Saturday

I've got to say, "THANK YOU" to STMA Middle School East.  Rally for Aly day was amazing.  A perfect way to start of a Friday morning.  We walked into the middle school and saw an awful lot of blue!  We heard, "rally for Aly, rally for Aly" over and over and turned to see that they were attempting to sell more rally t's.  We went into the gym where all the students gathered for a picture and the gym bleachers were pretty near full!  It was awesome.  I'm looking forward to seeing the pics!  Aly leaned over and said to me, "this is an odd day!"  She is so funny.  She is definitely not an attention seeker.  She is definitely a giver and not a taker, so she finds it difficult to know what to do with something like this.  I hope she just got the fact that people care, want her to be healthy and support her how they are able.  As the kids were exiting, we got to say thank you and give high fives.  It was so cool!  We are grateful, thankful, and blessed to have such a wonderful community.
Aly is still feeling good.  She continues to have her jaw locks.  They seem to be more frequent.  Although they are not painful, they are bothersome.  Her cancer doctor asked me to keep her updated so I let her know and they want to continue to be thorough and make sure this isn't anything to worry about.  So, we have an appointment scheduled for an MRI and another clinic appointment.  Unfortunately, with schedules that book weeks in advance we can't get them on the same day.  With a little pushing on my behalf, as I did not want to miss more work, the MRI is scheduled for Sunday morning (tomorrow).  Of course, we only have to drive to St. Paul Children's Hospital to get it accomplished!  The doctor appointment will have to be on Tuesday.  Please keep Aly in your prayers tonight.  These MRI's make me a nervous wreck.

Today, there is nervousness, sadness, and worry in the air.  Not just for Aly, but others in our community.  It seems our small cities of St. Michael and Albertville have a lot going on lately.  Please pray for the Heil family.  Mr. Heil is a first grade teacher at Big Woods.  His parents are part of the missing from the cruise ship tragedy in Italy.  Please pray for Luke Letellier.  He continues his courageous battle with cancer.  He was supposed to join the H.S. hockey teams for a picture, today, but he is not feeling well enough.  His mom asked me to spread the word that prayers would be appreciated and are needed today.
We've heard of many families that need prayers and support.  Please pray for peace and strength for all.

Thank you!