Trust the process, I say- to myself, to my friends, to my mother...I say it to any and everyone who will listen. It's funny how heavy I rely on those 3 little words in time of trial and pure joy. I am a firm believer that we have choices in our lives and every choice impacts the next journey however ultimately we arrive at the destination either on a curvy road or a road more strait and narrow. This past week of my life has felt like I've seen the most miraculous mountain top only to be thrown from it. If you've read my latest blog, #TeamLynn I referenced my mother's battle with Urethra cancer. Well, she is now a SURVIVOR of Urethra cancer; she underwent 10 hours of surgery and came out changed (literally) her story, when she's ready to share it, is AMAZING!!!! I am beyond proud of my mother and her courageous fight and tenacity, I'll never forget her face that moment she walked to the back to "get ready" she wore a face fearlessness...and the lesson was learned. I remember my father's battle with cancer, and honestly it was the same face- he wasn't afraid, he was ready to fight. So, to sum that up, my parents are BEASTSSSSS, right!? Well, this past Wednesday (post operation) my mother received the confirmation that she was indeed cancer FREE- all organs removed including lymph nods showed no signs of the disease.
As we celebrated my mother's victory our joyous cries quickly came to a halt like screeching tires. My sister, who we affectionately call Teenie (she's little and petite) lost her husband of whom she had known for 16 years. As I recalled the fearless face of my mother seconds earlier I look at another fearless face and it was that of my sister. I watched her carry the weight of everyone's sorrow like a heavyweight, I watched her embrace others with love and say goodbye with strength. I cannot question God's motive, I don't know why my sister must feel this pain but I do know that God makes no mistakes, that there is so much more for her and that this experience is necessary for her to carry while on her journey through life. When I laid down Wednesday night I kept reliving how I just watched two incredible women in my life- in that same day, trust the process, fearlessly. When you accept your life, your choices and the outcomes, you have no choice but to accept the things you cannot change. You can kick and scream, deny the truth, wish for yesterday- it doesn't matter, life is still coming full force. I learned a valuable lesson from these two women in my life that day: Life is precious! I knew it, I mean I know that but that roller coaster confirmed that in life you have to hold on, love hard, take risks, never give up and if you get knocked down-don't stay down. Life is a beautiful masterpiece, woven together with beautiful intricate, delicate and disastrous interactions with people but the lessons must be learned to reach the full fulfillment of what this life has to offer. Life isn't designed to be "easy" if it were we wouldn't need a higher power or need one another, if ever you find yourself in a rough spot, look at whatever it is in the face fearlessly and know that you cannot run from it, so approach it with full force and trust the process- you will come out on the other side better and more well prepared for the next leg of your journey.
As always, thanks for ending your workweek with me,
