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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Fearful (08/23/07)
The fear twisting my stomach made me nauseous as the doctor informed me that my cancer had reached the fourth stage. There was nothing else they could do. I was given two to three weeks to live. I could almost feel the cancer as it spread throughout my body killing off what good cells I had left. I tried to focus on what the doctor was saying, but I could not. What did matter now? My time on this earth was fleeting. Like a freight train, thoughts began to speed through my mind. What would my husband do now? How could I leave me children behind? Had God forgotten me? I jumped as my husband grasped my elbow to lead me from the room. I felt as though I were walking in a dream.

Having arrived home, I stumbled my way through our comfortable home of thirty years. As I made my way to the bedroom, I tried to avoid looking at the pictures of the many smiling faces of family and friends, on the hallway wall, as they seemed to stare at me with sympathy in their eyes. As I entered the bedroom, I dragged my feet the last few steps and fell up on the bed. “Oh dear God!” I cried. Seemingly, I lay there for hours weeping and crying out to God, but after only a short time, I sat up reaching for the worn Bible on my nightstand. Longing for comfort, I opened the Bible and fell upon the book of Psalms. As I began to read I began to weep. “Dear Father,” I sobbed “Thank you for your promise that you will never leave me. No matter what I must go through You will be right there to carry me through.”

Wither shall I go from thy spirit? or wither shall I flee from they presence? Psalms 139:7
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Rhonda Clark
08/31/07
What a great testimony of God's love.

This is a great start. I didn't quite connect with the mc, but would have liked to. Pull me in, make me feel her pain, don't let me just observe. I want to know her anguish. I want to cry with her. I want to want to reach out and hug her.

Good job & keep writing.

Ann FitzHenry
09/02/07
Thank you for this reminder that we are not forsaken. Touching entry!