So I'm changing the direction of this blog. Yes it will have my crafts on here, because that's part of my life. But it'll be going into other deeper things too! I'm a Christian, a merchant marine engineer and have a new purpose to prevent Breast cancer not just in myself but all women!
Last week, my sister was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She's 36! My mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at 48 and here I am 29! I am scared, I cried, I slept a lot, and ate... A LOT! I went to my OB/GYN yesterday and I have a mammogram planned for next week. The day I found out about my sister's cancer, my daily Bible reading had Moses telling Joshua that he'll be leading the Israelites into the promised land. He said to him;
Deut. 31:6
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
It helped. What helped the most was today! At Women's Bible Study (WBS), we were going over God's plan. We're doing Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God. She said, "Bushes don't burn in a palace, they burn in the desert." God uses these hard times to equip us. He used Moses' time in the desert shepherding sheep to prepare him for the exodus of the Israelites. So I'm going to try to be positive. God is using this time to equip me for something. Maybe to get my body in shape and my health on track? (Which I will be doing) Maybe to help raise money for breast cancer awareness? Maybe to support someone in the future who will need my "expertise" in this subject? I don't know... but I know that God will reveal it in His time and until then, I will try to put my fears and concerns on Him instead of feeling like I'm carrying this alone!
