Worry...

It seems to occupy me most of the time.  After hearing Pastor Eric's message yesterday, I've decided that it's time for me quit wringing my hands and roll up my sleeves.  If you have time, listen to Eric's message...you will feel like a weight has been lifted.

Click on the link below. Yesterday's message is Week 15 of the book of Matthew.

http://www.thejourneytn.org/messagecenter.aspx?parentnavigationid=10003

First Day-Hike of Spring...

It is said that gals are 6 times more likely to exercise if their spouses join them.  Today, with Dave faithfully by my side, the first day-hike of spring went down.  It was a beautiful day, clean trails and nice people.  God has done some great work in Eastern Tennessee.

A Sigh of Relief...

Since 2007, I've wanted a deep breath...like the one that most people take when they laugh, cry, nap or dance.  One that doesn't hurt or come with the changing of the laundry or walking to the mailbox.  One that doesn't help with getting through a sentence or singing in the car.


We've spent the last few years asking "why".  In January, I was diagnosed with end-stage idiopathic fibrosis. A lung disease associated with autoimmune disease which causes the healthy lung tissue to harden, not able to fill with air.  The cure?  A double-lung transplant followed by a lifetime of organizing brightly colored pills.  For my family, that was the best news we could hear, a chance for a sigh of relief.  After months of unanswered questions and the fear that there were not answers, we could now begin asking "what".  What do I do to make this second chance count? What is God's plan for this body? What can I ever do to repay my family and friends for rearranging their lives to be my support system? What in the world has my husband gotten himself to?


I'm ready.  I'm ready for my sigh of relief.  My deep breath.