I've learned first hand that pediatric cancer is a nasty, miserable business. Not only have we watched our own daughter suffer, but we have encountered so many families on this road, who have their own sweet ones that are fighting the battle. It's easy to see why these families tend to ask, "Where is the… Continue reading Why So Happy?
Month: April 2017
When Enough is Enough
I can't tell you how many times Mothering has brought me to my limits. There have been days when Peter has walked in the door, only for me to walk right out so I can catch my breath. Parenting is NOT for the faint of heart. So much blood, sweat, and tears are required. But… Continue reading When Enough is Enough
Whispers of the Heart
"It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD...He sitteth alone and keep silence, because he hath borne it upon him...For the Lord will not cast off forever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies."~Lamentations 3:26-32… Continue reading Whispers of the Heart
Jealousy: The Great Distraction
I'm not going to lie. So, be warned, I may look a whole lot uglier to you after this post. But the truth is, jealousy has reared it's ugly head. I'm not talking cars, houses, clothes, or any other earthly thing you can name. I'm talking down right, "Why is their kid fine and not… Continue reading Jealousy: The Great Distraction
Don’t Look Down
It's been a while since I've been able to write. My fingers and heart have longed to type out words from inside, but I simply haven't had the time. I hesitate writing all that is going on because I don't want anything to be taken the wrong way. Even though many say I have every… Continue reading Don’t Look Down
Thief
Like a thief in the night, cancer has come and stole from us. It's taken away so much from our entire family. And yet, there is no retribution. No police to capture it. No judge to punish it. What has it stolen? It's stolen independence. The very thing we as parents instilled in our child… Continue reading Thief
Sorrow and Joy
It's funny how we have expectations for everything in life. We expect every light to be green as we ride to church on Sunday. We expect our spouses to know exactly what we are thinking, all the time. We expect our children to behave. After all, they were taught the verse that says, "Children, obey… Continue reading Sorrow and Joy
Worth Listening to
There was a time when I would have never said it, but would have believed it deep down in my heart, that God doesn't really hear all my prayers. It's true. I walked around believing a few things. One was that my life was so insignificant, why would He even care to know all the tiny… Continue reading Worth Listening to
Be Not Consumed
"Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It was the Lord's mercies that we were not consumed, because his compassions fail not. ~Lamentations 3:19-22 When Peter and I were married, we… Continue reading Be Not Consumed
Marriage in the Midst of the Battle
I remember the night of Molly's diagnosis. We were sitting in the hospital. We had just finished getting the news that not only did she have a tumor, but there is a 0% survival rate. "Your options are radiation to buy more time, palliative care can be set up, or you can do radiation THEN… Continue reading Marriage in the Midst of the Battle
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