Happy Thanks-giving Days!
I thought I’d get a jump on thanks-giving “early” this year. After all, gratefulness is not for a day or long weekend, it’s intended to be a lifestyle. And for our sakes, God loves every ounce we offer up! Now…
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About those “negative” emotions…
EMOTIONS. We judge them, we wear them, we fight them, we try to make them go away! Yet Jesus had a lot of them! Recently I listened as an adult woman and her mother shared at a cancer support group. The…
Boldly seek grace and mercy in time of need!
Desperation can set in during a crisis like a cancer battle. It did during my Stage IV cancer battle. We really need God’s favor then and always, and please know He wants us to boldly ask for help! We may…
Podcast – How to Overcome the Trauma of a Cancer Battle
Over 2 million people in the US will experience a new diagnosis of cancer in 2023. Last year, Chella Brown, who is a nurse, was stunned to be diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer. Despite her medical background, she experienced…
Three Ways God Works ALL Things for the Good!
C’mon, does God really work all things to the good – even cancer battles? He says He does. In Romans 8:28: “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to…
The Key to Experiencing God’s Goodness – ALL the Time
There is a saying, “God is good all the time.” So why don’t we feel it more often? I remember struggling with God’s goodness during my Stage IV metastatic melanoma cancer battle, especially after being told in 2003, “You have…
Podcast – Days to Live (Give or Take 20 Years!)
The Lord may allow extremely hard times in our lives, but in Job’s case and all of our cases, He is working great things behind the scenes! Twenty years ago this month, my oncologist gave me “days to live.” Yet…
Podcast – The Path of Life
The secret to surviving wilderness experiences is to draw “life” from the most reliable source – God Himself! This is what David calls “the path of life.” See how David and Isaiah found life in the “scorched places.” I found…
What if I don’t got this?
In the beginning, I thought: It wasn’t long before I admitted, “I absolutely don’t got this.” Stage IV metastatic melanoma was bigger than me. I was overwhelmed, scared, hurting, self-pitying. More than anything – I was disappointed … with myself.…
Podcast – How to embrace God with abandon
Like many of us, Habakkuk struggled with what God allowed in his life. His name means “embrace,” or “hug,” and eventually Habakkuk embraced God’s plan and hugged it out with Him. I Joe, did as well during my Stage IV…