Wornoutwoman

In reading Luke 5 today - here is what hit me. When Jesus performed the miracle - the gathering of fish so abundant that the fishermen's net broke. The even was clearly overwhelming to those around him. After all, they had fished all night with nothing to show for it. Some days, I can relate to this - working so hard to yield little to no results. Then, when God glances my way with a miracle that is so effortless for Him, I'm humbled at the ease that it is given. Although thankful, my first thought is that I am not worthy. Just like the first disciples, then fishermen, who said, "Go away from me, Lord. I am a sinful man." Yet, Jesus loved and chose them anyway - just like me ... just like you. If you're working so hard that you're at a loss today, know He sees you, He loves you, and He has you.

In the car this morning, while we were driving to church, my son and I were having a nice little heart to heart. We were talking about the difference between boasting and being humble, and I asked him if he knew why it was important to show class and humility.  However that it was okay to be confident about your abilities as long as he was humble about them ... no one likes a bragger. He nodded his head and said nothing. I then asked him if he knew what some of his special abilities were.  I try to bolster his confidence when I can. He said, "My abilities to play video games?  I'm great at video games!" I laughed, and said, "Yes, but I was thinking along the lines of your kind spirit, your willingness to share, the way you make people laugh..." Then I asked him if he could think of any other special gifts that he had, just to see if he could think of anything else other than how good he was at video games. When we stopped at a red light, I turned ...

In life, there are people that God brings into your life, who change you forever.  My best friend, Susan, is one of those people. Our sons are the same age. Our husbands are very much alike. Our personalities and sense of humor align almost 99% of the time. She is someone that I couldn't imagine not having in my life. In September, she was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of Leiomyosarcoma , which typically doesn't respond to radiation or chemo. Doctors didn't give her a good prognosis, as she was stage 4 and it is a very rare and aggressive kind of cancer.  However, from day 1 she told all, who would listen, "My God is my healer.  And I'm in His hands." Throughout her journey, she's touched so many lives in being transparent with her journey.  Her cancer journal is here on FaceBook. And I'm happy to say that true to form, she has been seeing miraculous results through her treatments.  Her tumors, from the first CT scans, ...