"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12 (NIV)Recently, I noticed again the many mementos of "
Hope" that others had given me while I was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. My mind went back to the times when hope was needed to carry me through and to continue trusting in God for healing.
My sisters had designed a beige baseball cap with the word "
Hope" embroidered on it for the first "mini-walk of hope" they had organized. The "O" is a stylized sunflower, which is the symbol of
Ovarian Cancer Canada.
http://www.ovariancanada.org/ I now wear this hat when I do yard work.
At the suggestion of a blog reader, my sisters had contacted
"The Lydia Project" and arranged for them to send me one of their bags. Mine is a small fabric bag with the word "
Hope" embroidered on it. It contained many items including words of hope and encouragement.
http://www.thelydiaproject.org/ I now use this bag to carry my shoes and water bottle to "
Curves".
A friend gave me an angel figurine by "
Eden's Angels" called "
Hope"; her arms are folded against her chest as in prayer. I have this figurine displayed in my living room along with another angel
called "
Freedom", which she gave me the day after I finished my treatments.
I have a white t-shirt with the word
Hope on it, which was from the first "mini-walk of hope" that my sisters had organized. I also have a yellow t-shirt with the same symbol on it from last year's "mini-walk of hope". I now wear these t-shirts when I exercise at
"Curves".
When I was again hospitalized this past fall, my sister gave me her "
Hope" word sculpture. My sisters again hoped for healing and this represented their hope for me. I now have that sculpture displayed in my living room.
I am thankful for these mementos of "
Hope" for they act as reminders of the faithfulness of God.
"What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see." Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
