Likes and Dislikes

Every person has an opinion about what is good and what isn't. Each person tends to think that the things they like truly are the right things. Sometimes, a person cannot comprehend how someone else is not just as in love with something as they are. Well, I will make my contribution as to what I deem as personal "likes" and "dislikes."

LIKES

• Sleeping in, not having an alarm that awakens me
• Hot coffee, the good kind-- not the cheap stuff
• Warm days perfect for naps outside
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Dressing up
• Make up- yes, make up, especially eye shadow-- it's like art
  
• Photography
• Hammocks
• Lakes, oceans, AND streams
  
• The mountains
• The beach--the sounds of the waves... the smell of the ocean.... light houses...
  
• Music
• Learning new things
• Feeling the presence of the Lord
• Spending time with friends
• My family
• Sweets-- pastries, cakes, cookies.. OH MY!
• Flowers
• Laughing
• Reading a good book
• Dogs AND cats
• Making people smile

DISLIKES

• Waking up early after going to bed late
• Being out of milk/creamer/cereal/poptarts (makes for a rough morning)
• Mean-spirited people
• Dirty kitchens
• Washing dishes
• Misplacing things
• Being late
• Not having hot water
• Being hungry
• BAD drivers- people who drive too slow, people who don't use blinkers!!
• The speed limit on 285-- why 55? why?
• Mushrooms-the texture....creeps me out
• Not knowing what I am supposed to do with my life...
  

Cody

This is a part of my big, beautiful family. The two adults are my cousins Mark and Genie with their three kids, Cody (bottom center), Taylor (top right), and Christian(bottom left). Cody is the oldest at 16 and he is such a special kid. He was born with a rare, genetic disease called A-T. He has been fighting his whole life to live. Through the way he lives his life, Cody has shown my family what true joy is. In the fall of 2008, Cody was diagnosed with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer is not uncommon with kids who have A-T and even scarier, due to A-T they cannot receive radiation as a treatment to the cancer. So... with that being said, sweet Cody has been in St. Jude's hospital since being diagnosed. A team of wonderful doctors have been trying all they can to rid his body of the cancer, and it has been a long, tiring process for Cody and his parents. The recent treatments, however, did not give the results desired. Here is the latest update from his caringbridge website :

We spoke to Cody’s doctor today. The results of his test showed that he still has 20-30% leukemia in his bone marrow, down from 40-60% prior to the last treatment. While this seems like an improvement, the percentage should be somewhere very close to zero. We have discussed a new type of treatment that was just approved by the FDA, but since he has already received very strong chemo regimens, the medical prognosis does not look very good. We will be discussing the next steps later this week but we have now gone from life saving to quality of life therapies. While none of us know just how long any of us have to live, the doctor was using “months” to describe the length of time some of these therapies could help Cody.

We do know that God can heal Cody tonight without the need for any aid from doctors or drugs. We are not sure of what His plan is for Cody, but pray that it will become clear to us sooner rather than later. We do know that Cody is a blessing to us and seems to touch the lives of others wherever we go. Thank you all for continuing to hold our family up in prayer.

Love in Christ,

The Carrs

I cannot imagine what my cousins are going through. Cody has been so strong through it all, though not wanting to be in the hospital and wanting to go home. I'm hoping and praying for a miracle. That God will heal Cody. But, no matter the outcome, I will trust the Lord and what he does, for his plans are perfect.