Honeywell Admins from Left to Right: Robin Miller, Vicki Costanza , me, and Paula Glenn. This picture was taken after a fun night of laughs at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN.
I have had the pleasure of meeting Paula Glenn in December of 2012. As a Power User for the new SAP program, our job was to train the admins across the US on how to now do their jobs using this new system. After work, I found things to do, including going to the Mall of America to ride the rides, scream and laugh the night away still in work attire.
On this night, we had dinner at Crave and had sushi, then hit the Nickelodeon Amusement Park in the center of the Mall. It was such a wonderful time.
In 2013, Paula was diagnosed with Cancer. She continues to fight the good fight and has accepted the path that God has given her with open arms. She cherishes every breath that God is giving her and embraces each day. She is now nearing the end of her life here on earth and my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends during this time. I heard that she used to be a blogger so I decided to google her and found this video of her. I wanted to share it with you.
Learning just a small bit of her life with cancer has made me realize that there is no time to be angry, hold grudges, or even waste a minute being unhappy about something beyond your control. Just live......
Paula, you are an inspiration and such an amazing woman. You are my hero.
Update 9/22/14: I came in to work with very sad news. Paula took her last breath on Friday, Sept 19th. Two days after I posted this blog. I was very saddened to come in to find that message in my inbox but at the same time, uplifted that she is now in a better place no longer fighting cancer.
On this night, we had dinner at Crave and had sushi, then hit the Nickelodeon Amusement Park in the center of the Mall. It was such a wonderful time.
In 2013, Paula was diagnosed with Cancer. She continues to fight the good fight and has accepted the path that God has given her with open arms. She cherishes every breath that God is giving her and embraces each day. She is now nearing the end of her life here on earth and my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends during this time. I heard that she used to be a blogger so I decided to google her and found this video of her. I wanted to share it with you.
Learning just a small bit of her life with cancer has made me realize that there is no time to be angry, hold grudges, or even waste a minute being unhappy about something beyond your control. Just live......
Paula, you are an inspiration and such an amazing woman. You are my hero.
Update 9/22/14: I came in to work with very sad news. Paula took her last breath on Friday, Sept 19th. Two days after I posted this blog. I was very saddened to come in to find that message in my inbox but at the same time, uplifted that she is now in a better place no longer fighting cancer.
I received this email at work today it has truly opened my eyes. Death isn't supposed to be scary, is it? When you know the clock is ticking, do you embrace it, or fear it? Her email has taught me to embrace every moment.
Her message is so moving, it deserves to be shared.
Subject: Paula Glenn - update September 11, 2014
Hi there dear loved ones, family and friends. Well, here we are, weeks down the road from last time I emailed. It does seem pretty crazy, considering all that has happened and come about. It's hard to believe that it has been 42 days since we were told I had weeks to live. In 42 days, I feel like I've lived a lot. We had a wonderful week in Oregon, have gone to the aquarium, lots of movies, Greek Festival, Park City, some weddings and spent some amazing time with friends and family. And the best part is that I'm still living, I'm still waking up each morning receiving this amazing gift of breath and life. We still don't know what God has planned, but after being in limbo for 6 weeks and still being here, I've decided to get off the hospice/end of life bus and get on the bus that is headed toward living. God was so faithful to put a very clear message on my and Shawn's heart yesterday.
Psalm 30
I will praise you, LORD, for you have rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. O LORD my God, I cried out to you for help and you restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, o LORD; you kept me from falling into the pit of death. Sing to the LORD all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. His anger lasts for a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may go on all night, but joy comes with the morning. When I was prosperous I said, "nothing can stop me now!" Your favor, O LORD, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered. I cried out to you, O LORD. I begged the LORD for mercy, saying "What will you gain if I die, if I sink down into the grave? Can my dust praise you from the grave? can it tell the world of your faithfulness? Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me. Help me, o LORD. You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. YOu have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.
It's time to keep living. God is still clearly calling me to rest in Him and that this fight is being fought on my behalf, he's not asking me to continue to fight. I know the circumstances haven't changed and my only chance of surviving this is if God decides to heal me. Period. There is no compromise on that part. He alone is my healer, and can and will use any means necessary to facilitate his healing. So as I rest in Him, and am completely at his mercy and will for healing, I embrace every morning, every breath, every second he continues to give me. It's been an awesome morning because Shawn and I are starting to have different kinds of conversations, making future plans. That is probably going to include a new job for him, possibly getting on disability for me once my Honeywell disability runs out in a few weeks. I don't think I'll have the option to work for them anymore, but am not totally sure. We'll be in all new territory, but it's sure a lot more fun to make future plans that involve life than involve death. However, we know that death is still an option, that seems further and futher away each day, by his grace and mercy. I am cherising new opportunities to learn about God's goodness and faithfulness and the chance to talk about that with people. Finding new ways to glorify God each day as he continues to be so good to us. Yay! I am feeling so hopeful and excited right now. God doesn't owe us a darn thing, yet continues to lavish his abudance on us, I can hardly even contain myself.
There's a song that has been on my heart the last few days that correlates perfectly with all the stirring up I'm feeling right now.
It's called Whatever You're Doing by Tenth Avenue North:
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but somehow there's peace
It's hard to surrender to what I can't see
but I'm giving in to something Heavenly
Time for a milestone
Time to begin again
Reevaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow Your will
Or just climbing aimlessly over these hills
So show me what it is You want from me
I give everything I surrender...
To...
(Chorus)
Time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
That I've wanted to say for so many years
Time to release all my held back tears
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but I believe
You're up to something bigger than me
Larger than life something Heavenly
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but now I can see
This is something bigger than me
Larger than life something Heavenly
Something Heavenly
It's time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
Please continue to pray with and for us, for clear direction from the LORD as to what we should be doing right now, continued health improvement, strength, healing and MIRACLES!!! And God willing you'll just keep getting updates from me.
All to his glory alone!
Paula
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
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