Crawfish remind me of little worms in armor... yet a hiding place was provided for the little creature when it became alarmed.

I called her because I already knew she was the one. She has multiple myeloma, and has walked this road before me.

May God lead each of us to someone who needs comfort. To someone who needs our presence in their lives... even if just for a moment.

God took me on a significant detour last year... But it wasn't just a detour; it was a side quest. A holy mission.

As I write this, I am sitting in the hospital infusion center, waiting for my immunotherapy infusion. They give me Rituximab every other...

Be on the lookout for fellow smokers-- those plucked from the fire and still smelling of smoke. Offer a helping hand. Or a hug. Or whatever.

Many of us are walking in treacherous places right now.

Our tendency is to question God's orders; or sometimes, whether we got them from God in the first place!

In my dream, I was in a hospital corridor, and was returning to see my friends when I came across a hole cut in the wall...

My wife and I have been together for twenty-six years, but this is our first Thanksgiving...

That's the hardest part, isn't it? The unknown. Sometimes we get answers immediately, sometimes not. (Sometimes never.)

I have to appear at the hospital every day at 6:45 am for testing and examination. That's the hard part. The easy part is the Hope Lodge!

As I think about Harvey Dent, the comic book villain and Batman foe known as Two-Face, I am reminded of some of us as we go through life.

I know God heals. Sometimes through his hand, sometimes through doctors... and sometimes through calling us home to heaven...

"Taking a real rest." That sounds pretty good, God! And that's where God has me right now. A place of rest. It's not heavy or ill-fitting.

More swamps. Just like the passage I read this morning. "More Fire Swamp, God, with quicksand hazards and Rodents of Unusual Size?"

So my question for you is, what's your status? 'Going it alone with your anchor dragging, or are you in safe harbor with other believers?

Sometimes God requires hard things. He gives us missions or puts us in circumstances that require us to be resolute.

Original Song "Unexpected Surprises", written after my super successful stem cell harvesting.

"Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift..." 2 Corinthians 12:9