by Jeannie Schmidt | May 17, 2022 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor
If your loved one is diagnosed with cancer, the pit in your stomach is real. You think, “This can’t get any worse!” And then…it does. As you begin to share the reality of your journey with others, oh dear-sweet-humans, they say unhelpful things. I don’t think they...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Apr 4, 2022 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor, Rough Seas of Crisis, Wellness
What gives you hope? Grab-onto-it, change-your-outlook hope. Where do you find hope when life is hard? Really hard. Like cancer hard? How do you renew your hope in hard times? I find hope in nature. In winter it’s the fresh, pure snow, in summer it’s the warmth of the...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Feb 10, 2021 | Emotional Wellness, Making Peace With Your Past, Personal Growth
I collect quotes about courage. And I love to read stories about people facing down impossible odds to find victory. I used to think those people were different than me…that they had some special, solid core that helped them to be more courageous. Nope. They doubted...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Dec 2, 2020 | Divine Drift, Making Peace With Your Past, Personal Growth, Spiritual Wellness
Did you read about the woman who cured cancer? Totally wiped it off the map? Removed that horrible disease from existence? Wait. No. None of us have read about the cure for cancer because it hasn’t happened yet. And I wonder if fears are to blame. What if our “cancer...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Nov 16, 2020 | Emotional Wellness, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
Think of someone in your life who has had a rough past. They were injured and it seems they “walk” through life with a limp. Now, you don’t judge them. Life dealt them a complicated hand. You look on them with love and compassion. At the same time, …don’t answer...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Nov 9, 2020 | Divine Drift, Emotional Wellness, Spiritual Wellness
Do you like a scary movie or a giant rollercoaster? As the mother of two boys, I was always awaiting the next slimy thing, spider, or “boo” from behind the door. I don’t love surprises. It stirs up that fear “muscle” in me. When you think of fear, do you think of it...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Nov 9, 2020 | Power in Praise, Spiritual Wellness
Life is challenging. It can be hard to have faith in the midst of difficulty and uncertainty. But God won’t leave you there. One way to move from fear to faith is to pray the promises of God from His word. Jesus modeled it for us. Speak God’s word to Him and stand...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Oct 6, 2020 | Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor
Let me guess…no one checked with you to see if now would be a good time for you to battle cancer? It just got dumped into your lap. During an already crazy time! That’s the way it was for me. Both times! Yep, I’m a two-time cancer survivor, and neither time did...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Sep 23, 2020 | Personal Growth, Rough Seas of Crisis
I rarely doubt that God is there. He’s like the joyous, peaceful worship music providing the soundtrack to my life. But for some seasons of my life, God’s voice (that music) is harder to hear. I hear it softly in the background. And I need to crank the volume to make...
by Jeannie Schmidt | Aug 11, 2020 | Cancer Survivor, Emotional Wellness
If I had a spotlight in my backyard…one that could shine past the giant trees to the river, but I never plugged it in would it still be powerful? Sitting in the dark is it fulfilling its purpose? If I have access to the One who made me and knows what tomorrow brings,...
