August 24, 2026 "A New Season in My Journey"

 1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. (‭‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

August 24, 2026
I'm entering a new season on my journey toward healing. I will participate in a thirteen month clinical trial for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). It provides a way to "pay it forward" as some have done for me and others.

 No guarantees, only possibilities for curing MCL. This will be my fourth clinical trial in eighteen years at the Mayo Clinic. I've been given extra days and years thanks to Jesus the Healer, my Mayo doctors and team of providers.

Thanks be to God.
Pastor Tedd

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3 who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, 5 who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (‭‭‭Psalm‬ ‭103‬‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

November 17th 2025 Lindsay Ostrem Roach

 

^{PSALM 84: 10} 

¹⁰ Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
    from those whose walk is blameless.

¹² Lord Almighty,
    blessed is the one who trusts in you.

Today we remember our love one's crossing over to the "land of the living" to be with Jesus. Even after 22 years she still ministers to us in ways we never anticipated. 

Today I opened a devotional that include a reference to Psalm 84. When I read verse 10, I was reminded that it was the source of one of Lindsay's favorite worship songs. 

Lindsay is safe and secure in the Arms of Jesus in His Courts..."Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere". 

Thank you Jesus!

October 13, 2025

 At 9AM yesterday I celebrated my 17th birthday....seventeen years aga I received my stem cell transplant at Mayo at 9 am. The nurses wished me a Happy Birthday! Today I am so grateful to God and those He equipped to treat my mantle cell lymphoma. I am grateful for His sustaining Spirit that continues to breathe life into me. Thank you Jesus for you goodness and mercy!

Update: The Journey toward Healing is full of amazing Grace January 18th, 2024

Jan 18th: CT and PET scans confirmed that the research immunotherapy treatment is very effective. Involved lymphnodes generally were decreasing in size and activity. Some almost 1/2 the size as previously scanned earlier in my treatment. 

Gratitude for the gifts that God has given to special women and men who are inspired to research and develop these miraculous therapies and interventions. Grateful for the privilege participate in the clinical study that may lead to greater recoveries and possible cures. Thank you Jesus, the Healer of all ills. You are my Rock and Salvation in Whom  I trust.

One of the gifts I received over New Years was Covid....I thought it might be reaction to injection of the antibody which has some similar side effects. I was wrong. Started out with Paxlovid for 5 days, than a series of 5 plasma infusions from folks who have had Covid and donated their plasma for patients like me. Completed my 5th infusion and immunotherapy injection on 18th. All is well. Thank you. I am recovering, by Grace, thanks to the gifts of others I will probably never meet on this side of eternity.

A prayer request I would ask. My daughter-in-law Amy's mother Nancy received a diagnosis of cancer earlier this week. Please take a moment when she crosses your mind and pray for healing grace and peace to cover Nancy and her loved ones. You may never meet her but your prayers matter to God and others.

It's a New Year and looking forward to the wonders and promises God in Christ has for the Ostrem family

 We had a great Christmas and New Years. Lot's of food and family time. Watching for God surprises as the new year unfolds. Colin and Whitney were in Florida with the Robinsdale Armstrong Marching Band and performed at the ReliaQuest Bowl at halftime. Go to You Tube and put in Halftime HS bands at ReliaQuest Bowl  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHoM2j3Urck. Supurb performance. So proud of all our family. They are full of gifts and talents that only God could give. Happy and blessed New Year.

IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS TODAY...LINDSAY OSTREM ROACH

Twenty years today our Lindsay, 26, crossed over from the "land of the leaving" to the "Land of the Living" with Jesus the Christ, Son of the Living God. 

Resting in the loving arms the Lord Jesus we have rejoiced in Lindsay"s deep faith that carried her home. We have lived with the painful "Pangs of Loss " as we remember her and miss her. 

Friends and family have held us and helped us grow in our faith and lives. We are grateful for the multitudes of prayers poured out over the year by so many.

Yesterday had my 4th treatment and no side effects. Amazing treatment. I now begin cycle 2 where every 21 days I return to Mayo for another injection. The Journey Toward Healing continues with deep gratitude and confidence in God's goodness and mercy that has followed all the days of our lives. 

"Joy is the Echo of God's Life within us."       SO BE IT. 

Cycle One of Four is complete.

“The Lord’s kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. The Lord can always be trusted to show mercy each morning. Deep in my heart I say, ‘The Lord is all I need; I can depend on him!’”

Lamentations 3:22-24 (CEV)

The first cycle of the bi-specific antibody was very tolerable. No side effects. Thank you for all the prayers and gracious comments. God's goodness and mercy was poured out again. Thanks be to God!

Next cycle resumes Thursday-Saturday. 

"In His Nail Pierced Healing Hands" we lay our days and nights. Blessings dear friends. Tedd and Lois