HAVING COFFEE WITH JESUS

Welcome to my primary cancer fighting facility. This is my reading corner at home. Every morning, I have "coffee with Jesus." I am fortunate enough to have my great-grandmother's chair. Over 75 years old, this isn't the most comfortable chair in the world, but I choose it because it is fully covered by the prayers of three generations of my family heritage of praying women. My great-grandmother (Lillian LeClaire Smith), my precious Mamma (Olga Maye Smith Gregory), and the best Mom a girl could have (Billie Jo Rodenberg Gregory) all used this chair. I feel completely at peace encircled by the intercessions of these praying women. Since God is not bound by our finite limits of time and space, I know that the prayers of these women in past decades still cover me today. In my corner, I have placed all the cards and encouraging notes I have received from my friends, the blanket and teddy bear ("Hope Lollar") that was given to me by my sweet student, and a vision wall of positive phrases and scripture. My Bibles, prayer journal, devotional and Bible study materials are in the shelf next to the chair. My WM notebook containing every piece of scientific information I have found in my research about Waldenstrom's sits next to the Bibles. My health notebook (which contains all my pathology reports) lays under my prayer journal. Christian music is always playing in the background. In this chair, I feed my mind, my soul, and my heart. (And a little caffeine sure doesn't hurt!) Welcome to my world and please, keep praying for me.