{"id":454,"date":"2024-11-25T22:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/?p=454"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T03:02:00","slug":"his-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/2024\/11\/25\/his-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"His Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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But one of them, seeing he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.  He fell facedown at His feet, thanking him.  And he was a Samaritan. Luke 17:14-16<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hope<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are three words I have been mulling over in my mind for the past several days and weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I need God\u2019s grace each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My hope is in Him alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His mercies are endless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love the mercy that Christ showed the lepers in Luke 17.  Jesus showed he was grace personified.  His power was displayed through the healing of the leper and his horrible affliction\/weakness as well as our own weaknesses.  His power is also evident by how he goes before us, this is another gift of his grace.  He knew where the lepers were and chose to take a specific path to meet them on his journey to Jerusalem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I see how he has gone before us and met us time and time again on our path, there are too many to list…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our doctor on call at the hospital the weekend Chris arrived. His grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That warmer-than-expected fall that we experienced, again grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointment that we found that shouldn’t have been available, that was His grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That card that came, the friend that was available to hold space, understanding educators, the food that was shared freely, the gift, again His grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting ready for my MRIs on Friday. This is a near-2 hour process where I get 4 MRIs in a row.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No amount of snow is too little<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Luis, Lucas and Emalene are each doing swim team as a club sport this winter!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lucas is the proud creator of an icy snowball on a school morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I am thankful, but I don’t want to stop there. I also want to look beyond the tangible blessings to the One who gave them out of his grace and mercy for me.  Because of The Giver of mercy and grace we find strength for today and hope for tomorrow in the midst of grief, sorrow, and fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris has finished 4 of 8 rounds of chemo at Butterworth hospital in Grand Rapids, MI.\u00a0 His chemo regiment is in-patient and he continues to do well so that he can go home quicker than the typical patient.\u00a0 The timeline for going home is dependent on how soon he can start treatment (he needs a specific urine pH to protect his kidneys from the chemo) and how soon his body can get rid of the chemo (indicated through a blood draw).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because this is the midpoint in his treatment, he completed a PET scan this past Thursday and 4 MRIs on Friday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris and I go to Northwestern tomorrow, Tuesday November 26th, for his lumbar puncture and to meet with Dr. Gordon, an expert in lymphoma and advisor for Chris’s treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We continue to ask for prayers for long-term healing from cancer and pain for Chris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your prayers and love for our family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*** The title picture was taken about an hour before my MRI at the lakeshore in Ludington, where I got the MRIs on Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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