We Are Family

I didn’t need to look at a picture, because I can still see it in my mind so clearly.

My Facebook memories jolted me back to this day 15 years ago.

There would always be music playing during my treatments.

May 23, 2011

“We Are Family” today, which was appropriate as Dad and I were both there
for radiation…
“Have faith in you and the things you
You can’t go wrong, oh no..
This is our family jewel…”

This was not the experience we planned on having together.

But having been diagnosed a year apart, we found ourselves in that small cancer center awaiting radiation treatment at the same time.

I have said this many times over the years.

Of the literal thousands of photos that I have, this is my most cherished one.

It encompasses my life verses in one snap shot .

“Two are better off than one, because together they can work more effectively. If one of them falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there is no one to help him. If it is cold, two can sleep together and stay warm, but how can you keep warm by yourself? Two people can resist an attack that would defeat one person alone. A rope made of three cords is hard to break.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬-‭12‬ ‭GNTD‬‬

Fighting cancer alone would have defeated us.

But we were fighting together.

“Let love be your highest goal…”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

There may have been just the two of us in this picture, but the outpouring of love we both received during this time included so many people that you don’t see here.

And we were constantly surrounded by His love.

Side by side, we were never alone, never unloved.

Friend, I don’t know what memories will pop up for you today.

My prayer is that you are reminded whatever you are facing, that He is with you.

You are part of His family.

We are family.

Blessings to all this weekend!