“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…
Category: Faith
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…
No-fail Connection
“So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.” Galatians 3:9 (NIV) I entered the kitchen, returning from a trek to the library. “How was it,” asked my husband, referring to my three-hour writing slot. “Just awful,” I answered, tears threatening, voice cracking. I fought to compose myself….
Words Of Wisdom, Part I
“I don’t care, it’s my life,” the twenty-something adolescent yelled as she ran out the door, jumped behind the wheel and sped away. My parents just don’t understand, she thought, no one does. Sometimes, we think we know better but in reality, we ought to know better than that. “The fear of the Lord is…
The Power Of A Woman, Part VII
“Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband – how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before.” Ruth 2:11 (NIV) “This is hard,” she thought as she gazed…
The Power Of A Woman, Part V
“Then when the King’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.” Esther 1:20, NIV King Xerxes had a problem. His Queen publicly disrespected him. Refused his request. Made him look like a fool. “Then the King become furious and burned with…
The Power Of A Woman, Part III
“As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, ‘I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you they will say, “This is his wife.” Then they will kill me but let you live.’” Genesis 12:11-12 NIV Sarai faced a difficult decision: fulfill her husband’s request and…
He Knows
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet is without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 (NIV) Outcast. Alone. Defeated. Sometimes this world can overwhelm and undermine the most positive of people….