Pause. Breathe. Pray.™ | Cancer Care, Patient Support, Encouragement, Hope, Diagnosis - Treatment, Chemotherapy, Faith Over Fear
Season 2 - Encouragement, Support, and Hope for Cancer Patients Season 1 - How to Live from the Inside Out Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with cancer? Are you feeling worried, scared, and uncertain about the future? Do you need encouragement, support and hope as you navigate this unexpected journey? If so, I wholeheartedly understand, and I am grateful you are here. In this podcast you will learn scripture and principles to put into practice to help you keep your eyes, ears and mind focused on Jesus so that you will experience more peace within through your cancer journey. My name is Shawn Elizabeth George. I am a wife, mother of three, dog mom to Georgia, and a follower of Jesus. In 2017, I was diagnosed with a rare salivary gland cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma, when a tumor was found in my nasal cavity, growing into the roof of my mouth. From diagnosis and surgery through treatments with proton beam radiation and low-dose chemotherapy, I journaled about what I learned about God through my experience. Why? Because I believed that God uses all things for good, and if I made it through, I wanted to support others facing cancer, along with their families and friends, by sharing what I learned to encourage them. Throughout my cancer journey, using God’s Word as my cornerstone was transformational. I am grateful to be here to share what I have learned so that you can apply His Word through your journey as well and in turn be encouraged, feel supported and have hope. Whether you follow Jesus or not, please know you are welcome here and are invited you to join me to… Pause. Breathe. Pray.™ Let’s invite God into your cancer journey and embrace His Word as our guide to care for your mind, body, and soul. Sit back, relax, and listen. Let’s take a step of faith together on this transformational, healing journey. With love, care and hope, Shawn www.shawnelizabethgeorge.com
Episodes
On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share two truths to practice to give you a solid foundation to stand on each day in this new chapter.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Love God.
- Love others.
- Meditate on Mark 12:28-31(below)
Scripture of the Week
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Cancer may take somethings from us but one thing it gifts us is being able to see time is precious. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, Let’s pray this verse to help us use this gift of time we have been given wisely.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Time is precious.
- Ask God for wisdom on how to use the gift of time you have ...
Your treatments have ended, you are moving forward, yet the unknown of the outcome still looms. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, let’s discuss how we can practice letting go and trusting God with the outcome knowing that all is and will be well with God.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- It’s okay to be unsettled with not knowing the outcom...
On the last day of radiation, most of you will ring a bell to celebrate the end of your treatments. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share about the power of the bell and a verse to help you in the transition to life outside of treatments.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Give thanks for the people and the treatment.
On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share a story that opened my eyes to see that our stories aren’t just about us, but how they intersect with other people and are part of a bigger story, God’s story.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Who along your path have you been blessed by?
- Who along your path have you been able ...
On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share how having faith can transform your cancer journey, from the inside out.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we cannot see.
- May our hope be in Jesus above all else.
- When we follow Jesus, His life c...
On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share an unexpected blessing that came my way the day before my last treatment as a reminder to you, that God has people along your path to bless you too.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Keep your eyes and ears open for blessings coming your way.
- Meditate on Hebrews 6:19 (below)
Even though you are going through treatments, is there someone you need to show up for? On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, let’s pause and look up and out and see if there is someone we can show up for today.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Lift eyes up from self and seek if there is someone who needs you to show up for them.
What is it you are needing today, and through this cancer journey? On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, let’s become clear on what our needs are and pray for God to provide, trusting He hears us and will answer our prayers, in His time, in His way.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- List the things you need right now.
- Pray over e...
Somedays does it feel like you’re going uphill, and experiencing pain that feels like it will never end. I understand you. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share five things that helped me from letting the pain take over my mind so that I could find joy in the day, even when there was pain.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Pain is r...
Has there been someone who has annoyed you on this journey with cancer? On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share a story when I was really annoyed with one person, and the one thing I did so that I let go of being annoyed and had greater peace.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Acknowledge your honest feelings about being annoyed.
The struggle is real, from side effects from treatment to medications, there is a lot you have to deal with. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, let’s remember that the struggle is real, but there is hope and help.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Where are you struggling?
- Hold on to help and reach out for help when you need i...
Do you love having time alone? Does the solitude nourish you or the loneliness leave you struggling? On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share the difference between loneliness and solitude and why it’s important we know the difference and what to do when we experience each of them.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Loneliness vs Solitu...
On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share lyrics to a song that blessed me in a broken moment that I pray bless you too.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Be transparent with God about where you are feeling broken.
- Listen, read and absorb the truth woven into these lyrics.
It’s okay to not be okay. But what do we do with that brokenness? On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share three things you can do with your brokenness to help you through.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Admit the ways you are broken.
- Surrender your brokenness to God.
- Trust God can shine light into th...
Are you frustrated because something is happening, like hair loss, and no one told you about it. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will something a friend shared with me to help diffuse me in hopes it will diffuse you too.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Who does staying frustrated hurt? You.
- Trust the timing was what it ...
Is your treatment, the radiation or chemo, causing hair loss? On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share about two things I learned from my Mom that helped me deal with the little hair loss I experiences, and I pray help you too.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Are you embracing or resisting your hair loss?
- Choose the p...
In this whole process, have you been finding yourself still able to laugh? On today's episode of pause. breathe. pray. I will share why it's important we still find things to laugh about, and how laughter is still healing in its own way.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Are you laughing more or less these days?
- What can you do today to laugh more? ...
Something cancer gifts us is the eyes to see how time is precious. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, let’s reflect on the clarity cancer can bring us and how to live wisely with that clarity.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- What are your eyes opening up to?
- What moments do you want to capture?
- Meditate on Ep...
If you are a parent, this cancer journey is one that your kids are on too. On today’s episode of Pause. Breathe. Pray.™, I will share seven tips to help you parent your kids through this cancer journey.
Summary - Reflection and Application
- Remember you’re not the only one going through this.
- Keep as much normalcy as possible for your kids. ...
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