May 23, 2015 - An Update

One of my doctors told me that if someone wants to know how long it takes to "recover" from breast cancer, they should look at the time span from diagnosis to final treatment (7 months for me) and assume it will take that amount of time to be back to full strength. That means I shouldn't be surprised if it takes a few more months (until around Christmas - not that I'm keeping track of time!) to feel like myself again. Impatient Kathy thinks it should be a much quicker process... smile emoticon

This has been a good week. I'm tired, but that isn't terribly surprising. After all, I did have major surgery on Monday! One minute, I am fine and the next, I just really need to lay down and sleep. I am physically tired - but I am mentally and emotionally tired as well. And that is sometimes not a good combination!

When we are weary, life can feel overwhelming - things that normally wouldn't phase us can seem insurmountable. One thing I have learned on this journey is that there are times when you cannot trust your own emotions and feelings - and now is one of those times for me. 

So who can we trust? What do we believe? So thankful for God's Word - which never waivers in its truth. 

"But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the LORD’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you!” (2 Chronicles 20:17 NLT)

“I wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.” (Psalm 62:5–8, NLT)

“My help comes from the Lord, who made the heavens and the earth! He will not let you stumble and fall; the one who watches over you will not sleep. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never tires and never sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.... The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” (Psalm 121:2-5, 8 NLT)