I have been quiet around here lately. These last two years have been challenging for me. These past 24 months have been filled with... My mother being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Selling her home and moving her into and assisted living facility. Dealing with a stage IV breast cancer diagnosis and all the uncertainty that it brings. Side affects of chemotherapy. Financial difficulties. Family difficulties. Struggles in relationships. The fear of not being good enough. Put all of these things together and it does not make for a very good combination. The last point, the fear of not being good enough, is what has really put a halt to my writing. I went to a writers conference in 2013, my first conference actually. The writers conference was wonderful. I made new ... read more
All it Took was One Phone Call (Part 1)
Throughout the month of October, I'll be sharing my ongoing journey of overcoming anxiety, and how the Lord has been working on my heart. It's my prayer that the Lord will speak to you during this time, and draw you closer to Him, as we walk this road of life together. To follow along, and to catch up on any posts you might have missed, you can join me here at Fear or Faith, You Choose ~ A 31 Day Journey to Overcoming Anxiety. I realized that the deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by His letting us have our own way in the end, but by Him making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able to honestly pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done. ~ Elisabeth Elliot I remember the day like it was yesterday. It was Monday August 4th, 2003. ... read more
Oh No You Didn’t !
Throughout the month of October, I'll be sharing my ongoing journey of overcoming anxiety, and how the Lord has been working on my heart. It's my prayer that the Lord will speak to you during this time, and draw you closer to Him, as we walk this road of life together. To follow along, and to catch up on any posts you might have missed, you can join me here at Fear or Faith, You Choose ~ A 31 Day Journey to Overcoming Anxiety. Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. ~ Henry Ward Beecher Saturday was a long day. Side note: The medication that I am currently taking to help fight my Stage IV breast cancer is an oral form of chemotherapy called Xeloda. I am currently taking 4 pills a day. I take them for 1 week, ... read more
Time Traveler
Throughout the month of October, I'll be sharing my ongoing journey of overcoming anxiety, and how the Lord has been working on my heart. It's my prayer that the Lord will speak to you during this time, and draw you closer to Him, as we walk this road of life together. To follow along, and to catch up on any posts you might have missed, you can join me here at Fear or Faith, You Choose ~ A 31 Day Journey to Overcoming Anxiety. Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it its true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ. Leave the irreparable past in His hands, and step out into the irresistible future ... read more
Are You Running in Circles?
Throughout the month of October, I'll be sharing my ongoing journey of overcoming anxiety, and how the Lord has been working on my heart. It's my prayer that the Lord will speak to you during this time, and draw you closer to Him, as we walk this road of life together. To follow along, and to catch up on any posts you might have missed, you can join me here at Fear or Faith, You Choose ~ A 31 Day Journey to Overcoming Anxiety. If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. ~ Benjamin Franklin Do you every feel like you spend your time running around in circles and never getting anywhere? Going from one project, or one task to another, but nothing really getting anything accomplished? Sometimes this happens to me and it can be very frustrating. When I sit back and look at what ... read more
You’re Not Alone
Throughout the month of October, I'll be sharing my ongoing journey of overcoming anxiety, and how the Lord has been working on my heart. It's my prayer that the Lord will speak to you during this time, and draw you closer to Him, as we walk this road of life together. To follow along, and to catch up on any posts you might have missed, you can join me here at Fear or Faith, You Choose ~ A 31 Day Journey to Overcoming Anxiety. The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it's going to be a lot better and a lot bigger. ~ Elizabeth Elliot I am a Christian, therefor, I will be happy all the time. Don't buy into the lie. No one is happy all the time. You know that certain person, in your life who seems to have it all ... read more
Fear or Faith, You Choose ~ A 31 Day Journey to Overcoming Anxiety
"Fear is a self imposed prison that will keep you from becoming what God intends for you to be. You must move against it with the weapons of faith and love." ~ Rick Warren The ring of the telephone broke the deafening silence that filled the room. My trembling hand picked up the phone and I heard the words that no woman wants to hear. You have breast cancer. At the speaking of those words the faucet of anxiety was turned on and it's waters came rushing over every fiber of my being, overtaking me to the point where I felt like I was drowning. As the days, weeks and months passed, I felt like I was treading water in the middle of the ocean. My body ached from the struggle, my lungs gasped for breath, and my heart beat wildly, trying to jump out of my chest. Just ... read more