Praise My Lord

by | Dec 17, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

“All praise be yours, my Lord, through all that you have made, and first my Lord Brother Sun, who brings the day; and light you give to use through him. How beautiful he is, how radiant in all his splendor! All praise be yours, my Lord through Sister Moon and Stars;...

A Year In Review

by | Dec 16, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

I had an opportunity to view my timeline on Face Book. It opened my eyes to the fact that I had been through a lot in 2012. Six surgeries, getting a caregiver, learning to live with a trach and then a t-tube in my throat, doing the Christmas Angel Telethon, and...

A New Challenge!

by | Dec 15, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Another step towards my healing I am wearing a turquoise blue heart monitor. The reason you may be wondering is because when I had my chemo treatment on November 13th, 2012 a month ago to be exact. I started having heart palpitations and went to the ER. I remember...

My Getaway!

by | Dec 7, 2012 | Exhilarating People, The Magnificent Journey

I am going on a mini-getaway and won’t be back until next Thursday. I will be going to the Christmas Angel Telethon on Saturday; a 24 hour event to raise money for the Salvation Army that Living Ministries is putting on. Then for three days I will be spending some...

The Horse Boy

by | Dec 6, 2012 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

On November 30th while driving up to Seattle for my medical appointment at the University of Washington my sister in law and I listened to “The Horse Boy” by Rupert Isaacson on CD. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, so much so that I borrowed the discs from my SIL so...

Comparing!

by | Dec 5, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

I caught myself comparing myself to others today. I seem to do that when I am exhausted. The mind monsters seems to show up out of nowhere with their clubs ready to bludgeon me at any given moment of weakness. What caused me to have my mind monkeys? Well after only...

Thriving Or Surviving

by | Dec 3, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

Am I thriving or am I merely just surviving? That is the question roaming around in my brain thanks to Beth Moore. The last five days that is what I have been ruminating. Surviving means to just exist. Thriving means to prosper, grow, be successful, and to flourish....

Disappointments!

by | Dec 1, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

I awoke at 4 AM looking forward to getting my results from the biopsy I had done at the end of October to see if I have IGG4. Arriving at my destination sitting in the doctor’s office anticipating the chance to finally know what I have and not just a bunch of guesses....

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