I got a new shirt today. You may have seen them around; it is brown and says “Fight Like a Girl” in pink letters with a pink breast cancer ribbon on it. It does not matter that I had uterine and ovarian rather than breast cancer, because to me cancer is cancer. It is a … Continue reading Lesson 4- Fight Back

My regular readers know that when something grips my heart it eventually makes it out of my hands and onto the paper. The deaths of Bruce and Nancy Schaefer are no exception. The following is my response to the tragedy and hopefully some encouragement for those of us who will pray and reach out to … Continue reading Season-Sharers

I have often heard the scripture, “unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed.” It must die to be born again. People use this verse to illustrate all kinds of life events in which resurrection power is needed. They are the words of Jesus after all…so … Continue reading Lesson 3 Build Momentum

For me, physically strengthening my core was a joke. When I started Jazzercize, they would say, “engage your core” throughout the workout. I would laugh and think I have no core, because the oncologist cut it out. To tighten my abs just did not happen. I couldn’t even feel them when I tried. That is … Continue reading Lesson 2- Strengthen Your Core

I must admit that whether I am 10 lbs over or 100 there is a nagging sense that I am disqualified from things. I think this is especially true for women. It doesn’t matter if it is society that tells us or it is our own self esteem, we just feel like if we aren’t … Continue reading Lesson 1 Part 2

I must tell you up front, that my journey towards fitness will not contain a lot of exercise tips or recipes. If you want that kind of information, you can go to any number of websites. My journey will go to the inward places, the place where the Holy Spirit melds with my own to … Continue reading Lesson 1

I have a confession to make. I have been keeping a secret from you, my regular readers. You have asked me why I am not writing, and now I am coming out of the closet to tell you I have jumped on the fitness bandwagon. I hesitate to write about it, because I have failed … Continue reading My Secret

Each year at this time we celebrate Daddy’s Alive Day at our house. It is our way of remembering just how much God has done for us. Many of you don’t know the story so I felt like this year I would give a summary. The whole story would be a chapter in book, or … Continue reading Bill’s Alive Day

I sat up and stared. A glorious sun streamed through my window, brighter that usual, as if it was calling me to come and look. Stepping outside the cold nipped at my nose, but I didn’t notice for long because my eyes were drinking in the beauty of an ice covered wonderland. Trees dipped in … Continue reading Redemption

I ventured back into Cancerland yesterday. Before everyone panics, let me explain. I did not go back as a patient, but a visitor. It was time for my six-month check up. I changed doctors because my group now has an oncologist in Gainesville…much closer for me. This new office will not require me to take … Continue reading Visitor