Archive | February 2016
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Into Peace
Life can be very hectic here. When there is no emergency situation, the time includes going to doctor appointments, planning family events, and basic daily living chores. Sometimes it is very quiet, other times the air is filled with a TV too loud for my liking and people speaking even louder to make sure they […]
Most Important
Today my mom had her voice therapy class with just her and one other participant. The therapist engaged them in normal conversation to help them remember to speak loud and clear. She asked them leading questions and encouraged the dialogue. The answers they gave to the questions were wonderful. They were asked, “What is one […]
Just Start Writing
One of my parents’ friends came for a visit today. She comes every week to chat and play piano duets with my mom. Last week she brought a game called Spinners which is similar to dominoes. We played about half the game last week and finished it up this morning. My mom won by a landslide. […]
Regaining Strength
After my mom had a stroke on Halloween, she made an incredible recovery. However, even though she appeared to be back to normal, she felt very weak. She had no energy, got short of breath very easily, and was fatigued after doing just a little. Her doctor sent her to physical therapy. She met with […]
Celebrating Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! I love to celebrate holidays and now, I love to help my parents celebrate as well. My dad, mom, and I all managed to get some little surprises and put them secretly on the dining room table before breakfast… cards, candy, flowers, and my dad even got me a DVD. For breakfast […]
Being a Blessing
My sister who broke her leg continues to recuperate even though she still has some bad days when she is in a lot of pain. Today she told me about a friend of hers who was hurt in a horseback riding accident. The woman suffered a broken leg very similar to my sister’s. They have […]
A Speedy Recovery
There are still sheets of ice in the circular drive of the complex where we live left over from the big snow storm. Even though the temperature during the day has been like Spring, the big chunks of ice seem to get bigger. The other day as my dad was out for a walk, he […]
Blessings in the Day
I was feeling so blessed today. Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Of course, I feel blessed because of my encounter at Lourdes when I was a child. I wrote about the specifics of that experience last year. So, her feast day is always on my calendar. There was a special Mass […]
Lent For Others
Today was my mom’s first session of a group voice therapy. It was a very small group – just 1 other person. She was an older woman who also has Parkinson’s and is living with her daughter. We all went into a room and after some warm-up exercises, the therapist instructed my mom and the […]
Family Joy
I was so happy today to video chat with my son, his wife, and their kids. I am used to my brothers calling and seeing one face on a phone or ipad, so the 5 of them really filled up the screen. We recapped the football game and my dad put on a bit of […]
Still Finding God 