People ask me all the time what I love most about blogging. That’s such an easy question to answer! It’s the connections. It’s meeting people that you would never have met without it. People who touch your life in ways that you never expected.
Jenny. She’s one of those people. She’s a subscriber to My Home of All Seasons and that is how I’ve come to know her. I’ve never met her in person yet I feel as if I’ve known her forever. She lives in Australia and that is quite literally the other side of the world from my home in Parker, Colorado. But yet, I consider her a dear friend.
Through pictures, I have realized what an extremely talented lady she is. She’s the only person I know who changes her decor more often than I do! Her home is so warm and inviting and just the perfect reflection of her personality. The many homemade items and the upscales she’s done are just lovely.
She loves thrifting and turning her finds into beautiful pieces for her home.
She loves gardening and it’s spring in Australia so she has much to do.
Through our emails, I have also gotten to know her on a personal level. She is a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. Her incredibly beautiful daughter is her best friend.
And… Jenny has cancer. I learned of that as a side note in one of our exchanges.
It doesn’t define her. She’s just too busy living her life to let that happen. It just “is.” We’ve talked about that like we’ve talked about everything under the sun. She has been fighting cancer in many forms for years yet she embraces each day and lives it to the fullest.
I saw this sign in my favorite store one day and I sent her this picture. It just immediately brought her to mind.
She found it quite funny since that is the nickname her doctors have given her. But while they thought her last treatments were working, they were not. So she is back at the starting gate and has begun a new round in her fight.
Most of us have dealt with cancer in one way or another. At the very least, we have known a friend or loved one affected by it. The very word sends a chill down our spines. But every single day there is progress being made in the fight to rid the world of this disease.
Jenny will beat this. There is no doubt in my mind. She is determined, she is strong, and her love of life has no match. But she has a rough road ahead and she very much believes in the power of prayer. So if you are reading this then I’m asking you to add Jenny to your prayers tonight. Prayer and Jenny’s incredibly positive outlook on life will get her through this battle.
She’s agreed to do a guest post for us and teach us one of her creative projects when she’s feeling better. I’m holding her to that! In the meantime, I know any encouraging words you may have for Jenny will be greatly appreciated. If you’d like to send her your thoughts, leave a comment below and I’ll make sure she sees them.
Thank you so much for being a part of my life!
Prayers for a remarkable lady.
God bless you Jenny and your family! I hope you receive encouragement and things that bring you joy in the days ahead.
Thoughts & prayers for you and family. God Bless. One day at a time.
Praying
Prayers for this amazing woman. May the Lord bless you 🙏🙏
Hi, thoughts and prayers going out to you. Praying that God will touch you and bring you back to perfect health. My family is dealing with a similar issue only it is our 2 year old GS. God Bless You!!!
Thank you Wendy. Many Prayers for your little Grandson too!
YOU CAN DO IT JENNY! God is with you!
Hi there everyone, it’s Jenny here. Firstly, thankyou so much Denise for your beautiful words, and l agree, we have developed a lovely friendship through words and pictures, from different sides of the world. Kindred spirits💕.
This is my 6th breast cancer diagnosis over 16 years. So far l have been so lucky to have kept going, through 11 lines of treatment in that time. But this is a tough one. Spread to several bones and points in my body. I’m still lucky, in that there is chemo for me to try,
But it’s been a bit harder this time, both physically and emotionally.
Happily, through incredible artistic bloggers like Denise and others, l
Am able to keep my crafts going, as a good distraction from everything.
Trust me everyone, l do feel the power of prayer strengthening me, and l really appreciate that. Thank you Denise, and thankyou to all of your subscribers sending me your love and support. So beautiful, and so so much felt by myself, and others going through challenging times.
💙💐🌸🌼 love Jenny x
We’ve got you Jenny!
Many prayers and keep that positive attitude. I am convinced it did wonders in helping me through my cancer battle. Love to you.
Jenny and Denise, I hope you feel the love and caring that is being sent by so many from so many different directions. May this envelop you and keep you in good spirits . . . .love can conquer all!
Jenny, Your in my prayers right now. I pray for you and your family to get though this and the lord gives you all strength and peace. God hears our prayers. May God bless each of you.
Hang in there, Jenny. You’ve got this! We are ALL praying for you!
Jenny, May God send His “healing touch” upon you and may you be comforted by His love!
Hi Jenny, I am so sorry that you have had to go threw this terrible cancer #6 times in the past & now again. My prayers are with you & your loved ones as they help you threw this. With the holidays on the way I hope they give you some happy moments as you go threw your treatments. Stay strong & many are praying for you.
Jenny, I am late reading this post but want to add my prayers for you to everyone else’s. Thank you for your faith and inspiration.
Denise and Jenny,
I was stopping by to Thank Denise for visiting my blog when this caught my eye…Sending prayers to you Jenny as you once again fight through this treatment…. You are an inspiration to others and that you live every day to the fullest…My nephew did the same in his last 18 months of his life. He created wonderful memories for his wife and 3 young daughters as they went on cruises and other vacations , sporting games and any new adventure that they could do and that he was physically able to…A week before he passed away from stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 48 years old, they were in NYC for a Yankees game and saw Wicked on Broadway even though he was in a wheelchair…His prognosis was very poor from the beginning but I have known several people who lived for 20 -30 years with metastatic breast cancer as I am a retired nurse. A dear friend of mine lived for 25 years after her initial diagnosis and she too lived everyday to the fullest…I too am a cancer survivor but I was very lucky in that I needed no chemo or radiation. I remain cancer free for going on 14 years now but I know there is a strong possibility that it will return…So I live my life to what I think is the fullest for me….Sending Hugs,
Deb
Denise,
Does Jenny have a blog that we could follow?
Hugs,
Deb
No she doesn’t Debbie although I keep telling her she needs one. She is so talented! Maybe we can talk her into doing one when she is feeling better!