tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697753428956439076.post5253968290066513115..comments2023-07-04T03:43:34.721-05:00Comments on Jerri L. Kelley: The Easiest Hard RoadJerri Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809633414309521687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697753428956439076.post-65117958039525203072016-09-28T21:52:00.352-05:002016-09-28T21:52:00.352-05:00Oh, Donna! I have been wondering about you. My hea...Oh, Donna! I have been wondering about you. My heart...I am speechless. I am so sorry, and yet, even as I type that, I know the other side of the crucible, but I am sorry this is your crucible.<br /><br />Beautiful friend, how can I encourage and uplift you? Do you still have my email? If so, can you send me your snail mail address?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697753428956439076.post-23774361895379259572016-09-28T21:17:37.123-05:002016-09-28T21:17:37.123-05:00Oh Jerri... It's been a long time since I comm...Oh Jerri... It's been a long time since I commented, but I've been reading. :) You're blogging about my life, here! I'm currently going through treatment for breast cancer. This wasn't in my plan for the year... or any other year, actually! But here I am. Yesterday I reached the mid-point of my chemo treatment, so I'm feeling pretty yuck. On my side of the world, it's spring. I'm a gardener, and everything is budding and blossoming and quickening with life, and normally I'd be planting seeds and in the thick of it. This year is different. This year, I'm the seed that has been planted. Most of the things that bring joy to my life and are my identity, have been stripped off my life, and I'm down to the bare essentials. But God says to me: Peace, be still. It's a hard road, to be sure. And I'm not enjoying very much of it. But I'm seeing little glimpses of the love and tenderness of God along the way, particularly in the love and care I and my family are receiving from our community. Yes, it's the valley of the shadow of death... but I will fear no evil, for Your rod and staff comfort me. Donna C from NZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com