Well Now.

Well now. When last year ended who would have thought what we might face in 2018. At the beginning of the year, I had in mind that I needed to pay attention each day. I took a picture of something each day as a way of doing that.

Of course, what seemed like such a simple start turned out to be the beginning of an incredible journey beginning with the diagnosis of Pam’s cancer. One day, everything was pretty normal and ordinary, and then Boom, like that, everything was turned upside down.

Soon after that diagnosis, I began sharing a word each day with Pam and our three daughters. It was one way of paying special attention, and one way of binding us together. Our final word for the year was awe. “Shout Bravo! to GOD, families of the peoples, in awe of the Glory, in awe of the Strength: Bravo!” (1 Chronicles 16:28 in the Message).

Well now. We’re at the end of the year. Pam has been declared cancer-free for now. She’s still fatigued but each day grows a little stronger. She still suffers from the effects of chemo, but each day, a little less.

We look forward to the New Year and for a return to some amount of normalcy. But we’ll take what we get.

The journey would have been so much harder without all your support, and we’re ever so grateful for it. How about that.