*our kids waited for snow and when they got a big pile from a snow plow they worked hard on this snow cave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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We wait<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wait for test results<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wait for healing and restoration<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wait for insurance approvals<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wait for our dog to come to the US<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wait at appointments<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We wait for the phone to ring and we wait on hold<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mary waited<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary waited for her parents to choose a husband<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She waited to see if she was actually pregnant like the angel said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She waited to see if Joesph would still accept her even though she was pregnant<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She waited on her arduous journey to Bethlehem<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She waited for a place to stay and rest<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She waited for a baby, our Savior<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Lord, you waited, you waited to be born. You waited for just the right time in history, for the right mother and father. You have waited over and over, surely you will help us in our waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though the waiting is so hard at times, we wait with you. Waiting with you can bring rest, waiting with you can bring perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Help us all as we wait for Christmas, though ultimately we wait for your return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Come, Lord Jesus, we wait for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris finished a long week of chemo on Dec 13th. One day outpatient and 4 days inpatient. Two intrathecal lumbar punctures (where liquid is taken out and chemo is put in the spinal fluid). Chris has been quite tired since December 12th, needing rest, sometimes 2 naps a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plans are moving forward with insurance approval for CAR-T therapy at some point in the near future. Please pray for this insurance approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next round of chemo is Dec 30th, Happy New Year chemo style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, possible imaging to determine the effectiveness of two rounds of TEDDI-R\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eventually, decisions will be made if more chemo or radiation is used prior to CAR-T.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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28 <\/sup>And coming in, he said to her, \u201cGreetings, favored one! The Lord [a<\/a>]<\/sup>is<\/em> with you.\u201d 29 <\/sup>But she was very perplexed at this<\/em> statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was. 30 <\/sup>And the angel said to her, \u201cDo not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 <\/sup>And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 <\/sup>He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; 33 <\/sup>and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.\u201d 34 <\/sup>But Mary said to the angel, \u201cHow will this be, since I [b<\/a>]<\/sup>am a virgin?\u201d 35 <\/sup>The angel answered and said to her, \u201cThe Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for that reason also the [c<\/a>]<\/sup>holy Child will be called the Son of God. 36 <\/sup>And behold, even your relative Elizabeth herself has conceived a son in her old age, and [d<\/a>]<\/sup>she who was called infertile is now in her sixth month. 37 <\/sup>For nothing will be impossible with God.<\/strong>\u201d 38 <\/sup>And Mary said, \u201cBehold, the Lord\u2019s bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.\u201d And the angel departed from her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luke 1:28-38 NASB<\/p>\n\n\n\n Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones from our family!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" *our kids waited for snow and when they got a big pile from a snow plow they worked hard on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hirtfamily.net\/chris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}