In response to a few requests I've opted to share, on what I hope to be a regular basis, my story as I walk through it.  It is my prayer that others find inspiration, a positive change in perspectives and potentially a chuckle or two.  I'm not going to go back to the beginning...that's already been written and is published; available to anyone who so desires 'the beginning'.  But what I will do is give you a brief synopsis of who I am and what I not only believe, but know to be true.  I am a child of the One and only true God, created in His image for the purpose of fulfilling His uniquely ordained mission designed specifically for me.  He has gifted me with discernment; that being the ability to decifer that which is of God and that which comes from the enemy.  My calling, so to say, is to point out the enemy; why?   Because battles are more easily fought and won when the enemy is exposed.  I am an enemy of the enemy and therefore what you might call one of his targets; my life's experiences support this claim and the very fact that I'm not only surviving, but thriving in a spiritual sense, leaves no doubts as to the very existence of a God who is bigger and stronger and above all else present in every circumstance.  There you have it...me and my philosophy in a nutshell.

 Late one Sunday in the middle of October '08 I was on a midnight tinkle run.  Between yawns and scratching I discovered Satan's latest attempt at a diversionary tactic~a pronounced lump prominently placed in my left breast.  Miraculously I felt anything but panic, immediately seeing it for what it truly was...a malicious attack to distract me from continuing on with what God has called me out to do.  My peace comes from knowing that before the very first star was ever planted in the heavens my Creator knew the day that I would be entering this world and He alone knows the second that I will be departing it.  Hand wringing, worrying, and fretting will do nothing to alter that and only serves as a time waster.  When 'employed' by God the job doesn't allow time off for sick leave; so if Satan thought that he might be able to shut me up for awhile he is sorely mistaken.  If anything, it has opened up many more doors of opportunity to share just how awesome, incredible and in control God is.  Yeah, Satan's succeeded in knocking me on my butt occassionally...that's why this is called war; but a silver lining can be found in every situation.  That silver lining is visible proof of the Creator God's existence and omnipresence.  I will point out the silver linings as I discover them through this journey because others who are walking similar paths may be blinded by the enemy as to them;  a known tactic used to lead others to doubt that God is even there.

I have been truly blessed with an incredible team of medical personnel that surround me; God plants, every one of them!  What I have is serious, stage 2 level 3 breast cancer, and I understand the severity but I'm not panicked by it.  This, I feel, has many of my doctors scratching their heads.  They are far more accustomed to having to uplift and encourage their patients because so many feel as if they are walking this journey alone.  I can't fathom the thought of ever feeling like I was on my own to deal with all of this.  God's presence is so remarkably with me that I can almost feel His arms around my shoulders and underneath my knees while He is carrying me through this fiery phase.  What I find incredibly sad is that all who walk journey's similar to mine have that same measure of Godly support but fail to relish in it because the enemy has succeeded in blinding them to it's existence.  Prayerfully as we journey together eyes can be opened to His presence~

Synopsis of the previous year:  11/2008 to present~ (previous blogs are now archived, but available upon request)

Predatory lending cost us our home...breast cancer metastisized in the brain...and the journey continues!!!!  I continue to extend the invitation to watch God work in my life!

Love and God's Blessings!

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