Monday, Jan. 31, 2022

Hi!  Although the chemo/radiation therapy after effects seem to have settled down, other disabling albatrosses have come, one after the other. Shingles gone, yeaaah! Arthritic spine now screaming. Today was a really crappy day, as pain championed over every attempt to be positive and not let it get me down.

  I hobbled to the car at 4:00 asking Larry to go to Burnaby Mountain park to see the sunset. The air was crispy cold and fresh. I pushed myself for a little walkabout. Taking pictures on a walk always helps me go a little further.

  Driving home, I prayed & prayed for joy to take the place of the pain that had moved to my heart & mind. I kept asking for a spirit of joy, wondering how it would manifest itself. Then…. Just before we got home, I received a text from our nephew. Their precious baby girl was born yesterday, she didn't have a name yet. His text was to tell me her name 'Miley Catherine'. I was, and am so moved by this beautiful and unexpected gift.  Baby is so beautiful and she & Mommy are well.

   "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord." (Isaiah 55:8) No kidding! Silly me, I was prepared to carry my prayer to change my pain to joy, for much longer, trying to persevere while waiting for relief. The joy I received, I could not have imagined. Thank you Lord! Bless this little one with a life filled with abundant grace!

  God bless you! I pray that you can persevere through the rough patches you experience. May joy come to you!

Xoxo

I am sensitive to posting photos of children, so 'sorry', you'll have to settle for the Bby. Mtn. shot, above.