Might have been the blog post from yesterday...
Or it could have been the guacamole burger from Steak-n-Shake.
But I do know that mom really got it. The truth thing, not the guacamole... She just never said it quite like Jack Nicholson.
And the truth about cancer is that it's brutal. And ugly, and more difficult than just about anything we'll ever face this side of heaven. The truth? Truly, most people just really can't handle it.
Mom understood. And she didn't fault the friends, and family, who couldn't bear to ask her how she was doing...
And that can make a cancer journey the loneliest walk on this planet.
No one should have to do this alone. Ever.
So, as the scene with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson replayed in my mind for the umpteenth time, I realized that there could be A Few Good Men (or Women) out there... Yes?
The kind of men (and women) that stand up for right, who hold the line for those in battle, and who put their brave on to walk this cancer road alongside us, no matter how hard the truth is.
And I know that if you're reading this, you are one of the Few... True?
Might I encourage you this night? If God has placed you on a path with a beloved cancer warrior, then He put you there for a reason... and He will equip you for the task at hand...your purpose is as easy as it is impossible... Love them with all your heart, no matter how brutal, or ugly or difficult the road.
Grace will overcome every heartache...it is the Promise.
You can so do this. I know you can handle the Truth.
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