Thursday, November 19, 2009

One More....

My parents

One year ago, I learned my mom had cancer. Based on statistics she probably had only months to live. I remember thinking, "If I have enough faith my mom can be healed."
Now here we are celebrating one more Thanksgiving, one more Christmas, one more New Year's.
My mom hasn't been healed. The cancer is still there. But the gift of more time and more memories reassures me. It is easy to have faith in a miracle but the true test of my faith is to remain faithful if she isn't healed.
Faith is a choice.
I choose to have faith.
Having a ball at

5 comments:

  1. ellenNovember 19, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    I loved this post and I love the picture of your parents. Enjoy one more Thanksgiving!

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  2. lalonNovember 19, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    I love this picture of your parents, especially the way she is looking at him. They look so in love and at ease.
    -Angie

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  3. monicaNovember 22, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    yeah for your mom, dad and especially you. you are an incrediable source of faith and hope for your mom.
    beautiful post.

    here is to another year for all of us!

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  4. monicaDecember 7, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    i can completely relate to your feelings on faith. there were countless times i negotiated with heavenly father that if i was strong and faithful enough ajax would be healed. he was not healed the way i imagined, but faith sure made the weight easier to bare.

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  5. Mollie AndersonDecember 20, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Melanie,
    My cousin, Brook (Bingham)Mora who lives in Mexico with her husband, loves to read your blog. She told me this post was her favorite one. Because she has had faith her husband would be allowed in the states, but he ended up getting a ten year ban before they can reapply. She has really wondered if it is a lack of her faith. Thanks for being so inspiring to everyone.
    -Mollie (Johnson) Anderson

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