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There is no better way to celebrate my 100th post than to share with you this amazing story.

Please do not merely skim over this post and notice that there are not any cute pictures or funny video and keep going, but STOP and listen to this story....

Death is Not Dying: Rachel Barkey's Story

After four and a half years of vigilantly fighting breast cancer, Rachel Barkey, a 37-year-old wife and mother of two was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the beginning of the year. Her diagnosis give her only a few weeks to live.

Rachel's story is not unlike what thousands of women around the world have experienced. A diagnosis that changes a woman's life and inevitably takes from her what we consider to be most precious.

But for Rachel the essence of life is found in her relationship with God through Jesus. And that's why Rachel is convinced that death is not dying.

Watch Rachel share her story of trusting God in the face of death. "Cancer does not define me," she says. "Neither does being a wife or a mother. All these things are part of who I am but they do not define me. What defines me is my relationship with Jesus."

I realize you don't have much time, the business of life is calling. But take time to watch or listen to Rachel's testimony!

I listened and want to go back and listen again! Her testimony of her faith in God challenges me and provokes me to run to my Savior.

Let's choose today to no longer live for ourselves but for our beautiful Savior that calls us His own!