Pet Scan # 2 - Our God is an Awesome God

It's a great day when the doctor's report agrees with our (sometime wavering faith)....Pet Scan last Tuesday presented a few Below The Line moments! I must confess (tina that is) that I had to pray for my unbelief. God is faithful - Ron's scan was cancer free and clear. We apologize for not keeping up with our blog more regularly but September has been a very full month.

Keeping up the Konkins is just a little overwhelming these days. Mia's answer to her cousin's question: "What's new, Mia?"

She said:
1. uh, I moved (to Anaheim Hills)
2. I started a new school
3. I'm learning piano
4. and uh I have a new dog

So that was Mia's List - here's our update for Sept:

1. All the above
2. Sept. 11 - All day Learn, Love & Laugh seminar
3. Sept 16-19 New 4 day Couples Retreat at Ritz Carlton in Santa Monica. (Awesome Retreat)
4. Sept 23- 26 - Marriage BootCamp - wow, miracles never cease!
5. Tuesday, Sept 28 - Ron's Pet Scan! MIRACLE day!
6. Sept 30 - Our daughter Jenny's 28th bday here in Cali with us!

Canadian Thanksgiving. We are going back to Vancouver October 7-12th for Canadian Thanksgiving.

Challenge: Ron will also be taking a trip to Roatan, Honduras in October to visit a child that only knows us as his mom & dad. We have been supporting him since he was 12 and is now 22. His birth mom passed away when he was 13 and Haster has never known his dad. He has been on his own since he was 13 with only our long distance support and occasional visits. We have seen him through school and helped him graduate with a seaman certificate.

He has grown to be a fine, responsible young man. We are very proud of him. Two weeks ago he was in a very serious car accident and a mother and 4 year old child were instantly killed. Though it was an accident Haster (our adopted son) is very shook up and feels responsibility to the family for their loss. Ron is going to go visit him and see what he can do to help Haster and the family. Not sure yet if I will take the trip with Ron.

Thank you Leslie and Dan Klassen from Winnipeg, Canada who were here to hear the news of the tragedy to help us through it, as we felt very overwhelmed. I did go very much Below the Line for 2 days and litter ally was not functioning. The news of the accident hit us Monday Sept 20 - yes the day after Marriage Retreat and 3 days before Marriage BootCamp. Leslie thank you my friend and Margaret for totally taking over what needed to get done for the bootcamp. BIG THANK YOU to Dan & Leslie for donating to the victim's family to help them get through this loss financially.

So that was our Sweet September! Miracles & challenges in the Konkin household!

Upcoming BootCamps :
Marriage BootCamp:Irvine, Ca- Oct. 21-24, Nov. 18-21, Dec. 9-12
Marriage BootCamp: Vancouver, BC - Nov. 25-28

2nd time in California: 3 day intensive personal workshop
LifeLine (Life Reality) -Irvine, Ca- Oct. 22-24

Thank you for listening and please comment and let us know how you are all doing.

Check out the website for all dates: www.marriagehelpcenters.com

Keep helping us fill the classes. Call Margaret Aubin with your leads, she is able to convert the most hardened hearts. Help us continue to heal one family at a time.
Margaret Aubin 949-734-5433

God bless and thank you for your prayers!

Living Above the Line (Today),

Ron & Tina

Marriage Is Good! Orlando was good too...

We were in Orlando last week. Great conference, lots of contacts, spent some time with John Gray. His afternoon workshop was at the same time as the workshop Ron & I spoke at. President of Smart Marriages said our attendance would've been #1 - so there you go we were #2 - not bad considering he's the author of Mars & Venus!!!!lol

Ron's health is doing great - keep him in your prayers. We are in bootcamp this weekend. 16 couples here and we are seeing 32 miracles unfold!!!! Keep us in your thoughts and prayers!

Love you guys and thank you for your support!

Ron & Tina

WE NEED YOUR HELP - ron is more determined than ever to grow Marriage Help Centers

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Family update: Thank to our kids, Jenny & Josh for giving your dad the best father's day present!

They flew him home to Trail, BC (his hometown) where all 5 brothers and sisters have come together to see "ronnie"....he's golfing with his oldest brother Pat today and then all 5 of them will have lunch together in Salmo at Brother Tom's house! Ron's in his element, back on the farm! I'm sure Ron will be sending pics of that trip!

So that's our news update on family and business

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Day 1 Marriage BootCamp -

Dear Friends and family,

Trying really hard to simplify our lives so I'm trying to get everyone to follow on us on ONE BLOG, ONE FACEBOOK. one website etc etc

These people who are computer and online savvy are making me crazy. Everything is about keeping in touch and I'm losing touch with sanity.... they want me to use key words and drive up the SEO (search engine optimization) by creating groups, followers, RSS feeds - all i want to do is keep u updated on how we are doing and where we are going with our hyper speed passion and dreams.

So I put my foot down with everyone telling me what to do, it didn't work! Believe it or not they out argued me....
SO HELP ME: I am going to wean out my personal facebook and this blog will you PLEASE PLEASE FOLLOW ME ON
http://marriagehelpcenters.blogspot.com/

Also when i send you an invite for facebook from Marriage Help Centers become a fan.

Day 1- Graduates of MBC - Do you remember your first day! 8 couples here, most little or no hope of a future together. Pray and think of them often throughout the weekend. We are already seeing breakthroughs.

Couples are already seeing through different glasses, and that is a great thing.

I hope you are all doing well and think what it takes to stay above the line. Maybe today is a good day to call someone you love and say. "I just called to say, I love you." Don't worry if you can't sing - just say it!

Thank you for being part of our lives.

We'd like to report that Ron is feeling awesome and 90% of the time we are living above the line!

Tina

Post-Op!!!

Hey Everyone,

Well, dad is out of surgery and the surgeon said it went really well. He's in a bit of pain and is still quite groggy, but not to worry, they gave him the good drugs : )He's on his way home (in Vancouver, not California) which is great since he didn't have to stay in the hospital overnight.
Thank you for all your prayers, calls, emails, and messages. Please continue the prayers for a speedy recovery and that he remains COMPLETELY CANCER FREE.

Love the Konkins

Miracles Keep On Coming!!!!

God is so good we saw the surgeon today and if ron did not have a history of cancer they would not do this surgery.

It is precautionary cause the pet scan sees a small hot spot that is suspicious but not even certain it is cancer. The surgeon said being it is under 1 cm we don't believe it is cancer. They are only doing a lower dissection, he will be out of hospital same day.

Ron informed the doctor that he'd been juicing, doing all he could and was getting lots of prayer. The doctor picked up on that and said, there is not hard evidence that it works but if you believe than it does (referring to the juicing) but he then added with a smile, prayer works and keep those going! So don't stop praying as even doctors agree - it works! Now pray the surgery goes well and that healing is speedy so I can get him back to California!

Now let me share just a little bit about Ron's idea of taking advantage of his "C" card! He shared a dream he had of what a stellar day would look like for him! So in his words he explains that Saturday April 10 he was going to celebrate by making one of his all time dreams come true.
Tina!

So here it is:

Saturday was an amazing day for me. It has been a dream of mine for a long time to go skiing in the morning and then go golfing in the afternoon. Well Saturday was that day. It was awesome. My friend John Messinger and I went to Cypress Mt. and ripped up the hill, then I met Josh (my son) at 2:30 in my ski clothes, changed to some pants and golf shoes on at the course and played a decent round of golf. Tina and I were supposed to go to a movie when I got home, but SHE was too tired from doing nothing all day!! Anyway, it was a great way to celebrate the good report from the pet scan. Now that the pet scan has been interpreted by the surgeon that I really don't have any cancer, gotta think about how to celebrate that!

luv you all,

Ron

Pet Scan Results -

Friends and Family!

Today was a MIRACLE day!

Results of Pet Scan were beautiful! Ron's body is healthy and 99.9% cancer free. Our doctor was elated when only a small spec was found in one lymph node. 0.6 x 0.8 cm was detected in the groin area. We will go ahead with the surgery and get that sucker out! Then that is it! We will carry on in Konkin style! Healing the broken hearted is our mission. This laying around waiting is not our style!

Tina

Hey everyone, the last couple of days have been pretty crazy. Cat scan Tues, Pet scan Thurs From the start, many of you told us that this is just a "blip in our lives". An interesting blip, but a blip none the less. We are so grateful to everyone who write and send us notes, and calls us on the phone to encourage us. It really is a humbling experience for me.

Today I had a lot of mixed emotions. It's that fight to stay "above the line" in my faith that God has everything under control, and He knows what is best for me. Going to the doctor with the DVD in my hand with the results of the Pet scan was...lets say...challenging my faith just a little. On the one hand, I believe I am healed. On the other hand, I have to prepare myself for bad news and still believe God is in control, and it doesn't matter what the outcome is, I still believe and nothing is going to shake my faith!! Kind of like the three Hebrew children being thrown into the fire.

Anyway, when we got the results, I have to say, I was a little disappointed that there was still a little bit of cancer in my groin. (I'm just trying to be as honest as I can here). I really don't want this surgery. But then I had to give my head a big shake, kick myself in the butt, and go "oh my God, what a miracle I am!" Here I was with a Clarke 4 Melanoma (the worst kind), I should be dead within the year, and I only have a little spec of cancer that they can remove, and here I am complaining!! Am I insane? How ungrateful is that?!! I have friends that are still fighting for their lives with this disease, and here I am complaining. What a jerk.

So anyway, unless something else miraculous happens before the 15th, I will have the surgery, and will have to deal with some discomfort of swelling in my leg for about 4 to 5 years or NOT, but as far as we know, I will have no more cancer in my body. I think that is a pretty big MIRACLE!!

I love all of you and appreciate your friendship so much. God bless you.

Ron

ps. One more request. Can you all pray that the surgery does go well, and that there will be minimal or no long term swelling? Is that being too selfish?

pss - your help in filling the MAY 13-16 class of Marriage BootCamp is still needed. Help us heal the broken hearted and save families and rock some marriages!