Just got home from church and am contemplating baking some bran-date muffins for the freezer. Richie is going to be ushering at the USD-SDSU games today and will be gone from 11:30 til about 5 or 6 so I have lots of me-time. I started a new book last night and most likely I will retreat to my "girl cave" Lazy-Boy rocker and settle in to read for some of the day. Wish the EWU-NDSU championship game was today instead of yesterday. I miss football. I miss Vikings. I will have to settle for watching the Bears push around the Eagles. Go Philly!!
Richie got me an ancestry DNA kit for Christmas. He is intuitive.....I never told him I've always wondered what mine would show. So I excitedly sent in my spit and can't wait for results in 6-8 weeks. Wouldn't it be cool if some Czech 4th cousin is seeking a connection and they match me?? Or if they found the name of my 5x great-grandmother on my German side? Or discovered that my 4x great-uncle was the mayor of a little Irish village??
As I sit and write this, my niece Betsy (who wrote the kiddie book with me) is in labor in the hospital so even though our books are done, we will be on hiatus for a few weeks in finishing the details. Can't wait for the 6th great niece/nephew to join the Hieb clan.
I get my scan results tomorrow. Anxious to see what God has done in these two months without chemo.
My body bumps are almost gone. They went from raised bumps to bright red dots that resembled acne to lighter red dots and now are disappearing. Thank goodness, the cream the dermatologist recommended to my doctor to give me worked. I would guess in another week I will be bump free!!
I end with a poster my best friend sent me this morning. She knows me so well and we have both struggled with issues that make us need to protect our energy:
It's okay to cancel a commitment. It's okay to not answer a call. It's okay to change your mind. It's okay to want to be alone. It's okay to take a day off. It's okay to do nothing. It's okay to speak up. It's okay to let go.
She and I often talk about how God has grace, abundant grace, for people like us who for a season need to pull back and be honest about how much we can do. Our mutual pact: do one thing a day and be satisfied with that.
I will let you know my scan results. Happy New Year!!
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