Tag Archives: hope

I’m in transition

It’s been two months, shy a couple of days, since I had to quit work and begin physical therapy and home health care. It has been emotional and stressful, changing each day. There were unknowns to get past and a … Continue reading

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Regression

I’ve had 3 weeks of physical and occupational home therapy. In the larger picture, I know that this is a small moment in time. Both of my therapists have noticed more endurance and improvement. I can see my own improvement … Continue reading

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Tuesday is Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy came today. I do upper body/arm exercises with them. Today it seemed as if we breezed through them quickly and didn’t have to rest as often and wasn’t huffing and puffing like last week. So I am improving … Continue reading

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It’s 2012

I watched the clock hit midnight on Dec. 31st and texted a few friends “Happy New Year” and went to bed. This morning I realized it is 2012. It will be a time of a little reflection which will probably … Continue reading

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‘A great inspiration’ | Amarillo Globe-News

‘A great inspiration’ | Amarillo Globe-News. I am not a regular reader of the newspaper, since I browse the online news sources. And reading the sports page would be the last section I would even be interested in! But the … Continue reading

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Pray for our nation

Pray for our nation. As a Christian, I am accustomed to praying daily for family, friends, co-workers or circumstances. Sometimes I pray for strength and for guidance and sometimes I pray for forgiveness and for an increase in faith. This … Continue reading

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Book Review–“Life in Spite of Me”

          I first saw Kristen Jane Anderson on Trinity Broadcasting Network giving her testimony. I was caught by this beautiful, young woman in a wheelchair and stopped flipping channels to listen. She decided at age 17 to … Continue reading

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What I would Say to My 16-Year-Old Self

[Sunrise or sunset] (LOC) Where there is hope, there is life. I would give this hope for the future to my younger self. I would talk in generalities, but encourage myself to expect better things in the future. I would … Continue reading

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