Why am I writing a book?

Do you remember back in high school when a really cool song would come out and you instantly fell in love with it? You couldn’t wait to hear it play on the radio. You loved the beat, the lyrics, the way it made you feel. You could listen to it over and over and over and just couldn’t get enough.

And then, as days passed, you became full of the song and your excitement for the lyrics faded as they were replaced with enjoyment for a new, different, better song. This is a cycle of music. A song hits #1 on your personal billboard and within a short time, it’s replaced by another song and begins to move down the charts to an imminent drop-off.

{By the way, here is the Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1996, the year I graduated from highschool}

Well, as I reflect on my story over the past few years (the fear, the sickness, the terminal diagnosis, the miracle, the personal growth, the love the Lord brought to me and the fierce desire to know Him and teach and tell others of what He has done in my life)… I think of you.

I think of some of you who do not know my story and others who know the basics: that I “had a brain tumor” and now I’m well. And then I think of all of you that don’t know the intimate, profound fear that ruled my world for years: that I would not live to raise my kids. Some of you don’t know how the Lord blessed me with a breathtaking experience that would change all of that forever. And I have lived to tell the story, so I am.

This is my book. This is how I’m making sure that what I went through isn’t another “billboard song” in my life, isn't just another passing phase, but is a forever life-changing experience. My story has “God” written all over it. It did then, and it does now. I am writing my story so it does not fade like a song on a top ten hits chart. I don't ever want to forget what God did for me.

What is the song in your life? Are you fighting to keep passion in your marriage? Are you struggling to maintain your health? Is it a battle to enjoy your children with the same passion you had when they were younger? Maybe God brought you through something dramatic, too, but the lessons you learned (that you SWORE you'd never forget) are starting to fade. May I encourage you? There are things in this life worth fighting for. In this ever-changing, always spinning, fast-paced world, stand strong for the things in life that should not fade like a one-hit wonder. Prioritize and FIGHT for the things that really matter.

My faith, my relationship with the Lord, my marriage and my kids are my top priorities in life. What are your top priorities? Are they what they should be? If not, it’s never too late. The God I serve is a God of second chances. I am living proof of that.