Learning to paint
January 22, 2010 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
A friend emailed me and asked “where have you been?” Where I have been is trying to decide what to write! What do you write about when the chemo is over? You realize how much your life has focused on that occurrance and yet it is but one aspect of a cancer experience. In sitting [...]
Chimwemwe
November 3, 2009 by Patricia
Filed under Faces of God
We opened our hearts to Chimwemwe Piyasi in August 2009. She is a child at the Transhaven Schools Projects in the Zomba District of Malawi, Africa attending Transhaven Chilunga Primary School (TCPS). Transhaven Schools Projects is a non-profit organization helping the young people of Malawi seeking to escape poverty through education. [...]
You are deeply loved
On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know…
….that you are deeply loved by God.
Do you know that? I mean, do you really know that?
Because if you do, you will move through life without
fear. You will know that only Perfection can occur.
Yes, yes, I know, sometimes the things that occur don’t
look [...]
Tis better to receive?
October 23, 2009 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
My growing edge at this phase in this spiritual journey called cancer is about receiving. I thought I was a good receiver until I was in the position of needing and wanting support, asking for it, and receiving it. My monkey mind was having a field day:
What if I ask too much? What if I [...]
The Body Speaks
May 4, 2009 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
5/4/09
My growing edge continues to be my level of self- care. Months ago I was told to rest and sleep more, yet I would not consider changing my schedule of driving to Honolulu on Mondays and Thursdays to be with Sky and friends at Unity Church of Hawaii. It is a one hour oceanside [...]
Being Loved and Being Love
September 1, 2008 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
Moving to Hawaii has given me the uncomparable experience of being loved and supported for who I am. I don’t have a history here. No one has seen my resume. I haven’t “done” anything to identify myself other than “I am beloved friend of Sky.” Sky says I was loved before I came here. They [...]

On June 25, 2008, my 13-year-old son and I boarded a plane for Honolulu, Hawaii. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on an island. There is something in my life that I did NOT wish for. I am experiencing cancer for the third time.