All is well on the Beam front

Hello everyone,

We had an awesome time at Christmas time.  Mr. Beam, Aaron and I went to pick up Rebekah in New Jersey, on the Friday before Christmas. We brought her home to our house and we all left the next morning to go to Indiana. We spent Christmas with our daughter Rachel and our (wonderful) son -in-law, Tim.  They just purchased a home so we were very excited to see how much God had blessed them.  Wow, all I can say is God is so good, and he is all the time. We left Rachel, Tim, and Aaron on Friday, December 30th, to take Rebekah home.  Aaron stayed with Rachel and Tim for a few weeks longer as he wanted to spend time helping them with odd jobs around their home.  He also spent time with friends from Fairhaven (Baptist Church and College), he really enjoyed playing in their volleyball marathon. I am very glad he had such fun playing volleyball, as for me it is one of my least favorite games (sorry Kath).

I still have to sit here and tell you that my God is so good. He is my very present help in trouble.  I can always count on Him when I need to make major decisions.  He walks with me, talks with me, and will never ever leave me. I had to make some major decisions in the last two weeks.  I could not have made theses decisions without God, my husband, and my children.  This Thursday, January 19, at 7:30 in the morning I will be having surgery.  Please pray (because I need your prayers) that  the surgery will be successful.  The surgeon that will be performing the surgery is a Christian lady.  That I am very thankful for.  I know she will pray before
she operates. It really is a somewhat simple surgery , so I am told by the surgeon.   If all goes well I will be able to go home the same day.  I really thank all of you so much for your prayers.  I will keep you posted on the aftermath of the surgery.  I know God is in control .  I am glad he is because I could not have gone through all I have in the past few months without Him.

Thank you again for all your prayers, love, and concern for me.

Because of Christ,
Mrs. (Barbara) Beam

Proverbs 3:26 " For the Lord shall be thy confidence"

The whole family minus Osman

Rachel and Rebekah

Rebekah and Osman

GOD IS SO GOOD

Greetings everyone,

I feel like singing a song , ready?  ♪ ♫ God is so good, God is so good, God is so good . He's so good to me. He answers prayer, He answers prayer, He answers prayer, He so good to me. ♪ ♫. Well,  there is more to the song but I was afraid that my voice might be hurting your ears (ha ha).


Well, I went for my chemo on Monday (the 28th). It went very well, and today I feel as if I never had any chemo at all. I do feel tired today, but that is all I am experiencing thus far. I had a small consultation with the nurse before my chemo. She proceeded to tell me that my white blood cell count was sky high. It was double the normal levels. Wow, I was surprised . Then she told me because of the high levels I would not need to take any of the Neupogen shots. Which I was glad for because the shots were giving me shooting and pulsating pains through my body. The shots help to increase the blood count.  I know it was God that made my blood count rise because it has never happened before. I have taken the shots many, many times before.


I was also able to get a flu shot while I was there. That was another huge blessing from God. If my blood count was not high I probably would not have been able to get the shot.


I am so thankful for a God who loves us and cares for us the way He does. He is a faithful God and will never leave us or forsake us. I must, and will, give Him all the glory for everything that has been happening with my cancer. Knowing Christ allows me to face tomorrow and anything else that may come my way.


Please keep praying for me. My last chemo is Tuesday , December 13th . Thank you so much for your prayers,and concern for me. I am very thankful for my family, my church family, and my wonderful friends. 


Please take care and know that your are in my thoughts and prayers.
With love and Because of Christ,
Mrs. Beam (Barbara)


I thought you might enjoy this picture . I enjoy wearing different hats. It makes the experience of not having  very much hair more exciting.  Hope you have a great ChristX  ( I like to cross out the mas part instead of the Christ part).

GOD'S mercies are new every morning

 Hello everyone,

                I trust that you had a great thanksgiving. We have a wonderful God. He died on the cross for our sins so we can be with Him in heaven for all eternity.  There is not anything that we can do to work our way to heaven. We cannot be good enough to get to heaven on our own . We need to trust in Jesus and him alone for our salvation. He died on the cross, shed his blood, was buried and rose from the dead on the third day. That is it.!!!! We do not need to do anything else.  He wants you to repent of your sins,turn from them and trust Him and Him alone for your salvation.

I am very thankful for all that God has given me. I express my gratitude to him everyday for all he has done. I have been feeling pretty good these past few days. I have had some aches and pains in my body but I know it could be worse. Let me just say that God is in control of everything in my life,and that without Him I am nothing.  I can not do anything without my God (my savior) guiding my life. He is everything to me.

Please continue to pray that God will allow the tumor to shrink. My next chemo treatment is this Monday the 28th. If all goes well, I will have my last chemo treatment on the 12th of December. Surgery will follow sometime after that. I am assuming it will be at the beginning of  January. I have said this before, I do not know what surgery will consist of, but I can rest assured that God is in control.

Thank you so much for praying for me. Just so you know, I never take your prayers for granted. I really appreciate them and I feel them everyday.

I am going to close now, and I wanted to remind you to always give thanks to God in everything you go through. If it is bad or if it is good, God knows everything that goes on in your life and He has a purpose for it.

Take care ,
because of Christ,
Mrs. Beam (1 Corinthians 15:10)

Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Here are some pictures from our service on Wednesday Night at Freedom Baptist Church of Auburn, New York.

My Son and Me

Tyler decided to join in

God's amazing care

Hello everyone,

Yes, you guessed it. I am not having my chemo today. God had other plans.  He is all powerful, all knowing, and definitely in control of my life. For that reason, I have no worries or fear (well ,I try to claim that, but I am human too).

This last weekend I developed a cough, a sore throat, and a temperature that spiked to 103. I saw the doctor on Monday and was given a 3 day antibiotic. I went for a blood test this past Wednesday and the results showed that my blood count was low. The oncologist's office called and rescheduled my chemo for this Monday the 14th.

Please pray that God will allow me to stay healthier in the future. I had hoped to be done with chemo by mid -December. Then after that I will have surgery, probably sometime at the beginning of January.   As I mentioned before, I do not know what surgery will consist of.  If the tumor shrinks that would be wonderful, and surgery will be easier. I have been told, also, that I will need  more chemo or radiation after surgery.  I do not know about you,but I am so glad that my God has everything under control. I may have to go through difficult situations, but I know God goes through it with me.

I need to close now, but I wanted to thank you again for all you prayers. You may never realize how much they mean to me. I truly do thank my God upon every remembrance of you.

Take care,
Because of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour,
Mrs. Beam (Barbara)

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:26-28

In everything give thanks

Hello everyone,

Sorry I have not posted lately.  It has been crazy busy with so many things going on around our home and our lives.  Our Heavenly Father is so good to us . I am very glad that He can, and will, take care of anything that  may come into our lives.  There is absolutely nothing too big for God to handle.

After my last treatment, October 27, I seemed to be doing good for several days. There have been days where I felt pains in my body, tired, and a little funny feeling in my stomach.  However I do realize that it could be worse.  I know for a fact that God is watching over me; and I know it is because of your prayers. As your pray, please ask God to allow the tumor to shrink. Right now I do not know what the surgery will consist of.  I am just taking it day by day and waiting on God. Please pray also that I will be able to continue to tolerate chemo as I have been.

God is so good. We need to remember to always give thanks to Him.  No matter what  you are going through, no matter how hard the trial is, you can always find something to be thankful for.  Many times when I have felt discouraged I would sit down and write a list of all the things I am thankful for. Wow! What a change that will make in the way you are feeling.

I need to close now. Thank you again for all your prayers and concern for me.

My next chemo is Thursday November 10 at 9:20 in the morning.

Take care,
with love,and because of Christ,
Mrs. Beam (Barbara)

Psalm 106:1
"Praise ye the LORD.  O give thanks unto the  LORD ;  for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." (AKJV)

New Round of Chemo Today. October 27, 2011

 Hello everyone,

       What can I say.! My  Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has been good to me again. He is good everyday , and ALL THE TIME.

When I got to the oncologist office today they prepared me for the new chemo. The nurse gave me  2 capsules of benadryl. I am not sure why, I guess I should have asked. Wow,  that really  knocked me out. I slept for most of the time. She also gave me some liquid zantac for my stomach which went through the I.V.  I was also given an anti nausea dose. The prep took about 45 minutes. The nurse then started the chemo and it took about 2 hours  to complete. I was there a total of 4 hours , but the procedure lasted about 3 1/2 hours.

I feel fantastic right now, just as if I never had any chemo. I am not sure what the next few days will bring. One thing is for sure, my God is in control and he will never leave me nor forsake me. Please understand this; I could not go through all this without a powerful,  gracious ,and forgiving God, one who loves me more than anyone else can. I pray that when you read this that you will understand that too. There is not anyone on this earth that loves you like God does.

In closing, I wanted to share a blessing with you.  While I was at the doctors I noticed some knitted hats on the tables in the waiting room. There were many different colors and each one had a knitted flower attached.
I started to pick one and the nurse told me to take 2 or 3. Well.... I took 3. Now I am set for hats and scarves. God is good.  Here is a picture (below) of one of my new hats that I  got today.

Well, What do you think? Too much chemo?

Thank you again for your prayers, your love,and your concern. There is nothing like support from my loved ones, my friends, and my WONDERFUL church family.  Let me also say thank you to the members of Fairhaven Baptist Church and  members of Garden State Baptist Church.  They also have been praying for  me. I can feel those prayers everyday.

I love all of you, and I thank God everyday for you.
Philippians 1:3

Because of Christ ,
Mrs. Beam
Proverbs 3:5&6

October 22, 2011

Hello,
I decided to start this blog because so many of you (by God's grace) have been praying for me. Let me begin by telling you that God has been so good to me. He has shown his mercy, his grace, and his love for me everyday. Without God as my Lord and Savior I could not make it through this time in my life. He is my refuge, my strength, and my very present help in time of need. July of this year I was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. It was very scary but at the same time I knew God was in control. For the first few weeks after my diagnosis, God made himself real to me. Everyday some blessing happened that I knew could not have taken place without God's intervention.

I have had four chemo treatments so far. God has allowed me to handle the side effects better than I ever expected. My fifth chemo treatment was postponed because I have been experiencing an irregular heartbeat (which I have had off and on since 1995). The heart doctor examined me and readjusted some of my medications. They also hooked me up to a heart monitor which I wore for twenty four hours. Basically my heart is beating before it is supposed to. This is not life threatening but it can be very tiring. My next treatment is October 27 at 9:40 AM ET.

I really desire your prayers and I appreciate them so much. I especially want to thank my husband, Chuck and my three children, Rachel, Rebekah, and Aaron for their love, prayers, and support during this time. I also want to thank God for my Freedom Baptist Church family. They have all been so kind and understanding during this time. I know many of you across the whole country have been praying for me and I can't express enough how much it means to me and how I feel your prayers everyday.

With love and because of Christ,

Mrs. Beam

Here are some recent pictures

My son Aaron at Jerry and Hannah's Wedding

Aaron and Chuck

My hubby

My daughter Rebekah came to visit me

Rebekah and Rachel came to visit me for my birthday.