by Melody Jo Hamor
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity,
but of power, love, and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)
Two things I would have never considered together before last Sunday: Church and Mohawks. 
But I am now convinced - I am 100% positive - God loves mohawks!
I have a dear friend who is doing battle with breast cancer. She’s had numerous surgeries, the first of which was a double mastectomy, and now she’s undergoing chemotherapy treatment to rid her body of any lingering cancerous cells. As you may already know, chemotherapy is a horrendous way to make a person healthy. There’s nausea, vomiting, weakness, vertigo, migraines, etc. On top of all that, as if that’s not enough, chemo patients completely lose their hair. They lose it right down to the slick-shiny surface of their noggins. The chemicals that are pumped intravenously into their bodies are nothing short of a recipe for destruction and depression. But my friend, Indra, is not being destroyed.
Instead, she’s sporting a rockin’, cancer-butt-kickin’ mohawk.
As I write this, her bold hair-cut may have already fallen out, but she made a grand entrance into church last Sunday and blew us all away. I was absolutely overcome with joy to be in the presence of her courage. So much so that I started squealing and laughing the moment I spotted her. Yeah - I was LOUD in church! Eh, I’m usually loud everywhere I go, so that really wasn’t anything new.
Here’s the deal… the hair was going to come out anyway, and she knew it. So early in her chemo treatment she started talking about shaving it off before it came out in clumps. One of her three sons is pretty familiar with the clippers, anyhow - he sports a shaved head himself. So…what if she took matters into her own hands and beat the chemo to the punch?
That’s exactly what she did. She gathered up her boys and her hubby, and she took the plunge. With clippers in hand, her son did the deed, and together they hit cancer with a few straight jabs and a knock-out right hook! Then, with a complete lack of timidity, she unveiled the mohawk and let us all join in on the fight!
2 Timothy 1:7 was the first thing that came to mind when I got home that day. “God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity…” Indra proved that. God has given her a spirit of joy, hope, humor, and courage! And it is my prayer that He continues to bless her in this way. She is an example for all of us that we don’t have to let the trials of life keep us down. As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. Well…when life gave Indra chemo, she made a mohawk! With God, we can overcome anything and everything that life throws at us.
Thank You, Lord, for the opportunity to support such a wonderful woman. I’m so grateful to have been one of the people to see her rockin’ hair-cut. Please bless Indra, her husband, and her three sons with peace, comfort, and continued courage. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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Fabulous story and hurrah for your friend! Heck, it takes courage just to get out of bed in the morning except most of us don’t know it.
My life changed when once I realized, truly realized, Jesus died for Each and Every One of Us. Not just the blue hairs in the pews or the Deacon daddies or the choir loft moms but even…perhaps more so???…the tat covered, body pierced, weird to me hair style wearing people on the street.
How can I show someone Jesus if I’m afraid to get near them? If I’m afraid to talk to them?
Can’t be done. So, take a deep breath, say a prayer and march forth into battle. I’m going to heaven and want to take as many people with me as possible!
Thanks for visiting Thistle Cove Farm, come back soon.
God bless you, yours and the work of your hands and heart.
Father…bless Indra…heal her body. Thank you for the hope we have in you. You are our healer. Destroy these cancerous cells we pray in Jesus name and restore Indra to complete health.
This is so wonderful! Found you through #FF, following you now.