It's late and the house is all quiet. I'm sitting on the bed watching Cody sleep. He looks so peaceful. He's got one hand on his chest and the other is holding his little stuffed tiger :) He's had a long, hard day. We had a great visit with the fam though.

Cody has been vomiting a lot this weekend, which I think is from the pain med's. Empty stomach or no empty stomach, they're just plain tough on him.

The back pain is still intense. Cody now says his left elbow hurts and is numb.

He starts cycle 7 of chemo on monday. We'll be in the infusion room for atleast 8 hrs. The rest of the week should only be between 5-5 1/2 hrs each day.

Please pray for the following:

• relief from the back pain
• for the pain med's to do their job without any yucky side effects
• GRACE & JOY

At times, the road just seems so long. This kinda thing just wears on you sometimes. The past few days have been really hard for me. I hate seeing Cody in pain and I'm just feeling so helpless. I'm trying really hard not to let all the not-so-good stuff overshadow the GOOD NEWS. Please pray that God will give me strength and a heart to endure and persevere. I just wanna take care of Cody and help him get better... and of course, I can't do that in my own strength. I need God's help, His guidance and wisdom. I love Cody with all my heart. Our love for each other has only grown and intensified over the past 8 mths since we've been married. This whole crazy thing has brought us so much closer to each other in such a short amount of time.

Please pray that God will knit our hearts together even more than He already has... and draw us closer to Himself. Pray for our relationship with each other as well as with Jesus.

Gosh, that's a lot of prayer requests... sorry :)