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I thought it was time to dust off the old blog!
I gave 'Facebook' a good try there for awhile, but I'm afraid I just couldn't stick with it..my page account is still up, but I don't post much..and finding it too time-consuming to try to keep up with it all.
So, where am I at in this game of life? ..you may wonder!
The cancer has been declared to be in remission..however, before we think I'm out of the woods by any means, all that means is that my last PET scan was clear. That is good news, but that does not mean there is no more cancer cells in my body..just the contrary, unless I make some radical changes to the environment that helped cancer to grow and thrive inside of me in the first place, it is still there microscopically and my immune system is even weaker now after months of chemotherapy and radiation, so fighting it off may be harder.
So I am working hard to build my immune system back up and also to stay clean of as many toxins from food and other things that I was putting into my body for my whole life.
Not only have I resumed the vegan diet, but I am also exercising each day..just simple things like running/fast walking around the yard with the dogs. Although I am trying to work up to a run, my legs are still too weak from treatment to actually be able to sustain it, so I end up walking briskly instead.
The newest thing I have done is to quit drinking coffee! Those who really know me might be picking themselves up from the ground right now, lol!
I'm enjoying my green tea instead..and I am going to pick up some fresh lemons to squeeze into some hot water very soon..as lemons are known to really fight cancer growth and stimulate the immune system too!
My expectations are quite realistic. I realize that I may still die from this cancer..but I honestly feel that since I pretty much created a cancer-friendly environment inside of my body from years of eating refined sugar and other unhealthy foods, allowing stress to take over in many situations; (fear over faith), harboring unforgiveness, etc..I know that I can now clean out all the bad stuff and create a healthier cancer-resistant environment. With God's help I know it is even possible to reverse this nasty disease..But it is all up to me to try.
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
I'm choosing life!
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With God all things are possible, and I truly say and have said in all my trials:=
'I love Thee O Lord my strength.'
Dearest friend,
I have not been around blogger much the past months. There have just been too many things on my plate, and writing blog posts has not been at the top of my priority list. I have written brief posts on my other blog (on wordpress, it's Holy Ground https://crownofglory.wordpress.com/ but otherwise, I've been silent on blogworld. This saddens me, because writing blog posts helps me to hear myself think and bring a little clarity into my inner life. So, I am just so happy when something urged me this early morning (1 a.m. now here in the Philippines) to visit you at your FB timeline and also at your two blogs.
I am so glad to know about your recent genetic test which has declared you negative for all genetic mutations, including TP53. And I am praying now that you will soon regain your strength which has been compromised by the 30 plus rounds of radiation therapy. In both of your blogs (this one, and the cancer blog) I scrolled down to read some of your posts, and though you turned off the comments for your "lists" post, I have made a mental note of some of them to include in my prayers for you.
Reading your recent posts has made me so happy. I have at least four friends here who have overcome cancer and are all living fulfilled lives. And I have a few more cancer overcomer friends online as well. You have a realistic, positive, joyful, and healthy approach. Which spells all the difference.
As for me, I very recently lost a grand daughter... she died 14 days after she was born. Our family is in a season of grief. And the hardest hit is my daughter in law. I am still getting myself to write a blog post about it.
This will be all for the moment. I hope you get to read this comment soon. You are a treasured friend, Lisa.
Much love
Lidia
Lidia, Your comment made me tear up..Please know that my heart breaks for your loss of your dear little grandchild. I was just telling my new general practitioner about the quilt analogy..How we are all standing underneath this massive quilt but all we see is a mess of threads and colors and shapes that make no sense to us..God however (the creator of the quilt) looks down on his creation and sees only beauty and perfection in pattern and stitching..He is well aware that the underside appears to be a mess to us, but it is so very necessary for his stitches to seem that way from below in order for the perfect pattern to be created from above. Someday we will all see that perfect pattern that our lives were woven into by the master, but only when we are above looking down from His perspective!
Someday the loss will no longer be as painful, as your family anticipates meeting that little soul again in heaven someday.
I hope you find peace in writing about it..I know it surely helps me also. I am afraid I often forget that in writing about my pain as well as other things in my life..I may be helping someone else to endure..or even just giving them some entertainment once in awhile, lol.
Blessings to you, my dear friend..I pray you will find restful sleep tonight in your part of the world.
Hi Brenda,
Yes it is in our afflictions that we grow closer to our Lord and we praise him always!
Thank you so much for stopping by, my dear friend..I pray all is well with you and your dear husband.
God bless~Lisa
Jude 1:24: But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory,to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, from before the whole age, and now, and to all the ages. Amen.
Hi Lisa,
I used to be on facebook too, but came off it as I was spending far more time on my blog which I enjoy more.
Lisa, I truly believe that if I had not trusted in the Lord I could not have come through the trials that I have come through. All things really are possible with God and He has proved this true in my life, as I have had both miracles and healings happen on my journey with the Lord Jesus. There are many scriptures that the Holy Spirit has brought to my attention in my trials to combat what the enemy tries to put into my carnal mind.
We have the mind of Christ, and that Word has the power to bring into existence that which does not exist. One of those scriptures was where the very things that Job feared came upon him. The Lord was showing me not to fear the attack that the enemy would try to inflict us with, and showed me also that 'all the promises of God are 'Yes' in Jesus. He also showed me that His thoughts are for our welfare and not to harm us.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart Lisa, as He blesses you with good health.
God bless you and your family.
with lots of love from your sister in the Lord.
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