The Doctors Are Back December and the first three days of January were very relaxed as far as medical procedures go. Not a single blood test, surgical procedure, or even a doctor’s visit. If it were not for all the little things like getting up at 2:30 in the morning Read more…
It is not all about hot flashes… We were driving up to my son’s house for an early family Christmas celebration and I was feeling increasingly hot. I asked Karen if she felt warm hoping maybe it was not me, but she was fine. I was starting to get concerned Read more…
Words Mean a Lot In my circles, I feel like an anomaly. Most of my friends have never had cancer, let alone having two during the same year. It is a learning process for them as they interact with me. I have never been in a cancer battle before, so Read more…
Who turned the thermostat up? Unlike my stodgy contemplative stay at home wife, I have always been adventurous and looking for new experiences, charging ahead into the unknown. Wait a minute I think I have that backwards. Those of you that know me understand how much I like the status Read more…
A Little Rant We were driving to church and Karen brought up the idea of downsizing. She had good thoughts about all the stuff that we had accumulated over the years and were not using. But she added in the idea that if I weren’t here, she wouldn’t know what Read more…
What Am I Thinking About? I was asked the other day if I think about the cancers much. I responded that they are a reality of my life and part of my body, but I don’t find myself dwelling about the cancers any more than any other part of my Read more…
The Choice Is Up to Us There are bad times. But rather than despair about whether this is the way it is always going to be, I choose to live with the hope of the better days to come. Better ones in this life and forever. The passage in 2 Read more…
God knows just what we need long before we need it Every morning we follow a read through the Bible in a year plan. In our reading this morning we came to Romans 11:33-36 ‘Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us Read more…
Some thoughts come late at night It is about midnight. We had a real good time at Thanksgiving dinner today. Only two couples were able to attend but that worked out well For eating the women were downstairs and men upstairs. That allowed for some real in depth conversations regarding Read more…
I learned an important truth and a little update I have often used the expression ‘there is good news and bad news’. It is handy for humor and irony, but I am thinking it is really not accurate when we are talking about God’s role in our lives. Everything that Read more…