One Week and on to the June Boards!

Well, we have one week to go for the June Chaplain's Boards and we are getting stressed, cranky and hopeful all at once. Each week, some little stumbling block seems to hit and Rob charges ahead just as he always does.

We remain faithful, but it becomes a challenge at times when others are involved and you know that things really are out of your hands. We know that this month's board is going to be a difficult one for those making the decisions and we are keeping them and ALL the candidates for Chaplaincy in our prayers.

Enough on that since I can't and won't think beyond next week for now.

This past Wednesday I was honored to be a part of a healing ceremony for a woman at church who is once again battling a very aggresive melenoma cancer. Paige and her husband Tim gathered with those of us who were able to anoint her with oil that was brought back from Jeruselum. It is always interesting when one goes on a trip and for some reason a little trinket speaks out to them...not realizing how it may be used at a later date rather than just sit on a shelf. This was just one of those moments. It is very powerful and moving to be a part of something like this, when you see just how much people love someone and want them to heal. This was the first time I had ever been a part of an act like this and was truly humbled before God and felt so blessed to be involved.

Paige has the warmest smile and is such a sweet lady. I made a promise to find some sort of cancer friendly recipe for cupcakes since sugar makes her sick. And then she shared that many in the medical community feel that cancer goes to the sugar. So I am on a mission to find a way to give her a little treat that can give her peace of mind and put a smile on her face as well.

I'd like to take an opportunity to put a prayer request out into the cyber world for a moment before I close. Please keep the following in your prayers:

Paige and Tim as they battle her cancer together and for the financial issues they will face in the process;
Rob, as his packet goes before the Chaplain's board next week, that they will find it in their hearts to make him an Army Chaplain;
For my friend Margot as she prepares for Doug's first deployment to Iraq in October;
For Doug, as he prepares for the brigade training prior to heading off for the sandbox;
For our friend Richard, that his tests next week come back with no surprises, no problems and he gets a clean bill of health;
For our friends at Crown Point who are preparing for a number of missions this summer including VBS up in Virginia at a small and aging church and those preparing to head off to Haiti and work on the orphanage that our church has adopted.

Thanks again for checking in and for keeping in touch with all that is going on with us right now. More next week when we have a better idea of what is going on with the boards.

Stay cool and have a wonderful weekend everyone!

From the swamps-- Muff