I have just returned from the CT scan that comes at the conclusion of three months “body rest” (no chemo or radiation). The plan is to have the scan done and then wait until Tuesday to meet with the Oncologist for a reading of the film and a determination of what comes next.
It happens that [...]
Archive for October, 2008
There is significant Shrinkage
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When is JOY coming?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
I want to believe that… I mean I really want to believe that. I want to be personally persuaded that the flowers of character are watered by the tears of tribulation. But… I have a question, if weeping endures for a night, I want [...]
Can anything good happen when I hurt?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have been challenged in my spirit for the past few days by the sudden death of men with whom I was acquainted.
“Where was God in all of this? How could a good God allow this to happen?”
It’s not a new question. It’s been asked again and again over the centuries by philosophers and [...]
You thought evil but…..
Posted in Uncategorized on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“You thought evil against me but God meant it for good,” are the words that Joseph spoke to his brothers upon their reunion.
Those are the words that I am speaking today, not to my brothers, but to the enemy of my soul.
Six months ago when I was diagnosed I was sure that the devil thought [...]
I accept the assignment
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I believe that I am not only on an assignment but that I am under assignment. In the secular world I have been given many assigments that I didn’t like. I didn’t like crawling on my belly through a muddy rice paddy while someone was shooting at me. I didn’t like arresting a young mother of [...]
Real Close to Being Arrested
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was on the police department many years ago I recall that from time to time I would be asked to respond to a call of a “trespasser”. What that generally meant, in the simplest terms, is that someone had entered onto (or into) someone else’s property and the person who owned the property [...]
First the Storm, Then What?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Even though six months doesn’t sound like a long time….the journey through this storm has been demanding and most certainly offered its share of struggles. I am confident, however, that I will be stronger and a more viable Christian because of it.
I was just thinking; there is nothing that matches the sweetness of the air [...]
Surprise, Surprise
Posted in Uncategorized on October 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My biological father died when I was just a little boy. About five or six years after his death my mother met a man, courted him, and then they married. I was part of that package as was my younger brother. Imagine my surprise when he decided that he loved my mother enough, as well as [...]
Some Things I have Learned Since April 14th, 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
That was the day the doctor in the urgent care unit came out and said, rather matter of factly, “you have cancer”.
I have learned that this type of diagnosis doesn’t just happen to other people. I have learned that doctors and nurses and technicians are very proficient and YOUNG. I have learned that I have [...]
