3rd Bone Marrow Biopsy

Dempsey Fans and Kenagy Family Supporters,

Monday, July 25th, 2016 at 11:30am, Dempsey has his third bone marrow biopsy.

We are asking that you begin praying for this procedure.

We have mixed emotions about this. On one hand, we desperately want to get the word "remission" into his medical file. On the other hand, procedures like this are always a risk physically... and emotionally and psychologically if their results bring bad news. So, we are straddling the fence of Knowledge.

Why did I choose "Knowledge"? Because Knowledge is in between ignorance and wisdom, in my opinion. When we don't know the results we are ignorant. When we do know the results we will be able to wisely move forward. Knowledge is what is required or what is missing. Make sense?

As the day grows nearer my anxiety rises. I pray more. I try to breathe deeper. I even fake it till I make it (hoping I make it eventually). I ask you all to pray.

Prayer requests:
Pray for miraculous healing.
Pray for calm nerves.
Pray for a perfect procedure.
Pray over the lives and abilities of the medical staff involved.
Pray for PERFECT RESULTS.
Pray for remission.
Pray for rest.
Pray for peace.
Pray for a smooth day.
Pray against pain.
Pray against complications.
Pray protection over Dempsey.
Pray for the presence of the Holy Spirit to be tangibly felt as he protects Dempsey's body.
Pray as you feel led. (I know I forget some things.)

Luke 12:48

This weekend at church, Bryan mentioned this verse- Luke 12:48. For those that are not familiar with it, it goes like this, "...to whom much is given, much is expected."

I always thought this just referred to good things. For example, if God blessed me with a lot of money then I had a greater responsibility to use that money to help people or further Kingdom causes.

However, when I was sitting in church, listening to Bryan talk, I had an epiphany. I wrote the following-

"I have been given a great challenge and that requires great ____ [what?]."

See, I realized that with great challenge also comes great responsibility.

I have been given much {trial}, so much {faith} is required;

I have been given much {trial}, so much {grace} needs to be received and given;

I have been given much {trial}, so much {weakness} needs to be acknowledged;

I have been given much {trial}, so much {patience} to be learned...

"Much" doesn't only mean "good stuffs".

Even amidst trials there are expectations and responsibilities. Scripture doesn't tell us "do not fear" or "be of good courage" so many times for nothing. God knew we were going to face trials and so he gave us wisdom to glean for such times. Now, is the wisdom always easy to apply to our situations? Um, gee, NO! That doesn't mean we shouldn't try though. I truly believe we are to learn and grow in and through our trials and then use the wisdom gained to help others through their trails.

I have been given a child with leukemia- cancer. That is a HARD reality to live, folks. BUT, I have a Creator who KNEW this was Dempsey's journey and HE CHOSE ME (and Jake) to parent this child. How could I possibly stick my head in the sand, and keep it there, when my Creator believes in my ability to parent Dempsey through this cancer journey?

So, what do you do? You keep your head in the game. You look for the positive in EVERY situation. You actively seek out the miracles because they are all around you. You keep breathing. You ask for help as often as you need it. You embrace the gifting among your village and lean into them to get you through. You pray. Your pray a lot. You pray like a lot, a lot. You force yourself to practice self-care and realize this act might change several times throughout the journey. You share your story with everyone because if you don't you are limiting God's help. You see, he uses all kinds of people to help you: Believers, unbelievers, old people, very young people, educated people, uneducated people, extroverts, introverts, artists, unartists (yes, I know it's not a word), people who can drive, people who can't, people who can cook, people who can't cook... friends, please don't limit the ways God can reach you because you don't want to bother someone or burden someone. You do not know what someone considers a bother or a burden, and if it comes to it, they can always decline to help. Either way you have gained something... it might be help or it might be new knowledge of someone's limitations. Both are okay.

Supporters, I pray this encourages you and challenges you. You are not alone. You have not been abandoned. Reach out to your village, however small you think it is. I promise, your family is MUCH bigger than you think it is. We are ALL family in God's eyes.

Pics of Life

Coral & Nathan at his dad's wedding. 

This kid LOVES to run!

Future olympian who BEAT cancer. 

↑Making eggs.↓

Sawyer, the day he taped WACC's upcoming Family Matters. 

Helping with his lab vials. 

 Hearing test. A-okay.

Tuckered out. 

"Two-Face... because has two guns."

JEEPING!!! ↓↓↓

$200 in FREE product just for consistently sharing HEALTH. 

Under the phrase being a kid is this photo. 

With Daddy for a minute at VBS. 

We cute.

Labs, vincristine infusion, and Ice Age. 

Jeeping, Nerf dart guns, and brother... 

...nothing better.

Monday Infusion

Please keep Dempsey in your prayers and thoughts. Tomorrow, Monday, he has a chemo infusion. It should be short and smooth but we need him covered in prayer nonetheless.

Thank you for loving us and supporting our family the way you do. WE NEED YOU!