Consider the lilies of the field,
How they grow, how they grow.
Consider the birds in the sky,
How they fly, how they fly.
He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the birds in the sky.
And He will feed those who trust Him,
And guide them with His eye.
Consider the sheep of His fold,
How they follow where He leads.
Though the path may wind across the mountains,
He knows the meadows where they feed.
He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the birds in the sky,
And He will feed those who trust Him,
And guide them with His eye.
Consider the sweet, tender children
Who must suffer on this earth.
The pains of all of them He carried
From the day of His birth.
He clothes the lilies of the field,
He feeds the lambs in His fold,
And He will heal those who trust Him,
And make their hearts as gold.
He clothes the lilies of the field,
He feeds the lambs in His fold,
And He will heal those who trust Him,
And make their hearts as gold.
This past week as Nicole been on Steroids. She's been really moody. She'll be happy one minute then the next we can't do anything to calm her down. Her sister would try to come and play with her and she would yell "stop it" or "be nice" (means go away or give me what I want). Other times they are dancing around the living room laughing and having a good time.
We discovered with her first go around with cancer the Tabernacle Choir could calm her down. We have spent many hours listening and you tubing their music videos. As we have spent many hours rocking this week I have thought of the words to the song "Consider the Lilies". Watched the video often with Nicole. I have read the scripture reference in D&C 84:82 and the surrounding scriptures "81 Therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.
We have no idea what the next weeks hold for us. But our Father in Heaven does. He is mindful of each one us. I like to say He is in the details of our lives. There is the line in the song "consider the sweet, tender children who must suffer on this earth. The pain of all of them he carried from the day of his birth." I know that He is has carried our pains and sicknesses. He is mindful of Nicole and what she is going through with Chemo and steroids. Nicole was willing to come to earth and endure these challenges. James and I agreed that we would care for her and help her through this challenge in her life.
If you go further down in the D&C 84:88 "And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up". This is one of my favorite scriptures. How grateful our family is for the many angels on the other side and here on earth who have, are and will "bear us up".
Now for the facts:) Nicole will be admitted on Monday for more chemo. We should only be in for a week. For the following two weeks we will be going back and forth to primaries for blood draws, blood and platelet transfusion. After that we are not sure what the plan is ("therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow;)).
Some people have asked if Nicole has a tumor or if they could remove the tumor. Nicole does NOT have tumor. She had a cluster of Leukemic cells. I can understand the confusing because we referred to the cluster of leukemic cell as a mass or lump/bump. And it was a mass of leukemic cells. Leukemia is a blood cancer and can not be surgically removed. The only way to kill Leukemia cancer is through chemo and for Nicole another Bone Marrow Transplant.
How they grow, how they grow.
Consider the birds in the sky,
How they fly, how they fly.
He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the birds in the sky.
And He will feed those who trust Him,
And guide them with His eye.
Consider the sheep of His fold,
How they follow where He leads.
Though the path may wind across the mountains,
He knows the meadows where they feed.
He clothes the lilies of the field.
He feeds the birds in the sky,
And He will feed those who trust Him,
And guide them with His eye.
Consider the sweet, tender children
Who must suffer on this earth.
The pains of all of them He carried
From the day of His birth.
He clothes the lilies of the field,
He feeds the lambs in His fold,
And He will heal those who trust Him,
And make their hearts as gold.
He clothes the lilies of the field,
He feeds the lambs in His fold,
And He will heal those who trust Him,
And make their hearts as gold.
This past week as Nicole been on Steroids. She's been really moody. She'll be happy one minute then the next we can't do anything to calm her down. Her sister would try to come and play with her and she would yell "stop it" or "be nice" (means go away or give me what I want). Other times they are dancing around the living room laughing and having a good time.
We discovered with her first go around with cancer the Tabernacle Choir could calm her down. We have spent many hours listening and you tubing their music videos. As we have spent many hours rocking this week I have thought of the words to the song "Consider the Lilies". Watched the video often with Nicole. I have read the scripture reference in D&C 84:82 and the surrounding scriptures "81 Therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow, for what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed.
82 For, consider the lilies of the field, how they grow, they toil not, neither do they spin; and the kingdoms of the world, in all their glory, are not arrayed like one of these.
If you go further down in the D&C 84:88 "And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up". This is one of my favorite scriptures. How grateful our family is for the many angels on the other side and here on earth who have, are and will "bear us up".
Now for the facts:) Nicole will be admitted on Monday for more chemo. We should only be in for a week. For the following two weeks we will be going back and forth to primaries for blood draws, blood and platelet transfusion. After that we are not sure what the plan is ("therefore, take ye no thought for the morrow;)).
Some people have asked if Nicole has a tumor or if they could remove the tumor. Nicole does NOT have tumor. She had a cluster of Leukemic cells. I can understand the confusing because we referred to the cluster of leukemic cell as a mass or lump/bump. And it was a mass of leukemic cells. Leukemia is a blood cancer and can not be surgically removed. The only way to kill Leukemia cancer is through chemo and for Nicole another Bone Marrow Transplant.
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