I thought I knew what love was until my first child was born. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my children. I thought I knew what hope was through years of living and managing difficulties, but cancer upended any thoughts I had.
Hope and faith are two sides of a coin for me. I can’t have one without the other. When I was in crisis mode with a family member or situation, I had hope and faith that all would be well and prayed through both. A life-altering diagnosis is different. It’s always at your back with a deadly weapon, and you never know when or if it will attack. I live my life in a virtual war zone. I’m looking over my shoulder, peeking around corners, constantly assessing the battlefield. GOD goes before me with hope and faith on my flanks. This is a battlefield, and it’s gritty. I get beat up, scarred, and emotionally battered, but STILL I RISE.
Today, hope rises, and GOD goes before me as I prepare for my scan. I do not doubt HIS love for me. That is the foundation of my hope. (Philippians 4:5-7)
May 24, 2025
