I plopped down at our kitchen table, with the old 2023 calendar to the side, and my 2024 flowery wall calendar, all pristine and empty, laid before me. My planner to my right, with all of the “nexts” labeled within it. A blank slate, but a planner filled with reminders of what God has taken…
The past few days, I have been clinging to Psalm 71:14 which says, “As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. “ Now that we are a week away from admission for my bone marrow transplant, I can feel the fight building up in me. I can feel…
Every morning that I open my eyes, I am brought back to the reality of our story. Strangely, in my dreams, I don’t ever remember dreaming about heart failure or cancer. Now granted I don’t always recall everything I dream about, but as far as I can remember, I live a life outside of those…
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10a This passage of the Bible has been a challenge for me as of late. One would maybe think this verse would be easy for me because it’s not hard to “be still” when I had to quit work, focus on a cancer diagnosis, and basically…
The cheers were loud, as we stepped out onto our deck this morning and remembered that our town’s turkey trot run was happening at the end of our road. Some walkers, some runners, all working towards the same goal – the big yellow banner that went up and over our main downtown street. I was…
Sometimes it’s hard to understand why God allows what he does, isn’t it? Why the hurt. Why the broken relationship. Why the pain. Why the disappointment. I’m sure we have all wondered why in our journeys in this life. As much as we can feel isolated on our own deserted island of grief, pain, and…
