Doreen's Rainbow...we're not in Oklahoma anymore...

Somewhere over the rainbow.......

Hello there....well we started off early this morning picking up GiGi and Gramps around 6:40 a.m. and then started driving from Stigler to Houston, TX. It was raining a little bit and when we got towards the McAlester area we saw the most beautiful rainbow in the sky! It was in the west and it was a full and complete rainbow (see Sharlette's comment too about this). We thought the same thing when we all saw it and had to take a picture! Man, what a wonderful sign from God to know that it will be ok and it was a wonderful sign. See this wonderful page a friend/co-worker of mom's (Mrs. Henderson) and a former teacher of us girls (Brooke & Hillary)...she put a wonderful "rainbow" poem and comment on the Stigler Public Schools website that I had to share......awesome!

http://www.stigler.k12.ok.us/

click on the "Doreen's Rainbow" words

We made only a few stops along the way for lunch and gas fill ups. Mom and Dad said they were busy with more scans (echo's and one more CT scan). The doctor will do surgery tomorrow morning. She has to be there to check in at 8:30 a.m. so the surgery will be sometime that morning. Please pray that all goes well tomorrow morning. The doctor told dad that she will have the tumor removed as much as he can without doing any damage. We know that you all will be on your knees. :)

The drive was great down to Houston. No more rain and it was sunny and when we arrived it was 71 degrees! wow! Very nice down here. Funny story....just to foreworn you I blame it all on the GPS system.... :) Ok, we got through Dallas traffic and on to Houston just fine. It's pretty much a straight shot right??!! Well, I thought the GPS was already programed to take us straight to the hotel, it was NOT and it took us to MD Anderson, which is good anyway, now we know exactly how to get there tomorrow! :) ha! So....we took the "scenic" route needless to say. :) smiles!!! We made it to the hotel just fine and then dad, gigi, & gramps went to grab dinner while Hillary and I hung out with mom. Dad brought mom something back to eat...awe, he still spoils her :)

I'm also posting some pictures below from our camera today and from Audra Cole a friend from Stigler who's helping get a "gray matters" brain cancer awareness and helps people think of mom by putting gray ribbons around the city. We had ribbons to wear today and ribbons were tied around mom and dad's mailbox, on their house lights, around town on doors/offices/columns, etc....it was so overwhelming to see a community come together in times of need. Thank you all again. Also, the comments that you all leave are just so special. mom is loving reading your sweet words, it encourages her and empowers her to keep her chin up! :) I'll keep you posted later on! Mom is already talking about how she enjoys meeting new people down here too that have tumors/cancers, etc. like her. I think it helps to be around others going through this as well and seeing how they are LIVING examples of God's miracles...just like mom will be.

Much love, hugs, and prayers! Brooke & Hillary