September often feels like a new year. Kids are going back to school, summer comes to an end and work schedules become more regulated. September 2020 seems to be the beginning of our “new normal”. In the spring we found COVID-19 scary, confusing and thought to be short-term; in the summer we tolerated restrictions on […]
First Monday…Are You Kitting Me? (March Edition)
Happy First Monday of March! A breast cancer diagnosis is an initiation to a club that no one wants to join. This February, I received a phone call from a friend letting me know of another friend from church that was recently diagnosed. Phone drop…these are the calls I dread. I hate that she had to […]
First Monday…Are you Kitting Me? (November Thankfulness)
As we flip the calendar to another November, my heart aches a little bit. It is in October that this girl finds incredible energy and purpose. That does not mean it is without struggle. But in all faithfulness, The Lord continues to meet me in the struggle and whispers “Finish the Fight”. Whether it is […]
31 Days
Every October, well-known blogger and author The Nester invites others to the challenge of writing for 31 consecutive days. In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I have accepted the challenge for the last few years and have chosen to write based on reflections from my own breast cancer journey. October 2015 October 2014 October […]
Merry Christmas and Thank you for 2018!
BE STRONG + COURAGEOUS It is a message we have tried to teach our son since he was born. With a name that means “courageously strong” and so many reasons to live in fear, it would seem appropriate to instill these words in a young man growing up in this ever-changing world. The words of Joshua 1:9 […]
Summer Sorrow
The attitude as a saint to sorrow and difficulty is not to ask that they may be prevented, but to ask that I may preserve the self God created me to be through every fire of sorrow…If you receive yourself in the fires of sorrow, God will make you nourishment for other people. Oswald Chambers, […]
Relay For Life 2015 Roundup
“You are too healthy for us,” he says with a big smile and fist bump to accompany it. Pretty sweet words from my Oncologist days after staying up all night with a few of my closest friends selling Kalua pork sliders in the name of raising money for so many that will face their […]
Welcome to the New Pinked Perspective
I am thrilled about the launch of the new website and non-profit. Thank you for becoming a friend. I am hoping the site will be an encouragement to all as well as a resource for those facing a breast cancer diagnosis. In October, there tends to be pink everywhere and many are aware of breast […]
Create in Me…
I have been reading a lot about the heart lately. Aren’t hearts pink a lot of times? I know it is kind of a stretch but 31 Days is officially over anyway. {Bet you thought you wouldn’t hear from me again for a while. I kinda thought so too but writing has a way of […]
Day 31
As I think back on the month that will come to an end in just a few short hours, I must admit I am a bit sad. There is always much anticipation about October for me. Because it is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I know it is an opportunity-an opportunity to remember where I have been […]
Day 30
It has happened several times this month…as I rode in the car talking to my husband, as I cooked dinner one evening, and most recently as I stood in the hallway at church on Sunday. I kept hearing this song playing in the background. It seemed familiar, like I have heard it before. It gave […]
Day 29
Earlier in October, our local newspaper had a section dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness. As I read through the pages of articles about Breast Cancer as well as advertisements for local businesses who were supporting Breast Cancer Awareness in one way or another, my eye was drawn to an article that mentioned Radiologist, Dr Daina […]
Day 28
This is my favorite post that will be published this month. My friend and sister, Jen (she is one of those that I described on Day 25) has agreed to guest post on my blog today. I was so blessed by her participation last year when she provided a guest post on Day 30 of […]
Day 27
Once a month on Sundays, we get to spend an hour and a half with about a dozen precious 3 to 5 year olds in the Coral Reef, our church’s preschool wing. It is truly a blessing especially because the staff of our children’s ministry does such a great job preparing for each week. This […]
Day 26
Nothing quite prepares you to hear the words “you have cancer”. Although there is comfort in the promise from Jesus himself that we have the help of the Overcomer when trouble shakes our life (John 16:33), being ready to face all that cancer entails is a completely separate thing. I remember the overwhelming anxiety of […]
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