Monthly Archives: November 2008

How Will You Celebrate?

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“If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make the long, slow journey across the desert as did the Magi? Or sit and watch the stars as did the shepherds? Or brood over the coming of the child as did Mary? For each of us, there is a desert to travel. A star to discover. And a being within ourselves to bring to life.” Author Unknown  Read more... (140 words, estimated 34 secs reading time)

The Unthankful Heart…

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…discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
~Henry Ward Beecher

So I continue on my quest to find the blessings in every day, in every hour.

228. Curling up by warm heaters on cold mornings.

229. Crisp fall nights filled with the scent of woodsmoke.

230. Seeing my breath in frigid air. Life.

231. Dramatic expressions from big brown eyes.

232. Dancing in the kitchen. (Our favorite dancing song? We Built This City On Rock & Roll)  Read more... (289 words, 4 images, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

What Do I Need?

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(As you read this, please take the time to blow away the chaff of my scattered mind and find the grain of my heart.)

Over the past few days I’ve had several people ask, “What do you need?” I’ve thought a lot about the answer to that question, and the practical, black and white, type-A in me wants to make my list of things. Well, let’s see… I’ll need help with childcare… meals… anything else?  Read more... (1084 words, estimated 4:20 mins reading time)

Cooliness

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We interrupt the weariness to share these important laughter moments.

Bear.

Need I say more? The constant flow of words like lovely, fascinating, amazing and gorgeous which pours from his four-year-old mouth are enough to keep me in stitches, but there’s more… oh, how there is more.

One day sitting at breakfast, he stopped, looked at me wide-eyed and said, “MOM, let’s pretend ALL. DAY. LONG.”

Okay. Sound good. What do you want to pretend?  Read more... (373 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

The Results Are In…

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… and (deep sigh) looks like it’s cancer again. I will have surgery on December 5th for them to remove some residual thyroid tissue (from my thyroidectomy 11 years ago) and remove the enlarged lymph nodes. It’s a 2 1/2 – 3 week recovery period, then after the holidays we’ll look at follow-up treatment.

The follow-up treatment consists of scans and radioactive iodine treatment. Probably take a month or so. Thankfully, no chemo.  Read more... (236 words, estimated 57 secs reading time)