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Change can be a good thing!!

 

Hello my beautiful friend,

                 Sometimes when we get a diagnosis of cancer, we may feel like our lives are over. After going through chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and suffering the aftereffects of those treatments, we may feel that our lives are no longer our own. That we are a shadow of what we used to be. Despite my own struggles in coming to terms with my “new normal”, I choose to turn them into a positive. I allowed those experiences to refine me, not define me. Having gone through those experiences have allowed me to pinpoint exactly what I want out of life and given me the courage to pursue new opportunities that I wouldn’t have dared to dream for myself.

                               Recently, I have gone through a season of change. I decided to pursue continued education with the goal of being able to work from home. I feel that my energy is extremely limited since treatment. It doesn’t take much for me to wear out, and then feel useless to take care of what truly matters. If I worked from home, I feel like I could conserve my energy. I would have more stamina to take care of house chores, and more importantly to feed myself spiritually. I saw Jehovah’s hand at work as He blessed me with the circumstances to achieve my new goal. It was so faith strengthening as I saw everything falling into place.

                 Don’t ever let your diagnosis make you feel like you can’t live your life. Your life may not look like you had originally imagined, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. I only dreamed of the possibility of working from home; NEVER thinking it could be a reality. Nothing is out of reach for Jehovah, and when we put His kingdom and will first in our life, sometimes He will hand-pick blessings for us.

 

Much love,

 Laryssa

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