First of all, Thank you to my best friend Laura for my redesign.. she did a fantastic job!
When I first started this blog, I was a completely different place than I am now. I was a mom with three kids and a husband who wanted to share her days with you. I would come here, when the kids were playing outside and I would write about my journey through homeschool, or something I had read during my quiet time.
Now, fast forward to May 2007. Life has taken on a totally different meaning, yet it shouldn’t have taken cancer to do it for me. It shouldn’t be taken for granted how many days we are given. It shouldn’t be taken for granted that we are blessed beyond measure with today. Yet it is.
But His love is steadfast. He never leaves nor forsakes us. He promises to be right in the middle of our anguish and our joy.
I have taken so much for granted. My husbands gaze. My children’s laughter. The air I breathe.
But most of all, My saviors love and dedication to me. He promises to never let me go. Even in the midst of this journey that I am on, He is mighty to save. In the midst of my fear and loneliness, He has His loving arm wrapped around me, holding me close to Him. He never lets me go.
My question for you is this. How have you been doing spiritually lately. Are there things in your life that cause bitterness and misery. Are you spiritually dry inside. Are there events that have caused your heart to become hardened. Let them go. Leave them at the foot of the cross and walk away. Life is so precious. If you walk away from here with just a glimmer of hope, it was worth it.
Let it go.
And let God….
The re-design is gorgeous! Yay!
Thank you for posting today. Your words touched my heart!
Shari
Beautiful. The post, the design, and most of all, You.
Just beautiful.
Amen, Heather … Amen!
wow.
Hi Heather,
Just wanted to let you know…my 13 year old son asks for updates on you at least once a week…and he wants you to be ok, praying for you often.
Deena
Thank you for that, and for your perspective.
Hi Heather,
I stumbled across your blog through another blog. I have been keeping up with your life events for a few weeks now, and I have been blessed to see how God has sustained you and your family. I know He is good, and I know I should praise Him every moment, but you help me to cement that idea. I am a second year medical student, and I want you to know that I really appreciate you putting yourself out there. I want to be a servant to my God through serving His precious creations, and you are helping me learn how I can talk to patients in order to help them. I am praying for you and your family as you go through this difficult time. Thank you for sharing your experience.
In Christ,
Laura
Hello there!
My name is Rachel and someone had a link to your blog. =) I just wanted to leave a note and tell you how nice your blog was!
May the Lord bless,
~Rachel~
Hi! I’ve hesitated to comment before, just because you always have so many comments that it seemed like anything I had to say was going to just be noise.
But I wanted to “leap from lurkdom” just to tell you that I find your faith SO inspiring. I love coming here and seeing your love for God shine through, even in the midst of all the things you’re going through.
Dear Heather,
Unlike so many of your wonderful readers I struggle a lot with faith. I tend to focus on the negative and often find myself wondering if there even is a God and then I come to your blog and I find myself in awe that a woman in your situation has so much hope and faith. I am ashamed that I nitpick the tiny negatives in my life and wish that I could be more like you. I am trying so hard to be a better Christian and be what He wants me to be and YOU are an absolute inspiration. I pray for you and your family and THANK you for sharing your struggles, hopes and joys with us. I pray that one day I will be as strong as you and have the faith and love that you have. You are truly an inspiration and I am blessed to be here to read and share in your story of love. Thank you for all you do and I will be praying for you and your beautiful family that you will come through this.
With love and prayers,
Deborah
What a beautiful message. Thank you!
Hey Heather. I hope you are having a wonderful day, a day with no worries! Don’t let Satan get in! I have been checking in on you everyday. Your posts have been so beautiful and just what I have needed. You have reminded me that nothing is certain except the love of our Savior.
God has doone SO much through you, you will never know how many people you have touched and inspired!
God is Good ALL the time!
May God continue to Bless you and your wonderful famliy.
One more thing…As Deborah said, I too pray that my Faith will grow to be as strong and steadfast as yours!
Such a great post!! Isn’t it interesting how trials get our focus back onto the really important things in life?!
I am proud of you. Another day of health! You are a survivor.
Cheryl
Heather-
I came back to read and golley, it definitely convicted me of how I take things for granted. Thank you for posting this so I can get my “spiritual sight” in order and onto the correct one; Jesus.
Shari
As you have been since the first time I read your blog, you continue to speak words from God directly to my spirit. You have been blessing me through your words and your testimony. I’m still trying to let everything go, and it’s not easy. It’s my hope that it will not be much longer before I can finally put down the very last thing and give them all totally over to God. Your testimony is a great joy to read. Ta for now dahling!
Ouch… thank you for sharing your heart and journey with us… with me. I know that you have no idea who I am… and yet, your life speaks to my heart as if you’ve known me for years…
And your life… your challenge… has become mine, in that, I don’t want something to MAKE me stop taking time for granted… I don’t want to wake up and WISH I’d done different…
Your life has caused me to take a deeper look into mine… and I am changed… and changing… for the better…
Thank you.
Still Seeking,
Amy
{{oh Heather}
“My question for you is this. How have you been doing spiritually lately. Are there things in your life that cause bitterness and misery. Are you spiritually dry inside. Are there events that have caused your heart to become hardened. Let them go. Leave them at the foot of the cross and walk away. Life is so precious.”
I wish we could have a chat. You have just written exactly what the Lord has been speaking to my heart about. It never ceases to amaze me how the Lord uses you in my life – when I think I need to come and encourage *you*, YOU encourage ME and prod me on to reach for higher things in my spiritual walk.
You are in my prayers. I do pray the Lord works a miracle and heals you in this life so that you can grow old with your husband
{{{hugs}}} I was so happy to hear your good news the other day – God is ABLE!
Dear Friend:
Hearing from you is a daily appointment for me. To hear your story and be encouraged and know how to pray for you and for myself. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Hoping I can see you soon. Will be heading to the mountains next week, but when I return I hope to be able to come see you. Learning along with you to be joyful and grateful for the daily blessings from our Father in heaven. I love you, Heather! Mae Beth
Heather,
You are such a gift to me. Thank you for your amazing love of God which you share so freely. God has grown my mustard seed of faith through people like you. May you be healed quickly and completely, according to His perfect will.
Still praying for God’s healing, His peace for you and your family, and for your witness for Him. He certainly set you on a path to work for Him through your writing/witness…and set all of us on a path to be an instrument of His promises to come before HIm to ask for your healing.
Thank you for sharing this with us your entire story has been a reminder of how much we mean to God and also the way that our live should shine His love, yours certainly does! I love this new design too, very pretty
Take care,
Jeanette
Cancer is a horrible thing but through this experience you are becoming what God needs you to be! Sometimes it takes things of this nature to shape us into what we are to become. You have handled all of it with great courage and I think you are a stronger more mature Christian for it!
Heather, since I’ve been praying for you, I have been greatly encouraged. The last few years have been a trial for me and I had resorted to complaining (a squeaky wheel!) Keeping you in prayer, keeping track of your journey, allowing myself to be encouraged by your words and what God is doing in your life – all these things have been a blessing to me. Even now, my dh is facing some health issues and I am really scared. But, God is in control and God is faithful, as your posts have so clearly shown. Pray without ceasing – another lesson that I have been learning daily, especially this week. Thank you again for sharing your journey and allowing God to encourage me and so many others. Bless you!
Kate
God is good. All the time.
I love that He uses everything in our lives according to His good purposes and I love how He is using YOU right now for His glory and honor. People are reading your words and listening to you because of what you’re going through. Not only is God surrounding you with people to love and pray for you, but He is giving you a platform to speak Truth and share His love. AWESOME!!!
Thanks for being His instrument!
Thank you for speaking your heart. It’s does not fall on deaf ears – and has spoken to my heart.
Thank you Heather.
Ruth
This was written for me. Thank you.
I have to say that YES – I am dry, I forget to look around me, forget that my children are growing up and due to some stress or worry I am missing it. I am missing Gods abundant love and wishes for me….
I keep up with your blog to be able to pray for you, and I come away encouraged. You are in my heart, over here in France, even though we’ve never met. I care about you and pray for you. Blessings.
Thank you for being so real and honest. I’ve learned so much from reading your blog and what you share about your journey. God is lifted up in your life and I’m in awe by His presence in your life…good and bad days.
I appreciate you Heather!
It drives me crazy how I let the little problems in life (and Satan’s clever tricks) to rob me of my joy and my focus. Thank you for the reminder my friend.
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