Category: Cancer
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The Good Life
My friend’s garden is how I imagine Eden. The variety of flowers, plants, and wildlife complement each other and delight the senses. Everything has its place. Nature sings. Bees dance from flower to flower. The warm morning sun splashes us with light as we sit together, a teapot between us…
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Being Transformed From The Inside Out
Have you heard the expression, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts?” How about “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Or maybe “Appearances can be deceiving?” We are quick to look at someone or something and form an opinion. However, all of the above emphasise the importance of what…
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Happy 13th Blogiversary
Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s been 13 glorious years of blogging on my humble little space online. Time seems to fly with every passing year. And boy, I am so very grateful for every passing year. Having cancer twice does that to you. Every birthday, milestone, and special…
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The Mustard Seed Mum: Mothers Have Meltdowns Too
It was the end of the church service. People were mingling in the foyer and catching up. Children were chasing one another and parents were practicing the art of one eye on their child and the other on the person in front of them. I stand there trying to keep…
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Mercy in Misery
We’ve just entered 2024. As I type, I am thinking about a few people I know who have started the new year with pain and sorrow. Saying ‘Happy New Year’ seems cruel for so many. Starting a new year seems like such a big turning point and our calendars do…
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The Sides of Suffering
Yesterday marked two years since I received my own stem cells back after having several days of gruelling high-dose chemotherapy. Having a stem cell transplant to kick the return of Hodgkin Lymphoma after 10 years being cancer free was one of the hardest times of my life. For those wondering…
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Back to the Beginning: A Ministry of Hope
Do you ever cringe when you think about some of the things you used to do or say? As a writer, I look back at some of my earlier work and quietly chuckle to myself hoping no one will ever read it. I know I am my worst critic and…
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Perspective in suffering
As I’m writing this, I’m recovering from Covid and have spent the day looking after my daughter who has also been unwell. Apart from having bone ache, a sore throat, a mild cough and a fever, it has not been too bad. For that, I am thankful. Yet, these illnesses…
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The Blog is Back
Welcome back to The Mustard Seed – the blog that I have been crafting since 2011. I had a break over the summer to think and pray about the next steps of my writing. Of course, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away during this time, so I popped back…
Ruth Clemence – Writer and Blogger 