Our Life As Ministry Podcast

Have you ever wondered what God is calling you to do with your life? Or maybe you had a pretty good idea - until life threw you a few curve balls. Suddenly, your capacity is maxed out, your routines are upside down, and it feels hard enough just to make it through the day. How are we supposed to live out a calling in seasons like that? WELL…I have great news. Today I share about knowing your missi...

Romans 5:3-5 “ We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episod...

Last week, my body completely crashed. Like I’m talking, could barely get my head off the pillow in the middle of the day type of crash. Genuinely concerned that something was wrong with me, I asked his nurse about it and she just smiled and said it was very common for parents to crash at the end of treatment - to which I responded with some big ol fat tears. It’s the entire year catching up at on...

This week we polled our social media accounts for what questions would you ask Bronson if you could? He’s answered all your questions in this interview: What was the hardest part of going through cancer treatment? How has your faith changed? Are you mad at God?…and many more! Make sure to watch until the end for a sweet surprise. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with oth...

All Links to Amazon Books HERE Side note: I have not blogged everything I shared in the video - I’d love for you to watch. I may be switching to a video-podcast format moving forward. Believe it or not, it actually takes me less time and is easier for me to communicate via video. I will still be sharing stories of Bronson and his treatment and what God is teaching us in this time! *** If this post...

This is the story of my sweet 12 year old, Bronson, and his fight against brain cancer. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to hear the words “your child has cancer” and walk through those first shocking days and weeks, you can go back and listen to episodes 1–6. That’s where I share about the day we found his tumor, his emergency surgery, the diagnosis, and the four long weeks we spent in the...

Most families split up when travel is required for medical care. But after Bronson, our 11 year old son, was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer, we were determined to stay together as a family. Since Canada did not offer the best type of radiation for Bronson’s cancer, all six of us were headed to the US... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...

Bronson recently had an MRI and as we left the hospital he said something I will never forget... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beckibaxter.substack.com

FOUR years ago, I released my first Bible-Study and this is the video I posted to promote it. It’s emotional watching myself 4 years ago - clueless as to what was coming for our family. Childhood cancer was NO where on my radar. At the time I was trying to figure out what to do with this desire in my heart to help others get into the Bible regularly. I didn’t have a theology degree. I wasn’t forme...

What do you pray when your child has cancer? Like, can I really be honest with God about how I’m feeling? If you’ve been following along with our story, at this point we’re 2.5 weeks into our hospital stay and Bronson’s been officially diagnosed with Group 3 Medulloblastoma - pediatric brain cancer. We are looking at... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscri...

Sometimes it takes the rubber meeting the road to expose what you really believe about God. All of a sudden, all those years sitting comfortably in a church pew, singing songs, taking notes and preaching about a God who loves felt … easy. What does it really mean to have ‘victory in Jesus’ when you’re sitting in a hospital room as your 11 year old child fights cancer. This is a public episode. If...

The reality was, Bronson had a brain tumor. It was large. He needed surgery right away. Sam and I were running on adrenaline, coffee and almost no sleep when they prepped Brons for surgery at 6am. We had been prepared for a variety of outcomes - specifically, Posterior Fossa Syndrome (PFS): a condition that can occur after pediatric tumor removal, specifically when the tumor is located exactly whe...

This is the story of how we found out that our 11 year old son, Bronson, has cancer. It’s a roller coaster story - we’re 6 months in and there have been some wild moments, things that movies are made of. What I’ve already noticed is you don’t see the miracles without experiencing the pain, and I’m ready to share both. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribe...

Five years ago I planned to write a book. I believed God had given me a message and I was ready to share it to change lives and maybe the world! (lol…any other naive first time writers out there?) Well, I did not end up writing the book, but interestingly, I clearly remember thinking to myself, “I just feel like I would be able to write this book better in five years.” In hindsight, I don’t think...

I have been sharing the story of how my husband, kids and I ended up 1400miles away from our home and family, moving to Florida from Ontario, Canada. Though we felt God’s leading through it all, the “pilgrimmage” was not easy. Over and over again, we found ourselves in impossible situations. I can’t even tell you how many times we wondered if it would just make more sense to go back home. And to b...

We had just moved our family from Canada to Florida, but after so much change in a short period of time with packing, moving and house hunting with four busy boys in tow, it was starting to take a toll. It was tough - we were staying in a condo and I was trying to home school (I say that very loosely), we had no community, no routine, little certainty around our whole move and we we still trying t...

After we sold just about everything (including our house) and moved from Canada to Florida, we expected to find a home quickly. We knew God was leading us and figured there would be provision for a home. We were more than ready for the next step in our adventure - we had arrived to the land of the free . But things were not going the way we hoped. It was also the land of the crazy-hot-housing mark...

I can’t tell you how happy I am there is no house-hunting in Heaven…’cause I am pretty sure this whole ride is not of Jesus! The housing market may have cooled off a bit (for the time being) but if you have been on the house hunt in the last few years, you will know that can be the wild wild West. And our experience was no different… This past January we sold our charming 100 year-old fixer-upper...

To quickly recap: In Spring of 2021, Sam and I felt a pull towards moving from Ontario, Canada to somewhere, USA. We weren’t entirely clear on that yet. But it wasn’t a decision we took lightly - we prayed, fasted, met with lawyers, accountants, real estate agents and whomever else we could think of and finally decided to move forward! You can read the first part of our story here . An interesting...

October 24, 2021 An Excerpt From My Prayer Journal: “I can come up with a thousand reasons why I should hold back, why I am not the girl for the job. BUT I don’t ever want to miss out on something because of my unbelief. Jesus, I want to be all in YES to whatever and wherever you lead our family! Moving doesn’t make sense to a lot of people - especially our family. But I believe you are leading us...