Kickin' Cancer in the Rump!

Race Day! Dawn, Mom and I completed the Rumpshaker 5K this morning. It was a very cold morning but beautiful. We had a great walk and are so proud of Mom! She finished in less than an hour and kept her pace the entire race. I love the picture of her crossing the finish line, knowing what she overcame to be there.

I will never forget the day we found out Mom had colon cancer. I know there hasn’t been anything that I have prayed more faithfully for in my life than I did for her to get better. There was a completely helpless feeling that came over me that day reminding me that I was not the one in control. This would be the time in my life that my faith would be tested as I watched my mom endure surgery, chemotherapy and hospital stays. It was also the time in my life that I learned that God works miracles everyday. He is in all things from the big picture to the smallest details. Our entire family was blessed and encouraged over the next year as mom went through her treatments. Watching someone you love experience chemotherapy that then leaves with something as debilitating as rheumatoid arthritis is gut wrenching, but I am so thankful that Mom serves a God who loves her even more than I do.

I turned on my I-Pod as we started our race this morning. Steven Curtis Chapman’s, “Moment Made for Worshipping” was the first song I heard. I didn’t really think much about the significance of the song at first, but as I heard the chorus I was actually crying. This morning really was an opportunity to thank God for my mom, what she has overcome and where she is today.

Finished!! Way to go Mom...We're so proud of you!!!

This is a moment made for worshipping

Cause this is the moment I'm alive

And this is the moment I was made to sing

A song of living sacrifice

For every moment that I live and breathe

This is a moment made for woshipping!