hi everyone...it's sarah beth's aunt leigh ann
again. =) sarah beth asked me to update for her
prior to and following her surgery, so of course i
am. she may decide to pop on here too, but just in
case she doesn't, we wanted you to be aware of
what is going on. tomorrow morning she is
scheduled to have her 3rd brain surgery, this time
to remove the tumor from the left side of her
brain, as she mentioned in her previous post. she
is, as always, ready to fight this cancer that has
invaded her body and will not leave her alone. and
we're asking again that you help her battle it
with your prayers for her. please remember her
now, as you've been so faithful to do all along.
and pray also for her surgeon, dr. weinsweig and
the team that will be caring for her. we are all
so appreciative of you for standing with sarah
beth throughout all of this. she loves your guts.
=)

I'm going to be having brain surgery December 18th. This tumor is on my left side of my brain. This will be my 3rd invasive brain surgery. I'm not worried. God is in control. I know I am surrounded by so many loving people and I know that God is hearing all the prayers. I love you all and hopefully will write before I go for surgery. Thank you so much for supporting me!

lyg,
sarah

I apologize that I haven't written on here in so long. It's just honestly I feel like I don't have anything of worth to say. But, I'm reminded that God created me. He created me for a reason and purpose. I had a really sad day last week. I'm not really sure why...maybe hormonal, maybe just the toll of life, i really don't know. I wanted to get on here and write, but I didn't want to just get on here and whine about things I shouldn't be worried about. But on that sad day, I got out of the shower, got dressed, and my friend Kristen who comes and stays with me (she's my "Sarah sitter") came in the room and saw me sobbing. I was sitting on my parents floor and she just sat down right with me and she just rubbed my back and asked what she could do. I said I just wanted to pray. So, right there on my parents floor we prayed to Jesus....crying the whole time (we're women!). Then I just could do nothing but praise God for surrounding me with christian friends and family who constantly remind me that I am somebody and that God has a plan for me. It's not my time to go yet, or I would be gone. So, until that time, I will live the same. Striving daily for holiness. It's a hard thing to do, but a pure blessing to do it. I honestly don't know how people make it without Christ in their lives.

I have been holding back on this for a while, but I'm just going to put it out there because I feel God is saying to get it out!!! For those of us who call us Christians, I hope that we are really living a life that is striving for holiness, a life that constantly does what the Holy Spirit wants and desires for us to do.

We, the church of Jesus Christ MUST start taking our relationship with
1) the Lord more seriously
2) the ones that we encounter daily with...to encourage and love...not a love that we can understand, a love that only comes through a relationship with the Trinity.
3) other people who don't know who Christ is and give the the good news. We must pray for boldness to witness...sometimes with words and sometimes without words. We all know the old saying "actions speak louder than words."

The point is, we as believers in Jesus Christ, and I say this with all the love that is within me, we MUST start taking a stand, especially in our culture that is warped with so many things that are not holy. Be on one side or the other. I myself choose the road where I will bear the cross of Jesus no matter what the cost.

In Him and LYG,
sarah

i hope all of you are doing well. i got the opportunity to go to d.c. to visit friends and to go the beach to rest. i had a good time and i'm thankful i was able to go.

some not so good news to report. the places in my brain have grown. we are in the process of figuring out what treatment we will do. i'll write again soon....until then, let's praise the Lord for all the blessings we have. i thank all of you that pray for me...it means so much to have so many people lifting me up.

love you guys!!

sarah

Judah Patrick- 7lbs 5ounces, 21 inches
Jillian SarahBeth- 7lbs 3 ounces, 19.5 inches

God has truly blessed Julie and Hutch with these two beautiful and healthly babies!

I don't have pictures, hopefully will get some soon. Hopefully you all are having a good week. Please pray for Julie, Hutch, and their parents...pray for peace and rest. Thanks for praying.

lyg,
sarah