by Beckie Lindsey | Jul 17, 2023 | MONDAY MUSINGS
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...
by Beckie Lindsey | Feb 6, 2023 | MONDAY MUSINGS
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...
by Beckie Lindsey | Nov 20, 2022 | MONDAY MUSINGS
‘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...
by Beckie Lindsey | Oct 25, 2021 | MONDAY MUSINGS
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....
by Beckie Lindsey | Sep 25, 2021 | MONDAY MUSINGS
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...
by Beckie Lindsey | Aug 2, 2021 | MONDAY MUSINGS
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...