The Culture of Hope Founded on Faith
Planted!
One of my favorite verses is Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” The New Testament version of this is found in 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.”
Websters dictionary lists at least ten synonyms for the word “move”. They include proceed, persuade, activate,…..
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Christmas Greetings
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shined in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
He was…..
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One-Liners
[Note: Starting next week (December 22) I will post my blogs on Fridays instead of Thursdays]
Dan and I frequently share a laugh with pertinent one-liners from movies. Perhaps you will recognize the movie sources of some of them:
Grandpa, they’re kissing again. He’s dead, Jim. Ricky Ricardo was Cuban. Try not. Do or do not.
These quips are, I am sure, recognizable to my generation and…..
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The Heavens Declare
While traveling south on U.S 395 earlier this week, God gave me a magnificent teachable moment.
We left Susanville shortly after 6 A.M. and could see a salmon-colored aura over a small area of mountain to the East. As we traveled it became bigger and eventually the sun should have peaked out from behind the mountain. But there were clouds rolling over the mountains like…..
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Moment by Moment
While leafing through an old hymnbook, I came across a favorite hymn that I had not sung for years. “Moment by Moment” (Words by May Whittle Moody 1870-1963, tune by Daniel W. Whittle 1840-1901) effectively expresses our Biblical hope in God’s Son. Here are the words:
Dying with Jesus, by death reckoned mine. Living with Jesus, a new life divine. Looking to Jesus…..
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Just Say Thank You
As Dan’s caregiver twelve years ago, I found dealing with insurance companies among the most difficult activities related to cancer that I had to do. I spent a great deal of time, sometimes more than an hour, on the phone waiting for agents to answer so I could ask my questions. I usually ended up on hold, as well, waiting for the supervisor to…..
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Delays Become Divine Appointments
Before Dan could begin his treatments, we had to have an interview with a billing representative about the cost of his infusions. We also had to talk with a nurse practitioner about how the drugs will work to stop his cancer, the side effects, and what to do if serious side effects occur (i.e. when to go to the emergency room). Then we were…..
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It’s All About Heaven
After more than two years of battling Merkel Cell Carcinoma, 24-year-old Hayden Crebbin Palm struggled with the very human considerations of denial and malaise. On November 3 she wrote in her blog, “…I’ve been trying to ignore God. I’ve been staying distracted and really kind of lazy. Spiritually I haven’t wanted to grow, or be convicted, or put in the effort with God. I’ve…..
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The Business of Waiting
One of the most difficult things about dealing with medical issues is the waiting. You spend time, sometimes hours, in waiting rooms. And then you wait, sometimes for weeks or months between new information and the implementation of that information. But waiting can be a good thing.
We feel fortunate that our waiting room time has been minimal so far. Dr. Shields has a…..
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Mistrust Without A Cause
So there I was still mourning and adjusting to our new reality of cancer again, when I realized the debilitating anxiety I was feeling was not from God. Philippians 4:6-7 tells me to “Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep…..