Leah
June 7, 2016 at 1:10 PM
Hi Julia, I have heard your story through my cousins Sarah Rhebergen and Destiny Spaling. Although I do not know your struggles, I do know the feelings of being tired in all aspects. I have been sick for a mere 6 months with various illnesses and hate feeling helpless and exhausted and in pain all the time. This verse really spoke to my heart, so thank you for sharing your story and this verse and words of encouragement.
Peter Nasson
June 7, 2016 at 1:26 PM
I needed to read this…. thank you Julia!
Unknown
June 7, 2016 at 6:27 PM
Hi Julia, thank you for sharing your journey with us. It’s a real testament to what it means to walk with the Lord. Diane and I have been following your story and have been keeping you, Andy and the family in our prayers. God bless you and comfort you. Gerald & Diane
Anonymous
June 7,2016 at 11:56 PM
Thanks. Dealing with a lot of heavy things… God used your writing to speak to my heart.Praying this truth would keep coming back to you (and me too!)
Unknown
June 8, 2016 at 2:24 AM
Thank you for your testimony Julia and for taking the time to share your story. You are ministering to more people than you will likely ever know!
Jill Brandon
June 8, 2016 at 7:01 AM
Oh Julia…your words, and the topic of surrendering your disappointments, your tiredness… And dealing with your cancer… It really all is too much…Only Jesus can make that burden lighter…keep falling into His arms..He is our continued safe haven… Continuing to pray for you..thank you for your bravery, diligence, extreme beauty of spirit, and your raw and open heart…you are such a priceless gift..xo
Anonymous
June 8, 2016 at 11:11 AM
Julia, you remind me so much of your Grandma Beacham, but then I realize it’s really Jesus shining through. Last week she was telling me how she enjoys reflecting on Psalm 23, as she pushes her walker around the home, and she starts to quote: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not [be in] want.” She radiates a rejoicing, thankful spirit, borne out through years of trusting her Saviour. Your blogspot here is resplendent with that same faith and fervor for your Shepherd….”he leads me beside the still waters.” – Charlotte Covell
Anonymous
June 8, 2016 at 7:26 PM
Thank you for sharing so truthfully. Having gone through this journey with my late husband, I understand the heavy feelings and the fear of being a burden. Never fear you are a burden. After sharing my burdens with someone, and apologizing for doing so, a close friend said that sometimes, we are here to help shoulder others’ burdens. I believe this to be true. I continue to pray for you and your family. This song has helped me a lot …..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91KliTa1ksY
Donna Rush
June 9, 2016 at 10:28 AM
May the Lord give you the rest in Him that your heart needs in order to continue the daily grind and may the uncertainty of what happens next be met head on with His promises to always be with us.
Donna Rush (Former member Cobourg Alliance Church)
Nancy … Friend of your mom
June 9, 2016 at 11:47 PM
Julia, thank you for sharing your heart! It’s a beauty!
Anonymous
June 9, 2016 at 11:50 PM
Hi Julia and Andy,
It was so good to see you both and talk to you for a few minutes at Aunt Ruth’s 90th Birthday event in Perth a few weeks ago. We just want you to know that we are praying for you both, and for each of your parents and families. There has also been much prayer for you in the assembly prayer meetings each week here in Montreal. How wonderful it is that we are fellow members of the body of Christ, “For by One Spirit are we all baptized into one body, … And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it.” (I Corinthians 12:13,26). As the Lord Himself said of John the Baptist, that “He was a burning and a shining light” (John5:35), so have both of you been to all those of us who know you, throughout this very trying journey that the Lord has brought you on. With love, in HIM, Robert & Sigrid Muir
Alison Turner
June 20, 2016 at 11:02 AM
Julia, I keeping funding my way back to your blog. It has been recommended to me twice by friends when I was diagnosed and just recently in the AYA newsletter from Princess Margaret. You are a beautiful writer and you are touching so many people including myself. Your words of wisdom and guidance help to strengthen my faith and remind me of the greater journey we are on. Continue to trust and find peace, rest and joy. Sending love and prayers for healing, Alison
Anonymous
June 24,2016 at 1:36 PM
My kids are kindergarten students in the school where you worked. We are praying for you. “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” Psalm 74:26