Tag: surgeries
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Writing Prompt:
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? Well this is an easy question for me to answer. When I was younger as a teenager I thought a lot about the past because of my Grandpas. Thinking about the future was still on my mind though. Growing up I always…
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What Am I Thankful For…
The calendar has officially changed to November. Communion Sunday is a remembrance of the time change which was actually doubly true this past weekend. There are so many reasons to be thankful for today, this week and even this year. Today marks 6 weeks since my last surgery. I am humbled and grateful that both…
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Graduated… Again
When my surgeon saw me today she said I had graduated. Today marks 5 weeks after what now is my last surgery. God-willing, I am not looking for any other congenital anomalies to come out of nowhere again. Although I am grateful for my talented surgeon and her deft touch left me with scars that…
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Stitching With Disney
In Elementary School, I’m not sure which grade or how old I was I remember one specific school trip. We went to see ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in the theater up at Terre Haute. I want to say it was behind the mall, but I can’t say for certain. As a little girl the show…
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The Ebb and Flow of Life
The Sunday morning I got to sing a solo recently was a big high for me. It felt really good to be in my wheelhouse once again. Music was my first love, first passion and church ministry that came naturally for me with my family. The last two years everything has been difficult. I tried…
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2 Years…
Since I turned 30 my life has changed drastically. I remember thinking in my 20’s listening to others about surgeries how amazing it was I had not needed one up to that point in my life. Yeah I guess I should have knocked on wood, first. Literally every 2 years something has happened from my…
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Time
The news of the weekend is a certain cancer diagnosis from the British Monarchy. There have been some headlines I have noticed briefly while in checkout about a lack of the Princess of Wales. Fortunately for me I hadn’t really heard anything significant to be worried about, since these were not my regular news worthy…
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February Blues
I have long felt as if this month is the hardest month to live through. Too many hearts and couples stuff going on for my taste. Not because I don’t love love, but because of how lonely it was for all the singles including me. Even with a boyfriend it’s still hard to not feel…
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Social Media Buzz
There are so many topics this week that have been buzzing. My number 1 would be the outlandish remarks of hopefully ex-Presidents of some Ivy League Schools. The arrogance of all three women… absolutely vile themselves. Here we are in 2023 these Universities have women Presidents that in itself is a modern advancement and honor…
Jewells of Thought 