Perseverance and your Posse
What you talkin’ bout, Stef? What do you mean posse? Well, in sticking with words that start with the letter “P”, this fit. What I mean is FRIENDS.
Hands down, there is no way to persevere unless you have a strong support of family and friends. To me, it is an impossibility. I [...]
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Perseverance and Patience
Who thinks that our time on earth is ours? I don’t think so. Every day is a gift and God is calling the shots. Let’s face it. At one time or another, we have all thought that we were/are invincible. I know I did. Up until about a year ago. My life was [...]
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Perseverance and Pain
In my world, there are three types of pain. They are physical, mental, and financial. Persevering through any one of these at a time is hard enough. Try persevering through all three at once.
As I have said before, cancer is a cruel disease. It wrecks havoc on your life and family. It is [...]
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Not sure why this has been tugging at me for a few days now, but I feel compelled to share my thoughts on persevering. Let’s face it, persevering is a way of life for me now. So what is perseverance? Here are a few tidbits to get our heads around this.
Perseverance is the hard work [...]
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…to ask how you would die, would you ask that question? Tough one, huh. Disclaimer: this is not meant to be a morbid post. I am in a very good mental state right now. Just sharing my curiosity and thoughts.
I asked that question yesterday at my oncology appointment. It [...]
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Thanks to our good friend Kelly for this one…
There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head. “Well,” she said, “I think I’ll braid my hair today!” So she did and she had a wonderful day.
The next day she [...]
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Just got this from a friend of mine, and thought I would share it. I would hope that, in my current situation, I am a coffee bean. At least I will try to be more like the coffee bean. Enjoy the read…
A young woman went to her mother and told her about [...]
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Warning: Straight talk ahead…
Today is Wednesday, January 23, 2008. So what you say? Today is a significant day for me. Six month ago today, I was officially diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. So, is today really significant? I do not want to celebrate, because then I am celebrating [...]
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As I reflect on this past year, I realize that God is in total control (and not me, as I would like to think). It has been an interesting year for the Tarapchak family. It started with Stef being in the hospital with a bad case of pneumonia for a few days. [...]
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So I go to the Columbus Blue Jackets game last night with my buddy Aaron, from Arms Wide Open. The Jackets lose 4-3 in overtime. Oh well, we still had a great time and the conversation is always great with Aaron.
On the way home, we were talking about various things and we landed [...]
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