I’m tired, way past fatigue, and extended beyond exhaustion. I’ve barely been able to write. I am a regrettably a year behind in answering messages and replying to comments, and I’ve only written a few posts. But, I always post on Easter; my late husband’s favorite holiday and mine, so I’m giving it a go… … Continue reading 2024/3/31 Dying to Live… Easter Grief Through Loss… How Can Anyone Go on Without Jesus?
Let me be a firework, To get a glimpse of you. Shoot me up to Heaven where Eternal love is true. Humid, indigo night sky, Lit with fires of July, So surreal, I wonder still, Why did you have to die? We went this year (without you) And looked up in the blue, And no … Continue reading Let Me Be a Firework to Get a Glimpse of You… (a July 4th poem of grief and hope)
Our dear Dave went to be with Jesus on February 21, 2023. He was not alone; he was with family. I got to touch his cheek and tell him I loved him. I called on Jesus, and he drew his last breath. Dave was a great guy; he was loud, hilarious, fun, brave, handsome, musical, … Continue reading 4/8/23 Dave’s Testimony: Eulogy… Hope and Encouragement During Grief, Cancer, Pain, and Suffering
Somewhere, under the rainbow, When I die, You’ll bring me over the rainbow, Where I can finally fly! I pray, but not wish, on a star, That you will take me where you are; And find… me… waiting. Where joy is is full, And evils stops; I’ll find myself above cloud tops, And I’ll… be… … Continue reading 4/7/23 Dave’s Testimony: Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Poem)
God gives the time; Jesus gives rest. Trusting in Him is the ultimate test. New Year’s lived out in the worse déjà vu; You couldn’t believe if this happened to you. His cancer is spreading, he’s been denied care, but miracle hospice is answer to prayer. Hospice. It’s a dreaded word; yet it’s the only … Continue reading 1/22/23 Dave’s Testimony: Hospice… God Provides a Way to Receive Rest and Pain Relief from Spreading Cancer
It’s a new day, a new year! So many of us have had hopes and dreams for the new year; only to have them crushed by tragedy and trauma of the unexpected. This is what happened to our family… In January 2022, after a clear colonoscopy scan in December, my husband Dave began to get … Continue reading Dave’s Testimony 2022: Our Entire Year of Terminal Cancer, Strength Through Jesus, and Trusting in God’s Healing Miracles… A Mini Book
Christmas… with cancer. It’s not easy. It’s very, very hard. But the silver lining is in receiving evidence that God has begun a miraculous healing in Dave’s broken body! Though Dave still struggles with pain and fatigue, these miracles have given us enough strength through Jesus to experience some Christmas joy we didn’t even know … Continue reading 12/25 Dave’s Testimony: God’s Servant, with Cancer, heals slowly in bed; while Visions of Miracles Dance in his Head …
Dave’s been running the longest cancer race ever; like NASCAR, where the cars keep going around and around the track, lap after lap after lap. “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize” (1 Cor. … Continue reading 8/17 Dave’s Testimony: Cancer Racer Crashes… Pit Stop Prayer Team Sets in Motion More NASCAR Laps to Go!
This morning, we woke up, and Dave said, "Last year, I was doing the Murph Challenge." Last Memorial Day, Dave participated in the Murph Challenge; an intensive workout in honor of Navy Seal, Michael Murphy, who died serving his country. The Murph is also done in honor of other veterans, to thank them for their … Continue reading 5/30 Dave’s Testimony: Memorial Day, Murph Challenge to Cancer… A Different Kind of War
It's been two months since Dave was diagnosed with stage four cancer, and our world was turned upside-down. But, what a gift birthday week was for both of us! My sister, Lisa, flew up to visit, and it was like no time had passed at all! It was a beautiful day when I picked her … Continue reading 5/21 Dave’s Testimony: A Birthday of Shared Gifts… Best Days Since Chemo!
The Silver Lining 