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Cancer Journey · Journaling

A Time for Quiet

January 13, 2018 mariesmuseLeave a comment

Luke 2:19 ESV [19] But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. In this season, these words resonate with me more than ever before. 2017 was one of (if not THE) longest/hardest years of our lives, and I can’t begin to know what 2018 will bring. Learning of Austin’s relapse and… Continue reading A Time for Quiet

Cancer Journey · Journaling

When It Doesn’t Come to Pass

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 mariesmuseLeave a comment

Day 9: July 27, 2017 Growing up, I learned to speak “Christianese” as a second language. In fact, by the time I made it through elementary school, I’m certain I was fluent in it. Words like salvation, justification and sanctification were all part of the norm. The phrase “and it came to pass” rings with… Continue reading When It Doesn’t Come to Pass

Journaling · More Musings

Writing is My Therapy

July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 mariesmuseLeave a comment

Day 7: July 13, 2017 But if I say I’ll never mention the LORD or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! I can’t do it! Jeremiah 20:9 NLT It’s been seven straight… Continue reading Writing is My Therapy

Cancer Journey · Journaling · More Musings

A Childhood Story Revisited

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 mariesmuse1 Comment

Day 6: July 12, 2017 From my childhood, I have heard the story of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and the fiery furnace. As an adult, I thought I knew everything there was to know about it, and quite frankly, I felt like I had outgrown it. Until I heard someone highlight the verse that would later… Continue reading A Childhood Story Revisited

Cancer Journey · Journaling · More Musings

Even If

July 11, 2017 mariesmuseLeave a comment

Even If Day 5: July 11, 2017 On March 3, 2017, we found out there was a spot on Austin’s brain that may be a new tumor. A little over a month later, days before Easter, the doctor called to tell us that it was indeed a relapse of his medulloblastoma – brain cancer. The… Continue reading Even If

Cancer Journey · Journaling

Monday

July 10, 2017 mariesmuseLeave a comment

Day 4: July 10, 2017 I awoke this morning to my heart in knots. My sleep tracker says I was restless for 4 hours and 17 minutes and only slept for 4.5 hours. I tossed and turned and dreamed in fits. Oh, if I could never dream again, I think I would! Seriously, I often… Continue reading Monday

Cancer Journey · Great Lakes Living · Journaling

The Gift of Normalcy

July 9, 2017 mariesmuse1 Comment

Day 3: July 9, 2017 Yesterday was Saturday. I officially titled it “chore day.” After the kids being gone for camp and trips with grandparents, followed by a week of chemo, it was time to put things back in order. So, after sleeping in and lazing their way through breakfast, we went to work –… Continue reading The Gift of Normalcy

Cancer Journey · Journaling · My Redemption Story

Lessons Cancer is Teaching Me

July 8, 2017July 8, 2017 mariesmuseLeave a comment

Day 2: July 8, 2017 I thought I already knew that God loves me, I mean really loves me. I grew up singing “Jesus, loves me, this I know,” but in my teens and early twenties, I followed after things that could never satisfy and was met with a lot of shame. But God —… Continue reading Lessons Cancer is Teaching Me

Cancer Journey · Journaling · More Musings

The Writing Challenge

July 7, 2017July 8, 2017 mariesmuse1 Comment

Day 1: July 7, 2017 I have been holding back my words. It has been months since I have written a blog post – since before we found out Austin’s cancer had relapsed. I wrote in the “waiting,” but then when we knew, I just couldn’t bring myself to write. I couldn’t put anything into… Continue reading The Writing Challenge

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