Tuesday, June 22, 2021

It will not touch us!

Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day, do not dread the disease that stalks in the darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. Though a thousand may fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. 

These verses from Psalms 91:5-7 are some of my favorite to pray and claim for myself and many others over the years. Today I am claiming them for myself as I finished my high dose radiation to my adrenal gland, but also for my brother-in-law, Gaylen Murphy, as he’s been in the UAMS hospital for over two weeks and could have a couple more to go depending on how his body reacts to treatment for the multiple myeloma that is all throughout his bones. He is having a stem cell transplant, which means they have given him chemo to wipe out his white blood cells/immune system, and then they will build it back up and harvest his stem cells over 2-5 days. Be praying that this all can happen as quickly as safely possible so he and his wife, Dolly, can get out of the hospital and get back home for a while.  Gaylen is a trooper! He can only sit-up real straight on the edge of his bed or lay down pretty flat in the bed to stay out of pain, yet he is working hard to do 15 laps with his walker each day, bringing jokes and smiles to everyone he passes. Billy and I were happy we got to go visit he and Dolly in Little Rock last week. I slept most of the drive down and back thanks to Billy driving us. I have been pretty nauseated as the radiation hit some of my stomach causing extra acid and nausea. I am improving so I can eat a bit more and gain some energy and stamina back. I hope to hike a little on a Colorado vacation soon - please God?!? 


Thanks for praying and please remember you can donate to Gaylen & Dolly to help with all their extra expenses with this link! We all appreciate you so much! 






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