Category: Family
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Flowers & Food Create Smiles
Today is a week, since surgery. I’m itchy more than achy like I was at this stage back in March. The heat has been more irritating than anything besides my nausea the last few days. The nausea usually goes away by afternoon the itchiness and heat don’t. Still I’m just feeling blessed that this journey…
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September 21st…
Such a busy day for our family emotionally as it was physically. There are so many facets to this day like there were on Saturday, March 15th, the day after my earlier surgery this spring. Part of being a journalist at any level from amateur, beginner to advanced journalism means offering up intense glimpses of…
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September Is Gone
It has been 13 years this weekend. No matter how many years roll around it doesn’t stop the memories or the dull ache of grief. My niece has always been a sweet reminder of how a baby can bring such joy and create a healing comfort from a recent death. It’s not as recent anymore,…
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Nausea…
Yesterday, I woke up feeling pretty good considering my arm was dead from the clavicle pain bloc on Thursday. Then somehow Friday to Saturday it turned from feeling numb to being like a couple of bricks instead of my arm. It happens slowly until I get worn out from not sitting down and propping it…
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Why!
Perspective matters. The word coincidence has very little meaning in the grand schematics of God’s will. Last week was my 4th surgery, dealing with one issue, in the delicate area between both my wrists and arms. Never in my wildest dreams did I believe I would become, literally, a professional patient against my will. Except…
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The Food in our ‘Fish Fry’ Birthday Party
Mostly the guys caught Blue Gill. Good sized Blue Gill. Dad was afraid there wouldn’t be enough at first. I am the one who suggested Popcorn Shrimp. I thought it would help to have another type of fish and I knew a certain teenager liked it over the actual fish. As this photo portrays Mom…
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A Couple of Days…
Since Friday things have been building up, although in all reality it’s been going on a while longer. Trying to figure out how to walk on egg shells is how this feels for me thinking about writing about the last few days. It’s easy for me to broadcast my emotions, write about my thoughts and…
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Celebrations of Life
The past week has been a myriad of emotions when I think of the death of Charlie Kirk and my Grandma’s 99th birthday. The profound sadness I was engulfed in especially last Wednesday and Thursday was punctured when I got the message that Ericka Kirk was speaking to the World on Friday night. Only 2…
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Change of Routine
Lately I have felt like I am in a holding pattern. Simply waiting for things to happen one way or another. After my last two surgeries some accidents or incidents happened that have me a little paranoid about throwing myself back into a job. However, there is a job position I am considering which will…
Jewells of Thought 