Scanxiety Dread and fear are too familiar to cancer patients. It’s everpresent when we face upcoming scans, tests, and results appointments. It’s traumatic to wait and possibly find out that you gave everything you had and are at the end of your strength, and the treatment […]
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Consider the Birds
My mom’s backyard is a virtual vacation spot for the birds. They come to mom’s house daily, knowing they will always have something to eat and drink and a safe place to build nests. In all my years of watching birds, I’ve never seen them fret. […]
Grasshopper Views
What is the grasshopper view? It has nothing to do with a martial art mentee (a “Kung Fu reference for the 50+ crowd) but it’s a lesson in confidence from Numbers 13. After God mightily delivered them, the Israelites wandered in the desert before entering the […]
Being Confident and Courageous in New Places and Stages
Everyone struggles with some form of insecurity. It’s natural when we face something new. God takes us through new experiences, seasons, stages, and even places in our lives. It’s natural to a healthy fear to walk into a new situation. God created us this way to […]
Buried Pain
We all have it, although some of us more than others. The buried trauma that we’ve hidden to get through a tragedy, difficulty, or abuse. It’s supposed to be a temporary fix until we are in a safe place and can deal with it properly. Some […]