When Will It End?
Every feel like you are in a season of life that you really wish you could leave? Like you are in a blizzard that never seems to end. I have felt like that a few
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Coloring our World through Brokenness
Do you ever feel so broken you could never feel whole? Throughout my life there have been seasons of brokenness – sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally. We are all broken in some way, and no matter
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Out of the wreck I rise. (Quote from Robert Browning)
It was a long and winding road. Initially it seemed it was paved in gold but it lost its luster as the weight of what was expected of him felt like bricks piled heavy in
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What’s the Plan Post Cath?
You know when you have to do something but you’re dreading it? You think you know what’s going to happen and where it’s leading. That was me. I knew when the cardiologist said that I
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The Rest of the Story
Thad and I like watching and reading mysteries whether it is science, romance, murder or medical – we spend most of our TV time watching “whodunits”. Recently I have had a personal medical mystery that
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Time for a Trade In
Have you ever wished you could take yourself out of your body, throw it away and go to Macy’s to get yourself a new one, preferably In a size 10? Look I’ll even take a
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What’s the Take-Away from a Season of Lemons?
My friend has just come out of a season of lemons. You know, when medical mayhem takes over your life, leaving you breathless, hurting, and exhausted. She is my “Buddy” and we have known each
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More Lemons – Part II
So what do I do with the current lemon in my life, specifically whether or not to take an injectable drug for my osteoporosis (Prolia) or a yearly infusion (zolendronate)? After weighing in on the
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What Do You See?
When I share the events that have led me to the ripe age of 65, many are wide eyed with amazement that I am not more crotchety, bitter, or as spirit-filled and energy-able as I
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A Christmas Thought
This Christmas we find ourselves in a changing world. Maybe you’re like me wanting to hold onto things the way they were rather than moving on with our life as it is today. Maybe this
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The Present of Prayer
It seems that medical mayhem is working overtime and my prayer book is filled with voices from friends and family asking for prayers. I like getting up early when Liesl (our new long haired mini
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Wind the Cuckoo Clock of Life
Last night I got wonderful news about a friend of mine. The pathology from her recent surgery showed no spread of cancer and there is hope that the procedure is the cure. Weeks of worry
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