This Thanksgiving Day is unique in my experience. We have so very much to be thankful for this year, with Lisa’s amazing recovery and rebirth. But today has a bittersweet side too… There were two holidays that Mom would sometimes double down on. Sometimes her birthday fell on Thanksgiving Day, and occasionally Mother’s Day fell on my birthday. I didn’t mind sharing, and she was cool about it too. So this Thanksgiving, November 23, would have been Mom’s 93rd birthday. I do miss her, but I am thankful that she’s now basking in the light of Jesus with Dad. Happy birthday Mom, and thanks! So yeah, Thanksgiving. How could we not be? Lisa’s diagnosis, surgery and recovery have redefined our lives in a way that I could never have predicted. Every day she’s a little more of the person she used to be. The kids are happier, Lisa is happier, and I am happier. Mostly. All trajectories are very good, but I’m the quality control guy, and we’re looking for optimal results. Lisa told me yesterday that she had a dream that she could smell again. We’ve procured some essential oils with the notion of exposing her to strong smells other than just me. Firing things up. Brain remapping. Maybe. She researched and bought and is now taking an array of brainy supplements. She is on it! Anyway… there are still some hills to climb, but Lisa is a climber! I am really proud of her. And of my kids. So much so. They endured a lot over the course of their childhoods. An increasingly emotionally distant Mom, courtesy of the evil monkey. And an increasingly frustrated and angry Dad, courtesy of an Irish heritage. And through it all they each genuinely and deeply loved us both, and they left no question of it. We are richly blessed. And now – like finding Jesus – suddenly a new light makes you see the whole world differently. We’re understanding our past in the light of this new knowledge of the evil monkey’s role, and a whole new future appears to be unfolding before us. Such an incredibly positive list of things to be thankful for today. Once again feeling like we live a charmed life, and knowing that the credit goes to all of our family and our friends that knocked on our behalf and prayed for Lisa. Thank you! Don’t stop. God is good, all the time! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
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January 2018
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