Great is His Faithfulness

It was a year ago ..... 
A year ago I was dealing with severe, daily heart palpitations.
A year ago I was reeling from the knowledge that my best friend was soon to be beginning the biggest battle of her life -- Stage IV breast cancer.
A year ago I learned that the little bump in my neck meant a cancer battle of my own.
It was a year ago that I shared with my church family, extended family, and friends that I would be undergoing major surgery and subsequent radiation.  The response was the same over and over again ... "What??!"
A year ago I noticed children got out of my path .... afraid of catching this dreaded disease - cancer.
A year ago I was downing so much herbal Hawthorne Berry tincture (the only thing I found that brought any measure of relief to my crazy heart) that my throat literally burned and my tongue grew numb.
A year ago I was floating on the paddle boats with my daughter and just weeped for the unknown of my dearest friend.
And ....
It was a year ago that He showed me this -- His immeasurable tender mercies.
As His Word promised, I was "not consumed for His compassions never fail."  Yes indeed, "they were new every morning.  Great is His faithfulness!" (Lamentations 3:22-23).
Today I stand in awe.
I am so thankful for God's provisions, for His blessings, and for His miracles.  
My dear friend is in remission today -- living life to its fullest and praising Him for the value of each day.  She is nearby again where I can love on her and her family a little bit more.  This in and of itself is a miracle.
I am healthy, living, thankful, and cancer free.  My surgery and treatment now seem as if they were just a small blip on the map of life.  I know more "blips" will follow  ..... but for now I'm trying to cherish each day.
A new year is ahead of me.  New challenges.  New joys.  New sorrows.  New learning and growing. Great is His faithfulness!
"Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!"
-- Great is Thy Faithfulness