Cancer.
Hate is a strong word, I know, but I really, really, really, really hate cancer. I'm sure you know, as I do, many people who have both lived and died with cancer. It is all around us. Every week, sometimes more often than that, I learn of someone else who received a cancer diagnosis.
This week, it was someone close to me.
It is crushing. Devastating. It is a whole different world, that I would never want anyone to enter, and yet so many have to. There are enough testimonies out there that the logical part of me realizes it can be an incredible crucible of suffering that changes and shapes a person for good. For God. I know enough Scripture, and I've experienced it personally, to know that God loves each of His children and has good plans for them. Who am I to question His purposes?
And yet, today, I just really, really, really, really hate cancer.
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For the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~ Galatians 5:22
About Me
- Pam
- I am a happy wife and mother of 4 young adults and one teen in heaven. We homeschooled all of our children all the way through, which gave us 20 years of homeschool experiences and memories to look back on with gratitude. As I learn to live with grief at the loss of our youngest son, I am striving to continue to "journey with joy."
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Love of my life!
God-honoring
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Graduated college in 2019. Living on her own and enjoying her job as an art teacher!
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Graduated high school in 2017. Living on his own, and working full time.
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Graduated high school in 2018. Still living at home, working full time.
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Singing praises in heaven.
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5 comments:
So sorry. So very, very sorry. :-(
I saw that title and thought to myself, "Pam doesn't hate. That's just not her personality. One of her boys must have written something silly and goofy about hating."
But now I see that there is something that can bring out hate even in someone with such a sunny personality and I so, so understand.
Let us know if you want specific prayers, until then, it will just be God's will and peace and comfort.
God bless.
Cancer is so rough. I'm sorry to hear about your loved one. My sister had to go through testing just this week... they thought she might have bone cancer. I'm praising God that it turned out NOT to be cancer. But, I will say a prayer for your loved one tonight!
I'm so very sorry!!!! I wish I had words to make it better. Cling to God. Praying for you and your loved one and those that love them too.
Blessings
Leslie
I'm right there with you. HATE it.
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