Female in Motion

I belong to a wonderful cancer support organization, called WhatNext. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, this group provides encouragement and information to all types of cancer patients and survivors. A member, who recently had a double mastectomy, attended an important meeting at the insurance company, where she works. A loud and completely rude woman commented that my friend would no longer be able to check "female" on the gender box of the enrollment form. Crushed, the WhatNexter shared her horrifying experience with our group. Unlike the cretin from her office, we supported her...and showed her grace. Grace begins with Jesus Christ. He IS grace, but it is not limited to Him. We can show grace to others, too. According to Finney's Systematic Theology, growing in grace takes two important ingredients: knowledge of the Bible and intense passion for the subject. These two seeds will germinate to produce the lovely fruit of grace in our lives. When I ...

Me and my buddy, O.F. Ballew, doing the Survivor Walk. Female in Motion and her beloved Hubster at our local Relay For Life 2013. Arkansas City celebrated its 12th annual Relay For Life in Wilson Park yesterday. The American Cancer Society's event is special to me. I led a team in 2012, and this year The Hubster and I walked the Survivor Lap. A whole lot of stuff has happened to me in the past year. I've done a lot of growing up, and God has shown me some amazing truths about myself, my life, my friends and Him. I'm grateful for each moment.

(Video courtesy of Samantha LaFantasie)  The Arkansas City Relay for Life event was held last Friday night at Wilson Park. There were five strong women on the Female in Motion team: my mom, Marilyn, my sister, Donna, my friends, Deanne and Samantha, and me. Our support team was there, too: The Hubster, my nephew, Nick, my cousin, Darci, our friends, Mark and Julie, and Sam's husband, Phil.  It was worth it. All the planning, shopping, coordinating, going to meetings, emailing and cajoling people to donate, dragging all the stuff to the park, and stressing...it was worth it. When I put on my Survivor t-shirt and held The Hubster's hand as we walked with everyone who was affected by cancer, I realized the reason I had done all of this. To make an impact in my community against cancer. Cancer is random. It strikes whomever it pleases. To try to make some sense out of this chaotic time in my life, I felt a purpose in organizing a Relay for Life team. It was humbling to...