This year we had our 5th annual MLK Day traditional getaway at the Country Inn & Suites north of the DFW airport. Our two criteria were a heated indoor pool for Becca and complimentary breakfast. We all had a lovely time and it was a nice break after Josh’s long days of writing.
Thanks to everyone who prayed about Josh’s dissertation deadline. Last week he completed a rough draft, and since then he has been editing and revising. Monday evening he submitted the draft to his committee. Soon they’ll decide whether Josh can defend this semester, and hopefully they’ll send their revision comments by mid to late February.
Josh also passed the third (and final) component of his language requirement a couple weeks ago. So all that’s left before graduation is the dissertation defense and another article submission. We appreciate your prayers. The Lord has certainly been our help. Josh was very uncertain about whether he could really have a draft ready by Jan. 20.
January 10th Becca had a follow-up MIBG and MRI to check for any traces of cancer. Becca did great with the MIBG injection the day before the procedure. She also woke up from the procedures in a pretty good mood. We found out last week that Becca continues to be cancer free. We continue to thank God for His care and healing of our little girl. Becca’s next MRI will be in April.One cute story from Becca’s MRI: I usually tell Becca a made-up story while she gets ready for bed. The night before her MRI she asked for a “Becca” story, so I told her about how little Becca went to have an MRI. In my story little Becca decided to sing “The Poochie Lip Disease” as they put her sleeping mask on. Becca enjoyed the story. And the story had its desired effect, since the next morning Becca happily sang “The Poochie Lip Disease” into the anesthesia mask. It was really cute…she got stuck on the last line “and chase away the poochie lip disease” as she fell to sleep.