Dad came home.

Dad came on Wednesday afternoon. I surprised him at the airport.
It was lots of fun. His face when he saw me waiting in the lobby was
pretty hysterical. "What are you doing here?!" Is the face I got. Ha
ha....

Anyway have a great day!!

Love,
Me

Relay for Life

Relay for Life is [was] tonight and tomorrow here in East Grand Rapids. We had the luminaries ceremony tonight, and for some reason all I could think of was Vickie Comdure. She passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2005.

Her two Korean born children Nick and Chelsea were still living at home.

I remember the day that my mom told me. I had just started taking the anti-depressant Prozac and it completely turned off my emotions. I was unable to cry. My dad was kind enough to drive me to Lowell to say good-bye to Vickie and to give her husband Orin, and their kids my condolences.

Stepping up to the coffin to see Vickie's body is when I lost it. The tears came. I sobbed in my dad's arms for at least 10 minutes.

I pray for the families that have lost a member to cancer. I also pray for the survivors. Fight the battle; you have so many people that love you.

Love,
Me

Dad left today

Dad left today for Uganda for 16 days. I had to say good-bye to him last night. I cried. I'm such a daddy's girl.

Say a prayer for him and the group of Hope College students that he went with.

Love,
Me

It's been a good day. A long day, but good. I went to the Saturday parade. I went to the Star Trek movie. Now I'm just relaxing and talking to some dear friends online.

Anyway have a great night!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there too!!

Hi!!