I don’t think it’s any coincidence that yesterday marked the 4th year anniversary of the big debulking surgery. We’ve had 4 mostly beautiful years to share, live and grow. It’s a miracle that we’ve had these years at all, but God’s mercy and grace have surely followed us through the ups and downs. Yesterday was… Read More
Home. A house is a dwelling place where you reside. A home is that but so much more. For me, it was a safe place where I was loved and learned my moral and ethical values. I learned to develop trust as a baby, which led to me feeling safe enough to explore the world… Read More
I am not proud to say this, but it has taken me almost 30 years to realize that “I Can’t!” I’ve known this truth somewhere down in my inner self, but I still have continued to try to solve some of my own problems in my own strength. And that’s why I still fail over… Read More
In June we received the medical report that told us my cancer was ramping up and expanding into other organs. On that same day, I made a decision to shop for a new camera and live life doing some things I enjoy doing. Lately, I’ve been intentionally avoiding interstate travel, or even normal 4-lane roads,… Read More
Last week Ben and I decided that we really needed to give a medical update. Here’s a 3-minute update about how I’m doing right now. I’m so glad that the One who knows the details of our future goes before us today.
Three weeks ago I began another journey of restoration. There is an issue that I am dealing with that came to me. It was dumped in my lap—I did not ask for it. Yet there it sits waiting for me to figure out what to do with it. In the beginning, I’ll admit I was… Read More
I am FINALLY ready to embrace this verse completely! It has only taken me 7 months to find and hold onto the truths found within this verse! Yes, I have still been shying away from it for the last few months. Oh–I knew it was there, but I kept it at bay. And again, it… Read More
I feel like the best way to explain the purpose for this M2M is to share an excerpt from Chapter 5 of Trusting God When Life Gives You Crap. This chapter centered on the enormity of the debulking surgery to get my body to R0–not being able to see any cancer with the naked eye.… Read More
Over the last few months, I’ve spoken the words, “I can’t believe . . . ” in reference to all of the decisions, Dr. visits, and life changes we have been through with mom and dad. For instance, “I can’t believe Mom has another doctor visit or I can’t believe we are putting their house… Read More
