Lessons on living and dying from one who did both well
As Katie Hubbard faced the challenges of radiation and the fear of losing her life to cancer, she told the Lord what she often told me. If she only had her own interests in mind, she would choose heaven in a heartbeat. Her concerns were all for us, especially the children. So what do you… Continue reading “I Would Choose Heaven This Afternoon” S03 | E04
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Stress and anxiety have a way of driving us forward while blinding us to reality. Katie Hubbard was experiencing massive anxiety as she faced radiation, but she was beginning to analyze the deeper cause of her stress. In her own words: “I think I have come to the crux of my anxiety: ‘Thy will be… Continue reading “I Can’t Make God Do My Will” S03 | E03
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After Katie Hubbard’s diagnosis with recurrent breast cancer, she struggled to take every stressful thought captive. The idea behind this comes from 2 Corinthians 10:5, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” In its original… Continue reading “Take Captive Every (Stressful) Thought” S03 | E02
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For me (Norman Hubbard), it’s an emotional start to a new season of the podcast. Today is the 7th anniversary of Katie’s passing, and it falls very close to the time of year when she was diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer ten years ago. Opening up her journals and this chapter of our life together… Continue reading “Even There” S03 | E01
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Katie closed her journal entries for 2009 by reflecting on a December that was a fitting end to a hard year! Everyone in our family got sick with strep the week before Christmas. We were so sick we could not even celebrate Katie’s birthday (which happened to be our anniversary). However, everyone was back on… Continue reading “Deeply Happy and Profoundly Emotional” S02 | E23
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In September and October of 2009, things were looking up for Katie after months of feeling bad from cancer treatment. Consistent with her custom of talking with God about everything, Katie looked up because things were looking up. She offers a tremendous prayer where she reflects on God’s abundance and asks him to draw her… Continue reading When Things Are Looking Up, Look Up S02 | E22
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As Katie Hubbard geared up for a new school year, she found herself confronted with so many negative thoughts about the challenges of life with cancer, kids, and limited resources. As she listed her troubles in her journal, she prayed for the courage to trust God in the face of trials and uncertainty. “You have… Continue reading “Promises for Times of Storm” S02 | E21
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Katie Hubbard was recovering strength after several rounds of chemotherapy for breast cancer. Though her progress wasn’t without setbacks, she was looking ahead and looking back on the lessons she had learned: how trials produce character; how God has to be trusted to hold all things together; and how God is big enough to do… Continue reading “I Am Planted In The House of the Lord” S02 | E20
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Katie Hubbard never quit meditating on what it meant to walk with God in faith. The pressure of a cancer diagnosis, the challenges of chemotherapy, and the worry about her future just made the question more insistent in her mind: What does it mean for a person to walk with God in faith?
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As Katie Hubbard regained her strength after chemotherapy, she faced all the fears the future might hold for her. More importantly, she turned to the Lord and his word to figure out how to live forward. She was resolved to hear God and trust him, no matter what, taking her cue from the greatest story… Continue reading “Dare To Trust Him, Dare To Follow Him” S02 | E18
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