I realized that I have not written much about the Reconstruction part of my surgery so I thought I would fill you in on a few of those details, as well as update you on our most recent follow up with the Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Chappell. The good news about this visit with Dr. Chappell […]
The Best Birthday Yet
This is my first journal entry since being on medication so please bear with me! Birthdays have always been a big deal to me. I believe we should all have that one day a year that we feel celebrated. I try extremely hard to remember the birthdays of those I love and often find myself […]
A Day for Courage
According to Wikipedia, courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, and intimidation. Cancer and surgery for cancer stir up some fear and uncertainty for me. It even intimidates me. The day(s) ahead will involve some danger and I am likely to experience pain. Therefore, I’d say this is a day for courage. The only […]
Shepherding the Flock
A few weeks ago, my dad (who recently completed the training required to become an Elder at our church) reminded me of James 5:14-16 and asked if I might consider having the Elders come together to pray for me. Then it was hardly a coincidence that Pastor Greg preached a sermon two weeks ago from […]
Learning to Let Go
When baby #2 comes along, people tell you how different he/she will be from your firstborn. I thought I understood that concept, but then we found ourselves expecting certain things to be true that just weren’t. We expected our baby girl would sleep through the night at 2 months cause after all her sleep champ of […]
Man Down
One thing that I have grown to love even more over the last few weeks is the way our 3 1/2 year old son loves to imitate his daddy. We have a saying in our house when someone trips and falls (which is usually our little girl), we say, “Man Down”. It has gotten to […]
Unfailing Love
In everything I read yesterday, the theme of God’s unfailing love kept jumping out to me. Ephesians 3:16-19 tells me that He wants me to experience how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. I am definitely experiencing it. At 5 pm yesterday, I received a call from the Radiologist, […]
Considering It Pure Joy
I must admit that over the last few days I have been having a little more trouble “considering it pure joy” (James 1:2). I have been feeling kind of down and wrestling with some silly thoughts. One of the things that has really helped me since this journey began is to work. I work with […]
The Wind in my Sails
Over the last several weeks at Bay Area Community Church, we have been hearing sermons about marriage, and this was all to lead up to a marriage conference called the Art of Marriage this weekend. Blake and I had been talking about going but were having some difficulty finding childcare. Between hearing last week’s news […]
Gene Mutation
I have certainly learned a lot about Breast Cancer, much more than I ever thought I might. However, I have also tried not to learn too much. A friend of mine shared an excerpt with me from John Piper’s Desiring God entitled “Don’t Waste Your Cancer”. One of the key points he makes in this excerpt is […]
My Faithful Guide
Lately, I have been reading a devotional book entitled Jesus Calling by Sarah Young in my time with the Lord. The devotionals are written as if Jesus himself is speaking. Today’s devotional said, “As you focus on your thoughts on Me, I will guide you carefully along today’s journey. Don’t worry about what is around the next […]
Blessed Assurance
After having some time to process and spend time as a family over the weekend, I decided that I really needed to be in church on Sunday. During the service, Blake and I were surrounded by a few of our closest friends which provided tremendous support. The sermon was about marriage but it was also […]
A Day to Grieve
I am thankful to say that there are only a few times I feel like I have truly grieved in my life. My most recent recollection of grieving occurred 2 years ago to the day when I walked with a dear friend through the loss of her baby boy when she was 36 weeks pregnant. […]
A Prayer Answered
The following is an e-mail that I sent out to friends/family on the day of my biopsy. Hey Faithful Friends, I just wanted to write a quick e-mail to give you an update about today’s procedure and to let you know that we are so incredibly grateful for your friendship. The last two days […]
The Body of Christ
As the news began to sink in, I realized that I wanted my closest girlfriends to know so that they too could begin to pray. Not only did they start faithfully praying but the e-mails and texts filled with scripture came pouring in. (By the way, I cherish each and every verse/poem/excerpt that is […]