Welcome

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.

The call to be a mom, I believe, was something God instilled within me at an early age. I never desired to have a “career” in the workforce. Rather, I wanted to work within the walls of my home, raising a family!

After being married to my wonderful husband for 5 years, God gave us Makayla in 2008. I loved every thing about becoming a new mom! All the hugs, and loves and kisses. The snuggles. The smiles. The newborn baby toes! The all-around journey of motherhood just consumed my heart. I knew I wanted more children, so then came Isabella, and then, Christian. Being a mom of three fulfilled my heart’s desire!

IMG_3450+2.jpg — Our Journey.

My story is not about motherhood and all its glory. Rather, it’s about the unforeseen journey life took us on when Makayla was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer at the age of 10 in April of 2019. It came “out of left field” as they say, and took us by storm for 13 straight months. From the day of diagnoses to her passing in May of 2020, we were catapulted into the dark terrain of bad news, quick decisions, difficult doctor conversations, treatment schedules, scans, long hospital stays, side effects, etc., all the things that one could go through when diagnosed with cancer. It was a whole new life that presented itself to us without warning, without invitation. It changed everything and now it’s time to share our journey.

You won’t find endless articles comparing one type of cancer to another, or debates about proper medical care and nutrition on my page. Instead, my focus is to unfold a journey through the heartache and pain, and reveal how our faith in Jesus provided hope within His promises. My desire in this space, Lord willing, is to draw others to Christ through the unfolding of our storm, as hard as it was, and to express the hope He brought during a time in which we could have easily shattered. Jesus was and is our saving grace. And of course, I’ll also share the “behind the scenes life” of the Coletta household as it is now. I feel the Lord’s nudging to express the pain, be raw with our experience and show how His presence brought us through the most difficult time in our lives.

If you like what you read here, I hope you’ll consider sharing this page with who the Lord puts on your heart. We all have a unique story. My desire has shifted to tell ours in the hopes the Lord will use it to bless others.

Take me to the river.

“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”

~ Isaiah 43:19