Busy Busy Busy!

The days seem to move on very fast.

I have been travelling quite a bit (Luzon Visayas and Mindanao 2-3 weekends in a month) for our family business. I am off to Bangkok this weekend.

Ryan shuttles daily between helping me in business, restaurant shoots, writing articles for magazines and his role as President of Corridor of Hope -an NGO cancer support group based in St Lukes. Last weekend, Ryan together with our oncologist Dr Charity Gorospe and her husband Sam went off to Guam for 2 days to connect with Guam Cancer Care and promote St Lukes as Guam's "medical checkup destination". Ryan enjoyed himself tremendously!

Ernie has his hands full with training young lectors for the Sunday children's mass every Sunday at 9am here at our Sta Rita Parish. He coordinates a lot with all the lector and commentator for schedules and meetings. Many want him to head this ministry as he does a great job with people skills and leading but he has declined greater responsibilities. He also holds an officer position with Knights of Columbus. Ernie has a wonderful gift -his sense of humor, that draws many people towards him!! He continues to enjoy gardening and reading the papers devouring all the juicy details from page to page. He also supports me at business events. He certainly isn't just sitting around the house and watching tv.

Once again, Iressa oral chemo has no adverse effect on Ernie this 7th month of treatment. Something we are truly most grateful to GOD for! I try to stay away from negative stories of similar oral treatments where the patient gets nauseated, loses his appetite and his hair..Hearing negative stories make me worry... and worry I have read is the work of the devil (Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer). In the book she writes....

       "Anxiety and worry are both attacks on the mind intended to distract us from serving
        the LORD. The enemy also uses both of this torments to press our faith down, so it
        cannot rise up and help us live in victory."

 The opposite of worry is TRUST. Everyday in church, I say a prayer in front of Jesus Divine Mercy..."Lord We TRUST in You" and calm and peace take over.

        "Look at the birds of the air, they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet
          your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they?"-
                                                                                                                 Matthew 6:26

Olive