Unexpected Blessings From Cancer

 

You wouldn’t normally consider the words “blessing” and “cancer” to be in the same sentence but I’m here to tell you, it can happen. It’s more than just living each day to the fullest – we’ve all heard that. It’s about consciously seeking God, even when it’s exceedingly hard, through the pain and suffering cancer brings and discovering there can be a hidden treasure.

De Colores

Over the past month, our house got a much-needed facelift. At one point, the house was an absolute disaster with ...
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Two Decades and Counting . . .

I did it! I made it twenty whole years this month being cancer-free. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure it ...
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Accepting Change

Change can be hard. Sometimes it’s good, like the color of the leaves in fall; sometimes, it’s not so good, ...
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“I Will Bless It”

As my cancer anniversary approaches, I think back on that day from 19 years ago remembering the apprehension, the resignation, ...
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The Joy of the Present Moment

On a recent visit to my mother, she handed me a newspaper clipping of an obituary of someone I didn’t ...
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PURPOSE IN PAIN

We’ve all heard the saying, there’s no gain without pain. Henry Ward Beecher takes it a little deeper: “Troubles are ...