Category: comfort

analysis, anxiety, comfort1 Comment

The Truth About Trust

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This is no ordinary holiday season for my family.  There are painful realities every which way we turn.  I am praying myself up for a follow-up CT scan on Monday.  This time I will not go it alone.  My husband is taking me.  Most of all, I pray for peaceful thoughts.  I don’t want to obsess about the contrast dye that will be injected into my vein.  I don’t want to obsess and wonder whether or not my lymph nodes are enlarged and, if so, what that may entail.  I just want to hold onto Jesus and my family this … Continue reading The Truth About Trust

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Looking out for rainbows

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I know those God-colored glasses are around here somewhere… I had a call today from the oncology nurse.  The CT scan showed “borderline enlarged” supraclavical lymph nodes.  The doctor wants me to have a repeat chest CT scan in 3 months to see if there has been any change in their sizes. I very politely and sweetly spoke with the nurse, but the moment I hung up the phone, I fell apart.  I cried buckets of tears…called my husband.  Called my mother-in-law.  Cried some more. Not another CT scan!  I lost four pounds in one day the last time I … Continue reading Looking out for rainbows

anxiety, comfort, praise3 Comments

Shaped in the storm’s wake

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Psalm 148 Praise the Lord ! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies! 2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven! 3 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars! 4 Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds! 5 Let every created thing give praise to the Lord , for he issued his command, and they came into being. 6 He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of … Continue reading Shaped in the storm’s wake

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Mish Mash

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We are leaving for vacation in a few days. Aside from the usual anxiety over the airplane ride, I am tasting tiny tidbits of bittersweet fruit. My daughter’s “only child” status has never seriously bothered her….until the last few months or so. We tried to find a homeschool friend to go with us, but at her age, most parents aren’t too keen on their kids flying halfway across the country with people who aren’t family. I don’t blame them; I wouldn’t let my child go on vacation with someone else, either! But, for her sake, we asked three friends. The … Continue reading Mish Mash

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Sunshine, Birds, Bunnies, and Violins

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Today was one of those days when the sun seemed too bright. The bird songs outside my window were irritating, and I felt a strong inclination to drop kick the bunnies into next week when I discovered — again — that they had resumed setting up housekeeping right underneath the strawberry patch. Piano lessons today were sour, not sweet, as I stumbled and fretted over Amazing Grace. I feel guilty that my husband still has a job and we have a house compared to those who don’t, I want to help the poor but don’t know how, and I’m madder … Continue reading Sunshine, Birds, Bunnies, and Violins