In this episode of the Anchored by the Sword Podcast, I’m joined by Kim Harms—writer, speaker, two-time breast cancer survivor, and author of the newly released devotional Carried Through Cancer: 70 Days of Spiritual Strength from Cancer Fighters, Survivors, and Caregivers.

Kim shares her testimony of faith, perseverance, and God’s nearness through two cancer diagnoses, long-term treatment, and seasons of suffering. We talk honestly about fear, hope, endurance, and how Scripture anchored her when the road felt overwhelming.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Kim’s faith journey and growing up anchored in Christ

• Her first breast cancer diagnosis at 40 and a second diagnosis seven years later

• Walking through chemotherapy, radiation, and long-term treatment

• The Scriptures that sustained her in different seasons of suffering

• Why she wrote Carried Through Cancer and who the book is for

• The power of short, accessible devotionals when strength is limited

• Encouragement for caregivers and those supporting loved ones

• Why letting others help is both humbling and healing

This conversation is for anyone walking through cancer—fighters, survivors, caregivers—or anyone navigating a hard season and needing reminders that God is near and faithful.

Bio:

Kim Harms is a two-time breast cancer survivor and the author of Carried Through Cancer: 70 Days of Spiritual Strength from Cancer Fighters, Survivors and Caregivers (B&H 2025) and Life Reconstructed: Navigating the World of

Mastectomies and Breast Reconstruction. She has a degree in English from Iowa State University and more than two decades of professional writing experience for a wide variety of publications.

Married to Corey for nearly three decades, the two live in central Iowa and have three sons and one English Springer Spaniel who thinks he’s the fourth child.

Anchor Verses:

Isaiah 41:10

I Peter 5:10

Connect with Kim:

Website: https://kimharms.net

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kimharmsauthor

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