Annie's Song

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. He says, "Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:1,10a   I love this photo! It captures my mom's cute personality. (Easter egg hunt on Balboa Island circa 1988?)  I realize my last post was a bit of a cliffhanger in that I asked for prayer for mom's upcoming MRI (March 15th), which we hoped would be read "stat" aka immediately. Dad received a phone call Friday morning from Dr. Kim's surgical coordinator informing him that the MRI revealed progression of GBM and to make appointments with her chemo and radiation oncologists as soon as possible. 😢 Dad and mom weren't given any specifics about what the MRI revealed so it's been really difficult to wait several days to see mom's oncologists. Fortunately, dad was able to schedule appointments with both Dr. Fong (chemo) and Dr. Chou (radiation) today. I drove to Orange County to be with mom and dad and my brother, Michael a

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:  a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,... a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak.  Ecclesiastes 3:1,2,6b,7 My beautiful mom Living about 90 minutes from Mom and Dad, I wondered how I could be of help to them in meaningful, as well as practical ways. I am confident that God cares about the global scale of things and the tiniest details. (Why else would He number the hairs on our heads ~ Luke 12:7; or take note of when a sparrow falls to the ground ~ Matthew 10:29?) So, when we ask for wisdom/ideas He graciously supplies them. I believe He gave me ideas ranging from menu planning/grocery shopping to helping out in preparation for their move later in 2023. Mom and Dad will be moving this fall and there is much that needs to be accomplished beforehand. Every other week when I come out to spend