Why 12?

I thought I'd tell you why I chose the name for my blog. David and I came up with a list first. Some of my favorites were...
-Tits and Giggles
I really wanted to choose this one, but I wasn't sure how I would tell some people to go check my blog with that name. "Hey Pastor Rick! Go read my blog. It's called Tits and Giggles." Nope. I just couldn't do it. This one was David's idea though, and I LOVE IT!
-Katie Saves 2nd Base
-Katie Kicks Cancer
-Bald Headed Woman
This one wouldn't have made sense to anyone, but I thought it was so funny. There is a BeeGee's song called "More than a Woman." My uncle, Jomie, used to sing it to us, but he always said "Bald Headed Woman!" David came up with that one too.
-In All Things

When I found out I had cancer, my friend, Alan, sent me a video of Kristene DiMarco singing "It is Well." It is so beautiful, and definitely a song I have listened to a lot lately. My sister, Natalie, also suggested 'It is Well' for a blog title. I liked it. This has been the most difficult thing I have ever faced in my life. I am scared to death of what could happen, what will happen, and how it will all affect my family. But, one thing I am not even slightly afraid of is dying. I truly mean that. I don't want to leave my husband and children, but I am completely confident that if it were time for me to go, I would go straight into the arms of Jesus. I hope you know that for yourself too. Heaven is so much better than this world and all of its troubles. I look forward to the day when I can look into his face and hug my Mamaw who will be standing right next to him. It will be amazing. Hopefully that day won't come for many, many years, but no matter what, it is well.

The 12 in my url is because "It is Well" was already taken. Ha! So, I took a few verses from Hebrews 12.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."
Hebrews 12:1-3
I may grow weary, but I will not lose heart. Losing my hair and feeling sick will not compare with the pain Jesus went through for me.