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Thomas Gehman

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Summer has slipped into fall, and I’m not quite the same person who entered it.

This was the summer I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Life quickly became a strange mix of appointments, treatments, expenses, fear, hope, and questions I never imagined having to ask. When you are forced to look more honestly at the possibility of imminent death, you also begin looking more honestly at what you believe about life…and about God.

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
—Psalm 46:1

Not a God who promises an easy road or immunity from suffering, but a God who is very present in the middle of it.

And He has been present in so many of you.

The prayers, messages, generosity, and encouragement from old friends and new have carried us in ways I’ll never fully be able to express. I am profoundly grateful.

And then there is Tray.

Steadfast, loving, serving, advocating, caring for me…and carrying burdens of his own that few people see. Cancer happened to my body, but in so many ways it happened to both of us. I will never take his love and faithfulness for granted.

Summer is gone now, and I don’t know what the next season holds.

But perhaps faith isn’t knowing what the next season will bring. Perhaps it is learning that whatever it brings, God will already be there.

So I enter this next season grateful…for life, for love, for all of you, and for a God whose goodness is not dependent upon my circumstances.

There has been sorrow and pain here. There has also been so much beauty.

And somehow, by the grace of God, there is still joy.

I wanted to share some highlights from the summer but I don’t even have pictures of everything I was able to enjoy. There were gifts of books, cards, plants, flowers, financial help, calls, texts and meeting new friends, neighbors… being whisked away to walk in nature and play in a creek, meals, matcha dates, visits, and very importantly, visits from almost all the kids… Tray’s and mine! These were sooo meaningful to me and also healing.

I’m not through this but I shared with Tray this last weekend that I could begin to see the horizon. 🤍#summer #franklintn #trustinggod

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Our type of baby moon 🌕 🎣

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October has been 🥰💍🍂✨🐶🐾💕🎃

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Here is my annual post @electric_forest post where I remind you how loved and cared for you are. 🖤 If you have a surplus of good energy to give, do so. Smile at strangers. 😊 Say what’s on your mind… it’ll push those not meant for you away and pull those who are, closer. ☮️Be kind. We’re all just trying our best out here! Stop trying to be like someone else… we need YOU to make the world spin smoother. 🌎 what someone else thinks of you is none of your business. I’m overflowing with love right now, so take a few deep breaths and let me send some to you ✨✨✨🤍✨✨✨ and then pass it on 🫶🏻

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So incredibly grateful for all of the people in my life ✨ entering my 30’s filled with so much love and excitement for this next chapter!

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Miss you guys already , hope see you soon ❤️💋kisses 💋

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What an amazing night was last night at wonderful wedding of our lovely Kaylah and Carlo Ciliento💋❤️we are so happy for you guys! Please love each other the same way you do on your wedding day🙏🎉God bless you guys💋🙌🎊 we had so much fun #wedding #family #love #newwed 🤩

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like a moth(man) to a flame (lamp) 💡

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We really make a great traveling team guys! So grateful for all the new mems with you all! ❤️🤍💚

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July highlights with my faves 🎆☀️

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the magic of the forest was exactly what I needed ✨ so much love and fun and healing. grateful for my people and for Mother Nature. a ton of releasing and unblocking was done during this beautiful full moon to make room for an abundance of love, prosperity and adventure. extremely thankful for my journey and excited for this life I get to live. until next year. happy forest ⚡️🌳🍄💜🌈

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@electric_forest ✨What a powerful place✨ I feel so charged and full of love 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 I’m excited to be back home to spread some of this positive energy I’m overflowing with after this weekend 🥰

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