CANCER STORY: Success & Hard Truth

God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me
He will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength
For each new day
He will make a way
He will make a way

by Emily Walsh, Em-musings.blogspot.com and contributing writer for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance blog

Most of us have experienced that feeling of, “is this all there is?” “Is my life destined for this existence of semi-happiness, constantly chasing something I can’t seem to attain?” It seems that we focus on what we don’t have rather than what we do have. Your new house loses its luster when your best friend moves into a bigger one. Your 3 day vacation in Vermont seems less exciting when you ...

by Emily Walsh, Em-musings.blogspot.com and contributing writer for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance blog

As a cancer patient, being terminally ill and facing the prospect of death is not an easy journey for many people. This is generally a time filled with not only physical pain and scars but also emotional and social challenges. However, with spirituality, many people are better able to cope with life-threatening illnesses and to enjoy the positive psychological effects that it offers.

Spirituality may mean different things to ...

“God doesn’t require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.”

“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.”

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one.”

“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may ...

I will come to you in the silence,

I will lift you from all your fear,

You will hear My voice,

I claim you as My choice,

Be still and know I am near.

I am hope for all the hopeless,

I am eyes for all who long to see,

In the shadow of the night,

I will be your Light,

Come and rest in Me.

Do not be afraid, I am with you,

I will call you each by name,

Come ...

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.

“If you have the time” I said.

God smiled. “My time is eternity.”
“What questions do you have in mind for me?”

“What surprises you most about humankind?”

God answered…
“That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up, and then
long to be children again.”

“That they lose their health to make money…
and then lose their money to restore their health.”

“That by thinking anxiously about ...