Revelation 21:5 - Behold I make all things new.
You smiled, you made the sun rise
To light up the very first day
You breathed across the water
And started the very first wave
To light up the very first day
You breathed across the water
And started the very first wave
It was You, You introduced Your Glory
To ever living creature on earth
And they started singing
The first song to ever be heard they sang for You
To ever living creature on earth
And they started singing
The first song to ever be heard they sang for You
You make all things new
You make all things new
You make all things new
Then the world was broken
Fallen and battered and scarred
You took the hopeless
The life wasted, ruined and marred and made it new
Fallen and battered and scarred
You took the hopeless
The life wasted, ruined and marred and made it new
You make all things new
You make all things new
You redeem and You transform
You renew and You restore
You make all things new
You redeem and You transform
You renew and You restore
You make all things new
You make all things new
And forever we will watch
And worship You
You make all things new
And forever we will watch
And worship You
You turn winter into spring
You take every living thing
And you breathe the breath of life into it
Over and over again
You made the sunrise
You take every living thing
And you breathe the breath of life into it
Over and over again
You made the sunrise
Day after day after day
But there's a morning coming
When old things will all pass away and everyone will see
But there's a morning coming
When old things will all pass away and everyone will see
You make all things new
You make all things new
Come redeem and come transform
Come renew and restore
You make all things new
Come redeem and come transform
Come renew and restore
You make all things new
You make all things new
You make all things new
And forever we will watch
And worship You
And worship You
Now and forever
You are making all things new
You're making all things new
You are making all things new
You're making all things new
Stephen Curtis Chapman "All Things New"
That is the beauty of new beginnings, the old can be cast off and new anticipated. The past can
be left in the past and the future eagerly anticipated. Today and tomorrow offer new hope. This cancer journey is only endured with the anticipation and hope of a new tomorrow. And I feel that I have been given a gift of a new tomorrow.
My latest scans from January 26 show that the cancer is for the most part stable with no new growth. The original tumor in the lung looks like there may be some small growth yet it
is really inconclusive according to my oncologist.
My symptoms are genuinely so much better. My voice, though it tires easily, is stronger than a year ago. My headaches and back pain is less. My energy level is greater as is my appetite, having put back on nearly all the weight I lost this past year. I am able to travel again and resume some Nana duties that I have so missed. I have a renewed interest in work and social life. Heck, I have a renewed interest in life, period!
Exciting results all in all actually, yet it is hard to get too excited - I find myself struggling with cautious optimism regarding this current chemo regiment. It is hard to reach for hope when it has been dashed before. However, I will, because that is what we have been called to - hope.
I have decided to take a drug holiday for the month of February. I don't think my oncologist was real thrilled, reminding me that there possibly would be disease progression but I feel I have earned a rest from the infusions, blood tests and body wear and tear. And there is the possibility there might not be disease progression. I can only hope.
And hope springs eternal. For each one of us. Everyday is a new day - bright with new beginnings.
