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.
Two Decades and Counting . . .
By Karen Allen |
I did it! I made it twenty whole years this month being cancer-free. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure it ...
Accepting Change
By Karen Allen |
Change can be hard. Sometimes it’s good, like the color of the leaves in fall; sometimes, it’s not so good, ...
“I Will Bless It”
By Karen Allen |
As my cancer anniversary approaches, I think back on that day from 19 years ago remembering the apprehension, the resignation, ...
The Joy of the Present Moment
By Karen Allen |
On a recent visit to my mother, she handed me a newspaper clipping of an obituary of someone I didn’t ...
PURPOSE IN PAIN
By Karen Allen |
We’ve all heard the saying, there’s no gain without pain. Henry Ward Beecher takes it a little deeper: “Troubles are ...
THE GIFT OF PAIN
By Karen Allen |
“Pain – the gift nobody longs for, still it comes.” The lyrics recorded by singer Greg Long years ago stir up ...