The Beginning of Mornings at the Cross

Good morning,

The sole purpose of starting this page was to share a testimony I did not have yet. A testimony I KNEW God was bringing.

I have been waiting to write this post since July.

Sometimes life leaves a mark. Sometimes we face deep battles that change us forever.

My faith was recently tested during one of those moments when my 26 year old daughter told me she had thyroid cancer.

No mother wants to hear the words, “Your baby has cancer.”

It is a deep and grievous pain.

For the first time in my life, I truly faced fear. I did not know what deep fear could do to my faith until then. It was dark, painful, and maddening.

I knew I had to go to war.

Because I could be no help to her or anyone else while being consumed with grief and fear. I needed a battle strategy because this fight was too important to lose, and I knew I could not make it on my own.

My family has been to war before. We have scars to prove it.

This is not the first time the enemy has come to steal, kill, and destroy Monica. And I believe it is because she is marked, called, and anointed by God.

But although life has battles, we know the war has already been won. Amen.

Last week, my girl received an ALL CLEAR. And I am expecting great things to come for her.

I knew the God of miracles would fight for us and bring victory. What I did not know was how deeply the words, “Mom, it’s cancer,” would change me.

But God gave me a silver lining in the middle of it all. He always does.

His Word is true:

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

My girl is CANCER FREE, and I am FREE AS CAN BE too.

I am witnessing prayers answered all around me every single day. Hallelujah.

I want to publicly thank the Lord for healing Monica, for covering me in peace and joy in the face of hard times, and for radically changing my life in the process.

It makes no sense in the natural, but I am not walking in the natural. Amen.

The ashes do not stay, folks.

His greatness and glory shine through every broken place we overcome.

Jesus reminds us in John 16:33:

“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart, for I have overcome the world.”

Christ redeems.

Mornings at the Cross was born in the early mornings with God, where fear lost its grip and obedience found its voice. If I would have never said yes to those quiet moments with Him, none of this would exist. These posts are pieces of that journey.