Recent Blog Posts
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...
“Your life is God’s story being told and His character being displayed. How does your life read? What is your life telling others about the God you Serve?”
Pricilla Shirer
“You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask for forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.”
C.S. Lewis
“God uses broken things. It takes broken soil to produce a crop, broken clouds to give rain, broken grains to give bread, broken bread to give strength.”
