I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
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Night and Day
In attempt to find something that we can enjoy while JJ is fighting cancer, we have signed up for free trial months of Amazon Prime and Netflix. We had talked about getting Amazon Prime for a couple of years because we often shop on… Continue Reading “Night and Day”
Ya’yetze
Early yesterday evening JJ’s computer started not charging right. Since my poor computer also has had problems charging, I texted our friend who fixes our computers and he said he’d look at JJ’s computer on Sunday. He suggested we make sure EJ’s computer is… Continue Reading “Ya’yetze”
Star of Our Own Lives
On Wednesday, I woke up earliest, as usual. EJ works second shift and JJ is a night-owl so they go to bed later than me and sleep later in the morning. I had to wake EJ and JJ at 9 a.m. so we’d have… Continue Reading “Star of Our Own Lives”
Giving and Receiving
This post is really a continuation of my thoughts from yesterday about giving and receiving. I have been learning Hebrew for the last few years. It really is a fascinating language filled with deep meaning. I think it’s impossible to learn the language without… Continue Reading “Giving and Receiving”
Here There Be Love
This morning I called JJ’s college instructors to talk to them about his classes. Of course, since I didn’t know their teaching schedules, I got their voice mail. One instructor, who teaches JJ’s stress management class, called back later. I told her that JJ… Continue Reading “Here There Be Love”
Soul Sighing Day
Last night we had to turn the clocks back an hour. I was quite glad because it meant that we’d get an extra hour of sleep. I was extremely dismayed when I had trouble getting to sleep, and tossed and turned all night. I… Continue Reading “Soul Sighing Day”
Fennel in the Fire
JJ was supposed to get a full body CT Scan before his surgery, but the hospital had neglected to scan his chest. So Thursday morning we had to get one done. The woman who scheduled the scan gave us a choice of where to… Continue Reading “Fennel in the Fire”
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”
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