Light, Love, Hope

Facebook continues to remind me of memories; some sweet, some not so sweet.

This time last year, I was going through so much with my “female issues.”  I’ll never forget the overwhelming feelings as I was facing not only the procedure involved with having a biopsy but the results of that biopsy.

A year later, I am SO proud to be on the other side of this.  I kept saying that when I was enduring all of the tests, procedures, surgery, and complications that followed.  “I just want to be on the other side of this …” I would stress to everyone around me.  They would respond with, “And you will be, but it just takes time …”

Time.

It seems like it is our worst enemy when you really want to be healed from something like this.  Or when your heart is hurting, no matter the cause.  You just want to get through it and not have it hurt so much.

I do love the Facebook memories the majority of the time.  It’s a reminder in situations like this of how far we have come.

A year later, I can definitely tell you that the surgery was the absolute best thing I could have done!  It has been so incredibly freeing not to have to worry about that problem any more.  There were so many thoughts and feelings swirling around at that time, but it’s been a blessing.  After going through everything that I had to endure (two surgeries and three in-office procedures after that), I am finally on the other side of this thing now!  It took until May of this year for everything to finally work and for me to be free of any issues.

This all came back to the forefront of my mind due to a Facebook post from a year ago.  On this day one year ago, I posted praises to God because my biopsy indicated I did NOT have cancer.  Praises, praises, and more praises!

Where were you a year ago, and how far have you come?  Do you ever just sit and think about the things that God has helped you through and how your life has improved in a year’s time?

Better yet, do you thank God for his protection and how far you’ve come?

As we roll into the holiday season, I have been contemplating one of my favorite holiday movies; It’s a Wonderful Life. For those that may not have seen this Christmas classic, it is the story of George Bailey who is visited by an angel named Clarence who gives George the gift of seeing how life would be in his hometown if he never existed.

What I have been thinking about is how things in my life might have been different if I had made different choices in life. Even the smallest choice you make can significantly change things. How would my life be if I had never met certain people? Would I be happier in life or would I have become a grumpy old man? Would I have done some of the things I have done, or not? Would I have found some of the things I have longed for or would I still be where I am today.

I have always believed that my path has been steered to where God wants me to be at that very moment in time. The hardest part at times is for me to understand why he has put me where I am and why I am in the situations that I experience. There is a purpose, but at times I don’t know what it is. So, I trust in God that I am following the path that is meant for me as he guides me through life and that I will become the person that he wants me to be.

I was so excited to be invited to a group for a new 28 Day Challenge.  Having just completed the October challenge, it really got my creative juices flowing to where I was looking forward to the next one.  The only thing is, today I saw it was not actually going to start until FEBRUARY 2019.

Bummer!

So much for that, huh?

Not wanting to end this writing Greg and I have been doing, because we’ve kinda been on a roll, I thought that perhaps he and I should challenge each other.

That sounds like a cool idea.  Right?!

RIGHT!

Now, if he will only play along.

Oh Gregory …