No Pain is Wasted
Most of my posts are from my own personal life experiences. St. Paul said, in 2 Corinthians 1:4 “That you may be comforted with the same comfort that I have been comforted with.” And, indeed, it is MY utmost desire to comfort others with the same comfort that I have been comforted with during my…
Him I Will Keep in Perfect Peace Whose Mind is Stayed on Me
That’s my sweetheart in the photo – so at peace during one of our Belize missions. I posted this message, 25 days after we received the Stage 4 Kidney Cancer diagnosis. I have friends encountering some major life storms, as we did, and I want to share how we made it through the rough waters.…
We are No Surprise to God
Did you know that you, and your circumstances, are no surprise to God? It took me a while to get that, but, now that I know that, it’s how I roll these days. Maybe it’s a pain in a place where we never had a pain before, a flat tire, a friend’s call for help,…
Bitter or Better?
I have an Aunt who has been in a British Columbia hospital for over 15 months now — Crohn’s Disease — and, after all she’s gone through — so many surgeries, in so much pain, and many other complications — she remains joy-filled, thankful, and continues to give God praise to be alive. Her faithful…
Peace, Be Still
On this incredible faith journey, though we are confident in the good work God is doing in my sweetheart, I’ll admit there have been highs and lows in emotions. Ron, is truly my hero, today, more than all of our yesterdays, as I watch him refuse to succomb to pain, as well as to the…