James 1:2-3 says “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of any kind…” I’ve often struggled with this verse, how can anyone be joyful to hear they have to face, especially one like I am facing now? The rest of the verse says “…the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so you may be mature and complete, not lacking…
In my last update, I told you we had a surgery scheduled for May 2. Since then, God has re-directed a few things in the eleventh hour! I should start by saying we have been working with a very skilled doctor, but throughout this process there have been a few things I’ve been uncomfortable with, and some things I didn’t understand about my treatment. But…
Friends, we’ve set a date for surgery today, right now we’re planning for the morning of May 2nd. It makes me pretty nervous, that’s really soon. But I keep telling myself that’s a good thing – let’s get this done! At this time, we won’t actually know what the rest of the course of treatment is until after…
Since sharing our our “new challenge” with the world, we’ve been overwhelmed with your love, encouragement, and support, and we are so grateful! Almost everyone has said “whatever you need, just say the word” and you don’t know how much that means to us. To tell you the truth, I don’t know what we need. But I know God knows our every need, and that every need…
Dear friends, it’s time to share some tough news with you. About a month ago, we entered into a battle that no one wants to face and found out that I was diagnosed with breast cancer. As you can imagine, this came as a pretty big shock at my age. The good news is we seem to have caught it fairly early and it hasn’t yet spread anywhere…