It is breast cancer awareness month. And pink is in! Wanted to give a shout out to all who have heard the dreaded word: cancer. It is a life changer for sure and you are ushered into a club you never ever wanted to be a part of. Blessings then to all my sisters in … More BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
We have been having some damaging storms here in AZ, the most recent one to remember is the one that ravaged the Grand Canyon. Storms leave some incredible destruction don’t they? And when storms come into our lives there are remnants left upon us too. We tend to not be the same people we were … More REMNANTS OF A STORM
A friend long ago said to me: LET IT REST. And isn’t that what we want to do with a problem or a troubling circumstance? Sometimes our issues overwhelm us and we go over and over and ruminate a problem…….but scripture tells us to give it a rest. It’s ok if we say to ourselves, … More LET IT REST!
In this season of life, I see that GOD is building and rebuilding me. As I look back and remember what life was like before breast cancer, I am not the same. There has been hurt, shame and joy all at the same time, and in spite of it all, I still know and I … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS – GOD IS REBUILDING
Are you going through something really hard right now? It could be a diagnosis, a financial hardship, a relationship gone, or a suffering of the soul. When our lives get hard and overwhelming we should stop……take a breath and look to our gracious LORD. I’ve taken a serious look at what is happening in my … More GRACIOUS CARE IN UNCOMFORTABLE FORMS
I must confess that lately I have been wavering between hope and grief. Grief is different for everyone for sure and so is hope. When our hope wavers there is only ONE to turn to. ROMANS 4: 18 “AGAINST ALL HOPE, ABRAHAM IN HOPE BELIEVED AND SO BECAME THE FATHER OF MANY NATIONS, AS IT … More NEVER WAVERING
For my fellow humans who have been diagnosed with the big C, this is for you! Wanted to encourage you and me as well because we all need it don’t we? I recently bought a sweet little ring and upon it written very small is a list of what cancer cannot do. But before I … More WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO
There is nothing like being weak either physically or in mind or spirit to bring us to a place of needing to stand upon GOD’S strength for us. I recently started on a new drug due to my breast cancer and the oncologist told me well, you will feel ok the first week, not so … More IT’S NOT ABOUT OUR WEAKNESS
I remember sitting once in the stunned silence of knowing and hearing the words: breast cancer. There are words that we hear that can break our souls right in two. There are situations that seem to take away from us everything that we knew as normal and your life is just shattered into a million … More YOU HAVE ALL YOU NEED
It is not in the equation for me to write a sermon anytime soon. I leave that for the experts! But did you know your life of suffering can be a sermon to someone watching you? I’ve come to believe that our suffering has a purpose and is necessary. How in the world would we … More GOD USES SUFFERING AS OUR SERMON
