I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:13, 14 ) December should be a time of happy anticipation, one celebration after another. Birthdays (we have many in our […]
Looking Back
To Know God and to be known by Him-this is an indescribable blessing -David Jeremiah from When Your World Falls Apart I read this statement the morning after my last surgery, the final big step in my ten-month journey through breast cancer. I try to imagine walking the journey without the truth of this statement and I […]
Life As Usual, Just More Precious
Your prayers have been felt! The last few days have been so incredible for me. It all began on Thursday evening when I was able to go on a pretty lengthy walk with one of my best girlfriends through our neighborhood. Then in the wee hours of the morning I was able to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Divine Appointment
My mammogram/sonogram was scheduled for 8:30 am and I left the house with plenty of time to get to AAMC. Blake would be leaving the house shortly after me for work so my mom was coming to watch the kids. But of course when living in Arnold and dealing with the Severn River Bridge, you […]
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