Feb. 13, 2006 - Introduction to A Journey

Two years ago today I got the life-changing news that I had a brain tumor.  What had started out hiding in a diagnosis of post-partum depression had revealed itself to be so much more.  

I want to share that journey with you.  From the moment I began to think I had a serious problem to the moment I awoke from surgery, and beyond.  The story winds through a path filled with anger, joy, fear, triumph, and, ultimately, the unmistakable handprint of God.  In the broader context of my life, it’s just another challenge in my long history of challenges.  I’ll go back a few years and paint the landscape for you.  I’ll place myself squarely inside a world where events that might seem devastatingly difficult are spun by the grace of God and woven into a beautiful tapestry displaying that grace and His unending love.

Don’t expect to see heroics on my part. In fact, I take no credit for my ability to withstand such trials with my sanity intact (ok, so maybe I’m only almost sane).  I promised I’d be real.  I’ll be totally honest about my human-ness.  I haven’t been as long-suffering as Job and I have a difficult time not voicing my opposition to God’s (perfect) plans as they are happening.  But that is why it’s a journey.   And now, as I look back on the last ten or so years, and especially the last two, I am struck by what God has done in my life and the person I have become because of it. 

I hope that you’ll check back here often as I piece the story together.  And I hope that you’ll come away with praising the Lord for His goodness and faithfulness, just as I do when I recall the privilege of going through these trials.  

(to be continued….)