I know I've been a little slow in getting up to date on the blog. I have had so many people calling and emailing me wanting to know what is going on with Vince since he has been in the hospital. It's so wonderful to have such caring family and friends. Thank you for that! We got here on Thursday about 2 1/2 hrs. late, thank you to the fire that was near the Getty Center.

Everything seemed to be going fine, until that episode last night, which just makes me cling even tighter to my faith:) God has been my strength through all of this, which I know I would NEVER be able to handle on my own strength! I am weak and powerless and I realize more than ever that God is my rock! I cannot do this alone! I NEED Jesus and I want to know HIM more! I am amazed on a daily basis at how HIS love covers me and my family and I will dwell in HIS presence. HE has shown me HE is caring for us by the people HE sends into our lives for prayer, encouragement, and fellowship along this wonderful journey called life! I will choose to listen and believe the voice of TRUTH, which is the word of God:)

The picture above is Bernadette and Vince waiting to be escorted to his room...aren't they cute:) I love them both so much! Bernadette is such a wonderful, sweet and loving girlfriend and Vince (and our family) is extremely blessed to have her around as he is battling this horrible disease. I can't help but think that they are so young to have to deal with something of such great magnitude at this early stage in their lives, but I know that God has a plan for them and how HE wants to impact their lives and the lives of so many others around them. Sometimes it's hard for us to even imagine what's around the corner and how we are going to endure, but that's where faith comes in. I know I speak about that quite a lot, but if you don't have faith, then what DO you have? No faith? Now that's a scary thought!
Mark 11:24 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

2 Corinthians 5:7 Our life is lived by faith. We do not live by what we see in front of us.

2 Corinthians 4:18 And so we keep our eyes on the things we can't see instead of what we see, because the things we see last for just a short time, but the things we don't see last forever.

Vince's hair started to fall out a few days before we came to the hospital, so Bernadette decided to shave his head last night. It's still a tough thing to have done, even if you are a guy and you do want to be bald for a Halloween party! LOL! It was a little hard for him to look in the mirror...he is grateful for beanies though (thank you ACTIVE RIDE SHOP:)

Vince is getting bored and wants to go home! We found out that he might not get to go home until Tues. morning...bummer. But, he has been feeling pretty good, except for that one bump in the road...so to speak, and again, it's one day at a time. The last few weeks have been so great...we felt as though life was "normal" again. He was out skating and having fun just hanging out with Mikemo and their friends, but once again, back to chemo. It's all about enjoying the small things as well as the big things. Vince has a great attitude and he knows that he is going to beat this cancer and in a year, all of this will just be a memory. God is so good!

Gosh, I guess I could go on forever, but I won't, but before I go...check this out....here is a picture of my tire. Both of the back ones looked like this a few days ago. I have been driving on them for the last 6 weeks back and forth to Santa Monica and home, and I was shocked when Jim pointed them out to me! They were both splitting at the seams! Whoa! I can't believe that I didn't get a blow out! I now have 2 new tires and feel so much more secure! Thank you Jim's Tire in Simi Valley!

I think if you click on this picture it will enlarge and you can see the inner edge a little better! Maybe you should check your own tires, too! Don't rely on someone else to discover it for you, or when it's too late:) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...so they say! I am saying goodnight, it's 1:05 a.m. on Sunday morning and I am watching my handsome son sleep peacefully! Now, hopefully I will sleep, too! Thank you for all the prayers and support for Vince and our family!

Thank you Jeanette for the yummy cookies & visiting us at the hospital:)

Thank you to the Vasquez family and to the Carson family for the videos, they are awesome!

Thank you to the Dyer family for the wonderful and yummy enchiladas!

I love you Jim, Mindy, Bobby, Gianni, Vince, Bernadette, Mikemo, Rachel, Veronica
and of course my parents and in-laws! You are all so special to me!!!

God bless!