Cancer Journey

My walk through breast cancer and treatments

The Health Update
I'm writing this over Thanksgiving weekend. Since Xoe is home, that means I'm back at my desk in the kitchen, where it's chillier than I'd like in the winter...but where I have a fabulous view out the window. The winter birds are now hopping around--always there, in...
Give Thanks in…
When the sun shines bright and warms me,When the wind is gentle on my face,When the world is awash in Your splendor...I give You thanks, O Lord. When thunder shakes my world,When the waters rise and overwhelm me,When the winds shake my foundations...I give You thanks,...
Strange Timing
Sometimes, God's timing just leaves me astounded. Even when it's something that, to most, would seem small. I had one of those moments in my writing world just after getting that call about the lesion on my brain, and I wanted to take a few minutes to tell you about...
In His Hand
A few weeks ago, as I was in that season of waiting to learn whether cancer had spread once again through my body, I had the simplest, most beautiful realization. I'd been thinking a lot about how when rest in Him, we're cradled in His hands. There's such comfort in...

Here’s your place for all the posts I wrote pertaining to my cancer journey, either factual or reflective.

Strange Timing

Strange Timing

When God is at work, sometimes the strangest coincidences happen, even in the writing life of an author.

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43 Things

43 Things

Today I turn 43! So here are 43 things that have proven important to me in the last year.

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One Year

One Year

It’s been a year since I began my cancer treatments. Now I’m done…and reflecting on all I’ve learned and been through.

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Inspiring

Inspiring

When we let Jesus take full possession of our heart, He does amazing things.

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42 Things

42 Things

Today I turn 42! So here are 42 things that have proven important to me in the last year.

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Happy Endings

Happy Endings

I love stories with happy endings…but sometimes I need the stories with rocky middles too.

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Why?

Why?

“Why?” may be one of the fundamental questions people ask…but it’s only helpful when approached in the right way.

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These Bodies

These Bodies

Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking are bodies are less important than our souls. But Christ defies that reasoning.

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