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“Leads us to repentance” is what scripture says (Rom 2:4)! It also causes me to rejoice. As I plodded down the road this early morning on my first short walk of the day, I praised Jesus for how good I felt – only two weeks post operation. That terrible nightmare pain that I had beenContinue reading “The Kindness of the Savior…”

Today’s goal for me: Make sure Ron is taking deep, cleansing breaths. He has a lot to manage around here. At 5:00 AM he teaches Spanish to Matthew. At 6 he starts breakfast and medication routine. At 7 bathing and dressing the kids and himself. At 8 he left with Kari for CHOP Philadelphia. (MoreContinue reading “8 Days Post-op”

Well maybe not that free, but being out of the hospital 48 hours after my surgery feels pretty good! Our whole family slept an hour after I got home, I think we all needed it! I am afraid you are going to find me flat on my back sleeping all the time, because I amContinue reading “Free as a bird”

I’ve never heard a surgeon report anything other than that (it certainly is what every family wants to hear). In this case, we already have clinical evidence of success. Joan told me she isn’t feeling any pain or numbness in her legs! The incision site? Yes, plenty of pain, as expected. Sometimes nerves are soContinue reading ““Everything Went Well””

Three days. That is all I have left till I transfer to the above title. Scary for sure, but I think I am as prepped as I can be for my back surgery on Tuesday. All my preliminary tests are done, surgeon seems to know what he is doing, house in order (to whatever extentContinue reading “Care-Giver to Care-Receiver”

Joan asked me (Ron) to inform you of the latest. She feels really confident that her surgeon is looking over x-rays and MRI very carefully and has a good plan in mind. There are three areas of concern on her spine. 1) Her neck. He believes it can be addressed with physical therapy. Yeah! 2)Continue reading “Surgery update”

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I have a personal worship leader. Not many of you can claim that. But this dear friend has sent me a song every morning for over a year now to prep my heart for the day. She started it the first day of Matthew’s surgery and has never quit. She is amazing – she oftenContinue reading “Yes, I will”

The good news is that I (Joan) finally have a tentative surgery date – August 8. That still seems a long time to wait as I’m constantly dealing with pain, it interferes with my sleep, etc. The bad news is that they aren’t sure exactly what the surgery will look like. There is this otherContinue reading “Surgery”

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all moms out there. Jeremy gave me a card yesterday, pointing out that my motherhood reality is surely different than what I had dreamed. He deeply honored me by expressing appreciation for my rolling with all that has come my way. My mind takes me back to the bittersweet dayContinue reading “Motherhood – the Dream and the Reality”

For most of us, Mondays usually get us down. The start of another week and the usual grind of life: work, school, responsibilities, weekend a long way off! But I am dancing in my heart today – not my body (more on that later). My little granddaughter smiled at me yesterday. She seemed overjoyed toContinue reading “The Best is Yet to Come”