Today marks one year since I first heard the words “Merkel Cell Carcinoma” and the last time we woke up in the morning without the word “cancer” hanging over our heads. Because it has been. Every day of the last year has been lived in light of that one word. In my mind, I see it like a flag waving over us, a banner going before us. To be honest, though, it sometimes feels ...
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How to Walk with Confidence When You Don’t Know the Way
You can walk with confidence even when you don't know the way by trusting the God who does. Learn three reasons you can walk with confidence, even when you don't know the way. In August 1998, at the beginning of my senior year at Ole Miss, I sat with a roommate watching news of the embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We knew nothing of those two cities, which seemed ...
Can You Really Give Thanks in All Things?
It's the season of Thanksgiving, but giving thanks isn't always easy. Is it really possible to give thanks in all things? If ever there was a blog post I didn't know how to begin, this is it. A year has passed since I wrote my last post a month ago. At least it seems that way. Two years of caring for my father-in-law came to an abrupt end a few weeks ago when he ...
5 Ways to Overcome Anxiety
Anxiety. Now there's a word that sounds a lot like it feels, and I'm not gonna lie: I've been feeling it a lot lately. I seriously doubt I'm the only one. Gas prices. Grocery bills. COVID. Kids. In-laws. Jobs. The state of our nation and of our world. Y'all... It's too much. And some days (or maybe most days lately), I feel it physically. I find myself needing to take slow, deep ...