Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ…
Our faith is being put to the test yet again, as we see a storm brewing on the horizon as Dan says, waiting for it to arrive. Today we received a call from my oncologist that my leukemia will most likely come back, it’s just a matter of when. The number of abnormal cells I…
Since being diagnosed with cancer, I’ll admit it’s been a very confusing time for me. I thought there was a lot to learn within the realm of heart failure, but cancer has taken that road of unknowns to a whole new level. So many unfamiliar terms, so many different types, and so many different thoughts….
The Sterks were out on a family bike ride when it hit me that I am doing this. I am going on a bike ride with my family. Six months ago, I probably wouldn’t have been able to. While on this ride, I was watching Mazy and Dan pedal ahead of me and I found…
“I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our way in the end, but by His making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done.” Elisabeth Elliot I read…
Last week I wrote a blog post about “Uncluttered Circumstances”. Little did I know that it was the message my heart needed to hear just a few short days later. We would love a life without difficult circumstances because they seem to cloud the vision of where God is leading us, but in all reality,…
