A couple of weeks ago–something amazing happened in my life. I turned the big 5 – 0! And yes, we celebrated. While I’ve always known that life is precious, these days I really take that to heart. LIFE IS PRECIOUS! Every single day is here for us to celebrate and live with joy and purpose.… Read More
Did you know that today marks the 265th day of the year 2019? That’s right–only 100 days left in this year. Then the New Year will roll in and voila–it will be 2020! So were you successful this year? Did you live up to your New Year’s Resolution? Why bring this up? What’s so important… Read More
The title alone is a mouthful. You must be wondering …. where is she going with this blog? The truth? All over the place! Let me start with the word STRESS. We’ve been feeling it a little bit over here in our little piece of happy. But I didn’t realize how much stress until I… Read More
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been a little quiet for a couple of weeks. Truthfully, a couple of things happened that have kept me quiet. Let me do some explaining. Most of you know that I am 1 year and a month post operative of my colostomy reversal. My body is 100… Read More
In the spring I offered a free quilting class for the summer not knowing what would come of it. I had 4 ladies sign up and they have almost completed their masterpieces. All 4 came from different backgrounds–2 teachers, a photographer, and a retired administrative assistant. We had a variety of levels of sewing skills… Read More
Today is a day for double duty. We have 2 procedures going on in 2 different places. Leighanne is getting her wisdom teeth (all 4) removed while I will be at Mayo getting my port removed. Both will involve a little bit of “feel good” meds, but I suspect Leighanne will have the worse side… Read More
Let me just say–I will not share the details. It is not my story to tell. But you need to know that we are dealing with major stuff and we honestly need your prayers. Our hearts are broken, crushed and perplexed. We have questions without answers. We are now on another journey that will be… Read More
What a month it has been! I now know why I put this off for forever! But I knew it was time–and when you know it’s time, and you are a head strong (doesn’t that sound better than stubborn?) woman, you enlist your smart hubby, your talented daughter-in-law, your niece, and you make some necessary… Read More
Good news report!This was taken yesterday outside of Mayo. My sisters Karen and Sheryl joined me for a long day of tests and appointments. I began the day with an ECG (heart), then bloodwork, next an urinalysis, then an 90 minute MRI, then a CT scan, next we snuck out for lunch, and finally we saw the… Read More
I just watched this movie, “The Heart of Christmas”.WARNING! Do NOT watch this unless you want to cry.I went through a pile of tissues.Ok warning over, but I need to tell you that it is a story about a family and their child going through the struggle of cancer. (I didn’t read the info. about… Read More
