May 30, 2008 Alachua, FL

Cate, I love your comment that we have no need to worry for we can change nothing. Amen. Every circumstance is in God's hands and we have to trust that He always knows what is best. We will continue to hold Raney close to our hearts and in our prayers, and you too. I am so blessed that God "enlisted" you as one of our prayer warriors. Love and blessings to you today, in His love. >>> 5/29/2008 11:40 PM >>>Dear Linda, TY for the prayers and the prayer warriors. Below is an e-mail I received from my cousin on her brothers condition. I was relieved to hear the tumor was growing smaller. I claim it's due to everyone's prayers. I praise and thank God for every measure of blessing He bestows. My prayers are for your family and the prayers warriors. We have no need to worry, for we can change nothing. We do have Almighty Father and that's more secure and loved than when we were 3 and cuddled into our "Daddy's" when we fell asleep in the car and were carried into bed and tucked in!!! Shirley and I went to see Raney over the weekend. Of course, Janie is right there in Jonesboro, so we were all together. We had gotten some bad news when we got there concerning Raney, but he had a chemo treatment and was to see the doctor on Tuesday. We were going to go see him yesterday before leaving to come home, but he had to go for a cat scan at 9am, so he called on Tuesday evening to let us know. I was talking to him and started to hang up (I wouldn't get to see him again before leaving) and I told him "You know I love you" He said he loved me too, then I said I love you big, big. He repeated and broke down crying. It broke my heart, because at that point I didn't know if I'd be able to see him alive again with the price of gas and getting time off to go. Anyway, on the way home yesterday, Janie called and told me she had some news and that I needed to pull off the road. I did and she said Jean had called and said that the tumors in his liver were getting smaller and there was no change in the pancreas, but there also was no sign of it spreading. They will give him a 10 day rest, then start with chemo again. The chemo has been making him sick and he has been so weak. They are going to change the amount of chemo because they said maybe they were giving him too much due to his age, so hopefully he won't be getting so sick. Praise God!!! Thank you so much for your prayers.