- 'Trading Ashes for Roses' by Connie Pombo. (Our church is looking into having her as the speaker at our ladies retreat this fall)
- 'A Gift of Mourning Glories' by Georgia Shaffer.
Both are about their journeys through cancer and a celebration of life beyond cancer. I don't have cancer, but their struggles with a physical issue and the changes it brought into their lives I can identify with.
Though the encouragement I received from both books is not all new stuff, it is very timely ...
- see the good in each day, despite the pain
- give myself space to figure out the constantly-changing 'new me'
- breathe deeply instead of reacting
- forgive myself when I don't cope the way I think I should
- stay connected to God
- forgive others
- hope to look beyond my current circumstances
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