Be Still & Know

Have you ever been so encouraged by something and then convicted by it in the very next breath? Ay yai yai, what a one-two punch that is! Over the last few weeks, I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the number of times I’ve opened a text, a card, or a message on social media and felt… Continue reading

It’s been a little over a month now since receiving the “best-case-scenario” diagnosis from the pathology report. I don’t know exactly what I thought that meant at the time, but as this journey continues, I’m learning more and more that I was highly mistaken in my perception of that term, or at least as it… Continue reading

On Thursday, February 12th (2 days before my 41st birthday), I was diagnosed with Stage 1A invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer. After a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound on February 4th, a tumor was discovered in the upper, outer quadrant of my left breast. The following morning, a biopsy was done and on Monday, February 9th,… Continue reading

I didn’t realize it at the time, but the day of my follow-up mammogram happened to be World Cancer Day. I’ll remember that date for the rest of my life. Time for that follow-up mammogram, again. While checking in for the appointment online, I came across the “estimated cost” page, followed by the prompt asking… Continue reading

In February of 2025, shortly before turning 40, I went for my first mammogram. At the time, it felt like an ordinary appointment. Looking back now, I can see that God was quietly beginning to unfold a story I didn’t yet understand. During that appointment, an area of “questionable architectural distortion” was discovered in the… Continue reading