Wesley Is Engaged! (Since September 9, 2025)

 

On September 9, 2025, I got a phone call from Wesley and Alexcina.

Wesley told me he had asked Alexcina to marry him!

And she said yes!

I was sent this photo:

I love the excitement on both of their faces in this photo!

It is my favorite!

Wesley asked Alexcina to marry him in this gazebo at a botanical gardens.

They asked me to wait to announce it on social media 

until professional photos were taken and received.

Then life took over and I haven't gotten it posted.

So today is the day to do that!

I am so excited for my boy and his fiancé! 

I love you, Wesley and Alexcina!  

Congratulations!

I love every one of your photos and

I'm looking so forward to your 

wedding in 2027! 

Anna Update on Chemotherapy Cycle #1

 As I'm sure it has been for all of you,

it has been a busy Christmas week.

Today is the first day I've had to catch my breath a little.

Thank you all so very much for your 

prayers, care, concern, and support for my Anna girl! 

She has done remarkably well with her first round of chemotherapy 

and we are so grateful and thankful for that!

She has been very tired.

She has been feeling worn down.

And she has vomited some 

(even while taking nausea medicine around the clock).

But, overall, she has had a good week.

She was able to get up and keep going.

Wearing a mask, Anna was able to go to Luke's church for their Christmas Eve service

where Luke and Lauren were singing a duet.

And she made it to our church for Christmas Eve Communion.

For the most part, she was able to enjoy Christmas morning 

and she was able to spend the day with family. 

We do not take it for granted that she has been blessed.

And we are so very thankful!

We pray she will continue on this path of low side effects 

and we ask you to join us in that prayer of petition!

Once again, thank you for all of your prayers!

(all information and photo approved by my Anna girl to be shared)

Christmas 2025

 Merry Christmas 2025!

Day 1

9:04 p.m. update:

We just got home!

The rest of Anna's chemotherapy infusion was uneventful

and she did well. However, she is exhausted and ready to rest in her bed.

Thank you for all of your prayers and please pray for no nausea! 

Thank you! 

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3:58 p.m. 

Day 1 of chemotherapy underway! 

This photo is around 9 am before the chemo started.

She had a bad reaction when it did start so they had to stop for a while. 

They gave her other medicines to counter act the reaction and now she is doing okay.

She asked me to let you all know so that you could pray that she doesn't have any more reactions! 

Cancer

On November 20, 2025, 

shortness of breath sent my 29 year old Anna 

to the emergency room.

There were 12 days and 11 nights spent in the hospital.

On December 4, 2025,

we found out that Anna has

large B cell lymphoma.

On December 22, 2025

(tomorrow),

Anna will start chemotherapy.

Please pray for healing.

Please pray for minimal side effects.

And please tell those you love that you love them.

Luke and Lauren's Wedding Day (December 13, 2025)

December 13, 2025 

It was a glorious day!

Congratulations to Luke and Lauren!

   

23

 Happy Birthday to my Luke!

Hard to believe my baby boy is 23

and will be a married man

in just a few days!

I am so proud of the man

he has grown up to be!

I love you, Luke!

❤️