I never would have dreamt this, I reflected. I found myself in a completely unexpected position. Yet God’s fingerprints were clearly evident all over it. As that situation unfolded, I had continuously prayed, asking God to close that door if I should not walk through it. Yet, the door swung wide open. God, close the…
Category: Promises
Never Alone
It’s been a hard day, again,” she thought as she slowed her pace, sweeping her bronze hair into a ponytail as she glanced around. The floor littered with little toys met her weary gaze. It wasn’t the mess which caused her anguish, it was who was missing. Who would never again waltz through that door….
You Are Not Alone
“The Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6b (NIV) Squawking, the two parakeets flitted around the cage. When the yellow male, Star was introduced to the green female, Clover, we jokingly called them “love birds.” They lovingly preened each other’s feathers for hours on end. Shortly…
Victory From Defeat
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NIV) On Wednesday, I shared my heart wrenching story of a failed reconstruction after Breast cancer. If you missed it, click here. After my emergency surgery to remove the implant and flush my body…
A Healed Heart
I read the thermometer: 104.7 I was in desperate trouble. As a breast cancer survivor I’d recently undergone reconstructive surgery. Finally finished with chemotherapy, radiation and a full year of IV Herceptin therapy, I had begun the reconstruction process seven weeks earlier. A surgically-placed implant was injected with more saline each week in an attempt…
A Healed Heart
I read the thermometer: 104.7 I was in desperate trouble. As a breast cancer survivor I’d recently undergone reconstructive surgery. Finally finished with chemotherapy, radiation and a full year of IV Herceptin therapy, I had begun the reconstruction process seven weeks earlier. A surgically-placed implant was injected with more saline each week in an…
Declining the Invitation
“Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it.” Hebrews 4:1 (NIV) In college life was crazy. Papers, tests, labs, classes, study groups, and clinical skill building consumed most of the week. By Friday afternoons, my brain couldn’t…
Daddy’s Here
“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) Trembling on the edge of the precipice, our eight-year-old daughter, Evita, cried out, “I only want to go with Daddy!” Wearing both a helmet and climbing shoes, she was strapped into a harness with two safety ropes. She stood backwards on the ledge, her…
Words Of Wisdom, Part II
“My Son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands on your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.” Proverbs 3:1-2 NIV What to do, the pretty blond fifteen-year-old wondered. She certainly didn’t agree with her parents, but had always obeyed them. Until now. I really…
The Power Of A Woman, Part VI
“Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live because she hid the messengers whom we sent.” Joshua 6:17b (ESV) Opening the door to her well-known if not well-despised inn, Rahab spied the foreigners. Terror-filled eyes searched the room for safety. Somehow, something inside her knew these men. This was drastically different…