I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Month: October 2013
How To Plan A Pity Party
This morning I took our dirty clothes to wash at the laundromat. Our washer broke awhile ago, so we wash the clothes at the laundromat and then we bring them home to dry on our clothesline or in the dryer. Often EJ goes with… Continue Reading “How To Plan A Pity Party”
WWJE
My blog is called “I Love To Go A Gardening” so I thought I ought to throw in something garden-ish: A month or so ago–a lifetime ago–I dug up a few herbs from my garden and I bought a couple more from the Farm… Continue Reading “WWJE”
Appointment with the Doctor
Night-time and first thing in the morning are the hardest times for me. I am most vulnerable then. Once I can align my thinking, I am ok. Writing is one of the tools that I use to realign my thinking. Writing, to me, is a… Continue Reading “Appointment with the Doctor”
In The Darkness
I woke at 5 a.m. this morning. The wee hours of the night is when troubles seem worse. I cannot sleep. So I am writing. Writing helps me figure things out, to process, and to steady myself. Sort of like the psalmists, who often… Continue Reading “In The Darkness”
Questions
JJ doesn’t have a primary doctor. He had a pediatrician throughout his childhood, but he’s been really healthy and hasn’t seen her for years. He has gone to the local clinic for Boy Scout physicals. Now that he has cancer, it’s necessary for Jared to… Continue Reading “Questions”
Dragons, Rabbits, and Superheroes
I shared this elsewhere yesterday, but decided to expand it and post it here. This is a topic I have thought deeply about in previous years and previous sufferings, and they are coming to mind again as my family enters these current struggles. So… Continue Reading “Dragons, Rabbits, and Superheroes”
I Always Knew You Cared…
Years ago, I had a friend who was going through a very difficult time. I loved my friend, and I truly cared, and I reached out to her as best I could, but I didn’t really understand the journey she was on so sometimes… Continue Reading “I Always Knew You Cared…”
Get Real
I fear that today’s post is rather rambling. I couldn’t make it seamlessly flow. Today I cried. When I was growing up, my church sort of taught that it was wrong to question God. It was taught in a spiritual-sounding way: Questions were doubt… Continue Reading “Get Real”
What Comes Next
I woke up at 5 a.m. this morning feeling overwhelmed about various problems I have to deal with, such as JJ’s paperwork for college. Then I remembered a historical fiction novel that I read years ago. The story took place in China just before… Continue Reading “What Comes Next”
Work & Results
Yesterday we all spent the day resting. We slept in, studied, talked, and just relaxed. Today we were busy. I didn’t intend to be so busy. As I told EJ, one thing led to another, sort of like in the children’s story, If You Give… Continue Reading “Work & Results”
Yawn
We…have…all…been…so…tired! JJ’s tiredness is understandable, of course, since he just had major surgery. He sleeps until about 1 p.m. He has always been a night-owl so he states up late, but even so I still think he’s getting a lot of extra sleep. That’s… Continue Reading “Yawn”
College Matters
JJ is recovering nicely, with much less pain and groaning than I expected. He sleeps quite a bit, which is good. His appetite is returning, which is a delight. He had not been hungry for many weeks and had gotten much too thin. JJ… Continue Reading “College Matters”
Because and Even Though
Today I am especially thinking about many I know who are going through cancer and other serious ailments. Not all their suffering is the whirlwind that JJ’s was, here and over before we could take a breath. They walk a slower path with many… Continue Reading “Because and Even Though”
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