Lessons on living and dying from one who did both well
On October 14, 2015 Katie woke up tired and sad on her long road with cancer. What did she do with her feelings in that state? She canvassed the book of Job in the Bible, and wrote out verse after verse in her journal. Those who believe that religion offers only a crutch to people… Continue reading Surveying The Book Of Job In Sadness | S01E41
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Katie Hubbard began her journal entries in October 2015 facing her greatest anxieties with cancer. Her greatest anxieties happened not to be the normal ones: a fear of death or the probability of pain. She was most anxious about how her family would fare in her absence. From the devotional book, Jesus Calling, she heeded… Continue reading “Cast All Your Anxieties On Him Because He Cares For You” S01 | E40
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Katie Hubbard was feeling the stress of cancer and parenting, yet she believed that every circumstance coming at her had been filtered through the hands of a loving Heavenly Father. Some people assume that is a cop out when you can’t explain the bitterness of life. Others say things like this when they are desperately… Continue reading “These Circumstances Are Father-Filtered” S01 | E39
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Home from Mexico, Katie Hubbard was beginning a new alternative therapy for cancer that left her feeling pretty bad. She had gone through all the traditional regimens of chemo and radiation, and she was searching for any alternative that might extend her life for the sake of her kids. Though none of us knew it… Continue reading “I Haven’t Even Felt Good Enough To Tell People That I Felt Bad” S01 | E38
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Katie Hubbard faced some powerful internal doubts about moving from Illinois to Wisconsin while her health was failing, but she decided to rely on God’s facts instead of her fears. She found assurance of God’s power and providence from Habakkuk 3:19 and Isaiah 48:17. She regarded these promises as facts to be relied upon, not… Continue reading “Never Change God’s Facts Into Wishes or Prayers” S01 | E37
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In late August 2015, Katie Hubbard was struggling to hold on to hope in the face of mounting discouragements with cancer. Life was moving full-speed ahead with her oldest child beginning college and all the demands of preparing to move from Illinois to Wisconsin. You can hear in her journals how deeply she longed for… Continue reading “Please Help Me Stay Pliable and Tender, Not Hard and Bitter” S01 | E36
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Katie Hubbard really wanted to trust the Lord moving forward … with cancer treatment, with building a new home, with life! In this episode, she journals her way through several of the pressures she was feeling, not the least of which was how we would pay for our new home in Wisconsin. In the midst… Continue reading “Lord, I Really Want To Trust You Moving Forward” | S01E35
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As Katie Hubbard thought about the demands of moving from Illinois to Wisconsin, she also thought about the prospect of true rest when the Lord called her home. She wasn’t exactly facing the hope of heaven with serenity. Rather, she was fighting through constant anxiety and fear to lay hold of the promises of God.… Continue reading “My Days Will Be Fulfilled And Then I Will Rest” S01 | E34
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In this week’s podcast, Katie Hubbard can be found building a fire with her seven year old son, Joe, and pondering what it means to live without fear for your kids in the face of cancer. We were visiting Wisconsin from Illinois, as we made preparations to move to a new place, so Katie could… Continue reading “I Can’t Not Move Forward Because I Am Afraid For My Children” S01 | E33
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Almost no entry Katie Hubbard wrote during her final year of life captures her heart and highest values like the words from July 25, 2015. Only four words say so much. Katie characteristically addresses herself directly to the Lord, in gratitude that she was home from Mexico and together with the kids again. I imagine… Continue reading “Dear Lord, Home. Together” S01 | E32
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