Steve CDH1, Lessons Learned, Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Reflections, Teaching

Resilient Faith

I have not posted my teachings on the main page of my blogpost because I wanted to shape my content around my journey without a stomach, but recently, a couple friends have asked me why I don't share a huge part of what I do on my blog. I have been posting my video teachings … Continue reading Resilient Faith

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Steve CDH1, Christmas, Gut Checks, Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Marriage

Ornaments Over Time

13 years ago Kate and I started a tradition giving each other ornaments for Christmas.  This was a big deal because over 22 years ago today my dad passed away from stomach cancer and the feeling of loss became the dominating story for me around this season. Since we have been together Kate has worked hard to change that story … Continue reading Ornaments Over Time

Steve Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Reflections, Stomachless Adventures, Triathlon

The Belly of the Whale, Get It?

A few months ago there was a hilarious hashtag on Twitter, #wecanlandaprobeonanasteroidbutwecant... The responses were pretty amazing: "we still can't believe it's not butter", "we can't order breakfast at McDonald's after 10:30am", "we can't type more than 140 characters". It was a reminder that while human beings can do incredible things like land a probe … Continue reading The Belly of the Whale, Get It?

Steve Farewell Stomach Tour Revisted, Gut Checks, Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Reflections

2014: The best of times, the worst of times.

With M80's and fire crackers still going off in our neighborhood, Kate and I were reflecting on this past year and she asked me, "many years from now, what do you think we will remember from 2014?" In the words of the great Charles Dickens, it was the best of times and it was the worst … Continue reading 2014: The best of times, the worst of times.

Steve Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Reflections

Lessons Learned #1: Sunny Side Up

Yesterday, our gastroenterologist ran into Kate at the hospital while she was working. Kate told him about the past four weeks including the Meckel's Diverticulum that had gotten infected and removed. The doctor said something that surprised both of us: the Meckel's Diverticulum is made up of both stomach and pancreatic tissues, which means that I … Continue reading Lessons Learned #1: Sunny Side Up

Steve Gut Checks, Life without a Stomach, Little Graces, Reflections, Triathlon

Set Backs… and Practicing What you Preach

Set backs are not something I totally prepared for during this process... At least not to the extent in which I would have to come back to the hospital. On Thursday afternoon I experienced some of the worst abdominal pain I've felt since I got my stomach removed. It felt like I had gotten stabbed … Continue reading Set Backs… and Practicing What you Preach

Steve Gut Checks, Little Graces

Today, I’m wearing Purple

It's official. Today, I'm a cancer survivor. We got the pathology results from my stomach. Now remember, after getting negative results from all pre-screening tests, this is what they found: At least 6 different areas of the stomach that already had cancer growing and a few areas that had pre-cancer cells starting to grow . … Continue reading Today, I’m wearing Purple

Steve Encarnación, Eugene Peterson, Little Graces, Reflections

Living it Right

While I was in India a couple months ago, I had an interesting conversation with an individual about this idea that knowledge, or the idea of knowing more about God as equivalent to being in "right relationship with God" or indicative of being in a "deeper relationship with God." When I first heard this, it … Continue reading Living it Right