As you can tell by my neglect of the Louise updates, I am back at work. This week is pre-planning and it is always a bit overwhelming to get a new school year started. Louise has had a couple of appointments. The most important one is the one with the eye doctor. She had the … Continue reading Louise’s Scan

Have you ever thought about how a small flame of a candle can transform? Candles have the power to change an everyday meal into a romantic event, a ferocious thunderstorm into a family game night, and a hot bath into a luxurious retreat. We use them to create intimacy in large spaces and to generate … Continue reading Candles

William and I went to swim at Ray and Louise’s house yesterday. We talked with her for a bit about our trip to the beach and Savannah. She didn’t have much trouble communicating, except for specific names. She said she had several visitors and that it seems that she either has many or none. Already … Continue reading Visit with Louise

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and … Continue reading How High?

Louise’s eye doctor appointment went well today. He told her that the fuzzy vision could be a result of her cataract surgery. It is common to have to go back and clear out this cloudy vision with a laser. He feels that this might help Louise. Then after the surgery, he wants to update her … Continue reading Eye Doctor

I tiptoed out into the dawn, trying not to disturb children or dogs. Stepping into a post card sunrise, I had to pause in awe before my morning walk on the beach. Without my camera, which I left at home, I have only my words to paint the picture I saw. Words cannot do this … Continue reading Safe harbor

I went to the Sautee Store yesterday for a quick sandwich to go. Their BLT’s are like a taste of summer. I got in my car in a hurry to be on my way. When I was buckling up, I saw a bubble float past my window. I looked towards the flower-bed, where the bubble … Continue reading Child’s Play

To all of the Louise trackers out there…I will be out of town this upcoming week so there will not be any updates. I will be in touch with Bill while I am gone so if there is any significant news on Louise I will try to post. However, I do not expect there to … Continue reading For the Louise Trackers

Everyone has scars. Some of them are physical, like when they cut disease out of your body, or when you have an accident. Some of them are scars of the heart, like when you go through a divorce, or loose someone you love to death. Life is flowing along smoothly when it is abruptly interrupted. … Continue reading Scars

Louise is up to her old tricks. The doctor said she could cut her steroid in half, because she complained that it made her too hungry. She took that to mean she only takes it every other day. Ray explained that it actually means that she is to take half a pill once a day. … Continue reading Old Tricks