"...she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25

Hoping to infuse your day with a little bit of joy, strength, and encouragement for the journey...

"For the Lord is good and his love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations." Psalm 100:5
"...she can laugh at the days to come." Proverbs 31:25

Monday, February 16, 2009

Dear Aunt Becky...


Dear Aunt Becky,
Remember that make up you bought me for Christmas? Well, I really, really like it & I'm not sure how it happened so fast, but I've almost completely run out! Do you think you could buy me some more because I don't think my mom will. She said not until I'm 16, whatever that means. I like to put on lots of it, especially right before we're getting ready to walk out the door to go somewhere, like today, I put it on right before I was leaving for my class. (: I thought I looked FABULOUS! You would have thought so too. I even put some on Noah one day, he didn't like it as much as me, & I put some on my mom when she was sick one day & trying to take a nap. I tried to put some on Minnie too, but she kept running away, and Dawson won't even let me come near him with my make up, I can't understand why.



I LOVE MY MAKE UP! I can always find it even when my mommy tries to hide it from me for awhile, I'm a really good finder. And, I can always reach it, even when my mom puts it up somewhere high, I'm a really good climber too. My mom keeps saying she's going to buy Zack & Tobey something really LOUD or messy for their next gift. I'm not sure what she means by that, but she said you would probably understand. Thank you Aunt Becky for my make up & I would like to come visit you so we can do make up together. I love you very much!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO!!!
Gracie (:
P.S. Do you think you could buy me some hair cutting scissors too?

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Beverly Ulmer Cancer Fund

For those of you who know Beverly & Dwayne Ulmer & the fight they currently face against Beverly's 3rd time reoccurence of breast cancer, and for others who personally know the pain & struggle of walking with a loved one through the journey of battling cancer...I'm so glad to let you know, The Beverly Ulmer Cancer Fund has been established.

If you or a loved one have been there, you know what a toll all of the "extras" related to treatment can have on a family during an already stressful time. If you're a mom, you probably know how difficult it is just to get dinner on the table some nights, and that's when you're feeling well! Think about going through chemo & still trying to keep things as normal & functioning as possible for the sake of your children & family. In light of those things, this fund has simply been set up to help the Ulmer family with continued medical & travel expenses related to cancer treatment, to help with meals, etc...really just to be able to physically "walk beside them" through some of the stress & strain that cancer treatments can bring on a family. If you are interested in contributing a gift, checks can be made out directly to " The Beverly Ulmer Cancer Fund" & deposited at any Bank of America location throughout the U.S. (If you need more info or have any questions, please contact Troy & I at troyanddebbie@aol.com). Thank you so much for your consideration in helping this dear family!

The Ulmers continue to remain hopeful in pursuing treatment against this disease, but it has been a long 3 years in the battle. I know they so appreciate your prayers & thoughts on their behalf during this time. Beverly's chemo treatments are underway again & they continue to hope for a new treatment option in San Antonio.

Please pray for Beverly today. Please pray for Dwayne. Please pray for their 3 sweet boys, Eric, Kyle, & Kevin who are walking through more "unknowns" & "questions about the future" than kids their age should have to endure. Pray for healing, for God's peace that passes all of our understanding to cover them, for His sustaining power to hold them up when they're weary, for His amazing joy to shine through them even in the midst of struggle, pray for hope, for encouragement for their spirits today.

If you'd like to send a personal message, the Ulmer family can be reached at dwaynebeverlyulmer@sbcglobal.net or, for my facebook friends, through my friend's list.

The older I get, the more I realize how very much I NEED family - dear friends in my life - close connections. I certainly couldn't do this life thing without you! And I know that Beverly feels the same way. We need each other in this journey! God is so good to allow us to share both burdens & joys along the way, and to walk through the struggles TOGETHER, sometimes literally holding one another up. If you've been there yourself, you know what I'm talking about, & I'm sure you're grateful too. It's really what this life is all about, isn't it? Loving...Connecting...Sharing...Walking together...Bless you all today, thanks for taking a moment to read this & pray. I'm so grateful to have you in my life! Beverly, we're with you friend, love you so much!

"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." 2 Cor. 4:7