Today Is My Birthday!!

Yep – TODAY I AM 54!! And I’m so grateful to be stepping into another year – even with my mask on!! It already feels amazing and I’m ready for it!

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Last year breast cancer handed me the fight of my life – and while the warrior in me wants to tell you how strong I was, the reality couldn’t be farther from the truth. I call myself a “cancer warrior” but the fact is, I let God do all the fighting.

I had some truly awful, difficult days physically, but overall, I can honestly say mentally and emotionally I was very much calm and at peace.

You see, I decided early on just to take it to God and let Him take care of me. And although that should be easier said than done, I found it so incredibly simple.

I knew this was too big and too heavy.

I just boiled it down to the bare basics – I can’t handle this one But God Can!

So moving forward, I just stopped trying to drive the bus. I let God drive and I kept my eyes on the road.

Now everyone knows, no road trip is complete without a great playlist and God left it up to me to select that list – ya know, those loud sounds that ring continually in your head. And that may not sound like a crucial part of the trip, but what you sing/say/think in those quiet moments of the ride – that’s where you find a magnitude of hope and peace.

One that I chose to play on repeat was to continually remind myself that cancer doesn’t scare God any more than the common cold scares me.

To God, my cancer was no big deal. I held on to that – and I still do – because it’s truth. My Cancer – or your circumstance – didn’t catch God off guard. He wasn’t surprised. And He Isn’t Scared.

I also remember thinking that I absolutely did NOT want to die (oooh the D word)!

And of course, it’s only natural for your mind to wander down that path… but I KNEW I could never let it make a home there! I decided to select this from my playlist when those dark thoughts crossed my mind:

What good is being alive if you spend day after day worrying about what might happen tomorrow?

We plead, even beg God to answer prayer – to please just give us another day, week, month….

And Then He Answers Our Prayer and We Throw It Away… like it wasn’t enough or we needed something more.

Yep – We Actually Toss Aside The Prayer He Just Answered and LOSE THE DAY HE Just Gave Us!!

Friends, if you’re having a good day, Then HAVE A GOOD DAY!!

Make a decision NOT to lose all your good days anxiously awaiting the bad ones!!

And I know all of this talk about road trips and playlists may sound silly to you… but tuck these thoughts away somewhere. You never know where life is going to take you – one sharp turn will quickly remind you that we’re all just passengers – the difference maker is WHO we select as our designated driver and the playlist we choose to listen to that keeps joy in any journey!

 

I want to also THANK EACH OF YOU! So many of you walked right by my side – sending so much love and support throughout my entire cancer battle. Each of you is a treasured gift to me. Your kindness has been overwhelming – often leaving me speechless and I am ever grateful for Y.O.U!! 💕💕💕

Much love to each of you~

Barbi XOXO

 

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