Life Lesson
One leg of the race is over!!!!
As it is now Wednesday night, you may have already guessed that Joel made it through his last 2 radiation sessions. He is a trooper. After his second last session Joel came home for the weekend and…
Growing through struggles
From time to time we are all hit with some kind of hardship or struggle. Of course, for us all it is not the same… it can be health issues, financial issues, difficult relationships etc. Age doesn’t…
Living in the Now
Yesterday was Joel’s chemo day, and oddly enough, in the morning, even though it was the beginning of his third week of radiation, I was hit with the gravity of the signs as we go down the…
A new day…
A new day dawns fresh and without flaw… Lamentations 3:22-24 22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24…
Feeling sorry for myself…
I don’t do this very often but tonight I am going all out and having myself a full fledged pity party. There is my disclaimer you can stop reading right now… if you want to come along…
Reality
I thought I would let you all in on a little secret of mine. I am slightly in denial. While Joel remains on the 5th floor he is either a surgery patient or a rehab patient. Currently…
Confusion
This will be another quick post everyone, once again wireless doesn’t like us. I have grabbed a couple of minutes on the hospital computer. Joel had a great day. He did really well in his physio session.…
Learning Contentment
I feel like I am living someone else’s life. Living here at the hospital is a totally different world. To a degree Joel and I are falling into a pattern: our days have begun to have somewhat…
Community
All and all today was a good day, it did not go as I planned it but it was still good. This morning I spoke with one of the Neurosurgery residents and asked him if he thought…
A Busy Day
I wish I could give you all an update on Colin but at this point I haven’t heard anything. Joel’s day was very busy. Unfortunately he woke up early, I was hoping that he would sleep in…
I Feel Sick!!!!
I asked Elijah to take the puppy out for a pee before bed as I was trying to get little ones ready for night time. I told him to stay close to the house as it was…
Lots of pictures and a few reflections!
Fall is definitely here. I am always amazed with how quickly time marches on. The seasons continue to change whether we are ready or not. Much if not all of life is like that. Sometimes I get…