SHERI'S BLOGS;

July 2, 2009--One year ago today, I received the most difficult news I've ever learned, the diagnosis of breast cancer and today I am celebrating life.  I had my final surgery 10 days ago and I'm feeling wonderful.  Blessings to all of you who offered your prayers, calls, emails and cards, they were my encouragement!

June, 2009--How do you begin to describe what breathing in and out feels like, or what sunshine feels like on your skin, or how deep the red is in a rose?  That’s how I feel these days…really no words to describe my gratitude.  It’s bigger and better than words can tell.  According to my second set of scans, the doctors say I’m still cancer-free, Praise God.  I feel great, my energy is returning, my hair is coming back with a vengeance, and I’m down to my last two surgeries.  By the end of summer, I should be well on my way to being myself, which brings me to a great little story that happened to me recently.  I was in a little shop in Gatlinburg, during Family Fest and a couple there was trying to determine if I was, in actuality, Sheri Easter.  When I got off the phone, the lady asked, “Are you Sheri?” and I replied, “Yes, I am”.  Her husband then responded with, “I knew it was you because I saw your scar”.  That little sentence became so profound to me by the end of the day.  The scar that I try to hide, the one that reminds me of the chemotherapy and all of the ugliness I went through last year…that scar, told them who I was.  I began to embrace the scar at the thought of the encouragement it could offer to others.  Isn’t that what this life of being a Christian is all about?  Showing the world your scars so that they might be encouraged!  Jesus wasn’t ashamed to show Thomas His scars, neither was he bothered that Thomas asked to see them.  Embrace your scars, share them with others—your scars show the world who you are!