When I heard the words “curable cancer”, I right away thought, “I’m going to beat this leukemia”. For surely, the only way to “beat” cancer was to be cured from it. Or so I thought. Since then, I’ve learned that beating cancer is so much more than just being cured from it. It’s about choosing…
Words cannot express our gratitude for Shields of Hope West Michigan and the love and support they showed our family yesterday. I sure had a hard time keeping it together as the tears just flowed! Our family has been beyond blessed by the Zeeland community and those who chose to take time out of their…
Are you an optimistic person? Do you see the cup as half full, even if someone throws a lemon into it? I would say I’m fairly optimistic. I like to wake up in the morning and think “Ah, a brand new day to unwrap; wonder what God’s got for me today?” I know that sounds…
This past Friday I was able to come home from my second completed consolidation treatment. What that basically means is that they took my chemo treatments that I received in September, and administered them at a lesser dose (consolidated). I’m getting the same chemotherapy, just at a lesser rate. I will be doing this 2…
I’m back in Ann Arbor for round #2 of 4. Two weeks ago, I couldn’t bear the thought of going back and doing this all over again. I felt like my body had been through enough. But over the past 2 weeks, God has given me a new perspective and I am ready to tackle this leukemia…
Not a minute too early and not a minute too late. When the Israelites were wandering in the desert for 40 years, God provided manna. Every day. They weren’t to store it up for then it would rot (except on Saturday they could gather a double portion so that they could rest on Sunday). God…
