Starting up again

A few years ago I was a regular blogger. I quit for a couple of reasons. First, I got called on the carpet at work because of something I had said on a blog. (I'll tell that story another day). Secondly, I was dealing with cancer and ended up moving to a place where my personal computer wasn't available.



Keep on keeping on. 10 years ago I attended a church where people got "words" from God for other people. It wasn't speaking in tongues or anything like that. There were some people who were just so open to God, that they would somehow receive messages. OK, have to admit, I can't explain it theologically, but there were many times when I saw or heard people getting these messages and they were always very important to the person receiving them. I remember telling God that I would really like to get a "word" from Him. Maybe I was looking for a prophetic word that would tell me where and how my life would evolve. I don't know what I was hoping for. However, one day another person came to me at a Bible study and said he had recieved a word from the Lord for me. My heart started beating faster, I expected angelic singing and a light from heaven to fall on me...but none of that happened. Instead this guy said, "Keep on keeping on." I know that I looked at him with a puzzled expression...and there was an ackward silence as I waited for the REAL word from God. He just smiled and not wanting to make him feel uncomfortable, I thanked him and we went on to the snack table.

I finally got a "word from God" and it was a 70's bumper sticker! I have to say that I really wasn't that excited, or frankly, that impressed. However, I have discovered that these were TRUE words from God. Things have happened in the last few years that have brought me back to those words several times a week. Keep on keeping on.

In Oct. 2008 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I went through two lumpectomy's, 12 weeks of chemo (4 actual treatments), and 7 weeks of radiation. Thanks to God, I am now cancer free. I was truly blessed during that time. I never really got too sick. I didn't have much energy for a few months, but I only missed work on the days that I had a doctor's appointment or an actual chemo treatment. After that was over, I figured life could only get easier.

I was wrong. This past year has been bad. In June, I was told that my job was eliminated. I have been looking for work since then. I am working at a local grocery story as a cashier, but never more than 20 hours a week. It's been a constant struggle since then. I've questioned God daily. And more than ever, those words have gone through my mind daily. Keep on keeping on! I just have to keep on going every day.

This blog will be about the events of my life and how these words have become so meaningful to me.