Pink Ribbon 4: Preparing for surgery

Pink Ribbon 4: Preparing for surgery

(This is a series of raw pink ribbon blog posts from my breast cancer journey. This one begins four days after receiving the diagnosis.) October 21, 2013 12:15pm Monday at home “I’ve tasted and seen of the sweetest of love”—the song “Holy Spirit” by Jesus Culture has...

Pink Ribbon 3: After the diagnosis

(This is a series of raw journal entries from my breast cancer journey.) Journal Entry: October 20, 2013 12pm Sunday at home Precious Savior, Thursday brought sad news and You have been faithful to carry us. Though realism prepared me for what the nurse said at 3:30pm...
Pink Ribbon 4: Preparing for surgery

Pink Ribbon 2: Waiting

Below is a continuation of journal entries from my breast cancer journey. As I mentioned in Pink Ribbon 1, the entries are raw. Additions/edits for clarity are in brackets. Regarding timeline: The radiologist expressed her concerns about cancer on October 9th, 2013....
Pink Ribbon 4: Preparing for surgery

Pink Ribbon 1: No Peppermints

On October 9th, 2013, I sat in a waiting room watching brightly dressed volunteers graced with pink vests and peppermints escorting anxious women into the glass walled corner nook for them to receive good news about their mammograms. The waiting was familiar. For the...
Tea, Taste Buds, and Change

Tea, Taste Buds, and Change

Though I entered marriage with a love of hot teas, somewhere along the line Barry and I began to specifically favor Early Grey hot (pronounced, of course, with an accent) with half & half vanilla creamer or sweetened condensed milk. Today, however, if you want to...
Pruning

Pruning

The pruning knife rested on the defenseless plant. “Surely not that one!” I cried as the gardener skillfully cut away another branch. She looked at me and smiled: “Don’t worry my friend. It’s for the good of the plant.” Watching and...
On Simplicity, Complexity, & Mystery

On Simplicity, Complexity, & Mystery

Well, September 19th would have been my dad’s 74th birthday. For some reason, it hit me harder this year. Dad and I were very close and I cannot express how deeply I miss our daily talks. But grief is unpredictable. It sleeps. It roars. It is. So I am inviting you...
Big Brother Bookkeeping

Big Brother Bookkeeping

(From thoughts that began collecting in my 1995 journal.) In Luke 15:2, the Pharisees register a complaint against Jesus: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Included in Jesus’ response to the leaders’ disapproval is the beloved parable of the lost son....

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