Philippians 2:3-4

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3-4







Monday, January 20, 2014

Battling Cancer With Grace... Part 2

This is an excerpt of a touching story of one girl's journey through a battle with cancer. Aubrey Hernandez is a good friend of my daughter, and I have admired her resolve and attitude while dealing with an issue that no one should have to deal with... all with humor and grace.

Part 2


“God is preparing you for greater things.”

(Disclaimer: If you haven’t read part one of this story, then you should probably scroll down and do that first)
            Before I start the second part of this story, I just want to say a few things. I hope you don’t let some parts of this story change your viewpoint of me as the person I am now. Some parts of this story I am embarrassed about, and I am embarrassed by some of the thoughts I had as well, but without these parts of the story and thoughts that I had, I wouldn’t who I am and where I am today. I wouldn’t change anything about this story because it shaped and molded me into the person I am now, and there is nothing that I would want to change about that. I would just like to reiterate that this is my blatantly authentic story and my walk with Jesus. It gets ugly. It definitely is messy. My life isn’t the least bit perfect. I just want to show people it’s ok to be wrong and be someone who has made mistakes. It ok to be someone who knows failure, and its ok to have moments of pure weakness. Because, get real… everyone has made mistakes, everyone has been wrong before, and everyone screws up every once in a while. I don’t want my story to go unheard. Not because I want attention, but because I want it to be life changing to someone beside myself. I want my story to benefit other people… or another person, even if it were just one, then posting this would be worth it. I believe that everyone’s story has a purpose, no matter how embarrassing some moments are. God didn't intend for us to live our lives and be quite about the things that have shaped and molded us. And that's not want I intend to do either. I don't want to be quite about the things God is doing and has done in my life, and this is my way of shouting it to anyone who wants to listen. So as we continue, please keep these things in mind.

“We all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished.”

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