A friend I met in chemo is going in for surgery tomorrow. He was on the same treatment as me but was a more advance stage case. I never had surgery but I am praying it's just a precaution to remove any dead lymph nodes that were previously cancerous for him. One of the nurses there hooked us up as he started treatment after I finished. He is a very strong young man and I know he will come out of the surgery okay. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family and friends as they rally around him. Much like you all rallied around me last year.
We went to the elderly home care service again today. It was great. Many of the elderly remembered Rhys and she was a great help. She said hi to everyone and passed out all the song books before we got started. She went me with up and down the hallways of the 2nd floor to let people know that service was starting. Most importantly, while June was playing piano and I was singing the hymns, Rhys was doing this interpretive dance that was a fusion of ballet, tap, lmfao's shuffling and what would appear to be slow motion crunk. Very entertaining. She was rewarded by this lady, Margaret, who came with stickers to give her. I hope these are the memories that never leave her. My sharing today was about how our kids emulate what we do, not necessarily listen to what we say. I remember all the selfless acts I saw my parents do when I was young. I believe that is a major part of who I am today. The verse I shared was from Ephesians 5:1-2
"Watch what God does and then do it, like children who learn proper behaviour from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that."
The messages at church have been crazy good lately. We heard a testimony from a doctor that fixes cleft palates in children in third world countries. Today, we heard from one of our pastor's wife, who grew up as a Muslim. She said her journey with God began with one simple conversation with a friend, many years ago. It was powerful.
This week begins the training for the Sun run. I ran 4 kms twice last week. Time to up the game.
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