This weekend was not at the top of my all time favorites. Have you ever heard the saying, "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me". Well, the truth is they do hurt, sometimes....a lot. Words have the power to sting to the depths of the soul and wound a heart very deeply. They can create a ripple effect that you are not even aware of, due to whatever a person might be going through. James 3:5-6 tells about the powerful effects of the tongue.5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. Pick ... read more
Philippians 1:6
Rest easy in the comfort of His word friends. How wonderful it is to know that He will never leave us. Please don't forget about the Leaving A Legacy's Easter Giveaway. We are giving away two Max Lucado books, to help prepare your heart for Easter. The winner will be announced Monday, March 12th.If you've enjoyed your time here at Leaving A Legacy, please take a moment to like us on Facebook or through Networked blogs. You can also follow us through Twitter, Pinterest or Google Friend Connect. Leaving a Legacy can also be delivered right to your email, just by signing up through FeedBurner. Thank you! Many blessings to you this day! Linking with~ ... read more
God is in the Business of Performing Miracles
When you live with stage IV breast cancer, you live with many doctor's appointments, blood draws, and scans. This week I got my faith stretched as I faced a blood draw on Tuesday, and a doctor's appointment yesterday. When you have cancer you have an invisible cloud that constantly floats over your head that no one can see. You never know what the outcome of your test results will be, and whether or not the clouds will bring forth a down pour of rain.As I approached my doctors appointment this week, I was in constant prayer with the Lord. I kept asking that He would replace my fear with peace. Right before the appointment I looked up verses in the Bible on overcoming fear. What the Lord brought to my mind was the same verse our pastor gave to me years ago when I was first diagnosed.Isaiah ... read more
In My Visions
In my visions I find the answer....It was an early spring morning, the cool freshness of the air swept over me, causing me to breath in deep. The sun's rays warmed my face as I walked along the edge of the pond that glistened in the first days light. One by one the brown feathered ducks swam up to the shore to greet me good morning. Their eager beaks awaited in anticipation as I took their breakfast out of the bread sack. Such beautiful creatures happy and content in the simple things of life. As I turned the corner of the dirt path the fragrance of the lilacs caught me be surprise as the lavender, purple and white bushes awoke from their nights sleep. One of my favorite flowers in full bloom, ready to greet the world. Up further I climbed to see what glories the park beheld. Under my ... read more
The Lord Will Fight for You
Those little thoughts of anxiety can so easily creep over a cancer patient. An upcoming doctor's appointment, an upcoming blood draw, or awaiting the results of a PET scan, can cause us to feel as if we are in the rushing, white water rapids, clinging on for dear life. As I was pondering over the reality of cancer last week, I could here the Lord's voice speaking to me...as Exodus 14:14 ran through my mind.... "Stop!" the Lord said."The Lord will fight for you; You need only to be still." "Ok, Lord....but you just don't understand..." Again I heard it, "The Lord will fight for you. You need only to be still." Then, it hit me...how many times in life are we not still. How many times do we try to take it back from God, to fix it ourselves, or waste our energy worrying about a ... read more
Do Our Choices Really Matter?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference ~Robert Frost We are all faced with a multitude ... read more
The Solid Rock
Source I am a lover of tradition, of things old and sacred that dwell down deep in the heart and soul. Things like these bring me great joy. One of my favorite things are hymns. Within the words and melodies of hymns you can hear every thought of the author and what times were like for them, so long ago. There is one hymn that I can remember singing as a child, which has been running through my mind this past week. One that gives me peace and hope.The Solid Rock My hope is built on nothing lessThan Jesus’ blood and righteousness;I dare not trust the sweetest frame,But wholly lean on Jesus’ name. When darkness veils His lovely face,I rest on His unchanging grace;In every high and stormy gale,My anchor holds within the veil. His oath, His covenant, His bloodSupport me in the whelming ... read more
An Unseen Bond
Photo Credit Today is Five Minute Friday at the Gypsy Mama's blog. Every Friday we take five minutes to write on a specific word, no editing, no back tracking, just writing freely. The word for this Friday is trust..... Trust is an unseen bond between two people. It's a bond made up of love, respect, caring, and knowing that the other person has your back, and best interest at heart. Last week when I was at my doctor's appointment, the doctor told me that I must really trust my husband because I allow him to get all of my test results before me. I allow him to be by my side in sickness and in health. I allow him to be the one that sees me at my best and worst.For my husband and I, trust runs deep, we know it's there. It's there in our everyday actions towards each other and the ... read more
I Have Cancer, But Cancer Does Not Have Me
Photo Credit The day was last Thursday.......the place was the chemo room at my doctor's office....the bubbles floated happily through the air, the music made you want to dance, and the whole room celebrated in elation. Today was the strangers last day.....her last day of chemo. How happy I was for her, because she had a new beginning, a clean slate. Every person in the room had a different story to tell. For her it was one of joy and relief that she could start again. I had woken up that morning with a giant knot in my stomach. A knot that was filled with uncertainty of what the future held. With my tumor markers on the rise, and prayers surrounding me from loved ones, my husband and I went to see my doctor. I stepped into the bathroom before my appointment and raised my hands to God and ... read more
Walking in a Breast Cancer Fighters Shoes
Walking in a breast cancer fighters shoes is not an easy thing. Yes... I used the word fighter....not survivor. It doesn't roll as smoothly off the tongue as survivor does. When you reach stage IV breast cancer that has metastasised to another part of the body, you have to fight. Fight hard.....physically, emotionally and spiritually......You fight to become strong again...to do the right things, take the right medicine to heal your body.....You fight to remain emotionally strong...when you feel the world closing in on you.....You fight to make sense of it all.....to wrap your mind around the word cancer.....You fight to be stable for those around you... so they can not see how bad things might be.....You fight the feelings of helplessness when you go to the doctor to see what the next set ... read more