In the Tumbler

This blog is created to share information about our bout with cancer. The cancer is in Judy's body but we've got cancer. I'll try to keep it updated so you can follow along and pray with insight.

You might wonder about the name of my blog--Tumbler 2. The 2 is simple--just plain tumbler was taken, so, the need for "2." But why "Tumbler?" Reasonable question.

As I have been "marinating" in the book of James [Time out. I probably need to explain why I'm using the term "marinating." We have a friend from Romania named Titi Bulzan. He has mastered English and the art of transferring meanings. When we cook, we often marinate our meat so it will absorb the flavor of the marinating liquid. Titi considers spending time in the study of a topic to be similar to marinating meat. I love his term and have borrowed it--have adopted it for my own use. Time in] about the testing and trials working to make us complete, it seemed that James was referring to the way God chips, sands, grinds, buffs and polishes us to make us into the person He has planned for us to be. The best picture of this process comes from a church member in Tulsa who was a rock hound. He would find ugly pieces of various kinds of rocks, put them into a tumbler with some grit so they would rub against each other. The completed product was a thing of beauty. My analogy of the tumbler helps me understand what God is up to in my life. The cancer that has come into our lives has us in the tumbler with the big grit.

Tonight I'm just getting this blog established and tomorrow I'll detail our journey to date.