Facing Giants (women's retreat)

David faced a giant & won the battle because he simply trusted God. But when we face our ‘giants’ we find it much easier to be absorb in self pity and we simply forget about the whole picture. The ‘giants’ I have faced these past 9 months have been enough to overwhelm & suffocate anyone. How have I made it? How have I survived these moments?

Since Dec. 29th I have been diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer(it had spread to many other parts of my body), had a baby, gone through chemo, my 6 year old was hospitalized & diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, my baby the same day was hospitalized with a rare growth in his throat and needed surgery, a blood clot was in half my arm for 2 months, a lesion was found on my brain, had radiation surgery done by Gamma Knife to my brain (4 screws attach a ‘halo’ to my head), & finally, a bilateral mastectomy was performed just 3 weeks ago.

Along side all my ‘giants’ have been miracles to match. My children were, literally, saved from death numerous times & I am cancer free! We need to be reminded to take off Satan’s binoculars and see the whole picture. He has a way of putting binoculars on us so all we focus on is our situation. He wants us to forget about the bigger picture…the whole picture. His goal is to take God’s promises from us and make it seem as if the circumstances are out of our control. Satan loves to magnify the negative.

We are undeserving, but God loves us enough to carry us through any situation. Satan may bring on these terrible times, but it is crucial to listen to the Voice of Truth. Our purpose is only to worship and honor Him. What better time to do it than during these times of tribulation. All the other stuff is just chaos that Satan tries to trap us with. God wants to be glorified in it ALL. It’s not easy, but it is simple. Grab a hold of the true path. I did and look at what God has done so far. David did and look what happened.

Please pray for Judson

Looking from the outside in to this world we are now in has got to be so, so difficult for our loved ones. So when I am looking in to a world of a little boy who is suffering so greatly, I can hardly bear it.

Judson Levasheff is a 2 year old boy who is enduring great suffering as he progresses through Krabbe Disease. It is a rare, genetic, incurable leukodystrophy. He is slowly losing all functions of every part of his body.

I can't even imagine what his parents are going through. Please pray. Pray for Jud that a miracle of physical healing may touch his body. Pray for endurance for his family as they watch this awful disease take from their son little by little. Pray for Jessie, his sister, to continue to smile and bring joy into their home. Please just pray...

www.caringbridge.org/visit/judson (please feel free to visit their site and let them know you are praying.)