Every student has one subject that’s always a struggle. For me, it’s math. Rarely would a math lesson go by that I didn’t need help, but asking for help is not easy. Before I am willing to ask a teacher for help, I ask myself these three questions:

Have you ever played hard to get? It’s when you like someone—I mean REALLY like someone—but you don’t want them to know you like them. So, what do you do? You act like you don’t like them.

Part of stress management is recognizing that sometimes it’s not a bear. It’s a hamster, but you’re reacting like it’s a bear.

That dog would chase cars all afternoon, leaving him exhausted and standing in the exact same place he started. It frightens me how much I’m like Poochie. My tendency is to live my life like a dog chasing cars.

Dear Lord, Be with me as I face my first cancer treatment. Give my oncologist your discernment not his to pick the kind of chemo that will take this cancer from my body once and forever more.

Jesus, There is nothing that can happen on their cancer path that is not done under your loving care. Please take this fear of the unknown from me for I know YOU!

Listen to Fearless by Jasmine Murray.

Join Karen Tripp as she discusses ways to cope with a cancer recurrence.

Listen to I have This Hope by Tenth Avenue North.

Listen to Still by Hillary Scott and the Scott Family.

Listen to God’s Not Done with You by Tauren Wells.

Join Steve Gruenwald, Director of Work and Wellness at Concordia Plans, as he prays for those dealing with anxiety on their cancer journey.

Do you ever think, “There are no problems, because God is in control”? That’s not quite accurate. The truth is, “Despite the problems, God is in control.”

We don’t like thinking about cancer because it can be a downer. And, do you know how sometimes one negative thought can grow, and the next thing you know your thoughts are spiraling down to “Negative Land”? Sometimes even talking to God about your cancer can seem too much.