As I reflect on the power of gratitude this morning, I was reminded once again of the gift of this support community in our lives. Thank you for walking with us over the past several months. For your well wishes and prayers for my recovery, your tangible support in so many ways, and your willingness to carry hope for us in it all.
It has been a few weeks since my last post. Radiation was a difficult experience and I am so very grateful to have finished the treatment and be in a healing phase from its effects.
It was a gift to have a great team of technicians who cared for me in the process. My side effects have been minimal and radiation was the final step of invasive treatments. While I will continue with regular monitoring and medications, I am celebrating the opportunity to move on into a new season of life.
This week, I have been reflecting on the words “tune my heart” from the hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. The work of tuning a voice, an instrument, and a heart takes time. We grow in skill and the ability to bring forth grace-filled tones as we faithfully practice and learn.
These several months of treatment have been a part of my tuning. The words of Psalm 137:4 come to mind: How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? Singing songs of grace and hope in the midst of grief and disruption is a calling worth the work of tuning.
Thank you for the ways you have held and supported us as I was learning new ways to tune my heart in a difficult season. And thank you for continuing to walk with us in hope for healing and new life.
Hope With Me:
- For continued healing from the effects of treatment. Particularly for the return of my energy and focus.
- For continuing to learn to tune my heart and life to rest and restoration. It is my hope to re-enter my life with better balance and a commitment to the healthy practices I have learned in this process.
- For wisdom to prioritize work that brings healing and hope in our world.