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,…
This week was a big week appointment-wise. I met with both my local and U of M oncologists, to talk about life after chemo and what the next steps are. As my U of M oncologist said, “It is still a best-case-scenario.” We were given much comfort and reassurance this week after a very long…
It’s been a bit since I’ve shared what’s been going on in our lives through pictures, so I thought I would share a few. Thought I’d also given an update on my health! Well, I have been feeling great, which has been such a gift and such an answer to prayer. I almost don’t want…
Praying is the easy part…the waiting is not. I often find myself praying about something to release the worry, but then minutes later, am thinking about it again. Telling God all of my troubles is one thing, but it’s the waiting and wondering after, that is the hard part. I can trust God when I…
