Growing in Sufferings

PRESSING ON TO THE END

(Photo by https://pixabay.com/users/ri_ya-12911237/) My breathing was heavy and uncontrollable, which exacerbated the dryness in my mouth. Sweat streamed down my face. My arms felt like I was holding onto 100-pound weights, while my legs began to feel weak. The headgear pressed uncomfortably against my forehead. I knew that this match... Read more →


LESSONS FOUND WITHIN THE SCARS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS

“Doesn’t matter who you are, this world is going to leave some scars” (TobyMac – Scars (Come With Livin’) “Life is difficult. Once we truly know that life is difficult...once we truly understand and accept it...then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life... Read more →


THE TRUE HEROES IN MY LIFE

Army Chaplain and author, Lt.Col. Hardie Higgins and I worked together in Seoul, South Korea from 2003-2005. He was my mentor and friend. When I think of heroes in my life, my mind goes to those individuals who have inspired me to be a better man, not only by their... Read more →


BEING THANKFUL PERSISTENTLY THROUGH CANCER

“Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. So be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.” – Daily Inspirational Quotes “...in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God...” – 1 Thessalonians... Read more →


LIFE IS DIFFICULT, REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE CANCER OR NOT

--------------------------------------------------- “The problem is that living through the good times as though adversity did not exist makes for a traumatic wake-up call when it’s our turn to face it” — P.M. Forni, The Thinking Life “No moment is exempt: in the midst of pleasures there are found the springs of... Read more →