Strength Renewed: Meditations for Your Journey Through Breast Cancer

by Corder, Shirley

• ISBN13: 9780800720230
• ISBN10: 0800720237
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-10-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Nothing can sap a person's strength and hope quite like a cancer diagnosis--unless it is the energy-stealing chemotherapy and surgeries faced in the fight against cancer. But one can find hope and strength in the pages of Scripture and in the experience of someone who has been there. Strength Renewed is an encouraging devotional for those living in the valley of cancer. Meditations combine Scripture and stories from the author's own experience and can be read in sequential order to move the reader through a typical cancer journey from diagnosis through treatment. Each devotion also stands on its own, so readers can go directly to the entry that speaks to their need. Each devotional includes a short prayer and a Scripture verse for encouragement.

Author Biography

Shirley Corder is a registered nurse and a breast cancer survivor who has a passion for helping others as they go through treatment. She is a contributing author to several Guideposts anthologies and has published a number of devotionals. She fives in South Africa.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 8
Introduction	p. 10
The Clock Is Ticking	p. 14
Search for Peace	p. 16
It's Not Easy	p. 18
I Wasn't Born Brave	p. 20
In Need of a Miracle	p. 22
Let's Be Real	p. 24
Who's to Blame?	p. 26
Role Reversal	p. 28
A Secret Weapon	p. 30
The Writing on My Hands	p. 32
Please Pray for Me	p. 34
My True Value	p. 36
You Still There, Lord?	p. 38
Are You Not God?	p. 40
A Win-Win Situation	p. 42
Joy? Now?	p. 44
The Bigger Plan	p. 46
A Lion-Sized Gift	p. 48
A Long Wait	p. 50
Against All Odds	p. 52
Trip to Heaven	p. 54
The Clay Lamp	p. 56
All One Body	p. 58
Friends in Deed	p. 60
Get Back on the Beam	p. 62
It's Too Much!	p. 64
Long Toenails and All	p. 66
A Work of Art	p. 68
Unworthy, but Loved	p. 70
Overcoming Challenges	p. 72
Tattoos Are Forever	p. 74
I Feel like a Grasshopper	p. 76
A Strange Place to Worship	p. 78
Bring in the Artillery	p. 80
Time Out	p. 82
I Feel So Alone	p. 84
Company in the Storm	p. 86
I Hate Roller Coasters!	p. 88
Need to Focus	p. 90
Over the Edge	p. 92
Open My Eyes, Lord	p. 94
Lymphedema	p. 96
Where's My Harp?	p. 98
A Fishy Gift	p. 100
An Unlikely Neighbor	p. 102
A Good Hair Day	p. 104
What Do I Want?	p. 106
Write It Down	p. 108
Learning the Hard Way	p. 110
My Will Be Done	p. 112
God, Where Are You?	p. 114
Skateboarding	p. 116
Hit the Dirt!	p. 118
New Every Morning	p. 120
Is There a Future?	p. 122
Journaling with God	p. 124
I Can't Go On	p. 126
Help My Unbelief!	p. 128
Forever in Sight	p. 130
Lousy Timing	p. 132
Not the Way I Expected	p. 134
I Need You	p. 136
A Tough Decision	p. 138
Running a Marathon	p. 140
Friends Who Count	p. 142
Snug as a Bird	p. 144
Why Am I So Tired?	p. 146
Teach Me to Fly	p. 148
The Face in the Mirror	p. 150
Unlikely Messenger	p. 152
Sword at the Ready	p. 154
Proud for the Right Reasons	p. 156
Goodness and Love	p. 158
Divine Roller Coaster	p. 160
The Unappreciated Gift	p. 162
What Do You Mean, "It's Over"?	p. 164
Starting Over	p. 166
Angels Unaware	p. 168
A Lesson from Nature	p. 170
Tiny Steps	p. 172
Live in the Now	p. 174
Who Am I?	p. 176
Absolute Guarantee	p. 178
New Life	p. 180
A Living Tapestry	p. 182
Beware of the Little Foxes	p. 184
New Values	p. 186
A Time to Be Patient	p. 188
Something Good? You're Kidding	p. 190
New Relationship	p. 192
Finale: Live like an Eagle	p. 196
Helpful Scriptures	p. 198
Recommended Reading	p. 203
Help Them to Help Us	p. 205
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