Good afternoon everyone! What a wonderful day it is! I started my day as usual with my 6:30 a.m. walk around the neighborhood. What a gorgeous morning. I'm now up to over 2 miles a day - we have slowly added hills to the walk, knowing that next week after chemo we'll be back to counting mailboxes and measuring progress in steps, not miles. But for now, I'm celebrating every step I make!
This morning I took my new Ipod for the first time. This was my birthday present from my family, complete with pink case to which my daughter, Danielle, added jewels for decoration. She put some of my favorites tunes on it, including some powerful worship music. So here I am, on the back side of the neighborhood this morning walking and praying and praising God and I couldn't help myself - the sun was coming up beautifully and I was singing "holy is the Lord" and I did it - I raised my hands praising God for his grace and mercy. A couple of people passed me and I'm sure they were wondering why a woman with a shaved head was in their neighborhood raising her hands and praying. I'm sure it was unsettling for them. But for me, it was the beginning of a great day.
The thing I'm realizing is that when you have cancer, you have to celebrate when you can. And the funny thing is that having a disease like this gives you a license to be goofy. Everyone else may question your goofiness, but you kind of think you've got a free pass for a while. My advice: Don't wait for an excuse to have a free pass. If you ever think that you need to step out of your box and do something just a little unsettling, try it. You might find that it feels good. Especially if it's being done for the right reasons. Like offering praise where praise is due. This much I know, God is crazy about you and me. And He delights in the moments that we step out of the place we trust and risk it all to take a stand for Him. Even if it's just simply raising our hands and making fools of ourselves. A week ago I was embarrassed that I had no hair. Today, I'm embarrassed that it bothered me so much.
Have a great weekend, and make sure you tell someone you love them. Grace and Peace.
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Rene' you are a wonderful writer and an inspiration to all of us. God is moving through all of us from your words.
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