My desire is this will be an encouraging place where you will find:PURPOSE in your pain, STRENGTH in your struggles, & HOPE in the hard times.
Oh, hey y’all!
It’s been a minute since I was actively posting on KateElmore.com so I thought I should say hello again, welcome, and give a quick update.
Initially, I started this blog to help myself process life after being diagnosed with cancer at 27 years old. Shortly after I started it, I gave birth to our son, who is now the good looking, blonde headed, 18 month old, hunk of pure love you see below.
I had planned to pick up posting again right after he was born…
But let’s be real…
Life with a newborn and a strong-willed toddler was chaos. Some days good and some days were just flat out hard. Not to mention trying to get my thyroid medicine and hormone levels back in check post-pregnancy. And then go back to working full-time with two babies in daycare. Whew… just thinking about it makes me tired again!haha
I kept thinking I would start posting again but I just told myself I didn’t have the time. Which isn’t completely untrue, but honestly…
I realized I just wasn’t quite ready to share my story yet. Partly because I was still deep in the pain and suffering of my illness and it felt too unstable to share. But mostly because I was still so lost. I was desperately searching for rest and hope and freedom when it seemed that my circumstances were trapping me in a life of perpetual expectations and exhaustion. Bottom line, I didn’t know the purpose of my pain yet. And pain without a purpose is just straight up suffering.
Fast forward to today and so much has happened since my last post in September 2018. Lots of doctor’s appointments, sleepless nights, and lots of what seemed like unanswered prayers.
But, man oh man, those have been greatly outweighed by some pretty awesome moments. We brought a healthy baby boy home from the hospital to an excited big sister. I learned more about managing my health. Chase and I started reading our bibles together. I even went through a christian yoga instructor program which was super cool.
We have celebrated big and little moments. We have intentionally put our phones down more to be present with each other. About a year ago, Chase and I named (out loud and to each other) our hopes and dreams. We are now passionately and patiently pursuing them as God holds the reins.
So though I started this blog for myself, I feel called to keep at it for something greater than myself. Whatever pain or suffering you’ve experienced, or maybe are currently experiencing, God can use your pain to change the lives of others. You can be that hope for someone else.
"I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Romans 9:17
Trust me, friend. Your life is more than a diagnosis, more than endless doctors visits, more than constant grief, and more than a packed out schedule.
Keep hanging around if you want to hear more about my journey from feeling exhausted and broken and helpless to feeling encouraged, empowered, and hopeful.
Life is hard, no doubt.
But, we were made for this!
My desire is this will be an encouraging place where you will find:
PURPOSE in your pain,
STRENGTH in your struggles,
& HOPE in the hard times.