Monday, August 24, 2015

Time

It's unavoidable...the shopping has started, the sunflowers have bloomed, and the apples are on the trees. Natalie's senior year will begin very soon. I'm not sure I'm ready to put words to this much-dreaded for me, much-anticipated for her year. 
It just happened very fast, as everyone said it would, and as in my heart, I knew it would. High school has been a blur. Just like the fast-moving train my own high school years were so many years ago. 
Time is a thief. Life is short, and even as I say it, and I try to enjoy each moment, the ordinary everyday pace of a life well-savored will still vanish like a puff of smoke. 
So I will just ride the ride and hold on as much as I can. And when it's time to let go....well, let's just deal with today. 

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

I'm Still Here

Hello! I'm still here...can you tell I upgraded my phone? No...you cannot! You also don't know that it took about 16 hours at my parents' house to do just that!  And most things transferred just fine except for one problem. I have forgotten my email password. This is terrible! My many attempts to fix this problem and contact yahoo have failed. So much for technology. So what to do next? Find a good hacker! :)
Speaking of technology, we are still without home internet. This is because the company that is "hoping to move into our area by April...mid-May...June...Oh wait...end of July...hmmm...sometime in August...." Has still not materialized in our area. You would think internet towers would be like telephone poles in the old days by now-a dime a dozen. And yes, there are other options besides waiting for this company, but they don't have a good reputation at all. 
So, we wait, with not much patience, as we are soon to begin the school year without Internet. Ugh. 
Patience. I've had to have a lot of that lately, as I've been dealing with yet another medical issue since December. After multiple tests yielded no solid answers, but also no bad news, I am still left with troubling symptoms. 
The latest specialist is confounded and is seeing me in 2 months. In the meantime, 2 new medications. 
On the good side, my seizure issue seems to be under control and hopefully will stay that way. 
I have a long to-do list to finish and could really use some good health. As I told my husband last night, I don't know why I have dealt with sickness most of my life and why others also deal with it. Some people just seem to have everything while others just struggle for a little. If I felt as good as others, wow, I could get everything done. That kind of stinks, but I just keep going anyway. I've always worked sick, studied sick, raised kids sick. It's not that I accept it. I just live in spite of it. When I feel well, I say, this must be how others feel. It makes me appreciate life. 
But I don't like technology so much. ;) 

Sunday, August 2, 2015

A Berry Good Day

Saturday...blueberry picking with the family, plus adopted family Hayley and Brandon. Oh, who am I kidding? Everyone who comes through our door becomes part of our family eventually. :) 


Serena found this one with the little heart in the center! 
Brandon gave me this little heart-shaped one. 
After all that help, I had a very busy afternoon! 
It was very fun to pick berries with Steve's mom too. She hadn't picked berries since she was a child. Everyone had a great time and berries to take home as well. 





A Character that Reveals

  When you love your enemies,  you reveal what kind of God  our God is.  I was thinking today about how stubborn we are as people sometimes....