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Family Funnies During Cancer, Part 2
My husband and I decided if we were not afraid, our 6 and 10 year old daughters wouldn’t be afraid either. We were careful to package scary news to make it as easy to hear as possible. For example, when I … Continue reading
Family Fun During Cancer
My girls were 6 and 10 when I was diagnosed with cancer. I typically wore a bandana around the house. On the few days I went to work, I wore my wig. It was summer in Florida, and that wig … Continue reading
Choosing to Laugh: At the Hospital
Fran DiGiacomo was my mentor in laughing at cancer itself with her book “I’d Rather Do Chemo Than Clean Out the Garage: Choosing Laughter Over Tears.” Her humor was life-giving to me. Unlike me, writing to you from the recovery … Continue reading
Joy In Cancer Secret Three: Laughter
Cancer isn’t funny. Cancer is big, it’s bad, and it’s awful; but my God is bigger, He’s better, and He’s awesome. God is able to give His children joy in the middle of horror. While you are in the Valley … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, chemo, laughter, medicine, Proverbs, recliner woman, side effects
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Creative Thanks During Cancer
What if tried and true words of thanks are blatantly inappropriate coming from a cancer patient? For example, “that tastes wonderful” doesn’t work when your taste buds are on vacation with your hair. Dear friend with cancer, break out the … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, friend with cancer, hair, meal, taste buds, thanks, throw up, volunteer
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Cancer Thankfulness Challenges (Gracious Receiver Part 2)
Saying thank you is normal common courtesy — except cancer is not normal. Unexpected emotions can strike happy moments, catching you, and your friend, off guard. I was surprised and a little embarrassed when I reacted poorly to the generosity … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, cancer, candle, chemo, emotions, friend, side effects, stress, tea tree oil, thankfulness
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Being a Gracious Receiver during Cancer, Part 1
My friend told me I was a gracious receiver. Really? Like most women, I find joy in my care of myself and my family. An offer of help made me admit my inability to fulfill “my” responsibilities, and sometimes I … Continue reading
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Tagged A Life God Rewards, cancer, chemo, frustration, God, good deeds, gracious receiver, gratitude, Hebrews, ingratitude, misery, thankfulness, Wilkinson
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Philippians 4:8 Gratitude Graduate
Years ago, a friend was diagnosed with cancer, and I flipped right to my friends, Philippians 4:6-7. That day, God brought my attention to Philippians 4:8 and showed me to use these words to think about her cancer diagnosis. Sometimes you can’t, … Continue reading
Joy in Cancer Secret Two: Thankfulness
The second secret to joy in the middle of cancer is thankfulness. We’ll cover this in four parts: 1) Seeing good in the middle 2) Philippians 4:8 Gratitude Graduate 3) Being a gracious receiver 4) Creative thanks during chemo Seeing … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, chemo, I Thessalonians, joy, peace, Philippians, thankful
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Cancer Praise Secret #3: Red Sea Praise
I love the Psalms. When I was in high school fighting PMS depression, I would pull out Psalms and use King David’s ladders out of depression. Those are the Psalms where he starts with, I paraphrase, “Nobody loves me, everybody … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, depression, Egypt, praise, Psalms, recliner, Red Sea, trust God
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