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Like most people, as I am putting away my Christmas decorations, I am
a little sad that the holidays are over. Unlike most people, I am thrilled
that I get to see another year start and am excited about the possibilities
of another new year simply because I am STILL ALIVE to participate in
LIFE!!!

Cancer does that to a person… you really never know how long you will be here
and when it all stops for you so you simply EMBRACE LIFE and LIVE IT!! I am
struck by the fact that when I read the newspaper every day that the first
thing that I check is the obituaries. No, I am not looking for my name..but I
look for my friends who have sat in the chairs beside me while we have done
chemo treatments over the last few months. The sad thing is that I usually
recognize many names and faces of those that I have come to know and love.

I often wonder why after almost 8 years of chemo treatments that I am still here
and why God has blessed me in such an awesome way!!! You see, I feel great
and continue to work full time and travel and am getting ready to go on a mission
trip to Guatmala in March. I still do chemo every other week, but I am still here!!

I now look at life differently.. I see life as a gift from God and I don’t ever want to
take it for granted. When something bad happens to me or I am having a bad day,
I simply remember that my friends that are now gone, would love to have a bad
day or face the trouble that I am experiencing. It is all a matter of perspective.

How do you look at life? Do you feel like damaged goods? Or do you feel like God
has given you a special gift…the gift of LIFE!! This year is a new year with new
challenges and experiences and I for one can’t wait to greet each new day!!

We don’t know what tomorrow holds, but we know WHO holds tomorrow……