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07/09/2026

Throughout my own cancer journey the memory that stands out in my mind above all else is the morning I woke up with my wife praying over my feet. It sounds strange, but I was in about the 11th round of chemo on the first regimen I took and it was taking a toll on my feet. The oxiliplatin was damaging the nerve endings in my feet and causing neuropathy and the entire situation had me depressed. My wife could see that in me and one particular morning decided to lay hands on my feet as I was asleep and pray over them. It meant the world to me and literally made it a totally different day than what I would’ve had otherwise.

I say all of this to encourage everyone; be generous with your prayers. Pray for and pray over family AND friends…..and if you really want to see the world change around you, throw in a stranger every now and then. Ask them specifically what you can pray for on their behalf. I believe there is no greater expression of love than when you offer to help carry someone else’s load in prayer.

05/27/2026

Let’s talk about faith for a moment. I’ve witnessed people with good intentions tell a warrior with a cancer diagnosis that “they just need to have more faith”. Although they mean well, this rarely uplifts the warrior, actually it makes them question if their faith will ever be sufficient and can often cause feelings of despair. The advice sometimes makes one feel like Job when his friends questioned him on what he must’ve done to be afflicted with the many troubles that came his way.

Through my own journey I sought answers to the question, “Does it mean I lack faith when I have times of anxiety or worry?”. It was only after reading the story of Gideon, again, that I began to wrap my mind around how worry interacts with faith.

Gideon was a man chosen by God to defeat the Midianites, a tribe of people that plagued the Israelites and caused them to live in fear. He was extremely resistant and doubtful to what he was called to do, and even after confirmation of him being chosen he still questioned, worried, and asked for further confirmation. Even after further confirmation he was most likely even more concerned when he gathered 30,000 men to accomplish the task he’d been called to lead….only to have God reduce that number to 300, which I’m sure caused even more worry and concern….the difference, I believe, was Gideon’s willingness to pray and seek the Lord with his worry and concern.

Faith doesn’t mean we’re absent of worry, anxiety, or concern. Faith is walked out as we choose to take those things to the Lord in prayer and trust Him to address them for us.

We’re not in this fight alone and faith does not make one impervious to worry or anxiety. The faithful man and woman simply turns those over to the Creator and walks out his faith prayerfully each day.

05/26/2026

This is a love post for all of our caregivers….the unsung heroes of any warrior’s cancer journey.

This picture is one of us taken right after I’d been diagnosed. Needless to say there was a lot of uncertainty and stress at that point in time. The day this picture was taken we were giving each other a hard time in the gym, in a playful spirit like we have for the past 34 years. The banter turned into a challenge of who could do the most pull ups, so we got on each side of the rack and went to knocking them out. She hung in there with me for about 10 pull-ups and then started faltering. That’s when I hooked my feet under hers and we both kept going for several more reps. It was funny at the time and needless to say I kept ribbing her about it when it was finished….but after three years on this cancer journey I think the photo represents who we are more than ever. When things get tough and stressful and we’ve had all we can stand it never fails that the stronger of us in that moment always hooks their feet under the other person and we keep going….together.

Lord, today we pray for not just the warrior, but for the caregivers that walk side by side with their loved ones as they fight. Lord, we pray that you provide them with the strength to “hook their feet” under their warrior when times are difficult. Lord, when they do this we pray that their strength doesn’t become divided by half, but is multiplied ten fold. Lord, today we pray Ecclesiastes 4:12 over our warriors and caregivers. We pray Lord that you send the Holy Spirit to fall on them and provide them with that third chord as you Word says.

“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

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04/05/2026

Happy Easter Facebook friends!

Imagine for a moment the defeat that Mary, Martha, and the disciples felt for the two days after witnessing the crucification of Jesus. They had placed all of their faith in this man that claimed to be the Son of God. They had risked everything to follow him only to wonder if what they had chased for the past three years of their life was for naught. Then imagine for a moment the victory they felt when they found that empty tomb. I say all of this for anyone battling with a challenge in life that seems utterly defeating at times, but especially to the folks in my life that are also dealing with cancer….whether they be the patient or a caregiver….anyone who regularly deals with feelings of defeat and wondering whether or not God is going to show up. Don’t lose faith, don’t lose hope. No matter what you’re going through in those “two days” of a dark period, there’s a brighter day ahead and one that will leave you feeling much like Jesus’ followers felt when they found that empty tomb. Hold fast, that third day is coming.

04/02/2026

Another instance of where it’s at warriors! We live each day in the moment and to the fullest. No one is promised tomorrow and worry only steals today. Keep on keeping on Nat Myers and keep on keeping on to all of our other warriors and caregivers out there! Today is our day if we choose to walk in it.

03/27/2026

This is where it’s at warriors and caregivers!

As we walk through a cancer diagnosis there are often days that we feel like going one more day with the stress and anxiety is more than we can bear.

Just keep putting one foot in front of the other and putting your faith in Jesus. There’s an old tongue in cheek saying….
“Never quit today, always wait until tomorrow”.

One day at a time sweet Jesus, that’s all that I’m asking from you.

03/11/2026

Before Moses could lead a nation, he first had to encounter the eternal God.

Moses responded with doubt.
He questioned his ability.
“Who am I that I should go?”
“What if they don’t believe me?”
“I am not a good speaker.”

But God did not argue with Moses about his weaknesses.

Instead, God gave him one assurance:
“I will be with you.”

Calling is not built on your ability.
It is built on God’s presence.

The burning bush did not appear in a palace.
It appeared in the wilderness.

Sometimes the place that feels like a detour is actually God’s classroom.

What looks like delay can be preparation.

And the ground you are standing on — even in a difficult season —
may be holier than you realize.

Sometimes God calls you not in your greatest moment,
but in the quiet place where He has been preparing you all along.

03/07/2026

Have you experienced true freedom?
Have you experienced true joy?
Have you experienced inexplicable peace?

If not, reach out. Let us share with you the source of these things.

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