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Cancer and Faith

25 May 2010 By Amber In Cancer, Faith, Life

I think many of you know my story but if you don’t click here for a quick catch me up.

I know this post is a little scattered. There is so much I wanted to say but I tried not to write a novel.

Our faith before Mark got sick was solid. We were both raised in the Church but we weren’t forced into anything we both believed and were challenged by the word. When I was 16 I took a 3 month mission trip to Honduras the rocked my world. Mark had deep and true Bible knowledge (history of the whys and wheres) that made me jealous and was a challenge to me. We both lived out our faith daily but after he was diagnosed, we both became very outspoken in our faith. In the words of Mark :

“Amber and I will keep living one day at a time and trusting in God to guide us through this trial, all the way to the end. I will be cured, if it will be with earthly life or with a new body in heaven, that is up to God. My hope is in the Lord.”

That really says it all…to be honest from the beginning Mark and I felt that the Cancer would be the end of his life here on earth, we just didn’t know when. Here is one of my quotes:

Thank you for all of your prayers and e-mails of support we really appreciate it. We know that we have a mighty God controlling Marks future but it is good to know you all are petitioning on his behalf. THANKS!

We were simply praying for God’s will. It was so clear to us that the only reason were able to stay strong was because God was our strength. I’m not saying there wasn’t bad days there was, but over all we kept positive.<br>

Anyway back to the point. It seems like If this tragedy in my life has ever affected my faith it has been now, after Mark passed away. When he was sick it was clear that I wasn’t in control but now I’m trying to control everything, instead of leaving it in God’s hands. God and MAC are helping me with this and I seem to be calming down.

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One of my biggest fears after all this was anything doctor related, however last time I went to the doctor my Blood Pressure was normal PTL!

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A while back we (Mark and I) were asked about doubt and if all of this caused doubt in our faith. Our answer was this, “Why would Mark getting sick cause us to doubt in God. The faith we have in him is that he loves us so much that he sent his Son to die for us, to die for me and my sins. The fact that Mark got sick doesn’t change that basic fact. No matter how bad life gets nothing will change the fact that He died for me.

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Stay strong in your faith. Don’t let the worries of today take away the truth of Christs love.

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Dry erase board w/ Changeable Background

24 May 2010 By Amber In Crafts

~For those of you coming over from Scrappy Gifts WELCOME! I wanted to let you know 2 things. First come back on Monday to see the new background I made for this. Two come and check out my giveaway! Thanks for stopping by.

I’m really excited about this because it is the first project where I don’t have to credit anyone else for the idea. Unfortunately I didn’t take many pictures but its really easy so NBD. So you may or may not know that glass and dry erase markers work together really well. I found a 12×12 inch frame at the craft store on clearance for $3.50 and got to work. First I took out the glass and backer and then primed and painted it a Copper brown.

While that was drying I found a 12×12 piece of cream paper and 4 other coordinating papers. (Trying to keep them fairly simple since they were going to be the background.) Then I punched 5 large holes out of 2 of the papers and 1 small hole. With one other paper I cut all 6 small holes. The 4th Paper is for the stems.

Then I simply shaped them as flowers and used scrap booking tape to adhere them to the background.

Lastly I attached the glass to the frame using gorilla glue so that when I wrote on it it wouldn’t move!

I plan on changing the backgrounds with the seasons…or if I get board sooner….

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My First (and second) blog award.

22 May 2010 By Amber In Food, Happy Thoughts, Life, Uncategorized

Ok this is my first major blog fail….I think.

I received this award a few weeks ago from Bec at the i heart blog and on Thursday I got it from Jen at Hamster Central. So I guess I better get my butt in gear huh?

Here are 7 very random things about me

1. I’ve donated my hair to Locks of Love 3 times and I’m working on my 4th! I’ve donated 16, 12 and 10 inches.

This was the last time I donated in 2008.

2. I hate rooster decorations. It’s kind of an inside joke with Mark’s family now. Our house had rooster wall paper and it drove me nuts. I finally re painted and got rid of it but from then on every time we go shopping they point out every rooster. In fact look what ‘R’ got me for my birthday:

3. I where black ALOT its a part of my job we need to where dark contrasting colors. So every day I’m either wearing a black top or black pants to work. ‘R’ once joked that it looked like I worked for a funeral home.

4. I have lived in 13 different houses/apartments and one hotel (my parents ran it) in 27 years. (No, I’m not an Army kid)

5. I went on a mission trip to Honduras and lived there for 3 months when I was just 16.

6. The choice to make sign language my major in collage was a 2 min decision and it was one of the best ones I’ve ever made.

This is me after interpreting for Point of Grace.

7. I love Asian food here are some of my faves Beef and Potato (Vietnamese) Pad Thai (Thai) Kim chi, Bulgogi, Mandu, Jap-chae (Korean) So I guess its a good thing I married MAC (he is 1/2 Korean.)

Ok now for my nominations!

1. This is my best Friend Jessica’s blog it does a great job of talking about her Son how has a very rare disorder and the trials and victories in their life. http://cjvanschepen.blogspot.com/

2. Wendi has a great perspective on life and also has a son with some challenges. http://www.miraculouschaos.blogspot.com/

3. Sarah is a very thoughtful woman who talks about life, kids and faith. http://lifeintheparsonage.blogspot.com/

4. Sachiko is the crafty girl I wish I was. http://tearosehome.blogspot.com/

5. Lindsey runs one of my favorite stores and has a fun blog to boot! http://lindseycheney.blogspot.com/

6. Cathy is a woman after my own heart proclaiming “lets be green together” http://letsbegreentogether.blogspot.com/

7. Jody has very thoughtful Biblicaly based posts at least once a week! http://treasuretotreasure.blogspot.com/

8. Melanie is a green mom with great faith. Her posts very in theme but they are all great. http://jonathanandmelanie.blogspot.com/

9. Jamee is a woman living whit the new normal, living with many things that have changed her life. She does great reviews of gluten free foods. http://www.anewkindofnormal.com/

10. Jaimie has a C.R.A.F.T blog that should be enough right there, but many of them are redo’s of things she has around the house, better yet! http://craftingreallyawesomefreethings.blogspot.com/

11. Abigail is another greenie and a vegetarian out of necessity. Check her out she is one of my new favorites. http://thehealthyhappychicka.blogspot.com/

12. I first met Holly Renee on The Blog Frog and quickly became a fan of the way she thinks, therefore I really like her blog. http://www.loveimaginecreate.com/

13. Becki has a great shop and a blog with tutorials for hair! In fact I have one of her ideas in my hair right now! http://www.whippycake.com/

14. Nicole has a craft blog and I think her tag line says it all. “A collection of my attempts at a handmade life, and my favorites from others.” http://createanddelegate.blogspot.com/

15. Janae has a great project going for her daughers, real letters from real woman talking about life. Check it out. http://www.pimde.com/

So for those of you who just won here are the rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic! (in no particular order…)

4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.

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Bec

A shopping deal!

21 May 2010 By Amber In Uncategorized

Hi everyone,

Because of your interest in the giveaway items Lindsey and Kara have decided to give you all 15% discounts to their stores!

Woo Hoo! I might just use this one myself

So Click on either one of the banners go shopping and use the code lifelovegreen for 15% off!

FYI Kara from Love for Earth will either refund the money if paid via paypal, or revise invoice, whichever you prefer. Just leave a note in the “notes for seller part.”