Pace Arise

07/12/2023

23/08/2023

Cute nappers!

18/08/2023

In case you’re wondering how our day is going…😵‍💫🫣🤷‍♀️🤣

16/08/2023

It’s bedtime and she was having a hard time settling down. So Daddy held out his hands and she snuggled right in. And we can do the same with our heavenly Father whenever we need to. Today, while driving to pick up Kevie from basketball camp, I had 1/2 hour of alone time to just talk to him. What a privilege it is and a huge comfort to be able to do that!


cancerfighter ♋️

14/08/2023

This kiddo is 4 and the middle child of our crew. He is flat-out a delight, with a tender heart and a ready smile.

When God allows stuff to go sideways in a big way in life, he also always provides things (people) to help us through them. To say that we are glad God gave him to us when he did is an understatement. ❤️


cancerfighter ♋️

11/08/2023

09/08/2023

Day #2 of Gallium treatment. Doing great!


cancerfighter ♋️

09/08/2023

Day #2 of Gallium treatment. Doing great! No side effects so far. Praise the Lord! Onward!!


cancerfighter ♋️

05/08/2023

This was taken by one of the boys on Feb. 23. It was right around the time we were making a big decision around Kevin’s treatment. I honestly don’t remember this day but I’m so glad one of the boys snapped the pic so we could look back at how our prayers were answered. So much has happened since then and so much continues to happen. So thankful for how he continues to guide us step by step!


cancerfighter ♋️

29/07/2023

I thought she was watching cartoons on my phone…

06/07/2023

The last 24 hours in the Pace household have been wild, and nothing short of proof that God is who he says he is.

Last evening, after an evening with tired, small kids who definitely like to fuss with each other and make big messes, I was coming close to being emotionally "done" with the day and just trying to make it until bedtime. I had just given Melatonin to the two older boys and had left the bottle out for a few minutes while I talked to Kevin. In that span of time, Marilyn came smiling around the corner, open Melatonin bottle in hand and breath smelling like Melatonin gummys.

Oh Lord help me.

That was the final straw. Instantly, I was simultaneously "over the top" terrified and angry. I was so "over" being constantly hit with things beyond my control.

Kevin called poison control and made sure she would be fine, which she was, and then a few moments later I realized she hadn't even ingested any because her hand was too big for the opening of the bottle!

I sat on our bed and cried. Kevin, in his tired and painful state, sat up and took my hand. He bowed his head and started talking to God. He knew that the things happening in our life, and particularly in that hour, had nothing to do with "coincidence" or "bad luck". They had to do with something far more powerful, far more sinister, far more real, but very unseen.

Last night, I woke up at 2am and God said loudly in my head, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers and against the spiritual forces of this world." Um....I don't usually wake up hearing God's word like that in my head, and definitely not that loudly. Last night, I did. It's from Eph. 6. Kevin was awake and I told him. I fell back asleep and then woke up and heard, "No weapon formed against me shall prosper." Again, it was loud and firm. God was trying to get my attention.

He did.

This morning Kevin and I prayed that God would send an army to fight for us in the spiritual realm. That he would fight Satan's army against Kevin's body and the constant emotional "hits" on our family. And we already see and know He is battling and working!

Would you pray with us? Pray that God would continue to send an army to fight for Kevin's health, for our kids to work together and love each other as brothers/sister, and for peace in the storm of all of this. And we would love to pray for you! Please tell us how we can ask God to fight for you!