WELCOME!

God supplies our needs.(Philippians 4:19) That doesn’t mean He will give us everything we want. In this case, He made sure the well was there to set up an important encounter…so that this true story would continue to impact lives way into the future. 

Now, there is so much I can go into about this particular chapter in the Bible. Today, I want to focus on the fact that the world is full of thirsty people going to wells to find water. Filling their jars with things that will not last. 

I confess, I was once one of those people. I never thought I was truly worthy of salvation. It was for other people. Not someone like me.

However, once I discovered who Jesus is and that I truly was someone He loved and sacrificed Himself for…my thirst significantly changed. No longer needing to fill my jar with superficial things that do not bring eternal joy. Like the woman at the well, I left that jar full of those things behind.

I now drink from the well of prayer time, reading scripture, seeking His kingdom and what will glorify Him. I thirst to know more about Him and to glorify His name.

Don’t get me wrong…sometimes I am tempted to go back and pick up that jar I left behind. Then I remember how unfulfilled I was and pray and turn and leave it there. 

So, my friend, I ask you…What are you thirsting for? Is it bringing true joy or salvation…or Is it only a temporary fix? 

(John 4:14) Some of us need to leave our jar at the well and thirst no more. 🙏🏼❤️ I pray you know Jesus and His love for you. 

Have a great day!

I woke with the song “He Has Made Me Glad” on my heart this morning. Then I went to “Jesus Paid It All”. 

Music speaks sometimes when words just can’t. I know you will get that phrase.

Did you know our non verbal son they said would never speak actually sang a song at 6 years old? When I heard him sing it was a true miracle. I knew then that he was capable of communicating in some form beyond what the medical professionals had told us. 

I am so grateful for music and the way God uses it even today to perform miracles. 

He has made me glad!❤️🙌🏼😍

I hope you know Him and have a reason to sing and smile today! 

John 3:16-17 God loves you!

Lord, so many are stressed and overwhelmed. Please help them to remember they are Yours. Amen

This saying in this photo has been one that has meant a lot to me. Especially when I was in the middle of my battle.

Some of you who are fighting to stay alive, or maybe you are enduring a tragedy or a hardship of some kind, or perhaps you are anxious about what is happening in the world right now…This may help you to realize that our Lord is seated…Steady and Secure. He is on the throne! Hallelujah!❤️🙌🏽

Nothing will change that. ❤️

I hope this brings you the hope and peace in your heart that it brings me even today. When things are chaotic or out of sync or maybe even tragic.

He is STILL on the throne and reigns on high! Hebrews 1:3

You are loved so much! I pray you know Him and His love.❤️John 3:16-17

I cannot say enough about the many people God has blessed me with along my journey. From a church that prays and has a Cancer Ministry to an incredible group of ladies God brought into my life. 

These ladies texted, called, messaged, supported, loved me through some of my darkest and hardest moments. They truly are my squad and God is their leader. I am so grateful he gave me such a gift in these ladies and they truly have been there for me every step of the way.

I hope you have a friend or a squad in your corner and on their knees praying for you through your Journey. It makes a big difference.

If you are the friend or squad member of someone going through their own Journey, thank you. You have an important roll in helping them feel like they have someone to talk to when it gets hard. You also are unique in that they will tell you things they may not tell anyone else. So, you gain an inside perspective and appreciation for their Journey. God has chosen you.  Never forget your importance and the impact you can make.

Support is so important. I pray you have prayer warriors in your corner…no matter what your Journey entails. God is always with us.

….for the Lord is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

This is a very vulnerable post, shared from my heart. When I look at this photo there are so many emotions involved. This was a year ago. I was already finished with my first round of Chemo and about to have the next round. We rushed and had a sweet lady take our family photos because with cancer and treatments we just didn’t know if it would be our last opportunity. 

My hair started falling out a lot the night before this photo was taken. I remember being extra gentle when fixing my hair so that it would stay on my head as much as possible. As a matter of fact 2 days after this photo…I was bald. 

I have had so many people say, “It’s just hair.” But it was more than that. It’s scary seeing yourself with hair one day and in a few more days it’s all gone.  That’s probably why so many shave their head. It’s just another way cancer plays with your mind. It makes what you are facing even more heart-wrenching and real. 

I remember my husband helping me work the shampoo into my hair because my port in my chest was hurting and I could not lift my arm above my head to shampoo. He lost it and had to leave the room shortly after a large clump of my red hair came out and covered his hands and clogged the sink. My big, strong, wonderful husband…It broke his heart and hurt mine. 

So, from then on I was afraid to let anyone see me lose my hair or see my bald head. I locked the bathroom door whenever I removed my wigs or my hats. I was terrified of my family seeing me this way. I mean if it upset my husband that badly, imagine how the children would react seeing me completely bald? 

It was not vanity at all. It was fear for what it would do to them…seeing me like this. I felt I was protecting them from experiencing even more sadness. I didn’t want to crush them anymore than this disease already had.

After my final round of chemo it was very hot. I was wearing a bandanna with my wig over it. It kept the wig from scratching my sensitive scalp and also kept moisture from soaking the wig. 

It was hot. 

I was miserable. 

I just couldn’t keep hiding my baldness anymore from my family. The bandanna needed to come off so that my poor head could breathe. 

I removed the wig and called my husband into our bedroom. I took my husband’s hands and placed them on the sweat soaked bandana on top of my head. Tears ran down my cheeks and I said, “I am bald. I want you to feel my head. I have no hair. I know you didn’t sign up for a bald wife. But you have one.” He looked me in my tear filled eyes and said, “I love you and your bald head! I told you when you started treatment you weren’t in this alone. When you are ready, you can show me…But…I already snuck a peek when you didn’t know. So I already know what it looks like.”

After a brief facepalm I yanked that bandanna off of my head and said, “You saw this?” He said, “Yep. Last week I had to unlock the door to the bathroom and grab a bandaid and saw you standing there. 

I saw you. 

I loved you with hair and I love you without.” 

I let out a HUGE, “UGH!!!!! You mean to tell me I could have been comfy and cool all this time? I’ve been so worried about hurting you and our children.” 

This is a good example of how I feared something I really didn’t need to. The things we fear, God has already worked out. I didn’t know that my husband had already seen me and he was ok. He wasn’t afraid. I was. 

So the fear I had about my husband seeing me like that was obsolete now. In a matter of a moment all that fear left. Our boys were a little different as they stared a lot. But, they got use to it and of course they had lots of questions…which is normal. 

Isn’t it silly what we let ourselves get worked up about? I should have opened up about it and given it over to the Lord instead of trying to protect them. 

Worrying and being afraid is not healthy and it possibly is yet another reason the Bible says not to fear or do not fear or fear not or don’t be anxious etc. over 300 times.

One of my favorite verses about being bold and not fearing is Joshua 1:9, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

God had it all worked out and my bald head didn’t scare my family after all. Of course that didn’t stop the funny comments like “Mrs Clean, Egg Head, GI Momma etc”. It didn’t bother me because I was now “Boldly Bald”. 

9 months Post treatment I have curly locks and they sometimes tease me about that. All in good taste of course. We like to joke a lot in our family and I love hearing them laugh. I’ll never stop being grateful for ever day and they can tease me all that they want. 

God is so good!