The long, but good, weekend, started too early for my taste on Friday morning when the alarm went off at 5:00 am. Colleen, Jonathan and I headed out at 6:30 for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
I went through my first test with them in this gastrointestinal journey I’ve been on for the last 7 months. The Gastric [...]
Cannot believe we are on the last full weekend of July! Cannot believe it has been 6 weeks since my gall bladder was removed! Cannot believe I am still having symptoms I had prior to the surgery, meaning that the gall bladder was not the problem! Cannot believe we are only 1 month away from [...]
I think the title of this post is an appropriate one for how I feel today in a few ways.
First, we leave tomorrow afternoon to drive north to attend Josh’s Sea Cadets Boot Camp Graduation and bring him home. He’s in the HOME STRETCH of his experience and we’re in the HOME STRETCH of missing [...]
A week ago, we left on Saturday to check Josh in at his Sea Cadets Boot Camp on Sunday at Camp Roberts, 200 miles north of here. You can see my last post for details on that. In the meantime, while we haven’t heard anything from Josh (and don’t expect to), there’s a website where [...]
I am both proud and nervous about this weekend! Our oldest son, Josh, who is 15, is embarking on quite an adventure.
On Sunday, we will check him in at Camp Roberts, just over 200 miles north of here, where he will begin his two week stay for a US Navy Sea Cadet Recruit Training Camp. [...]
Met with the surgeon for a follow-up appointment on Monday morning. He says everything looks good as far as surgery recovery is concerned.
Over the weekend, even after being home a few days and one week past surgery, I was feeling pretty exhausted. I realized my energy level BEFORE the surgery was already pretty low (maybe [...]
I didn’t feel it because the boys and I were on the freeway toward Indio, but what a wild thing to have an earthquake on Easter! What a great reminder that we are NOT in control of life around us and that anything can happen at any time!
Easter celebration at NewHeart was great! We’ll get [...]
The last two days have been a bit hard to get my mind around. Colleen and I are at El Capitan Canyon, north of Santa Barbara. We left around 3:30 Sunday afternoon. I drove from home to one of our favorite produce stands in Somis. Colleen drove from there.
Throughout this physical challenge, I haven’t felt [...]
Not feeling any different today physically, but it has been a gracious day. I had the opportunity to officiate the wedding of a young couple in our church. The bride’s family has been a part of our church from her early years.
A man came into her life some time ago and swept her off her [...]
How’s THAT for an honest post title? Feeling crappy. Not just physically, but emotionally. Maybe even spiritually right now.
Not only do I not feel a whole lot better after 7 weeks and 33 pounds of fighting this stomach thing, but now my kids have just left for Youth Group. I know … shouldn’t I be [...]
