I'm so happy and pleased to announce the winner of our giveaway of Marcia Carole's impactful, beautiful book The Drink of a Lifetime: Patty Mellen! Patty, please use the contact page to send us your mailing address, and we will send you an autographed hardcopy of Marcia's work of art. Thank you to all who participated and helped us spread the word about this important book!
for Stacey and Ellie...
Every once in a while, I sense that God is asking me to write something to help me process stuff going on in my heart. I think this happens with writers and with people in general, but maybe it looks different for people depending on how they express themselves. For my husband, it’s with music. I remember my mother working in her garden, pulling weeds and nurturing roses and coaxing flowers to grow in sandy earth—this was her processing. She would come inside refreshed, resolved, rejuvenated. The scary thing for me is when God asks me to share it on this blog for all the world to read. Gulp…
from an article originally posted July 3, 2014...
I’m limping along trying to figure out the right time to take my new chemo and the right combination of drugs to help the pain of my cancer that is pressing in on nerves in my back and on my hip, as well as managing the side effects of my chemo. It’s a dance, a freaking ugly dance. One day I have the steps right, the next day I’m dancing with a puke bucket in my purse—lovely. This week has been uniquely tough because I have realized this is my dance forever. Well, until this drug stops working and another harder drug will replace this one.
Hello, friends! I just wanted to remind you of the giveaway we’re in the middle of! Just pop over to last week’s post about it to enter! There is one more week before the winner is selected!
from an article originally posted July 2, 2014...
Oh my soul, I simply love people. Cancer has taught me the importance of relationships. People are the filter through which the best of life is lived. I also love there is no end to love. A new heart to come to my door right now, and I would be richer for knowing that life. It’s astounding.
