School year is going great! Praise God for favor!!

Hi everyone,
I know it has been some months since my last post. I'm doing really well and God has truly blessed me with one of the best ever years of teaching. I have really wonderful students and only have one math level class, though it's for 80 minutes each day, so I've had to create a lot of material for activities, etc, but I'm really just soooooo grateful for the kindness of Christ and you all for being such amazingly loving and wonderful family to me. I know my own family asks me why I'm still here in the desert, and the truth is that it's where God has me for now, and there are so many of you that I love so dearly. I truly have a home with you.
As far as serving at church these days, I'm doing it where I can, though not in the same capacity that I was before. I really enjoy being able to sing and play and serve others through it so I'm glad for the opportunities when they come- I love to give it away. I do wonder if I'll ever be able to lead in the same way that I did before and I guess that's up to God.
As for workouts-as many of you know I love to exercise- I was in really really good shape when school started and since then, with my energy going towards school more, I didn't have the stamina that I did at the beginning of the school year. However, I go for it when I can and I realize that I will continually need to work on my neck and shoulders probably for the rest of my life since things have been sort of re-arranged due to my replacement parts and the strain that puts on the muscles that run through that area.
I also have regular issues with edema in my hand and sometimes my arm, though it's more noticeable in my hand to me. It does help when I run and exercise so I try to do that as much as possible.
Today after going to the gym, I went on the bump and grind in Rancho Mirage and the weather was so stunning and it felt so good to be outside in the sun. I have to say, though, that doing both working out this am and then the bump and grind might have been a bit overboard...but I think it was worth it :-)
I'm grateful for my bible study family and the true friends that they are to me. I know that I can always lean on them even when things are tough personally. You know, it's hard to be single sometimes, and I just appreciate their love and support in everything. They're an awesome group and fun, too. I'm truly blessed to be with them.

As far as medical stuff, I have a PET scan and a breast MRI in March. right now it's scheduled for th 11th but I think i'm going to move it to spring break so that I don't have to take a school day off to do it. I'm also going to do a DEXA scan to check my bones and see where I'm at as far as the drug impact on my bone density/osteoperosis. My aunt has osteopenia so I'm just wanting to make sure that, due to the drugs, I'm not doing what I can to prevent it. It would also be nice to have some kind of a baseline to work from. Incidentally, I did do a baseline mammogram when I was 35 and was so glad that I did (I' 39 now) becuae when the cancer did come up and they took some new films they then had something to compare it with. I highly advise that for all women that are 35. Most insurances won't do it until you're 40. fortunately, my mom and sister both has fibroids so that made it a reason to get a baseline with me.
Anyway, I'll let you all know how all of that goes.

Dr. Luke says that if I make it to the 2 year mark, the statistics will really be in my favor -wahoo!!! this will be the 1 year mark in march. Well, really the 1.5 year mark since I had my surgery in october a year ago.

Praising God for favor....
Julie