The boat was not Peter’s safe place; Jesus was.
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And Then Came Cancer
Exactly one year and one day from the death of my beloved husband, I had the first of three surgeries to remove cancer from my body. More specifically, a double […]
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2 years—cancer free!
When I found out I had cancer only nine months after my husband died, I didn’t think I even wanted to survive it. I was numb. I was exhausted. I […]
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Visiting Grief
Today was just one of those days. I love rollercoasters, but not the emotional kind. I get frustrated with myself when I have days like this. I think I’m doing […]
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God Can, But What If He Doesn’t?
What if …I don’t get a happy ending?…This pain doesn’t go away?…He answers my prayers with “No?”…Life never looks like I hoped?…I lose again? I know God can—but what. if. […]
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A Griever’s 23rd Psalm
I walked through the valley of the shadow of deathBut You were with meYou never left me (Ps 23) Sobs wracked my body ’til there were no tears leftYou wrote […]
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Softer…Or Stronger
I wish I were stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche said, “That which does not kill you makes you stronger.” In many ways, that’s true. Studies have actually shown that many people who […]
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The Purpose of Fire: That I May Come Forth as Gold
My girls and I love a bonfire. There’s just something about that smokey smell that lingers in your hair, the mix of autumn chill with the fire’s warmth and the […]
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It’s Not About Cancer
She looked at me with tears streaming down my face and said, “It’s not about you.” At the moment, it felt harsh, but it was truth. That’s the reason I […]
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I Can’t Do This, It Hurts Too Much
“I can’t do this! It hurts too much.” I remember looking up at my husband with pleading eyes and saying these words. And he looked down at me with compassion […]