Category: The Library
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Tunnels
Corrie ten Boom wrote: “When the train goes through a tunnel and the world becomes dark, do you jump out? Of course not. You sit still and trust the engineer to get you through.” At some point in life, our worlds become dark. I look around at my friends and family. I read and watch…
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Pain Is…
…watching your 18-month old daughter get her first (and hopefully last) cast on her broken arm. Audrey pulled a pillow out from underneath herself while she was sitting on the couch this morning. This promptly rolled her off the couch, into the coffee table and onto her arm. I called the doctor, got an appointment,…
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Waiting For Footsteps
Every evening there is a ritual in our home. Hearing the healthy purr of Brian’s Jeep, Audrey will drop whatever she’s doing, race to the sliding glass door, scream at the top of her lungs and beat on the glass. She calls to me, points out the window and claps her hands. Daddy is home!…
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And In Other News…
I am a morning person. Unfortunately for me, chemo doesn’t allow me to be. Brian is not a morning person. Unfortunately for him, chemo requires he be one. This past week has been hard on us both in the mornings. When Audrey’s tiny “Momeeee” wails through the baby monitor, Brian, feeling pretty rough just because…
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Living Hope
Today marked the one week point since my first treatment. I went back for labwork, and everything looks good. My symptoms are minimal other than bone-deadening fatigue at times. And I am thankful. Every time I walk into the cancer center it is like a punch in the face or the stomach; I haven’t decided…
A Spring of Joy 