Finding Joy and Contentment in the Ordinary
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
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
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
"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
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
2014 brought many things. More than I ever imagined. Not all of which is linked to Molly's diagnosis, but mostly. Honestly, I can't remember much before June 17th this year. It would be a shame not to reflect on the year, looking at the good and bad, and seeing what we can improve on and what… Continue reading Lessons Learned in 2014
"When God closes a door, He opens a window." This is a saying we are all familiar with. Perhaps a little too cliche for my taste, but still, a simple example of an exciting thing that God does for us. We all make plans. We plan our days starting with setting our alarm clock. We plan… Continue reading Be the Window
"Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him..." Heartbroken doesn't really quite cut it when trying to describe our hearts some days. More like ripped out, stomped on, and thrown off a cliff. Have I gotten your attention with that one? Watching this thing unfold before our eyes is so difficult. The… Continue reading Slain
In times like these, when a child becomes ill...very ill... the first question that comes up is "Why?" We have heard this many times these last 2 months. "Why would this awful thing happen to such a sweet little girl? Why would a loving God allow this to be? If He is all powerful, then… Continue reading Why
In the DIPG world, I am a novice. The fact that we had never heard of DIPG, or known of any other child with a brain tumor, we feel, at times, lost. Where to start? What treatment is best? Do I go all natural? Do we do radiation? What about a biopsy? There are essential… Continue reading Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
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