"This is a YA read, but adults will also enjoy and learn from this fast-paced book. I started it with every intention of reading a few chapters before bed. Five hours later I had devoured the entire book. The characters are beautifully flawed and I found myself cheering for them when they couldn’t cheer for themselves. There are some hard, but real, issues addressed in this book. I appreciate that Beckie Lindsey addresses topics that are often ignored and spotlights the reality that there is more going on that what we may ever see with our eyes. This is a great read for teens who are fighting their own battles, as well as adults who would like insight into the struggles of today’s teens and young adults face."
Josie Siler
Living With An Expiration Date
I should be freaking out right now. I’m receiving a cocktail of poison otherwise known as chemotherapy pumped into my veins every three weeks. I get bloodwork every week to see if the chemo drugs are effective. This has taken center stage in my life since the...
Here We Go Again: Wrestling with Cancer Recurrence
Well, it seems the dreaded demon of cancer has reared its ugly head. I backspaced and reworded that first line several times. But there’s no delicate way to say my stage 4 ovarian cancer has recurred because there’s nothing delicate about cancer. Cancer is an...
5 Ways to Cultivate a Thankful Heart When It Hurts
‘Tis the season to be thankful. But what if this year the holidays feel like salt on an open wound? I have a confession to make—there was a point when thankfulness was a struggle. I'll explain but first, it’s been a minute since I’ve blogged (um, more like MONTHS!)....
All Things Are Possible
From the wise words of Solomon, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecc. 3:1) And later in verses 3-4, “A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. A time to cry and a time to laugh....
When God Shows Up
I’m sure the nurse heard the strain in my voice when she called to inform me of a surgery date to remove the mass—the culprit of my stage 4 ovarian cancer diagnosis. “Can’t we move the date up? I asked. “Waiting until July 7th would make it over six weeks from my last...
The Holiness Dare
Holy. The word has tumbled around my brain often during this cancer journey. Let me stop right here. Cancer has not magically turned me into some kind of sage or guru. The Lord is using what was intended for evil to bring about good for HIS glory. Anything of...
The #1 Lesson I’ve Learned Through Cancer
Tears stream down my face as I write. It’s an “ugly cry”. You know, the snot dangling from your nose, and broken capillaries around your eyes kind of ugly. But I don’t care because I’m a woman on a mission. I want the world to know. This is a message that I cannot...
What Are The Odds?
A line from The Hunger Games, the megahit book series turned blockbuster movies, has been rolling around in my brain since I received a stage four ovarian cancer diagnosis. “May the odds be ever in your favor.” It’s a ridiculous thing to say to twelve young...
Living in the NOW (even with Ovarian Cancer)
Daily life has dramatically changed since my diagnosis with stage four ovarian cancer, as you can imagine. I went from a full calendar of plans for writing more books in my Beauties from Ashes series and a children’s book, articles and interviews, volunteer ministry,...
