Lessons on living and dying from one who did both well
When Katie Hubbard went in for a mastectomy and initial pathology on her breast cancer, she was prepared for good news and bad news. She did not know there was a third option: even worse news. When Katie woke up from anesthesia, she discovered the doctor had to remove all her lymph nodes, putting her… Continue reading Waking Up To The Reality of More Bad News S02 | E07
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In this episode, Katie wrestles with practical and emotional demands of an upcoming mastectomy and lymph node biopsy. She knew the procedure would leave her humbled and scarred. None of us knew what it would say about the stage of her cancer. Both the known and the unknown were heavy loads to carry.
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In her journal entries for mid-March 2009, Katie Hubbard describes the apprehension she felt after and MRI biopsy to determine whether her breast cancer had spread. “What will today bring?” she asks the Lord. “Good news? Bad news? No news?” This is the tension every person (and family) lives with after an initial cancer diagnosis.… Continue reading “I Will Have Wounds. Jesus, You Too Have Wounds.” S02 | E05
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Katie Hubbard gives a rare glimpse into her heart and mind as she prepares for a follow up MRI and biopsy after her initial cancer diagnosis. You will be inspired (and sobered) by her raw pleas for help, and you’ll smile at comments like, “I survived my MRI! Thankfully, Lord, I had you and two… Continue reading “You Don’t Know Impossible” S02 | 04
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As Katie Hubbard lived through the early days of a cancer diagnosis, she faced the fatigue and fear you’d expect. She also took the time to write short entries of prayer to the Lord. Many of us feel like we ought to say something substantial to God when we pray. That’s not a bad idea… Continue reading “Avoid Self-Pity. Combat It With Praise And Thanksgiving” S02 | E03
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As Katie Hubbard tried to wrap her mind around her initial diagnosis of breast cancer, she was not traveling alone. The philosopher-pastor Dallas Willard was helping shape her thinking through his book, The Renovation of the Heart. She wondered whether it was possible for God to transform her in the midst of her trials. In… Continue reading “Is It Possible To Go Through Cancer and Triumph Gloriously?” S02 | E02
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Welcome to the second season of There Are Good Things Here, the podcast where we follow Katie Hubbard’s journal entries through her first year with a breast cancer diagnosis. The podcast opens with Katie’s prayers and reflections on the normal busy-ness of life with four kids, lots of company, and the stresses of life near… Continue reading *New Season “Yesterday, I Found Out I Have Breast Cancer” S02 | E01
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Katie Hubbard journals came to an end the way that her life did, with an expression of trust in Jesus in the midst of the trials with cancer. She still brought her prayers and concerns to the Lord to the very last. She mentioned her own sickness, but she concentrated on how the kids were… Continue reading “I Trust You Jesus … You Have Always Taken Care of Us” S01 | E54
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Katie Hubbard was nearing the end of her cancer journey on earth, as her comments about dying well suggest. The full quote from her journal, written one month before she passed, was: “If I am to die soon, I would like to die well, which is easier said than done.” It may not have been… Continue reading “If I Am To Die Soon, I Would Like To Die Well” S01 | E53
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Katie Hubbard was living through her favorite holiday, Christmas, one final time in 2015. She wondered openly—to her journal if not to the world—whether this would be her last. The angels announced good news of great joy to the shepherds when Jesus was born (see Luke 2:10). Katie wrote poignantly, almost prophetically: “Good tidings. Great… Continue reading “Good Tidings. Great Joy. Will I Know Those Two Things Again on Earth?” S01 | E52
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