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It's here! It's here! The study/discussion guide is ready for download (below). I'm excited to share this much-asked-for resource with all of my readers! Here are a few ways to use this guide: Personal Study - Use the questions as journal prompts as you think about your faith in relation to Tovi's.Book Club - I've [...]
November 9th is a hard day. The anniversary of my mom’s sudden death two years ago brings renewed heartache with it, and it is just… hard. No words are ever going to be strong enough, so I’m going to stop ransacking my brain to find the right synonym. It’s just hard. And it seems so [...]
Today's Appointment I received great news today at my oncology appointment, but only after surviving a few breathless, tense moments as my doctor read through some lengthy notes from the radiologist who examined my CT scan. How my appointments usually go: Dr. Reddy walks in, shakes my hand, and sits down at the computer. We [...]
"And these words, 'You shall not be overcome,' were said very loudly and clearly, for security and comfort against all the tribulations that may come. He (Jesus) did not say 'You shall not be tormented, you shall not be troubled, you shall not be grieved,' but he said, 'You shall not be overcome.' God wants [...]
Summer is winding down so quickly -- Where did it go?! I report back to work in a little over a week. I am so excited for students to return, but first I have to get through these next few weeks with some very special houseguests... the Indianapolis Colts. For those of you who don't [...]
I am raising my hands, but they are shaking. I am trying with all my might to pray, but through my lack of words, God tells me to rest. And tonight, I am reminded of two friends who told Moses to rest and held his arms high when he could not do it for himself. [...]
After a week and a half of injections, I went to the cancer center this morning to have my routine blood check. After the first two injections, I had some pretty intense fever and chills. However, after that, my side effects had really subsided. I was very tired all the time (and still am!), but that was [...]
This morning, I have been reminded of God’s goodness. Nothing obviously special has happened today, but there have been several subtle, gentle ways that he has spoken to me. There are few things I love more than starting my morning with a cup of tea and looking out my kitchen window. (Even while writing that, [...]
Tonight was the night that it finally sank in. Lying in the semi-darkness, my hospital room lit by SportsCenter and medical monitors, it no longer feels like the out-of-body experience of the last month and a half. Something about the IV in my left hand, the drain removing fluids from the right side of my [...]
It's the question I have been asked most often in the last few weeks. How are you really doing? The most honest answer I can give you is that I feel a little different each day. Mostly I feel peace, but there are always bits of shock, joy and fear mixed in. What changes periodically is how heavily I [...]