I went for a visit today. Louise looks better. Her cheek is still bruised, but her eye and her chin are normal now. Her face is not as puffy, so she looked more like herself. She is off of steroids all together. I think that is part of the reason she looked more normal. According … Continue reading Update on Louise

Here is the fitness lesson you knew was coming. I could not walk 60 miles and not learn something. (It is a long one, so settle in.) First, let me say that this walk was one of the hardest things I have ever done. There were many times along the way I wanted to quit. … Continue reading Lesson 20- Trust Your Training and Believe

I am always seeing spiritual parallels to things around me. The weekend of the 3-day was no different. As inspirational as it was, I found myself missing the spiritual element. It is hard for me to see a couple of thousand people putting their hope more in a cure, than in the God of the … Continue reading For Women

Sorry its been awhile since I updated you all on Louise. With the walk, I have been occupied writing about the experience. However, that doesn’t mean that I have not been aware of how Louise is doing. Bill spent a couple of days visiting her last week. I went by yesterday and we went again … Continue reading Louise

Because I have had so many questions asked of me about the walk I am going to tell you more details. We arrived in the chilly pre-dawn hours on Friday. In the drop off area, people dressed in boas, tutus, and wings directed us to a truck marked with our tent address. Our bags, also … Continue reading Lots of Walk details

If you have never heard of the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk I will tell you it is unlike anything you have ever seen. Before the walk, I would have told you it is an organization that wants to find a cure for breast cancer by hosting a 60-mile walk to raise funds. While this … Continue reading The Walk

Tomorrow I will embark on a continued journey. Tomorrow I walk. I walk for myself. I walk for Louise. I walk for all those who are currently in treatment and those who have finished. I walk for those who have gone on before us. I walk because I can. There were days, during and after … Continue reading Walk

Ray called today and told us that Louise had a fall. It was a bad one this time. She hit her face and head on the counter top as she went to the floor. He took her to the doctor who did a scan of her brain. No bleeding. No apparent injury to the bones. … Continue reading Watching Louise

Last night I went for a loop around the lake. Somehow, the trail was calling me to walk among the brilliant colors of fall. I think that in my heart I was desiring to walk with God in the cool of the evening. I wanted the peaceful companionship I have when I am with him … Continue reading Lesson 19 Keep Going

Right now, I live in a pressure cooker. Have you ever been in one? You know, there is heaviness internally, and you can feel the external force pushing in on you as well. Stress and anxiety from all sides. There is no area of life that is free of strain. Being in a pressure cooker … Continue reading Lesson 18- Release Pressure