Lessons on living and dying from one who did both well
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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The days leading up to Christmas in 2015 were filled with frustration because of cancer, fatigue, and preparations to move from IL to WI. As she surveyed the scripture, Katie Hubbard knew two things: unbelief would make the journey ahead harder and there were poor people around her already suffering misery during the holidays. As… Continue reading “Unbelief Just Makes the Journey More Difficult” S01 | E51
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In this podcast episode, Katie Hubbard gives you a window into all the small stresses that compounded her challenge of living with advanced stage cancer. Anyone rubbing shoulders with her during this time would know that she was taking most of her frustrations to the Lord, instead of airing them out for others to hear.… Continue reading “I Know Good Things Come Of Hard Things, But …” S01 | E50
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How could a woman living with a terminal cancer diagnosis possibly feel like she was under a benevolent magic spell? For Katie Hubbard, it boiled down to this: she could see example after example of how God had been generous to her. This podcast provides a wonderful window into the power of a proper perspective.… Continue reading “I Feel Like Cinderella Going To The Ball” S01 | E49
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Katie Hubbard was nearing the end of her long journey through life with cancer. She didn’t know how close, of course, but she could sense it. Curiously, her Bible reading had taken her from Genesis through the Torah, to the book of Deuteronomy, where Moses contemplates the ways of God on “this side of the… Continue reading “What Do You Do On This Side of the Jordan?” S01 | E48
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Katie Hubbard walked the road of life with God knowing that veering off to the right or to the left would lead her into futility and fear, especially with cancer. Nothing helped her keep her gaze more fixedly on God that reading the Scriptures diligently. When she beheld God in the word, she was better… Continue reading “The Life of Futility Is Fearing When There Is No One To Fear” S01 | E47
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Katie Hubbard’s journal entries from mid-November 2015 cover the range of emotions from gratitude to repentance to impatience for a cure for cancer. Two things stand out: First, all her emotional output is directed God-ward. It’s gratefulness to God, repentance toward God, and impatience with God … before God. Second, all her emotional wrestling is… Continue reading Stay Open Before God With Your Bible Open Before God S01 | E46
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It seems almost ironic that Katie Hubbard “happened” to be reading the book of Exodus as cancer forced her to pack her home for a move from Illinois to Wisconsin. She models a very active approach to listening for God’s voice as she reads her Bible. At one point she noticed how much more difficult… Continue reading “Did Their Terrible Plight Help Them See The Necessity of Leaving?” S01 | E45
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