE SAW THEM. OH, HOW I HAVE MISSED MY BROTHER AND NOW HIS BEAUTIFUL, KELLIE. THEY ARE SO CUTE AND GOD HAS GOT SOME AMAZING THINGS IN STORE FOR THEM. WE ATE SOME MORE AND FINISHED OFF THE NIGHT WITH A RIDE ON THE FERRIS WHEEL. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!! AT THE FERRIS WHEEL, MICHAEL AND I SAW FRIENDS FROM GREENWOOD WHO I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH (CHARLOTTE, SANDY, AND SHERI). THEY WERE SO AWESOME! IT WAS LIKE WE PICKED UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF WHEN WE SAW THEM. AFTER A WONDERFUL EVENING OF SEEING EXIBITS, CATCHING EVERY LITTLE SHOW, AND WATCHING THE COW SHOWMANSHIP, IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE. THE NEXT TIME WE WILL SEE THEM IS WHEN WE GO TO THE BUILTMORE HOUSE AND GROVE PARK INN FOR CHRISTMAS. HOW EXCITED AM I!!!