tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post7315711854855929861..comments2023-10-18T11:36:31.445-04:00Comments on The Purcell Family: IVF #9: Realizations and PlansStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513886564459740216noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post-66179059935641378502013-11-12T11:57:46.812-05:002013-11-12T11:57:46.812-05:00Re-read this today. The lesson you learned in fait...Re-read this today. The lesson you learned in faith is absolutely what I've been learning this year. I started this year thinking that if I don't just hope and pray with all my might that my mom will beat brain cancer forever, that she will and if I waiver at all it will be my fault that the Lord doesn't heal her. One of my best friends sent me a talk back in April about a young couple who find out the husband has an awful bone cancer right after they got married. One of the general authorities was his MIssion pres, and came to give him a blessing in the hospital. He asked him before the blessing, "Do you have the faith NOT to be healed?" Ever since that talk I have battled that question all year. Do I have the faith for my mom to die from brain cancer. And I've wondered from time to time what kind of a sick twisted God we have if I have to have faith that he will let her die... and recently I discovered that faith is not that God will give you your wish, although we all need to hope for things we need... it's that if things don't turn out how we want (aka my mom dies from this way before we ever thought she would) that I won't die from the broken heart I'll have. I still waiver in this faith now, because who wouldn't with how hard this is... but I know that whatever happens, she will be taken care of by God, and she will always be my mother, and I will see her again someday if I can't now. <br /><br />And now I'm crying, so I'll end this. <br /><br />Love you cousin. You really are spreading your powerful testimony to the far reaches of the world with just a simple blog. You are a force to be reckoned with.Lana // Blog Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374970417238451022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post-24615560980675192702013-10-22T09:06:42.127-04:002013-10-22T09:06:42.127-04:00Thank you so much for these wonderful reminders! ...Thank you so much for these wonderful reminders! I think sometimes we get so stuck in our problems we forget to think about others around us that may be struggling. You are such an inspiration!!Nubia Mejiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086355405689921589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post-318932080736539102013-10-19T05:49:20.393-04:002013-10-19T05:49:20.393-04:00You're perspective and wisdom can be applied e...You're perspective and wisdom can be applied equally to anyone going through any trial. Some of the things you wrote I don't think I had thought of before and you put faith in a new light. You are so courageous and strong. I totally admire you, Steph.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634322113723323038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post-11670077605999364862013-10-09T00:50:13.220-04:002013-10-09T00:50:13.220-04:00These posts are really incredible. You have such a...These posts are really incredible. You have such a peaceful feeling about your writing in this post. Also, that picture is to die for. WHERE was that taken. It's just beautiful.Lana // Blog Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374970417238451022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post-84579537467883686512013-10-07T00:02:49.362-04:002013-10-07T00:02:49.362-04:00What a beautifully written post. Thank you for sha...What a beautifully written post. Thank you for sharing your trials and faith with all of us. It really has been an inspiration as I have been going through my own "stuff" to feel encouraged and uplifted by your stalwart faith. Sophia Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727392872487905923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660959491057041836.post-17291049732590435112013-10-06T23:03:21.232-04:002013-10-06T23:03:21.232-04:00LOVE that picture! Love the rest of it too! :)LOVE that picture! Love the rest of it too! :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362314238659166174noreply@blogger.com