Well it’s been a minute! But never fear — I’m just over here still kickin’ it.
After surgery in September (remember that? That was fun.) I was given a cautious but hope-filled “NED” (no evidence of disease) declaration. But three more rounds of chemo and three months later a few cancerous lymph nodes popped up on my PET scan. Pesky things. As I write, I am headed to Houston where I’ll undergo targeted radiation for 6 weeks. This is a very specific and specialized radiation for my type of cancer, so off we go.
You have no idea how good it felt to be (in my mind, at least) cancer-free for a few months. So to be back in the game is a little deflating. But a friend of mine who’s a high school football coach put a perfectly optimistic spin on it: nothing feels better than a victory in overtime after a hard battle fought in regulation play. Cue the confetti.
(Speaking of football, here’s a pic of Team Belinski at the Rose Bowl earlier this month. Some yahoos even did the whole shirtless cheering thing because when you’re raised in Aspen and it’s 65 degrees on Jan. 1 I believe it is required.)
I’ll be back and forth between home, the Chapel, and Houston for a few weeks but we all learned how to work from home in our jammies during the pandemic didn’t we, so I’ll be working remotely. Next Sunday is actually my official installation as Senior Pastor at Snowmass Chapel and I would love you to join if you’re in the neighborhood. Then we’ll have some outstanding guest preachers visiting on some Sundays, and its business as usual for our amazing Chapel staff and bevy of volunteers.
I’ve said it before and I will say it every chance I get: there are no better people to do life with than the ones at Snowmass Chapel. We got this. And remember….. But God.*
*If you’re in a dark place, google all the scripture verses that declare the words, “but God.” You’ll find stories of people who thought all hope was lost, but God had other plans. The worst things is never the last thing, friends.
Kick it with Charla 
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