I connected with Tori, who lives in New Zealand, via Facebook over 10 years ago. We were both recently widowed, raising our sons, and learning how to live again after losing our wonderful husbands. Although we did not correspond often I would see Tori post pictures of her handsome sons and the special events in their lives. My heart would swell with compassion and love for her. We shared a bond, we were sisters in Christ that prayed our way through the darkness. Our faith in God brought us through the hardest of times and continues to help us find our joy each and every day. Now Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance for what we do not see.- Hebrews 11:1  I am honored to s...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             I had the pleasure of connecting with Andy throu...

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                                                                                                  Carla (Originally posted May-2012)  Today was one of those days where I woke up and I immediately had that feeling of the “blues”. It is just one of those things you cannot control, but before my feet even hit the floor I began to pray that the Lord would intercede and help me to feel His loving and peaceful arms wrapped around me, and to please guide and direct my steps today. So, I  began my morning routine, except today the tears were flowing pretty steadily. I got dressed and left the house to run my errands. In the midst of the running around and wiping the tears I received a call from...

                                                                                     Eddie  (Originally posted May-2012)  This story is about someone who I have known for a while now, someone who started his own journey with cancer shortly after my husband started his. There is no doubt that the Lord crossed our paths and our lives would forever be changed because of it. His name is Eddie and he was diagnosed with AML, Acute Myeloid Leukemia in August 2010, just three months after my husband's cancer had returned. AML  is a fast-growing cancer   of the blood and bone marrow, and i s the most common type of acute leukemia. More than 11,900 new cases occur in the United States each year, mostly in older adults. Eddie h...

                                                                                                                                Laura and her family          (Originally posted  April-2012)                                                                   Although I never actually had the pleasure to meet Laura in person, I could tell just by talking with her that she had a very tender heart and a lot ...

                                                                                                                                Mara (Originally posted Feb-2012) I arrived at Mara’s (that’s MAH-rah) quaint home, and the first thing I couldn’t help but notice was the trellised fence with an arched gate absolutely covered in ivy. It was a little piece of old-world brought right to her backyard.   I don’t really know where to start with Mara’s story. Though quiet, and sweet, she had a stoicism about her. I imagined it came from migrating to America from Hungary at the age of 12, and having to learn a new language as she came ...