Ice or Heat?

Isn’t there a pop song that says, ‘Oops, I did it again!’? Bless my heart. So it was a choice between going swimming or cleaning house. I think I made the wrong choice again. [...]

Super Hero

My Personal Super Hero wears suspenders! Who would have thought this Would turn into this? I have been writing a small booklet on how to survive the surgery I underwent on November 18th, 2022. I [...]

Therapeutic Nonsense

Everyone has her own pain threshold, and I think mine is pretty high. Meds are okay, but there are many ways to distract me from aching rather than taking a pain pill. Though Ronald and I stick [...]

Happy Birthday, Daddy

Today would have been my daddy’s 95th birthday. I was and always will be a daddy’s girl. I adored him, and he giggled at me. Do you ever wonder what makes people the way they are? [...]

Mercy!

Lord, have mercy! God is good – all the time! Me – not so much. I have some choices to make to deal with pain – put on my big girl panties and smile, get another stop gap [...]

Fractious Seas and ME!

Lord, have mercy! I am fractious today! I know. I just need to toughen up! No excuses. Several reasons, but no reason not to choose godliness. Friday, we drove home from Florida. My back, hips, [...]

Delusions and Reality

There are so many things I learned during my recent hospital stay. Before I went in, I said to myself and anyone who would listen, “I have a high pain tolerance. I don’t need strong [...]