Cancer, Defeated At the Cross

In no way do I trivialize the cross by making its purpose the defeat of cancer, but I also don’t undermine its’ power by thinking the effects of the cross didn’t extend to the defeat of cancer.  For those of us who truly believe in the Fall as outlined in Genesis and that due to…

Small Notes, Big Encouragement

Here’s a shout out to the second grade class of Calvary Christian School in Normal, Ill. Led by an obviously, very thoughtful teacher (Julie Heidebrink), each class member crafted a precious gift. This most precious gift consisted of a colored piece of construction paper with a brief note of encouragement, prayer, and all with a…

Pain Stinks!

Pain stinks.  It really does.  God’s work in our hearts over the past couple of months has been amazing, but he has chosen in his loving providence and sovereignty to allow Linda to hurt – and hurt a lot.  I suppose this is the reality when you choose to not take the pain medicine because…

Two Weeks of Chemo down!

Two weeks of chemotherapy have gone by and some of you may be wondering how Linda is doing.  There really isn’t much to tell you, and I suppose that is good.  There have been a couple of days where she has been pretty tired, but for the most part she has felt really well.  The…