A friend sent me this incredible book, Treasures of the Snow by Janet Paschal. It is written similar to journal entries. It talks about her breast cancer journey. She also started getting Herceptin the year it was FDA-approved, which is the drug that is keeping the cancer out of the rest of my body! I read something last night that was so inspiring and needed -
"There are treasures in the storms, opportunities in the interruptions. They issue mandates to uncover what we really believe in the marrow of our bones. They wrest from us our schedules and plans, and lead us to a place of surrender. When the storm is spent, our brokenness stands tall, like the old oaks and hickories and maples. We bend and bow and shed our excess layers, but we do not lose heart. We are not unlike Paul who wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:8, We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
Even in our brokenness we see more clearly who He is; that even as we wrestle in turmoil, we discover a steely resolve that we are not alone; that, even as the storm rages, we discover what we suspected all along: That He is in the storm, in the turmoil, in the brokenness. And we declare , "Oh Yes, I am sure. Thou art the Christ."
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Barbara and family .. have a blessed Ressurection Sunday!!! In the quiet moments of your day, I'm asking God to fill your soul with hope and courage. With love and prayers... Ruby... Habakkuk 3:18
What an incredible quote - a book all of us should read for such pearls. You continue to be in our prayers and trust that you are in the palm of God's hands as you finish this journey - albeit a storm that will soon quiet, once treatment is over.
Sending lots of love - Mary Lou
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