Take a Licking and Keep on Ticking

My first day of chemo was amazing.   #TeamToughCookie brought me to tears as the support poured in from everywhere.   This is the support every person should experience when faced with adversity.  Thanks to all the love showed on my first day, which was uneventful.  Friday also turned out to be a pretty good day for me.  I was surrounded by family and felt well taken care of as inquiries came in regarding how I responded to the treatment.

Saturday was a doozy.  The medicine seeped from my pores.  You can't explain what it smells like, however it's not a good smell.  I laid around all day because I wanted the day to rush by, hoping the scent would be gone the next day.  To keep my mind of the smell was the three year old terror, my heart, my niece.  The pitter patter of her feet on the hard woods inspired me to get up and show a brave face for her and my family.  My mama, being my mama of course could tell that I wasn't myself so they decided to head back home so I could rest.  I was a little sad, but understood why she made the decision to leave.

That evening my hubby and our youngest daughter decided to lift my spirits by taking me on a drive by the lake.  It was a beautiful day.  I would close my eyes and I could still feel the sun kissing my eyelids.  How amazing it is to feel assured that even during a time of what most people would consider dark, there is God's light.

It is important to face life with hope.  One of the church mother's sent me a beautiful email in which she reminded me Philippians 1:6.  The scripture says, "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."  The scripture is filled with confidence, hope, and expectation.

I understand that this journey with breast cancer will come with its challenges, ups and downs.  However, if I can share with anybody out there that is going through something, look towards the hills from which cometh your help.  Take it to Christ, this is where you will find the strength and the peace.  He is a God that cannot fail.  As a child a God you may be down, but not out!

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