Prayers Answered, Prayers Needed

A few months back I wrote about my best friend Katy’s mom being diagnosed with cancer.  Last week Jodie went back for the results of her tests since she completed chemotherapy treatment.  All results came back with NO sign of cancer!!!  Praise the Lord!  We have been praying for her and our prayers have been answered.  I was thrilled when Katy shared the results with me.  It was the answer we had longed to hear.  Please continue to pray for Jodie as she continues on her journey to fight and WIN her battle against cancer.

In other exciting news, I’m even MORE excited to announce that Katy and Jason will be expecting baby Butler to make his/her appearance in September!  I’ve known since Katy found out, and it has been SO hard for me to keep quiet with the exciting news.  But, of course, that’s what best friends do for each other.  Now that they’re going public with their pregnancy announcement, so can I!  I am so excited to be an Auntie and can’t wait to spoil the baby with all the things that Auntie’s spoil their nieces/nephews with.  I’ve already gathered clothing ideas, and looking at all the cool things Baby B will one day receive.  I can’t wait to meet this little one and shower him/her with kisses and loving.  With all that being said please pray for Katy and the baby that she has a healthy pregnancy with no complications to come.  See you soon Baby B!  Aunt Tiffany & Uncle Wesley love you already!

With all the exciting news it saddens me to write the next bit of news.  My Popo (my Dad’s dad) has been chronically sick since right before our Texas wedding/reception in December.  Last Friday we found out that he has Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  This form of Leukemia is rarer, but it seems to be treatable.  He had to have a bone marrow aspiration yesterday to tell us exactly what stage it is at (which we will find out tomorrow).  We originally thought he had about 35% blasts in his blood, but found out today it is 73% blasts, which is a LOT more than we originally thought, meaning its more advanced & more aggressive.  However, he is in the BEST care at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas.  Those doctors are great and I know they will take care of Popo.  He starts chemotherapy on Thursday and has it every month for 5 days straight.  It sounds like he is going to have to have chemo for the rest of his life in order to keep the Leukemia at bay.  We were all shocked to learn he had cancer, and pray every day that God will bless him and his health as he starts his journey to fight this cancer.  Chemo is no fun, but we are confident that after the first month of treatment he will see better days!  Since he is 81 years old we pray it doesn’t take too much of a toll on his body. SO, along with all the other prayer requests I have, if you have room for one more please pray for my Popo as he begins his battle with Leukemia and we pray he WINS!  We’re praying for you & love you Popo!

I'm not going to end a post on a sad note therefore I'll fill ya in on what the Davenports did this past weekend!

Needless to say it was busy but relaxing at the same time.  Saturday morning we fed, then moved some cows to a different pasture & sorted off some of our bulls.  After we ate lunch we decided that the day was too beautiful to stay indoors, so we went outside and roped our “green machine” steer (that you pull behind a 4-wheeler.  Let me rephrase for those of you who are thinking we pull a real steer behind a 4-wheeler.  We don’t.  It’s a dummy steer; meaning it’s not real).  I was able to ride Reno (who’s been turned out in the pasture for the past 5 months) again and I was so excited to get back on him and ride and have fun!  That evening ended with Wesley and I sitting around our new fire pit roasting wieners, laughing, having a few drinks, and enjoying the beautiful night and each other.  We sat outside for a couple hours by the warmth of the fire, then called it a night.

Sunday we got up & fed, then that afternoon we brought in and sorted our spay heifers from steers.  The afternoon started out beautifully…the high was about 50-55 and the sun was shining.  About 4:00 the winds started picking up quite a bit and the sky turned deep blue/gray.  By about 5 PM we were experiencing high winds, rain, sleet, and snow.  While Wesley & his parents finished working the heifers in the sleet/snow, I went & unsaddled the horses and turned them out so they could get shelter.  As I waited for Wesley to be done, I saw the most unsuspecting thing – it started thundering & lightening while snowing!  It was wild!  The “blizzard-like” conditions continued thru the night and all Monday as well.  With the winds gusting to 50+ miles an hour by Monday morning we couldn’t see the end of our property due to the snow blowing all around.  So needless to say I stayed home from work Monday.  While I had every intention of getting some crafting done that day, I chose to sit on the couch snuggled up with the boys all day.  Not a bad day in my book.   I was able to have supper on the table by the time Wesley got home (including dessert!), get clothes washed, and dishes done too!  It makes for such a nice relaxing evening being able to have it all done by the time he gets home.  A girl could get used to that! ;-) 

We have plans to get together with our friends Clint & Sarah Boucher (and baby Jack too!) this Friday evening.  I’m so excited to see Jack.  We haven’t seen him since before we left for Texas.  Clint & Sarah will be welcoming Baby Boucher #2 in May so I’m excited to get to catch up with Sarah about the pregnancy & how she’s feeling…and of course to see all the baby stuff she’s got!  Saturday we are spaying heifers so that will take most of the day.  We plan to end our evening by the fire pit again this Saturday. 

Have a great week!