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Cancer Journey · My Redemption Story

Caught in the Middle

March 1, 2019 mariesmuse1 Comment

Sunday morning, I weaved my way through the crowd and found my seat up front.  Late as always, worship was already in full swing.  The words of the second congregational song filled my ears . . . Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death Your perfect love is casting out… Continue reading Caught in the Middle

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 · 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

Cancer Journey

On the Mountain (Again)

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 mariesmuseLeave a comment

I feel like I live on that mountain. The full story of Abraham’s test on the mountain can be found in Genesis 22:1-19. After Austin was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, I read that story with fresh eyes. One phrase in particular jumped out at me: “Take your son, whom you love.” God knew Abraham… Continue reading On the Mountain (Again)

Cancer Journey · Great Lakes Living · Sabbatical

After Surviving

January 12, 2016 mariesmuseLeave a comment

“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it.’” Isaiah 30:21a           How do you live after only surviving? During an exceptionally trying time in my friend’s life, I asked her how she was holding up. “Surviving,” she had said, but this wasn’t a way she wanted… Continue reading After Surviving

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