“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 I remember the day I got the diagnosis – you have cancer. I went home and sat, staring out the window, […]
Finding Strength For the Journey: Giving Thanks
“160. The smell of fresh cut grass in the morning!” I often tell my friends that when I am having a difficult time, I go to my happy place. I think about all the things that are going right in my life and give thanks to God. This one little jester immediately brings joy […]
Finding Strength For The Journey: The Perfect Storm
Previously written and submitted by Teri McClanahan, November 11, 2015, at http://www.teridmc.com. A perfect storm is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. I remember sitting in an interview several months ago listening to a young woman (that could have been my grand-daughter) ask me […]
Strength For The Journey: Inspiration
I remember the first time I attended church during my chemo treatment receiving compliments from friends on how great I looked, how I radiated! Of course, I glowed, I had chemicals racing through my veins killing everything in its way. As my skin darkened and my hair fell out as a result of the treatment, […]
Finding Strength for the Journey: God
It’s been a month since I last posted a blog. Much has happened in my life. Most recently, I had to submit myself again to surgery to fix a health issue. Not one surgery, but two procedures within a week. That took me to a special place. In addition to the surgeries, I decided to […]
Hope
Yesterday was National Cancer Survivors Day and I quietly celebrated two years in remission. I went to church in the morning and spent the afternoon getting some much-needed pampering at my local nail salon. I opened the picture above and thought about those days and how I got through them all. They caught my cancer stage one, […]
Finding Strength for the Journey: Courage
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” Until 2014, living courageously was a term I applied to people like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, […]
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