https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog daily 0.75 2024-05-31 https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/draw-your-circle monthly 0.5 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/25a44931-45de-494c-b932-c90a7fb90f11/The+Circle.jpg Blog - Draw Your Circle - I recently caught up with a friend who survived a very aggressive type of breast cancer. Not long after she had finished chemo, my daughter was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. This dear friend sent care packages with thoughtful products that helped her during chemo, including wraps that kept her balding head warm and countless gifts that instilled hope throughout her journey. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/a-helping-hand monthly 0.5 2024-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/d32f1df1-a9f6-41b8-b3a0-be04b43ddb08/A+Helping+Hand_1.jpg Blog - A Helping Hand - Four years ago, I was at the bank transferring money to pay for an expensive drug my daughter needed the next day for her chemotherapy treatment. As I was about to drive off the lot, my phone rang. It was my brother, hysterical, explaining through sobs that our sister died. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/under-the-microscope monthly 0.5 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/3c51bad2-465c-4f6c-b090-45ef9acf75b5/Lymphoma+cells_pic+from+rosa.JPEG Blog - Under the Microscope - The photo you see depicts lymphoma cells. They are the same type of cells that almost killed my daughter four years ago. Then, she was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin lymphoma and went through a grueling and painful treatment protocol. Today, she is at the University of California in Davis doing cancer research. She snapped that photo as she stared at those cells under the microscope. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/a-new-year monthly 0.5 2023-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/e2bf0569-874e-4c37-b4a4-2570868f1ea7/Blog+18_A+New+Year.jpg Blog - A New Year - Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end (Seneca). https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/the-intersection-of-anger-and-why monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1697766740577-4XMVK03RWHX19FCUV9ER/The+Intersection+of+Anger+and+Why.jpg Blog - The Intersection of Anger and Why - Have you ever prayed for something good, unselfish, even necessary – and instead of an answered prayer things got worse? https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/hope-takes-flight monthly 0.5 2023-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1686231282479-P4PKVBNM66UZIK0MPPJO/Blog+16+Hope+Takes+Flight.jpg Blog - Hope Takes Flight - The phone rang, it was my sister’s number. I smiled. It had been a while since we last talked. When I answered, it was my brother Jim, he was trying to talk through frantic sobs. “She’s gone.” Our precious sister passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly. It’s been three years and my heart still aches in those deep places that sometimes feel unreachable. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/zhy569g7xfeokw2d1l9v6i4d1r240e monthly 0.5 2023-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1683897656596-D0XG0SST7XO65O1HWWIR/Blog+15_Breath+Carries+On.jpg Blog - Breath - Two weeks ago, Sam and I arrived with just enough time to say goodbye and watch her take her last, laborious breaths. As we held her hands, I thought about all the love and enthusiasm for life she had breathed into me over the years. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/the-key-to-true-friendship monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1680619713323-8BEPDJT4JHQGS75J4DEL/The+Key+To+True+Friendship.jpg Blog - The Key to True Friendship - Vicki and Lori are the kind of friends you want when you’re eleven and in middle school. Vicki shared her lunch treats with me and Lori and I commiserated over being two of the tallest girls in class. They’re the kind of friends you want forever and I’m blessed to still have them in my life 40 years later. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/three-simple-words monthly 0.5 2023-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/f516a360-d633-4121-9c21-df63275ac032/Blog+13+Photo_Rappelling.jpg Blog - Three Simple Words - The fear was so intense I felt the thumping of my heartbeat in my temples. Good lord, what has this new job gotten me into? I was deep in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, standing on the edge of a cliff, 80 feet above the ground. This was not an ideal situation for someone like me who is terrified of heights. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/a-bigger-plan-at-work monthly 0.5 2023-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/b1c6b33d-f888-4591-b585-5baba7fde69d/Focus_1.jpg Blog - A Bigger Plan at Work It was the end of summer 2019, and a wave of depression had settled in. I was in constant pain from a car accident in June. I was dealing with anxious thoughts and interrupted sleep due to terrible nightmares. 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She was thin, weak and unable to walk, and as she lay next to me in tortuous pain, my only prayer for her was survival. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/unraveling-plans monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1657242073879-MP6SF1B03KU0T2PZ46U0/Unraveling+Plans_Blog+6.jpg Blog - Unraveling Plans - I love a good plan. Who doesn’t, right?! Knowing what’s ahead brings comfort to most people – even if it’s a simple to-do list that maps out the day ahead or a vacation itinerary that highlights the must-dos. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/the-weight-of-wait monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/7c896181-b777-4c71-a19d-dd97951e6390/IMG_8578.jpg Blog - The Weight of Wait - This morning my daughter Rosa asked me to braid her hair As I brushed my fingers through thin, silky strands, I was transported to a time twenty years ago when she was two years old, when her hair was new and fine and so buttery soft it felt as if it would melt when touched. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/a-sinking-treasure monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/0194bb83-070f-495c-84b7-7f991e8fdecc/ashin-k-suresh-mkxTOAxqTTo-unsplash.jpg Blog - A Sinking Treasure - We all have painful memories. Most of the time, we deal with them when they pop up, we give a nod of acknowledgment, and move on without further emotion. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/when-everything-but-the-answer-disappears monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1653525886393-N8P1N6DHF82TCE5JOH5P/pexels-paula-schmidt-963486.jpg Blog - When Everything but the Answer Disappears - I found myself taking deep breaths often. It had been an emotional roller coaster for two months, extreme highs and lows. My faith had been tested and affirmed and tested and doubted. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/what-is-it-we-really-need monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1652220683053-XALK1VLGXV7J5UQ0DMOK/mariah-krafft-OeIr5prTLPk-unsplash.jpg Blog - What Is It We Really Need? - I dropped off my older daughter at kindergarten and drove to the grocery store with my younger daughter, a queasy feeling settling in my stomach. I had exactly twenty dollars in my wallet and knew it wasn’t enough to purchase everything on my grocery list. https://www.roxanewergin.com/blog/choose-a-good-ending monthly 0.5 2022-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/1652301005061-Z7VRQI7HUSG71EYHMPBM/tom-parsons-F5qVefeCrp8-unsplash.jpg Blog - Choose a Good Ending - The concept of choice has always intrigued me. In elementary school, I enjoyed books that allowed me to choose what the main character did next – every choice determined how the story ended. Sometimes, the ending was disappointing, and I’d go back to see how it would have ended if I had chosen differently. 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You can call me Rox — that’s what my friends call me. At an early age, I realized that our words impact other people. I often found myself in unexpected conversations with strangers, listening with great interest as vulnerable, emotional stories unfolded. I discovered a common thread: We find comfort in feeling heard and in knowing that we are understood and valued. I learned that words have incredible power to lift a drooping spirit, calm an anxious heart or inspire people to action. Words have the power to hurt or help, to revive or revile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/cab12580-5877-4895-9a9e-188ace5f1c30/RRL_5.jpg About - Make it stand out When I’m not writing, my favorite thing in the whole world is spending time with my family – we love to travel and create memories, although my favorite place is home in Madeira Beach, Florida! https://www.roxanewergin.com/home daily 1.0 2024-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/aa7950cc-857d-484e-a920-f07592f1d5be/pexels-pixabay-33545.jpg Home - Welcome – so glad you’re here! No matter what season of life you’re in, inspiration is always a breath of fresh air. Join me on a journey filled with encouraging words and inspiring stories that remind you to never give up…it’s going to be all right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/a36143b9-c59c-40ee-aed3-e190268ae24e/IMG_8183.png Home - Hey there! I’m Roxane. We all have stories to share – some dark and painful, and others so sweet and beautiful we visit them often in the recesses of our minds. I’m opening my journal and inviting you in as I share some of my stories. In them, I hope you find encouragement, inspiration and a reminder that, whoever you are, you are profoundly loved by God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/886aa21d-c615-4470-bbb1-44dc34defc5a/The+Circle.jpg Home - Draw Your Circle If you’re going through a period of waiting and anxiety is running high, give “The Circle” a try. Waiting doesn’t have to be passive – read on, and you’ll see that it can be quite active. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/f5bae5c1-7192-48bd-9c6d-39853f6e9dec/A+Helping+Hand_1.jpg Home - A Helping Hand I don’t know how long I sat there, suspended in a debilitating fog, but the next thing I remember is being startled by a knock at the window. It was a man, with a compassionate smile, trying to tell me something. I put the window down to hear him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62423b3ee98ecf5d4602c76e/b900eb88-53a7-4fcd-b9a3-ff01d7b8fbe0/Lymphoma+cells_pic+from+rosa.jpg Home - Under the Microscope Is there suffering in your life today? I want to encourage you and remind you that God can take anything that happens to you and form it into a pattern for good. https://www.roxanewergin.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-10 https://www.roxanewergin.com/work-with-me daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://www.roxanewergin.com/food-4-thought daily 0.75 2022-03-28 https://www.roxanewergin.com/food-4-thought/winter-bwfgb monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1588098122317-GHNA5X10ZKOOK1CW2ZGA/Stocksy_comp_2553271.jpg Food 4 Thought - Winter https://www.roxanewergin.com/food-4-thought/autumn-baa3x monthly 0.5 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1598838301614-7QKB13DWDQD05G443JUU/image-asset.jpeg Food 4 Thought - Autumn https://www.roxanewergin.com/food-4-thought/summer-cyswj monthly 0.5 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1598838475174-LG5R8ZQPXGOLHR8E7YTZ/image-asset.jpeg Food 4 Thought - Summer https://www.roxanewergin.com/food-4-thought/spring-fe6g8 monthly 0.5 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1598838273757-ZASUDS1KTP7LUDZIMSEV/image-asset.jpeg Food 4 Thought - Spring https://www.roxanewergin.com/inspiration daily 0.75 2022-03-28 https://www.roxanewergin.com/inspiration/immune-boosting-6rcfl monthly 0.5 2020-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1588180124685-J2ICHFRXOKJ9F0GOYVO6/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Immune Boosting - Breakfast Fresh fruit and feta salad It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1588181999254-OHHOSLR2DQE35WJ2V4VO/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Immune Boosting - Drink Golden milk It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1588180686664-FDAPIWL54W9DIX8NGKRF/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Immune Boosting - Lunch Beet and pear salad with pomegranates and walnuts It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://www.roxanewergin.com/inspiration/anti-inflammatory-rlw4h monthly 0.5 2020-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1591370467922-QM0A71JG239AB4SCKGK8/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Anti-inflammatory - Drink Golden milk It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1591369390834-43VJ7096UBLANSEOTXYL/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Anti-inflammatory - Lunch Spinach and persimmon salad It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1591370555397-8KS438W5ADNR4D4GST1T/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Anti-inflammatory - Dinner Salmon and sweet potato salad It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://www.roxanewergin.com/inspiration/gut-health-7phbl monthly 0.5 2020-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1587655433312-L2T5LFRQKVYLVKCJO3U4/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Gut Health - Breakfast Yogurt and fruit bowl It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1587655690870-62TYO6GTJ631AR3TEP22/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Gut Health - Drink Ginger soda It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9e44e143969e061c2ed8fa/1591369751901-GAXW9DME0VZ1ABHAHVV4/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Gut Health - Dinner Mashed potatoes With mushrooms And brussels sprout It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.