As I was uploading Thanksgiving pictures from my camera, I noticed a pattern in my last 6 months of photos. Evidently, I have inadvertently become a mountain climber. (Okay, maybe a mountain walker, but you get the idea.) I have pictures from the top of Mt. Yonah, Skitts Mtn., and Sunset Rock among others. Looking … Continue reading Mountain Tops

Yesterday Louise had two appointments..one with the surgeon, and the other with her primary care physician. The surgeon said she seemed to be some better. He doesn’t have a new scan so there is really no new information. He thinks that her vision trouble is not a neural issue, but in her eye itself. If … Continue reading Louise’s Latest Doctor’s Reports

I went by for a visit to see Louise tonight. She was in good spirits, even though she was tired. She had a visit from Helen, her friend of 54 years. It is her only friend that she has kept in touch with since high school days. Louise said it was a good visit even … Continue reading Louise

The family descended. They came from all across the country to be here on this day. Everyone brought something. Food was in abundance. Louise camped out in the living room during the pre-meal kitchen madness. When the time was right, we gathered for prayer, thanking God for life and love. Laughter and eating ensued. The … Continue reading Thanksgiving with Louise

I can’t sleep. My heart is heavy in the wee hours of this Thanksgiving morning. I am thinking about my friends. There are so many of you out there that have experienced tremendous grief this year. Several have lost spouses, or children, or parents. Some have lost homes or businesses. Just this week, three of … Continue reading Heavy Heart

I am approaching a year of this fitness journey. I started in December last year, but it wasn’t until January that I began to fight back. To take my life back I realized that beating cancer for good is a lot more than enduring treatments. It is about overall health. I am somewhere between 55 … Continue reading Fitness Lesson 21 – Don’t Listen

Last week the choir was practicing a song for Sunday. The song inspired me to write. The lyrics say, “Many are they that rise up against me which say of my soul, there is no help for him in God.” I have always interpreted that scripture as one for when you are under attack from … Continue reading The Lifter of Your Head

Sometimes God uses human experience to show us truths we not comprehend any other way. The Veteran’s Day experience I wrote about in my last blog is one of those times. I think it struck a cord with so many because of the Father/Son bond that came across so strongly. I had long discussions with … Continue reading There’s More- Veteran’s Day- Part 2

I have to tell you about an incredibly moving experience I had today. Each year we have a Veteran’s Day program at our school. We invite local Vets to come in for refreshments and a program in which the school honors them for their service to our country. Teachers put pictures of family members who … Continue reading Veteran’s Day

Today Louise started her new therapy. Bill and Ray went with her. Bill was very impressed with the facility. He said that everyone there is trained to work with neuro patients. We have liked the therapists she has had up until this point, however, Bill seems to think this is a much better place for … Continue reading ReGain