love in every language

a couple weekends ago my friend meredith came up to cincy with her husband for the weekend. she came out to dinner with us and stayed overnight with jess and i. it was lovely to see her. and hard. 2 years ago meredith was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. it has been a battle of faith and prayer and trust since then. sometimes she looks so good and is so energetic you wouldn't know anything is wrong. but lately she's been in a lot of pain and has lost a lot of weight. it's hard to see your friend cope with that, and it's hard to know how to react. so i'm struggling with that. if you'd like, please pray for meredith and her family, whatever you feel led. paul says

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:26-28

my day was burdensome. the system makes me tired sometimes. and i meet people sometimes that leave me with a sense of urgency, to act as fast as possible- which isn't a bad thing, it's just that i'm dealing with the system, so i call one agency after another, leaving messages here and there, telling my client we'll have to wait on that, too.... it makes me physically upset.


as usual, lots on my mind. but those are the most prominent things.
peace.