Wednesday, February 28, 2018

65 My Final Weekly Blog Message (There will be random ones following this but they will not be regularly scheduled.)

Writing is‎ not really my thing.  I have done a lot of writing as I finished my graduation requirements for my PhD in psychology few years ago yet, I still wouldn't call myself a writer.  However, when you have something you need to say, you find way to say it.  For me, right now even though I don't call myself a writer I merely have something I feel God wants me to say which is the reason I have been writing these blogs.

‎ His love and concern for those He has created can be summed up with these simple words – God loves you.  Even this does not seem enough.  I am trying to share my heart and journey with you and hope you will take the opportunity you have in life right now to correct everything between you and the Creator of Life.

I am try to explain my journey with my Saviour and Creator to help you see how much HE gave when he died on the cross and gave His life for you and me simply because HE loves us all so very much.

This experience I am trying to talk about is beyond my understanding and way beyond my little brains ability to handle, PHD or not, but I know it is true because God will never lie about anything.
I do not know of any word that comes close to telling you how much God has done for me in my life.
All of us that live here on this earth will make mistakes and continues to make mistakes.  There is a way out for us.  That way is God and believing in His Son and that He died on the Cross for you and me.  We can ask for forgiveness and we have an opportunity to get our heart right with God now while we are still on this earth.

When I stop and look at my life and the mistakes I have hade and the nonsense I have put Him through and the failure I have been I do not understand why He is so patient and merciful with me.
Since this blog began there are a number of people who continue to tell me they are blessed by the writing.

This is why I write. It's not for my benefit.  It is to Glorify my God and to encourage you and your walk with Him.

I am an English teacher, but don’t judge my grammar, instead look at God's thoughts. It all about Him and nothing about me. Read His thoughts, not my English in case even as an English teacher, I still mess up. I'm not trying to be the perfect English teacher with this writing and Blog, I just went to be a tool for the Lord of what he can do with this heart.  I'll get the language thing down one day. If you are reading this please don't judge the school system for hiring either, my head might not have it all together as time moves forward. I'm not sure I have gotten the grammar correct.

Billy Graham who recently went to his home in heaven, before he died, said “We all die.  I don’t want to escape it I want to go.”

My help comes from you.
By Casting Crowns



This song played Monday as I lay in the MRI machine waiting for the test to run, I was trying anything to entertain myself until the time would pass by and we could move on to the next step.

The doctor told me that the cancer in my brain was growing aggressively and chemo was not helping, more radiation was out of the question and surgery was not a possibility because there were too many spots growing.
Probably around two months from now and my body will likely begin shutting down.

Then, the next step is to wait on God's loving arms to welcome me home for eternity.
Thanks for the walking this journey with me through your thoughts and prayers.

 Please continue those prayers for me and my family as we take the rest of the journey with God's grace and help.

Until such a time, please take a moment to see how your heart matches our God’s heart as He uses life and people to influence us towards Him.

I will write more as I am able to with no promises of how long they will be or often they will come.
At least that is what I have to say for now.  Unless He tells me to write about another experience in life.  So, check back. We are Never done until He walks us through that last breath.
‎Love you all dearly, although never as much as our Creator does.

Addendum (from Dad)
I definitely am not a writer but I want to add a couple of comments.

The first comment I want to add is about something in Debbie’s last blog about her walking in to the office at Moffitt.  When she would ride the wheel chair in she would always get a yellow band on her arm.  She was so determined to go in without that DUMB YELLOW band that we worked for at least two weeks to prepare to enter Moffitt without the yellow band.  We walk about 500 feet to the stop sign and back.  A total of about 1,000 feet.  This 1,000 feet would take her from 50 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes depending how she was feeling that particular day. The day at Moffitt came and she walked in to the doctor’s office and when we told him he looked around looking for the wheelchair.  He did not think she could have done it.  She fulfilled her goal that day.  Praise God for helping her accomplish it.

This past Monday when we finished they told her she did not need to come back in to Moffitt.  There is nothing they can do.
As we were leaving Moffitt Debbie said, “The first time I came in here I rode the wheel chair in.  As I leave this last time I want to WALK out.”  And she did.  It took a while but she walked out all the way to the car.

She did not want to do the blog in the beginning because she did not want people felling sorry for her.  We talked about it so that people would know how to pray specifically for her instead of generically praying.  She wants so much to honor and glorify her Lord and Savior.

Pray for her and us – her family.



6 comments:

  1. Thank you for your consistent spirit and desire to glorify God. Just as you might struggle to put what you want to say into words, so to do we. It's difficult to communicate the full range of emotions I experience as I read your testimony and faith. Know this. God is doing a powerful work of eternal value through you in the lives of many people. Thank you for being his servant. God bless you Debbie.

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  2. Praying for you and the whole family Debbie. We still cherish the time we spent with you both stateside at First Baptist and in Kenya. Patty, Luke, Ben and I want you to know we love you.

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  3. Dear Bob, Betty, and Debbie, This is my second attempt to attach a comment to the blog, so I may not say exactly what I tried to say previously. Debbie, I know that your journey has, in many ways, been easier for you than it has been for your parents. We cannot understand why God allows these things to happen, but He uses them to bring glory to Him. You are certainly doing that through your testimony and your faith in Him. Bob and Betty, my heart (and my eyes) cries for you. I know that you are aware that this journey will end with a temporary separation from the daughter you love so dearly--and I also know that you are aware that Debbie is more God's child than she is yours. Please know that I am praying for all of you, and I love you!

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  4. Debbie, you have obviously braved this journey courageously. I will be praying for you and your parents today. My dad is now praying for each of you as well.

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  5. Debbie - My parents invited me to read your blog and join them as we pray for/with your family. I don't think words adequately describe the emotion, beauty and sadness that I experienced reading your words here. First, thank you for being courageous and honest in this journey. Your willingness to invite us to this place is an honor and the way you write declaring your faith in our precious Creator is so beautiful & humbling. My heart and mind couldn't help but remember catching chameleons together, the games we played while we chased sheep on your property. I remember always wanting a lava lamp because I loved yours and how incredibly smart you always were! I remember making tortilla chips in your kitchen and chasing your dogs around the property. I remember you receiving the award during our youth camps & knowing confidently they picked the right person! You embody the beautiful gift of meekness. That is a gift so VERY few people have and you lived that and many other beautiful attributes to the glory of God. I am thankful to know you & thankful for the example you have lived through a wickedly hard season. Tunakupena Stamper family--always.
    Andrea Priebe (Stirewalt)

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  6. Those were beautiful words Debbie. I did not know that the cancer had progressed to this point. What a faithful and true servant of God you are and have been. I'm sorry you have such a struggle but its apparent your faith is so strong and your desire to see others come to know Jesus is your main desire. I pray the Lord will honor your deepest longings to see souls saved. I will be praying for you as you go through the last part of this journey on earth and that God would comfort your family. We love you all. You are not only our family in Christ but our missionary family. Our hearts hurt for you and your whole family. Thank you for sharing God's love through your life and through your message. Love you. See you on the other side my sister. This is from Lisa but I'm sending it through Steve.

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